www.mercurynews.comParis Powell, 29, who suffered a gunshot wound to the head, died late Wednesday at Highland Hospital.
www.mercurynews.com
Paris Powell, 29, who suffered a gunshot wound to the head, died late Wednesday at Highland Hospital.
7.28.2011
7.27.2011
Palestinian Women Enjoy Israeli Beach Visit After Being Snuck Into Country www.huffingtonpost.com
www.huffingtonpost.com
TEL AVIV -- Skittish at first, then wide-eyed with delight, the women and girls entered the sea, smiling, splashing and then joining hands, getting knocked over by the waves, throwing back their heads and ultimately laughing with joy... The women were Palestinians from the southern part of the West
WHAT'LL IT BE, WHITE TRASH, OR U? Conservative, white men more likely to be climate change sceptics. www.guardian.co.uk
WHAT'LL IT BE, WHITE TRASH, OR U? Conservative, white men more likely to be climate change sceptics,
www.guardian.co.ukConservation Magazine: The demographic was more than twice as likely than other adults to say the media exaggerated seriousness of climate change
7.26.2011
MY GOD. SHEER INSANITY. YOU'LL DO WHAT? DeChristopher gets 2 years prison for thwarting auction | www.chron.com
www.chron.com
SALT LAKE CITY — An environmental activist who derailed a government auction of oil and gas leases near two national parks in Utah was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison and fined $10,000.
HISTORY'S BIGGEST MENTAL HEALTH ENEMY - Sigmund Freud's cocaine problem thechart.blogs.cnn.com
thechart.blogs.cnn.com
Editor's note: Nearly 130 years ago, cocaine was the world’s newest wonder drug -- touted as a cure for everything from morphine addiction to tuberculosis. And its biggest supporter was Sigmund Freud. Dr. Sanjay Gupta has the fascinating history and what it means for us today on "Sanjay Gupta M.D.
Glenn Beck hits 'new low'; compares Norway victims to Hitler Youth latimesblogs.latimes.com
latimesblogs.latimes.com
Glenn Beck does not cry for the Norway victims at a political camp, the statements in Monday's 'The Glenn Beck Radio Show' were deemed disgusting by some
Fearsome follicles get by Secret Service www.theolympian.com
www.theolympian.com
Yes, President Barack Obama fears the beard. He feels a kinship to Tim Lincecum, too, for packing a wallop in spite of his skinny frame.
7.25.2011
For Arlington Cemetery’s volunteer landscapers, work is a way to say thanks www.washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com
About 400 volunteers from a professional lawn care organization join Arlington National Cemetery’s maintenance crew to beautify landscape.
[26,000 KIDS STARVE / DAY] To Reach Simple Life at Camp, Lining Up for Private Jets www.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com
Even as the economy limps along, more of the nation’s wealthier families are cutting out the car ride and chartering planes to fly to summer camps.
Doctors' protest leader announces indefinite hunger strike www.haaretz.com
www.haaretz.com
Dr. Leonid Eidelman implores Netanyahu to take steps to end 16-week doctors strike; protesters to march to PM Office in Jerusalem to hand over petition in support of doctors' struggle.
7.24.2011
DRILL BABY DRILL. AFP: Bono, K'naan talk 'monstrous' famine with US Somalis www.google.com
www.google.com
WASHINGTON — Musicians Bono and Somali-born K'naan met with members of Minneapolis' Somali community over the weekend "to sound the alarm bell," over the growing famine in the Horn of Africa that, according to the UN, threatens 11.6 million people.
GOD DAMN FUNDAMENTALISM: Norway massacre suspect aired anti-Muslim, pro-Israel views www.jpost.com
www.jpost.com
1,500 page manifesto credited to Anders Behring Breivik, accused of killing spree, lays out worldview including extreme and rambling screed of Islamophobia, far-right Zionism, and venomous attacks on Marxism and multiculturalism.
Scientists See Hints of 'God' Particle - The Daily Beast www.thedailybeast.com
www.thedailybeast.com
At U.S. lab after similar reports from Europe.
AFP: Has warming put 'Dirty Dozen' pollutants back in the saddle? www.google.com
www.google.com
PARIS — "Dirty Dozen" chemicals, including the notoriously toxic DDT, are being freed from Arctic sea ice and snow through global warming, a study published on Sunday suggested.
Norway rescuer had to make life or death choices www.msnbc.msn.com
www.msnbc.msn.com
Otto Loevik had to decide who to pick up on his boat and who to leave behind as he came under fire trying to rescue teenagers fleeing a massacre in which 86 were killed by a far-right Norwegian gunman.
Gerald Ensley: Attacks on Obama go beyond politics www.tallahassee.com
www.tallahassee.com
One of the best lines was on 'Saturday Night Live.' Seth Meyers delivered it as anchor of the 'Weekend Update' news show:
Norway suspect sought 'Christian war' against Islam content.usatoday.com
content.usatoday.com
Faith & Reason: A conversation about religion, spirituality & ethics
Arlen Specter: "Leader of Congress'Cowardice is GOP Senator Mitch McConnell" www.baltimoresun.com
www.baltimoresun.com
Washington traditionally boasts about its' profiles in courage. Today, facing arguably the greatest potential financial crisis in American history, politics trumps economics as officials focus on the next election instead of the public interest.
Vince Cable attacks 'rightwing nutters' over US debt ceiling talks www.guardian.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk
Business secretary says those trying to derail efforts to raise ceiling are bigger threat to world economy than eurozone crisis
Right dominates debt ceiling ad war - Kenneth P. Vogel www.politico.com
www.politico.com
They're trying to frame the issue through a sharply-edged media campaign.
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