Officials in Joplin, Mo., are paring down the list of those missing since Sunday’s killer tornado. They say 90 people on the list have been located alive, but at least six were identified as among the dead. That leaves 132 known dead. (May 27)
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Officials in Joplin, Mo., are paring down the list of those missing since Sunday’s killer tornado. They say 90 people on the list have been located alive, but at least six were identified as among the dead. That leaves 132 known dead. (May 27)
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In parts of the state of California’s San Joaquin valley, oil wells are abundant. But many of the state’s oilfields are around a century old and the remaining oil is hard to extract. One company is taking a novel approach to the problem. (May 27)
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Riot police firing rubber bullets and wielding truncheons clashed on Friday with protesters as authorities cleared away a makeshift camp set up as part of a Spain-wide demonstration against the country’s economic problems. (May 27)
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Where were you when Ryan Seacrest announced Scotty McCreery as the winner of 2011′s American Idol? Sleeping? Drinking? Mourning the death of The Oprah Winfrey Show? (Personally, we wish we were watching TLC airing out their bedazzled poly-silk blend overalls.) Someone’s mom was really, really excited when her contestant of choice won, considering she’d voted “at least 500 times.” (Bear in mind that… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : VH1′s Today In Music Discovery Date : 26/05/2011 23:22 Number of articles : 4
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Singer-songwriter Jewel is expecting her first child in July. She has a new children’s album due out this fall and is hosting Bravo’s “Platinum Hit”, premiering Monday. (May 27)
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Two police officers were acquitted of raping a drunken woman they’d been called to help, with a jury convicting them only of misdemeanor official misconduct charges. (May 27)
Continue reading …NewsBusters Publisher Bozell Exposes Slanted Medicare Reporting on May 27 ‘Fox & Friends’
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If the media are so worried about Medicare cuts, “why don't [they] look at ObamaCare, which takes it away?” NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell asked on the May 27 “Fox & Friends.” Instead, the media have been busy furthering Democratic talking points about the Republican-proposed budget plan by Paul Ryan. [Watch the full video below the page break] In fact, there's a 70 percent increase in Medicare spending under the Ryan budget, something you wouldn't know by hearing the media trumpet Democratic claims that the plan would “gut” the program by eventually making it a voucher system for seniors.
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Tyler Cullen made a great video asking random New Yorkers wearing headphones what song they are listening to. via The High Definite Host your website or blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting. Host your website or blog with Laughing Squid Web Hosting . Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Laughing Squid Discovery Date : 26/05/2011 05:09 Number of articles : 4
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Iraq War Veteran Jose Guerena , 26, was shot and killed on May 5 by a Pima County SWAT team that fired 71 bullets through Guerena’s front door. The video of that raid, captured on a SWAT helmet cam, is below. Video via The Agitator . See Reason’s coverage of Guerena here . Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Reason Magazine – Hit & Run Discovery Date : 27/05/2011 05:44 Number of articles : 4
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