The news further destabilizes the already-fragile region of Manhattan.
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Did Four Loko Send Washington Students to the Hospital?
When a group of students from Central Washington University fell ill at a party and nine of them were rushed to the hospital earlier this month, doctors originally suspected the date rape drug, Rohypnol. Now investigators are …
Prosperity Index: What Don’t America and Britain Understand?
A new ranking of the prosperity of nations found that the U.S. barely made the top 10, while Britain was off it completely. So what are they doing wrong?
Worker Swept a Mile Through Sewer Pipe is Rescued
Miners aren’t the only ones being rescued. Just outside of Kansas City in, Missouri a man survived a mile and a half through a sanitary sewer system, reports the BBC.
Finally: 101-Year-Old Woman To Become U.S. Citizen
On October 12, 1909, in the days before border guards, Eulalia Garcia Maturey was a new born baby in her mother’s arms crossing the Rio Grande on a ferry boat from Matamoros, Mexico, into Brownsville, Texas. Now, 101 years …
Extreme Right-Wingers Call Campbell’s Soup ‘Pro-Islam’
Oh, and they are calling for a boycott.
Ryder Cup Cliffhanger: Europe Edges Out the Win
The 38th Ryder Cup will last long in the memory for not just being the first time that it went to a Monday finish but for the dramatic nature of the final day’s singles which saw Europe regain the trophy from the Americans by the …
Is the Ryder Cup Headed for a Monday Finish?
Mark Twain famously said that “golf is a good walk spoiled.” Be thankful he’s not in Wales for the 38th Ryder Cup then: you can barely walk let alone play the game.
Democrats Are Better Drivers Than Republicans
It seems that car accidents, like political preferences, tend to fall within some pretty rigid state lines.
Video Emerges of Emergency Landing From Inside Plane
They say that any landing you can walk away from is a good landing. That surely applies double to any landing you can walk away from despite shooting video because everyone onboard is fearing for their lives.
Census: Poverty Pummeling 43.6 Million Americans
With the recession booting droves of Americans out of the workplace, new figures show 1 in 7 U.S. residents are living in a state of monetary debility.
Mutilating the American Flag: Now O.K. in Nebraska
Mutilating the American flag was banned in Nebraska. Now a lawsuit by a member of the Westboro Baptist Church has led to an overturn of that ban.