US intelligence officials intercepted three suspicious packages in September that they think were a dry run for Friday’s mail bomb scheme, a US official said Monday. The information was first disclosed Monday night by ABC News (Nov. 1)
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In a bid to grab a little of that “respect” we keep hearing so much about, Archos has just started shipping its downright seductive 4.3-inch Archos 43 . Boasting Android underneath, an HDMI output and inbuilt WiFi, this $249.99 portable media player has just about everything any on-the-go media lover could want. Though, we will say… that 16GB of storage could afford to be expanded. Good thing there’s a microSD slot, huh? Hit the source link if you’re interested in experiencing that whole “Add To Cart” phenomenon. [Thanks, Kevin] Android-based Archos 43 PMP now shipping for $250 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A young father deliberately slammed his pickup truck into the bedroom of his newborn daughter and her teen mother, killing both before witnesses rushed to free them from furniture and debris, police said Monday. (Nov. 1)
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LONDON (AFP) – Britain and Germany have tightened air security measures amid growing fears about the safety of cargo after two US-bound parcel bombs were sent from Yemen in an alleged Al-Qaeda plot. London announced Monday that it was suspending all unaccompanied air cargo from war-torn Somalia, extending a ban on freight from Yemen imposed after the devices were found on planes last week in England and Dubai. Berlin meanwhile announced that it had extended a ban on air freight from Yemen to also cover passenger flights originating in the Arabian peninsula country. The bomb discovered in England passed through Cologne, Germany. The Netherlands also on Monday suspended cargo…
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Original photo: this lyre lark / CC They might not be too effective when it comes chasing down vandals or spooking away would-be burglars — but it turns out that our humble city trees may be apt crime-fighters, nonetheless. According to the findings of a new report , data suggests that there’s a relationship betwee… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …For newly empowered congressional Republicans, priority one must be an extension of the Bush tax cuts. There should be enough votes not only from a new Republican majority, but also from some of the decimated and dispirited (and even newly elected) Democrats. If President Obama is smart, he won't veto the bill. If the tax cuts are allowed to expire, everyone who gets a paycheck and has taxes withheld is going to see less money in the “net” column starting January 1. Bloomberg.com has published some calculations. It reports that, according to the Tax Institute at H&R Block, “for a married couple earning $80,000 a year, increased taxes would drain $221.48 in withholding from a semi-monthly paycheck. Married individuals earning $240,000 a year” (just under the $250,000 standard President Obama defines as “rich”) “would lose $557.78 to withholding in a single semi-monthly paycheck.” Double these figures for a month and multiply by 12 and you quickly see the additional drain on the economy at a time of anemic 2 percent growth. read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence officials tracked several shipments of household goods from Yemen to Chicago in September and considered that the parcels might be a dry run for a terrorist attack, The New York Times and ABC News reported on Monday. Intelligence officials believe…
Continue reading …Jim Hoft has the details from Minnesota: Upwards of 100 residents from a local group home for mentally disadvantaged individuals were brought into the County Courthouse to cast absentee ballots. The witness reported that supervisors were telling voters to cast a straight Democrat ticket. There was even a report of a voter prematurely leaving the voting both and a supervisor casting the ballot for the voter. Essentially, the people in-charge were taking advantage of the mentally disabled in order to bolster the vote for their candidates of choice. These individuals involved can be charged with a felony under Minnesota election laws. There’s video at the link . I guess some would argue that you have to be somewhat mentally incapacitated to vote for Democrats anyway.
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A prosthetic leg found in North Carolina belonged to a 10-year-old girl who has been missing for weeks, police said Monday. The Hickory Police Department said the artificial left leg belonged to Zahra Baker, who lost her own leg to bone cancer. (Nov. 1)
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Britain and France will sign a treaty on Tuesday that will see the two countries test the safety of their nuclear weapons stocks in a joint facility in France. The French Presidency announced the agreement, which will see a nuclear
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