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via bbc news Conservationists say they have perfected the difficult task of reproducing pandas, having reached their target of successfully raising 300 of the bears in captivity. The breakthrough, mainly by scientists at the Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Centre, China, should lead to the first panda being reintroduced into the wild within 15 years. The […]
via cnn For 17 years, Ted Kaczynski meticulously prepared his instruments of death from a cabin on a remote piece of property in western Montana. The former math professor eschewed modern comforts, like electricity or water, in the small wooden building where he made the mail bombs that would make him infamous. He also drew […]
via cnn A giant freighter disabled in frigid seas near Alaska’s remote Aleutian Islands could encounter waves as high as 26 feet as rescuers tow it Sunday. The 738-foot Golden Seas suffered engine problems Friday morning and was chugging along at only 3 knots (3.5 mph). On Saturday night, the Tor Viking II vessel reached […]
Those dreadful new unemployment numbers are even worse than they look. By Annie Lowrey Unemployment clocked in at 9.8 percent in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 9.6 percent in October. More than 15 million Americans remain jobless. And 6.8 million Americans report being out of work for more than six […]
From TheGrio Pennsylvania — A sixth grader who hoped his bullet necklace would be ‘patriotic’ was instead suspended from Lafayette Elementary in Bristol Township, Pa. because school officials considered it a weapon. Rob Smith wore the necklace to school for show-and-tell and now his parents fear that the situation has been blown out of proportion.
A recent study in the United Kingdom found that alcohol has a more harmful impact on society than other drugs, including crack cocaine and heroine.
Commentators wondered out loud how LeBron James would respond to the heat of Cleveland with his own Miami Heat. They didn’t know if LeBron would choke under hostile conditions, if he would make himself weak and contrite in the face of unprecedented animosity. They didn’t know if the haters would get the best of him.
Oklahoma — Justin Walker is serving a 30-year sentence for the killing of an Oklahoma Sheriff. “Jus N” has a Facebook page. Also, apparently, a Blackberry, a bong, a stash of weed, knives, some booze and other goodies inside his jail cell.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Police identified a body found Monday afternoon in a trash bin as that of 17-year-old Ebony Franklin of Capitol Heights, Maryland.
Cleveland — There is a case in Cleveland where two men posing as women are being charged with rape and sexual assault for tricking an underage boy into having sex with them. WOIO.com reports: Quinton Harris is charged with rape and Frederick Lamar has been charged with unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. According to […]
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Five Ways The Miami Heat Can Salvage Their Season The world is coming to an end. The vaunted Miami Heat, all but guaranteed a spot in the 2010 NBA Finals by many before playing a single game, have come out of the gate 9-8 after 17 games.