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Meet Schmeat: Say Hello to the Stem Cell Hamburger
Time - 5 Aug 2013 23:05
A long-awaited--but faintly unsettling--food product is unveiled in London that could help feed the world
China, Russia halt some NZ dairy imports
Boston - 5 Aug 2013 05:51
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A botulism scare has prompted China and Russia to stop importing New Zealand milk powder and other dairy products, denting the country's reputation as a supplier of safe, high quality food...
Cleveland Kidnap Victims Step Out, Caution Advised
ABC News - 5 Aug 2013 21:32
Former Cleveland captives Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus kept a low profile immediately after their escape and rescues three months ago but have been increasingly visible in recent weeks. Experts say the ...
ABC Is Thinking About a Star Wars TV Show
The Atlantic Wire - 5 Aug 2013 05:08
The Star Wars franchise, now acquired by Disney, might become the basis of a new TV show as Disney continues its epic quest to milk every last bit of money out of their new property.
Chile's 'Dr. Marijuana' sentenced
CNN - 5 Aug 2013 18:32
Despite being sentenced to probation, Chile's "Dr. Marijuana" says his crusade to legalize marijuana will continue.
RJ Anderson makes record-breaking UTV jump
Fox News - 5 Aug 2013 19:08
Talk about a big finish.
U.S. extends embassy closings, lawmakers say threat serious
Reuters - 5 Aug 2013 03:55
WASHINGTON
Obama Reaches Into the Bush-Cheney Fear Playbook With Embassy Closings
OpEdNews - 5 Aug 2013 18:36
In order to defend the NSA Stasi the Obama administration has now gone to the Bush-Cheney playbook and is playing the fear card. State propaganda arms go into overdrive pimping an imminent Al Qaeda attack abroad. Embassi...
Bulger Defense Cites 'Unholy Alliance' of FBI and Killers
ABC News - 5 Aug 2013 23:48
Lawyers for James "Whitey" Bulger said in closing statements today that prosecutors relied on a string of admitted murderers, bookies and dirty FBI agents in what was an "unholy alliance" to convicted Bulger of crimes th...
Rescue off Cohasset saves 14 people, including baby, from sinking boat
Boston - 5 Aug 2013 16:24
The Coast Guard and three harbormaster boats rescued four adults and 10 children, including a four-month-old baby, when their boat began sinking Sunday near the Grampuses, a group of rocks off Cohasset.
Bath Time Turned Into Dazzling Arcade
Discovery News - 5 Aug 2013 18:52
An interactive entertainment system turns bath time into an immersive experience of colored light, sound and, of course, water.
Boston archdiocese official allegedly offered money to prostitute in Lowell
Boston - 5 Aug 2013 18:49
An official of the Archdiocese of Boston pleaded not guilty today after he was allegedly found with a prostitute behind a cemetery.
Zimbabwe stock market plunges
Eyewitness News - 5 Aug 2013 14:29
Zimbabwe's main stock market index fell 11 percent on Monday.
Former U.S. ambassador to Syria considered for Egypt: sources
Reuters - 5 Aug 2013 04:31
WASHINGTON
Marlins again squander solid start by Nathan Eovaldi, lose to Indians
Miami Herald - 5 Aug 2013 04:22
Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven strong innings against the Indians, but the Marlins once again were unable to provide him with any run support.
Trial Set for Brotherhood Officials in Deaths at Anti-Morsi Riots
The New York Times - 5 Aug 2013 03:45
Pending prosecutions for three officials are a new blow to the Muslim Brotherhood, which emerged as Egypt's strongest political movement in 2011 but whose power has dissipated.
4-year-old mayor is re-elected in northern Minn.
Boston - 5 Aug 2013 00:44
DORSET, Minn. (AP) -- Robert "Bobby" Tufts hasn't made it to preschool yet, but he's already been elected twice as mayor of a tiny tourist town in northern Minnesota.
Family of Fisherman Lost at Sea Clings to Hope
ABC News - 5 Aug 2013 23:58
The Coast Guard in Juneau, Alaska, has called off the search for a Montesano, Wash., man who disappeared in rough seas after the 24-foot boat he was on with friends sank near Alaska's Baranof Island, a news release said.
When The Washington Post First Met Jeff Bezos
The Atlantic Wire - 5 Aug 2013 23:58
The announcement that Amazon's Jeff Bezos would buy the Washington Post completed a cycle begun in late 1996, when Bezos first appeared on the paper's radar screen. Seventeen years later, Bezos added the Post for his por...
Nevada recluse's huge gold fortune to be auctioned off
Fox News - 5 Aug 2013 23:55
The body of Walter Samaszko Jr. was found in his Carson City home in June 2012.
Yemen released names of 25 wanted al-Qaida men
Boston - 5 Aug 2013 23:50
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Yemen has released the names of 25 wanted al-Qaida suspects and says they were planning terrorist attacks in the capital Sanaa and other cities across the country.
Reaping What We Are Sowing
OpEdNews - 5 Aug 2013 23:50
Last week the Obama administration announced the closing of some embassies in the Middle East, N.Africa & East Asia. It extended the closings to next weekend supposedly over a possible al Qaeda plot. But it's U.S. polici...