A BOMB exploded on a bus in central Nairobi today during a security search before it left for the Ugandan capital Kampala, killing three and wounding 23, Kenyan police said. Kampala’s local police chief had earlier warned of “strong indications” that Islamist militant groups were planning attacks over the Christmas period. “Two more people have succumbed to injuries in hospital, the death toll is now three including the owner of the luggage that exploded in the bus,” a senior Kenyan police officer at the scene said….
Continue reading …Chris Matthews Mocks Republicans Who Believe In Creation, Leaves Out 1/3 of Dems, Independents Believe Same
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A new Gallup poll is out showing that 40 percent of Americans believe that “God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so” while only 16 percent believe evolution happened with guidance from God and 38 percent believe “God guided [the] process” of evolution. Among the poll's findings was that a full 37 percent with a college degree and a full 22 percent with a postgraduate degree believe in creation. Yet today, MSNBC's Chris Matthews sought to seize on another demographic stat from the poll to make the issue a partisan one and to mock Republicans as scientifically illiterate. In doing so he made a gaffe illustrating how behind the times he is when it comes to anthropological discoveries scientists link to human evolution: read more
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Despite its popularity as a natural remedy for treating the common cold, a new study suggests echinacea does not substantially reduce the severity or duration of the common cold.
Continue reading …CBS ‘Early Show’ Touts Obama’s ‘Big Win;’ Claims He’s ‘The Comeback Kid’
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On Saturday's Early Show fill-in co-host Russ Mitchell saw passage of the tax deal as a possible “turning point for Mr. Obama's presidency” and speculated that it was “perhaps setting the stage for another victory as the Senate takes up the repeal of the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law.” In the report that followed, correspondent Whit Johnson declared that with the deal “President Obama could finally declare victory.” The headline on screen read: “The President's Big Win; More Success Before The Holiday Break?” Johnson explained “that after months of debate, they [Democrats] finally have the votes to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'” In a report on Sunday Morning , Johnson touted the eventual repeal of the policy on Saturday as a “major victory” for Democrats.
Continue reading …Parental supervision shocker! iPad use leads to costly in-app Smurfberry orders
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, may of its so-called satellite states had to struggle to find ways to keep afloat — none more so than Smurf Village, that bastion of communal living where everyone looks nearly identical, has the same surname, and works “according to his ability” (and in return lives “according to his needs”). How has Papa Smurf and Co. survived in the post-Soviet geopolitical climate? It seems that Capcom’s Smurfs’ Village game for iOS might be free, but the in-app purchases will cost you dearly. Actually, it’s the in-app purchases that your pre-literate toddlers make that will cost you dearly. And this is a lesson that a lot of parents are finding out, according to a recent AP article, which notes that “warnings may alert parents, but it’s doubtful that they’d deter children who can’t read and don’t understand money.” Sure, Smurfberries may grow freely on magical trees, but a virtual wheelbarrow full of ‘em will run you $60. Parental supervision shocker! iPad use leads to costly in-app Smurfberry orders originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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There’s no shortage of iPhone navigation apps out there, but we can’t say we’ve seen too many that come with 1.6GB of offline map data — especially for free. That’s the hook for NavFree USA, which just went live in the App Store — sure, it also has some interesting social features like crowdsourced map updates and navigating to friends, and you can buy add-ons like traffic and speed camera info, but we think most people will use the free turn-by-turn and call it a day. That is, until Apple builds navigation directly into the OS . PR after the break. Continue reading NavFree launches free US iPhone navigation app with offline map data NavFree launches free US iPhone navigation app with offline map data originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A storm pounding California with record rain forced authorities Monday to order the evacuation of thousands. Residents of La Canada Flintridge were among those keeping a wary eye on the rain. (Dec. 20)
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Some members of the U.S. Senate are dragging their feet and kvetching about wording issues in the latest American-Russian disarmament pact, the START treaty, as they prepare to vote for its ratification. In response, they have received a clear message from Moscow: The terms of the treaty are no longer negotiable.
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010 – Powered by –> Qassim Abdul-Zahra Associated Press BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki overcame last-minute bickering within his fragile coalition and submitted his new cabinet Monday, clearing a key hurdle to seating a government more than nine months after elections. But nearly one-third of the nominees were only acting ministers, an attempt to buy time to work out disagreements with a key part of Maliki’s coalition – the hardline Shiite faction loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Parliament was expected to vote on the list of 42 ministers and other top government posts as early as Tuesday,…
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US official persuades Pyongyang to allow return of UN nuclear inspectors Tuesday, December 21, 2010 – Powered by –> Kim Do-gyun Reuters YEONPYEONG, South Korea: North Korea said it would not react to “reckless” military drills by the South Monday, despite an earlier threat to retaliate, and CNN reported that Pyongyang had agreed to the return of nuclear inspectors. Air-raid bunkers on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong shook during the live-fire artillery exercise, which went on for just over 90 minutes, but the North Korean guns that had shelled the island after a similar drill last month stayed silent. “The revolutionary armed forces of the…
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