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Anti-Choice is Anti-Awesome Posted: 4 days ago by chinook
Dispatches from the front lines of the Pro-Choice movement in NB. This blogger is volunteer co-ordinator at a Morgentaler Clinic and shares hilarious, heartbreaking and hopeful stories of her experiences in the fight to break down the province's illegal policies on reproductive choice.
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Pig Fart Sparks Gas Emergency Posted: 4 days ago by suckersklub
What it says above.
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The Shining II Posted: 4 days ago by pocksucket
Son of Shining. No. Not really. However, Stephen King has let slip that he's considering a sequel to The Shining, first published in 1977.
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Tasty Foods That Would Rather Eat You for Dinner Posted: 4 days ago by Bornbad
Thursday is Thanksgiving in the US, a time when families gather around the table and chow down on tasty treats. But, when it comes to being eaten, some foods are less agreeable than others; some would rather eat you.
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Male inmate convicted of rape while in prison Posted: 4 days ago by muppet
Awesome.
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Top 10 uses for "Going Rogue" Posted: 5 days ago by Bornbad
You have found/run over a copy of Sarah Palin's "book." Now what?
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Can you be blamed for sleepwalking crimes? Posted: 5 days ago by Bornbad
Scientific update to Tigers story.
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WikiLeaks Discloses 9/11 Pager Intercepts Posted: 5 days ago by jhordie
WikiLeaks is releasing over half a million US national text pager intercepts that were captured during a 24-hour period of the 9/11 attacks.
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The President's unprecedented use of "unprecedented" Posted: 5 days ago by JoshSF49
Apparently, The Obama White House is addicted to the “unprecedented.”
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Dirt can be good for children, say scientists Posted: 5 days ago by midnightbliss10
Children should be allowed to get dirty, according to scientists who have found being too clean can impair the skin's ability to heal.
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Doctor in trouble for being "Blunt" Posted: 5 days ago by hoosker
He told his patient she was irresponsible for being unemployed, on Medicaid, and relying on taxpayers to cover another pregnancy after giving birth less than a year earlier.
But what really made her mad, was when he poked her thigh and told her she was fat.
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Parents negotiate no-homework contract Posted: 5 days ago by suckersklub
Oh, come on.
Spoiled brats.
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Middle school students suspended for “kick a Jew day” Posted: 5 days ago by cecilberman
That's what you get for showing "Borat" in the school auditorium.
Landon said until further notice, the school will focus the first 20 minutes of each day on character traits, beginning with respect and kindness. Homeroom teachers will speak with the students about these traits and will focus on bullying prevention, he said. Videos on the topic will be sought out and used as part of the training, he said.
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Dead Men Need Exercise Too Posted: 5 days ago by suebe
A Connecticut gym continued to withdraw membership dues for a man for two years after he was killed in a shooting.
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Emergency Alerts Over Your XBox System? Posted: 5 days ago by suebe
Online gamers, get ready for possible alerts on your consoles! New York State authorities are testing a plan that would see the Emergency Management Office issue alerts over online gaming networks in addition to regular channels.
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Meteor Lights Up the Night Skies Over Utah Posted: 5 days ago by cb__
"..this thing lit up the sky, literally. It was like daylight."
*Includes some great footage and photos*
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Saudi Arabia puts Man on Death Row for Witchcraft Posted: 5 days ago by equinox
A man has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for witchcraft because he makes predictions on television. The case is causing outrage among human rights campaigners. The Lebanese citizen was only visiting Saudi Arabia on pilgrimage when he was arrested in Medina last year.
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Former teacher Heidemarie Schwermer has lived without money in Germany for 13 years Posted: 5 days ago by iamamaniac
Twenty-two years ago Heidemarie Schwermer, a middle-aged secondary school teacher just emerging from a difficult marriage, moved with her two children from the village of Lueneburg to the city of Dortmund, in the Ruhr area of Germany, whose homeless population, she immediately noticed, was above average and striking in its intransigent hopelessness.
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U.S. Refuses to Join Landmine Ban Posted: 5 days ago by Chamale
Washington (CNN) -- The United States won't join its NATO allies and many other countries in formally banning landmines, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said during his midday briefing Tuesday.
Russia and China also have not joined the 156 nations that have endorsed the ban, he said.
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Giant Cannibal Galaxy's Last Meal Posted: 5 days ago by AutumnLotus
New images show the "last meal" of a giant cannibal galaxy as it gobbles down a smaller spiral galaxy, which has been twisted and warped from being devoured.
The giant galaxy, Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is the nearest giant, elliptical galaxy, at a distance of about 11 million light-years.
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Universe peppered with 'blue fuzzies' Posted: 5 days ago by AutumnLotus
Australian astronomers have discovered that the universe is full of tiny blue dwarf galaxies.
Known as 'blue fuzzies', these tiny galaxies are made up mostly of young hot stars that shine brightly, dominating the light from the galaxies they're in.
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Under the microscope: Glowing alien-like flea takes top photography prize Posted: 5 days ago by AutumnLotus
This strange alien-like creature is not a character from a science-fiction blockbuster but actually from far closer to home. The eerily beautiful image is of a water flea with a radiant green 'crown of thorns' to protect it from predators.
It took top prize in the 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition, the world's foremost forum for showcasing microscope photos and movies.
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Cassini Captures Ghostly Dance of Saturn's Northern Lights (w/ Video) Posted: 5 days ago by AutumnLotus
In the first video showing the auroras above the northern latitudes of Saturn, Cassini has spotted the tallest known "northern lights" in the solar system, flickering in shape and brightness high above the ringed planet.
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Japanese man weds anime game character Posted: 6 days ago by cecilberman
His parents must be so proud.
In attendance were a live audience, an MC, the bride's virtual video game girlfriend — who made a speech — and a real human priest.
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Police: Census worker staged death to conceal suicide Posted: 6 days ago by hoosker
Authorities are saying a Kentucky census worker found hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest committed suicide and staged his death to look like a homicide.
Update to this
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