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Qantas jet lands with gaping hole in fuselage
Boston Globe (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | World
The 346 passengers were cruising at 29,000 feet Friday when an explosive bang shook the Qantas jumbo jet. The plane descended rapidly. Oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling as debris flew through the cabin from a hole that had suddenly appeared in the floor. -
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Pa. teens charged in fatal beating of immigrant
Boston Globe (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Sciences
Three white teens were charged Friday in what officials said was an epithet-filled fatal beating of an illegal Mexican immigrant in a small northeast Pennsylvania coal town. Brandon J. Piekarsky, 16, and Colin J. Walsh, 17, were charged as adults with homicide and ethnic intimidation in the July 12 attack on Luis Ramirez. -
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Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
Technoccult (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Health
This is an inspirational “must see”: “With equal parts humor and heart, Carnegie Mellon professor and alumnus Randy Pausch delivered a one-of-a-kind last lecture that moved an overflow crowd at the university — and went on to move audiences around the globe. Randy died July 25 of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 47. Randy’s family [...] -
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France shows Obama approval
Chicago Tribune (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | World
As candidate tries to win U.S. hearts, French leader says that nation finds him 'very attractive' PARIS—Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama received an effusive welcome Friday from French President Nicolas Sarkozy, a conservative leader who has pointedly embraced the Bush administration but who declared at a news conference that his nation would be "delighted" if Obama were elected president... -
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Jail call: Missing girl's grandma, mother argue
Boston Globe (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | US
The mother of a missing 2-year-old Orlando girl told family that she didn't know the whereabouts of her child in a contentious telephone call from jail released Friday.
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California First State to Ban Trans Fats at Restaurants
Fox News (subscribe) | 48 minutes ago | US
California on Friday became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant food, following several cities and major fast-food chains in erasing the notorious artery-clogger from menus. -
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GOLF ROUNDUP: Vaughn has 1-shot lead at Senior British Open
Detroit Free Press (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | World
TROON, Scotland -- American Bruce Vaughan shot par 71 Friday, taking a one-shot lead after the second round of the Senior British Open before heading for therapy on his troublesome left knee. Vaughan, who has undergone three partial knee replacements over the past two years, totaled three-under 139. John Cook (71) is one stroke back. -
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Fox Confirms Portion of National Enquirer Story About John Edwards Meeting Mistress
Wake Up America (subscribe) | 8 hours ago | Politics
Fox News has confirmed a portion of the National Enquirer story about John Edwards meeting his mistress at the Beverly Hilton hotel. Questions were asked about the National Enquirer story which claimed that John Edwards met with his alleged mistress, Rielle Hunter, at the Beverly Hilton hotel, back on July 23, 2008. Today we see that Fox News followed up on those questions and has now spoken to hotel... -
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FDIC Takes Over 2 More Banks, Closing 28 Branches
Fox News (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | US
The 28 branches of 1st National Bank of Nevada and First Heritage Bank, operating in Nevada, Arizona and California, were closed Friday by federal regulators. -
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Deeply personal Bale
Jake Weird (subscribe) | yesterday | Entertainment
BARCELONA, Spain — Batman star Christian Bale asked for privacy Thursday in his first comments since allegations he assaulted his mother and sister at a London hotel, saying the incident was personal. The Welsh-born actor brushed off questions about the alleged family dispute, saying he preferred to focus on the blockbuster movie "The Dark Knight," which had its premiere in Spain on Wednesday. "It's... - see all breaking news
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Google’s Misleading Blog Post: The Size Of The Web And The Size Of Their Index Are Very...
TechCrunch (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
In a blog post today Google says they’ve identified 1 trillion unique URLs on the web. It’s actually more, they say, but some web pages have multiple URLs with exactly the same content or URLs that are auto-generated copies of each other. What they note way down in the fourth paragraph, however, is tha they don’t [...] -
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Uh-Oh... Hotel Guard Tells All on John Edwards' Mistress Meet-up
Gateway Pundit (subscribe) | yesterday | Election 2008
A hotel security guard confirmed that he escorted John Edwards from a hotel earlier this week after he met with his mistress in LA. A panicked Silky Pony fled from the press and hid in the bathroom at the hotel. FOX News reported: A hotel security guard told FOXNews.com he intervened this week between a man he identified as former Sen. John Edwards and tabloid reporters who chased down the former presidential... -
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Barack Hussein Obama:He ventured forth to bring light to the world
The Two Malcontents (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
The anointed one’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land is a miracle in action - and a blessing to all his faithful followers By Gerard Baker at Times Online U.K. And it came to pass, in the eighth year of the reign of the evil Bush the Younger (The Ignorant), when the whole land from the Arabian [...] -
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Pentagon tells Obama not to visit U.S. troops at German base because it would be too...
Lynn Sweet (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
BERLIN--A scheduled visit by presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) with U.S. troops Friday at a military base in Rammstein, Germany was cancelled because the Pentagon told the campaign it would look too political.... -
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Your Guide to the Troop Hospital Non-Scandal
Firedoglake (subscribe) | 8 hours ago | Politics
The wingnuts are all afroth over Obama's decision not to meet with hospitalized veterans in Germany -- even though he did so at the Pentagon's suggestion. It's a classic right-wing setup: If Obama had visited the vets, they'd be bitching about that too. - see blog ranking see all discussions
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