Janis Fullilove, a councilwoman in Memphis, Tenn., received death threats Tuesday over her support of protection for gays working in city government. Fullilove said that she received four threatening calls that referred to her support over the non-discrimination ordinance and also found a dead cat on her lawn. Police have said the calls, which » Read More
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A massive explosion in a southern Chinese city is only the latest in a series of industrial accidents that have hit China in recent weeks. While the country's economic boom has always been dogged by environmental and safety hazards, the frequency of disasters this summer has raised new questions about whether the country can » Read More
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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is facing fire from supporters of the Tea Party movement over her decision to endorse Republican Congressman Roy Blunt in his primary fight for Missouri's GOP Senate nomination. In the wake of news that Bachmann plans to campaign alongside Blunt in St. Louis, Mo. this coming weekend, a coalition of » Read More
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First Southwest Airlines got into trouble because they notoriously kicked Kevin Smith, a hefty director, off of a flight last year. Now a Sacramento woman claims she was asked off a flight so a hefty passenger could have two seats. The 5"4', 110-pound unidentified woman was removed from an early-evening Southwest flight from Las Vegas to » Read More
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In the wake of the disastrous explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20 and the ensuing oil spill, even longtime supporters of the oil industry returned campaign contributions from BP. Early in May, Joe Barton (R-Texas), the oil giant's infamous apologist who has received over $27,000 from BP since » Read More
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DRACUT, Mass. — The bullet wounds show on Rechhat Proum's back when he bends down to pull lemon grass or water spinach on his farm in peaceful northern Massachusetts. When the 56-year-old Cambodian refugee lifts a pumpkin, the movement of his shirt reveals deep stab wounds on his stomach. Nearby, Bessie and Samuel Tsimba tend African » Read More
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The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office has determined that Simon Monjack died from acute pneumonia and severe anemia, which eerily are the same two conditions that caused the death of his wife, Brittany Murphy, late last year. Monjack, a British screenwriter, was found dead May 23 at the couple's Hollywood home by his mother-in-law. Coroner » Read More
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Carpe diem--Latin for "seize the day." This grab-life-while-you-can ethos has particular importance for those of us whose families carry genetic mutations for breast and ovarian cancers. Time-- precious to all--feels especially fleeting when you grow up in the shadow of disease, when most of your ancestors die young. Now, there's a way to seize a » Read More
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Be it the Shroud of Turin, Jim Morrison's gravesite or any house where the Real World filmed, pilgrimages have always been a motivation for travel. Our collective soul, it seems, yearns to visit the source of the things that move us, whether the place itself represents something solemn or silly. The current beneficiary of » Read More
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LOS ANGELES — Search giant Google Inc. says it has bought Metaweb Inc., a company that helps connect Internet search words to real-world things. Terms were not disclosed. Google director of product management, Jack Menzel, said in a blog post Friday that the acquisition will help "improve search and make the Web richer and more meaningful." In » Read More
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