After a summer of protests, blogosphere turbulence and cable news boxing matches, the developers at the proposed Park51 Islamic Center in Lower Manhattan seem to be ready for another round. And this time, they’re taking it to the bank.
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The Great November Seattle Snowstorm: A City Shuts Down
At least three people have died. Schools are closed. Flights were delayed after a cargo plane skidded off an icy runway. The city’s main freeway was turned into a large parking lot with abandoned cars. Tens of thousands are …
Thanksgiving for Dummies: Cook The World’s Tastiest Turkey, in 10 Simple Steps
If NewsFeed can do it, anyone can.
TSA Backlash Takes Its Toll: Chief Tells Today Show That Agency Will Review Screening Process
Both on and offline, many have been up in arms about recently-enhanced airport screening methods. John Pistole, head of the Transportation Security Administration, hears your complaints.
Please Remove Your Prosthetic Breast: The TSA Horror Story to Trump Them All
There’s been plenty of discussion about the Transportation Security Administration’s new and aggressive pat-down techniques, as well as debates about children being frisked. But here’s the TSA horror story that will leave you …
Seven Score and Seven Years Ago: What You Don’t Know About the Gettysburg Address
On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that would be quoted for centuries to come. But what do you really know about the Gettysburg Address? Check out some things you may not know about the iconic speech.
Dancing With The Stars Turns Violent: Man, Angered By Bristol, Obliterates TV With Shotgun
So apparently a guy in Wisconsin was so incensed by the sight of Bristol Palin on the reality TV show Dancing With the Stars that he shot his television. Some of us here at NewsFeed were born in Wisconsin; we think this story …
Herbie the Tree: Immortalizing the Elm That Stood For 217 Years
Herbie the elm lives on, albeit as an electric guitar.
Happy 235th Birthday, U.S. Marine Corps
Before America established its footing as an independent nation, the unit defined as “The Few, The Proud” had already launched its quest to defend freedom.
Update: Bay Area Transit Cop Gets 2 Years in Passenger Shooting Death
Update (5 p.m. EST): A Los Angeles judge sentenced a 28-year-old former Oakland, Calif.-area transit policeman to two years in prison for the shooting death of an unarmed passenger he killed while trying to subdue him in the …
Exclusive: Cooks Source Writer Marvels at the ‘Nerd Rage,’ Keeps Waiting For That Apology
It was the cry of plagiarism heard ’round the web world on Thursday – the tale of a writer who says she found her work repurposed in a magazine without her permission and who, when she demanded compensation, was allegedly mocked …
Americans, Embrace Your National Debt: 5 Ways to Spend $13 Trillion
The United States’ national debt was a hot topic in Tuesday’s elections, and it currently stands at an inconceivably huge $13.6 trillion.