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Thai Dealers Push Candy-Flavored Drug on Kids
Time - 29 Aug 2013 11:05
Recent reports that flavorings are being used to disguise the bitter taste of methamphetamine sold to children have caused outrage
White House Will Brief Congress on Syria Strike
Time - 29 Aug 2013 08:05
Lawmakers asked Obama for more info about his plan
Analysis: Strike on Syria could trigger retaliatory attacks, cyberwar
Reuters - 29 Aug 2013 07:09
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Ohio hospital denies negligence in transplant case
Boston - 29 Aug 2013 18:01
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- The University of Toledo Medical Center denies a family's allegations of medical negligence over a botched kidney transplant and wants the Ohio Court of Claims to dismiss the case, according to court...
Asia Stocks Rise as Talk of a Syria Strike Eases
ABC News - 29 Aug 2013 06:12
Asian stock markets rebound after UN Security Council members fails to agree on Syria action
U.K. Parliament Votes Against Syria Resolution as U.S. Ponders Going Solo
The Atlantic Wire - 29 Aug 2013 23:57
The U.K. House of Commons voted against military action in Syria on Thursday, after a difficult political fight by U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, who struggled to convince many members of Parliament that there was en...
3 more accused in southwestern Illinois attack on Red Lobster waitress over wrong fish order
Fox News - 29 Aug 2013 23:55
Three more women are accused in the 2011 attack on a southwestern Illinois Red Lobster waitress who was pummeled after serving the wrong fish order.
Jay Z and JT's 'Holy Grail' Is the First Major Music Video to Debut on Facebook
The Atlantic Wire - 29 Aug 2013 23:53
Nearly two months after his Magna Carta Holy Grail rollout tread no-so-lightly between tech-driven innovation and achingly corporate pandering, Jay Z's "new rules" won't leave us alone.
Feds find small arsenal in Arizona fugitive’s boat at Dinner Key Marina
Miami Herald - 29 Aug 2013 23:49
Federal agents on Thursday found four assault-type rifles, a handgun and about 3,000 rounds of ammunition inside the sailboat docked at Coconut Grove’s Dinner Key Marina of an Arizona fugitive wanted for sexual assault...
Man Arrested for Allegedly Threatening to Behead Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard
The Atlantic Wire - 29 Aug 2013 23:37
A man was arrested Wednesday and handed over to the FBI after allegedly threatening to behead Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. According to local reports, the man, Aniruddha Sherbow, sent his threats directly to the FBI via email. He...
The 'Present-Day Les Mis' and Other TV Mashup Concepts
The Atlantic Wire - 29 Aug 2013 23:27
Here's how to pitch a TV show: Take a well-known piece of literature (or, hey, a TV show will do) and add a wacky concept. Today this adds up to: "Present-day Les Miserables."
Malcolm Gladwell: Football Will Become 'Ghettoized'
The Atlantic Wire - 29 Aug 2013 23:07
Malcolm Gladwell makes inflammatory comments about football in a new documentary, saying that the sport is so dangerous, it will inevitably become "ghettoized."
WMDs Justify All-out War--Against Obama and DINO Democrats!
OpEdNews - 29 Aug 2013 23:06
As Obama plots a trumped-up "humanitarian" war in Syria worthy of George W. Bush, it's time for progressives--by which I mean America's genuine political Left--to stand up and say we've had enough. We urgently need to de...
Feds to states on pot: Keep it away from kids
Boston - 29 Aug 2013 23:00
The federal government now says states can let people grow, use and buy marijuana. The Justice Department, however, wants assurances the drug will be kept away from minors and from reaching other states that prohibit its...
Male dancer accused of sexually assaulting two women at private party in Wareham
Boston - 29 Aug 2013 22:57
A 31-year-old male dancer who performed at a private party in Wareham on Tuesday is now under arrest, accused of sexually assaulting two women he had been hired to entertain, officials said.
Obama Willing to Pursue Solo Syria Strikes, Aides Say
The New York Times - 29 Aug 2013 22:57
President Obama is ready to move ahead with a limited military strike even with a rejection of such action by Britain's Parliament, officials said.
Calif. DA scrutinized in fire, affair with escort
Boston - 29 Aug 2013 22:56
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The veteran district attorney in a largely rural Northern California county is caught in a story fit for the tabloids.
Tiny ND town mobilizes to halt Aryan enclave plan
Boston - 29 Aug 2013 22:56
LEITH, N.D. (AP) -- In a tree-fringed grassy lot with a lone picnic bench in the tiny North Dakota farming town of Leith, Craig Cobb sees the perfect venue for a white power music festival.
50 years later, hotline to Moscow still relevant
Boston - 29 Aug 2013 22:55
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- The Washington-Moscow Hot Line, used by U.S. and Russian leaders for frank discussions about crises including the 1967 Six-Day War and the Soviet Union's 1979 invasion of Afghanistan, marked its 50...
Plaintiffs win round in Oregon no-fly suit
Boston - 29 Aug 2013 22:55
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A federal judge ruled that people placed on the U.S. government's no-fly list have a constitutionally protected interest in traveling by air, and the right to due process when it's denied.
Rwanda and DRC trade blame over 'shelling'
Al Jazeera English - 29 Aug 2013 22:53
Tensions have flared between the African nations after shells on their shared border killed two civilians.
Alabama Republican Wants to Ban Toni Morrison's 'The Bluest Eye' from Schools
The Atlantic Wire - 29 Aug 2013 22:53
Bowing to Tea Party pressure, Alabama State Senator Bill Holtzclaw said this week that he thinks The Bluest Eye, Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison's novel about a little black girl who wishes for blue eyes, should...