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Sep 9 2010
10:01am
Three US drone strikes kill 18 militants in Pakistan
Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 8, 2010 Three separate US drone strikes in Pakistan's northwestern tribal district killed at least 18 militants on Wednesday, security offici... more
Sep 9 2010
10:01am
Two Asteroids To Pass By Earth Wednesday
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 08, 2010 Two asteroids, several meters in diameter and in unrelated orbits, will pass within the moon's distance of Earth on Wednesday, Sept. 8. Bot... more
Sep 9 2010
10:01am
NASA Satellite Data Aids Ability To Detect Global Fire Hotspots
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 08, 2010 In the midst of a difficult fire season in many parts of the world, the United Nations' (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization has launched a... more
Sep 9 2010
10:01am
Can We Spot Volcanoes On Alien Worlds
Cambridge MA (SPX) Sep 08, 2010 Volcanoes display the awesome power of Nature like few other events. Earlier this year, ash from an Icelandic volcano disrupted air travel thr... more
Sep 9 2010
10:01am
International Year Of Astronomy 2009: Final Report Released
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 08, 2010 A 1300-page final report for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 was released at the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science in Lis... more
Sep 9 2010
10:01am
NASA's Magnetospheric Mission Passes Major Milestone
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 08, 2010 The universe is still an arcane place that scientists know very little about, but a new NASA Solar Terrestrial Probe mission is going to shed ... more
Sep 9 2010
10:01am
Universe Chaotic From Very Beginning
Evanston IL (SPX) Sep 08, 2010 Seven years ago Northwestern University physicist Adilson E. Motter conjectured that the expansion of the universe at the time of the big bang ... more
Sep 9 2010
10:01am
Outer Space Close Enough To Touch
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Sep 08, 2010 Telerobots (remotely controlled robots) can be used not only in outer space but also in terrestrial environments that are hazardous for human... more
Sep 9 2010
10:01am
Global Space Event In The Golden City
Paris, France (ESA) Sep 08, 2010 This month the International Astronautical Congress will be held in Prague for the first time in 33 years. The global event highlights the gr... more
Sep 9 2010
10:01am
ISS Crew Prepares For Cargo Craft
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 08, 2010 After enjoying a three-day weekend aboard the orbiting International Space Station, the Expedition 24 crew kicked off the work week Tuesday with... more
Sep 9 2010
10:01am
Myanmar leader wants better China ties, as polls loom
Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2010 Myanmar's junta leader Than Shwe said Wednesday he wanted to bolster ties with China, his regime's main trade partner and diplomatic ally, two mo... more
Sep 9 2010
10:01am
Five killed in attacks as Baghdad bans motorcycles
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 8, 2010 A spate of bomb attacks and shootings in Iraq on Wednesday killed five people, including a television presenter, as Baghdad imposed a ban on moto... more
Sep 9 2010
10:01am
China's Hu extols 'progress' in US ties
Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2010 President Hu Jintao on Wednesday extolled "fresh progress" in China-US ties as he met a White House delegation that held talks here on thorny iss... more
Sep 9 2010
10:01am
China's rich drag feet on Gates-Buffett charity meet
Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2010 Only two of China's super-rich have accepted an invitation to meet with US philanthropists Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, with others fearing the... more
Sep 9 2010
9:58am
PHOTOS: In-N-Out, Five Guys Tops, McDonald's Dead Last In Consumer Reports' Fast Food Burger Rankings
Consumer Reports' October issue runs the results of their fast food burger survey, taken by 28,000 of their online subscribers. The respondents ranked 18 fast food burgers on ... more
Sep 9 2010
9:57am
Chris Rodda: Glenn Beck Goes After HuffPost for Mocking a T-Shirt Quoting Washington -- But It's a Fake Quote!
Mr. Beck, I would never call a quote from George Washington ridiculous, but I will call the one on that t-shirt what it is -- a fake! Even your new pal David Barton tells his ... more
Sep 9 2010
9:57am
Chris Rodda: Glenn Beck Goes After HuffPost for Mocking a T-Shirt Quoting Washington -- But It's a Fake Quote!
Mr. Beck, I would never call a quote from George Washington ridiculous, but I will call the one on that t-shirt what it is -- a fake! Even your new pal David Barton tells his ... more
Sep 9 2010
9:54am
Today, Gregory Koger was sentenced to 300 days in jail, and denied bail during his appeal, for “crimes” that never happened. Convicted of trespassing, simple battery (on a police officer) and resisting arrest for using his iphone to film events at a pu
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Sep 9 2010
9:52am
Peter Ochs, Ph.D.: Renewing Abraham's Children in the New Year and Liberating Them from the Old
What troubles me about last year is connected to what troubles me about Gen. 22:2. The text grates on my ears and eyes because it reminds me that American Jews seem to have fo... more
Sep 9 2010
9:46am
The Ethiopian New Years Day is on September 11th, the Ethiopian-American community has avoided celebrating the day out of respect. Just thought you'd like to know.
Here is the wiki page. Edit:A little context, I'm an Ethiopian-American who hasn't celebrated the day with our usual barbecue/picnic for 9 years. I just felt redditors would l... more
Sep 9 2010
9:45am
Haley Barbour Hints That Republican Governor's Association May Bail On Dan Maes In Colorado
DENVER — Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is shrugging off the suggestion that a national GOP group won't help finance his campaign anymore and said ... more
Sep 9 2010
9:42am
John Flerlage: Jobs, Tax Cuts and Community Investment
Creating jobs while transforming our economy into one that emphasizes production and investment over consumption and debt is essential to the long term prosperity of...... more
Sep 9 2010
9:39am
Dolphins' Jake Long, Three Others Named Captains; Two Signed to Practice Squad
The Miami Dolphins players voted on their four team captains for the 2010 season, and there were no surprises among the players named.Named Dolphins' captains for the 2010 s... more
Sep 9 2010
9:39am
Susan Kaiser Greenland: Making Meditation Accessible
Meditation looks like the simplest thing in the world. After all, what could be easier than sitting on a cushion and doing nothing? For many...... more
Sep 9 2010
9:38am
Katherine Warman Kern: The Dog Look
Ever get that clueless "dog look"? Here's an example shared by Adriana Lukas: A Doctor's office attempts to fix a problem -- patients are sitting...... more
Sep 9 2010
9:34am
Gov 2.0 Summit Coverage: National Scanning Initiative
Gov 2.0 Summit Coverage: National Scanning Initiative ... more
Sep 9 2010
9:30am
Yoav Sivan: The Math and Aftermath of Ground Zero
This is where the ADL and I differ. They recommend a distance, while I'm so naive to believe that the healing process rather requires bringing two points together.... more
Sep 9 2010
9:28am
Simon Johnson: Think Long-Term Fiscal Sustainability, Let Bush Tax Cuts Expire
According to the Congressional Budget Office, extending all the Bush tax cuts would add $2.3 trillion to the total 2018 debt. The single biggest step our government could take... more
Sep 9 2010
9:27am
Michael Bennet Opposes Obama's Proposed $50 Billion Infrastructure
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a politically vulnerable Democratic senator, is bailing on President Barack Obama's $50 billion infrastructure spending proposal.Bennet -- who a... more
Sep 9 2010
9:27am
BlackAndBrownNews: In time for Fashion Week: The Debasing, Exploitation of Young Black Girls
(BlackandBrownNews.com) This advertisement masked as a short film for a fashion line was commissioned and created by White men with no visible understanding of the...... more