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A new torch controversy: the battle for Everest www.independent.co.uk — William Holland was only thinking of the photograph. When he got to the top of Everest he planned to take the rolled-up flag saying "Free Tibet" from his rucksack, pose for posterity with the banner as a backdrop and then roll it away again before starting back down. He was not looking to make a scene... More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Humanity, Sports |
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20,000 vets brain injuries not listed in Pentagon tally www.usatoday.com — At least 20,000 U.S. troops who were not classified as wounded during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan have been found with signs of brain injuries, according to military and veterans records compiled by USA TODAY. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Government, Humanity, Politics |
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www.msnbc.msn.com — Rising rates of the bacterial infection Clostridium difficile, known as C. diff, are sparking worries about a virulent form of the bug that can cause severe diarrhea — and death. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Humanity, Science |
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The World's Largest & Deepest Lake is in Trouble www.dailygalaxy.com — Lake Baikal is known as the “grand dame” of all lakes. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage due to its stunning bio-diversity. Most of its 2500 some odd plant and animal species, like the freshwater seal, evolved in pristine isolation and are found nowhere else on the planet. The 25 million year old lake predates humans, but it may not outlive us. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Humanity, Nature |
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Blockade puts Gaza on brink of serious food crisis, says UN www.independent.co.uk — Destitution and food insecurity among Gaza's 1.5 million residents has reached an unprecedentedly critical level, according to unpublished UN findings that they now need "urgent assistance" to avert a "serious food crisis" in the occupied Palestinian territories. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Government, Humanity |
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Austrian incest dad threatened to kill family with gas www.timesonline.co.uk — Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man who held his daughter and children captive in a windowless cellar under his house, had told his victims that they would be gassed to death if anything happened to him, investigators say... More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Category: Humanity |
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Babies being thrown off a roof for good luck... wtf www.cnn.com — Babies are dropped several stories for good health and good luck at a shrine in Solapur, in Maharastra, India. More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Humanity, Religion |
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America's Most Polluted Cities Revealed abcnews.go.com — Pittsburgh Beats Out Los Angeles as U.S. City With Worst Air Pollution More… 0 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Humanity, Nature |
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green.yahoo.com — A city outside California has for the first time been named the sootiest in the nation, one of the categories the American Lung Association uses to determine the most polluted cities in the country. More… 1 Comments Submitted By: destiney Categories: Humanity, Nature |