Thirty-seven worshippers were killed and 56 wounded in a hostage drama at a Baghdad church, an official said on Monday. All eight gunmen who raided the church were also killed when US and Iraqi forces mounted a joint operation to rescue worshippers held in the Sayidat al-Nejat church in central Baghdad, officials said. The gunmen attacked during evening mass after killing two guards at the nearby headquarters of the Baghdad stock exchange. ‘We released the hostages but…
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Highlights of this day in history: The Stamp Act takes effect; The US explodes the first hydrogen bomb; Sistine Chapel paintings are first shown to the public; Algerian nationalists begin rebellion against French rule; NFL’s Walter Payton dies.
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A deadly volcano in Indonesia spewed another searing cloud of ash down its slopes on Sunday, prompting panic and chaos among thousands of villagers. The volcano has killed dozens of people in the past week. (Oct. 31)
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Hurricane Tomas weakened Sunday after tearing off roofs and downing power lines in the eastern Caribbean. Forecasters said the storm could regain force and veer toward earthquake-stunned Haiti. (Oct. 31)
Continue reading …NBC Sees ‘Conservative’ Toomey, But No Label for Sestak; Gearing Up to Blame Tea Party if No GOP Senate Majority
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Watch Smallville S10E6: Harvest The new installment of our favorite superhero of Smallville, which is entitled “Harvest ” is the sci-fi hit TV series’ 6th episode of the 10th season that aired last 10/29/2010 Friday 8:00 PM on CW. Watch Smallville 10×6(1006) Free Online Streaming Full Episodes Replay of the Latest Season and Video Clip Download Link:
Continue reading …Watch Supernatural S6E6: You Can’t Handle The Truth The new installment of our favorite brother hunters of Supernatural, which is entitled “You Can’t Handle The Truth” is the sci-fi hit TV show’s 6th episode of the 6th season that aired last 10/29/2010 Friday 9:00 PM on CW. After some of the resident of a certain town gets killed or commits suicide when they ask for the truth, Dean and Sam goes out to investigate what is behind it. They later on realize that it is one of the ancient goddess of truth, Veritas, that have been summoned by one of the resident who is doing all this. When Dean got cursed, he takes advantage of it and asks Sam some question that have been lingering in his head for a long time now. Watch Supernatural 6×6(0606) Free Online Streaming Full HDTV Episodes of the Latest Season and Video Clip Download Link:
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A former teenage al Qaida fighter has been sentenced to eight more years in custody under a plea deal revealed after a military sentencing jury said he should serve 40 years for war crimes. Omar Khadr looked straight ahead as a military judge at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba imposed the eight-year sentence. The sentence ended a legal odyssey that began when the Canadian son of a major al Qaida figure was captured at 15 with severe wounds in Afghanistan in 2002, following a four-hour firefight. Khadr, now 24, pleaded guilty on October 25 to five war crimes including murder for throwing a grenade that fatally wounded American special forces medic Sgt Christopher Speer. Military prosecutors said it…
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Photo via The NY Daily News As everybody knows, one of the greatest pitfalls of living a carnivorous lifestyle has always been the limited selection of meat-based beverages available to consumers — but that hasn’t stopped folks from trying to come up with the perfect meat-based drink. Although the cup or glass is generally thought of as
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Photo: atennies94 / CC The McDonald’s fast-food empire nets around $22 billion a year by serving its less-than healthy entrees to millions of patrons around the world — but now, in a twist of irony, they’ll be paying a pretty penny to one man who was forced by the company to eat the stuff. A former restaurant manager in Porto Ale… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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