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1. Greek President Karolos Papoulias to give up salary
Posted by Katerina Nikolas - 8 comments
As the Greek government rushes to find another 325 million euros of cuts in order to satisfy the lending requirements attached to the next bailout loan, the Greek President will forego his salary.
2. More than 350 prisoners die at fire in Honduras jail
Posted by Igor I. Solar - 6 comments
At least 350 people died in a fire at a jail in Honduras; the blaze started before midnight Tuesday and by 6 a.m. today more than 200 bodies have been recovered and about 60 injured taken to hospital.
3. Op-Ed: Inside the Spanish Revolution (no, not that one!) Special
Posted by Anne Sewell - 3 comments
There's a great big revolution going on, and for a long time nobody knew about it but us. As they have been known to say "the revolution will not be televised" and it was not covered by the mass media.
4. Man has heart attack after eating burger at Heart Attack Grill
Posted by Leigh Goessl - 4 comments
A man suffered what looks to be a heart attack when eating a "triple-bypass burger" at the Heart Attack Grill, located in downtown Las Vegas.
5. Beach Boys tour celebrates 50 years of great vibrations
Posted by John Duarte - 4 comments
The Beach Boys have announced dates for its North America tour celebrating 50 years of bringing us iconic songs like Good Vibrations, Surfin' USA and Fun, Fun, Fun.
6. Video: Puppy rescued from underground pipe
Posted by Leigh Goessl - 7 comments
Last week a puppy was discovered trapped inside an underground drain pipe in Detroit. Rescuers worked for 12 hours to get the tiny 1-month-old pup out of the pipe.
7. Op-Ed: After the tributes comes the dirt on Whitney Houston
Posted by Alexander Baron - 4 comments
The tragic Whitney Houston had not even been buried before she became the subject of lurid and sensationalist speculation about her private life by a notorious homosexual activist.
8. Poor sleep habits linked to Alzheimer's later in life
Posted by Tucker Cummings - 3 comments
Have trouble sleeping at night? This troubling news may make it even harder. A new study suggests there may be a link between poor sleep habits and the development in Alzheimer's later in life.
9. Zimbabwe dam wall at risk of collapse
Posted by Amanda Payne - 1 comment
Kariba dam, on the Zambezi river between Zimbabwe and Zambia, was built in the late 1950's to provide hydro-electric power. Now it seems the dam wall on the Zimbabwean side is cracking and is in danger of collapsing.
10. Truro Model Railroaders Association: A passion for trains Special
Posted by Lynn Curwin - 3 comments
The Members of the Truro Model Railroaders Association in Nova Scotia, Canada are passionate about their hobby, which they recently shared with others during an open house.
11. Singer Shakira attacked by sea lion, says brother saved her life
Posted by Kim I. Hartman - 2 comments
Pop singer Shakira credits her brother with saving her life after she was attacked by a sea lion while on a nature tour in Cape Town, South Africa. She believes the sea lion confused the phone in her hand for fish and was responding to the offer of food.
12. Snow leopards thrive in Bhutan
Posted by Amanda Payne - 2 comments
Snow leopards, which are among the world's most endangered species, have been caught on camera in the remote country of Bhutan as part of a survey by the government of Bhutan and the WWF.
13. Iran says it has developed nuclear fuel, U.S. says claims hyped
Posted by Tim Sandle - 6 comments
Iran says it has manufactured its own "domestically made" nuclear fuel. The country says the development is purely about energy, but the IAEA has suspicions the latest development is another step toward a nuclear weapons program.
14. Miniature, micro-endemic chameleon found in Madagascar
Posted by Igor I. Solar - 4 comments
German zoologists have discovered in a small island off the coast of Madagascar a new species of chameleon that can be considered as the smallest vertebrate in the world; the tiny reptile measures only 29 mm from the nose to the tip of the tail.
15. Op-Ed: Occupation Hibernation's spring thaw and fair-weather protests
Posted by Lynn Herrmann - 9 comments
Lacking a solid foundation for its embryonic social movement and branding itself as a "leaderless resistance movement," Occupy This and Occupy That appears ready to emerge from a winter blunder and resume its fair-weather protests.
16. Should journalism schools include more entrepreneurial courses? Special
Posted by David Silverberg - 2 comments
Journalism schools need to teach business courses and lessons in creating start-ups, some j-school students and professors say. "We need specialized training that will enable us to adapt to a changing media environment," a student wrote recently.
17. Saudi threatens supporters of blasphemous writer Hamza Kashgari
Posted by Katerina Nikolas - 1 comment
Authorities in Saudi Arabia hope to mute any support for the Saudi writer Hamza Kashgari, accused of apostasy, by threatening those who speak out in his support.
18. Iran stops oil exports to six European countries
Posted by Katerina Nikolas - 5 comments
Iran has taken preemptive steps against a European Union ban on Iranian oil imports, due to come into effect on July 1, by cutting oil exports to six European countries.
19. Op-Ed: Dead people are registered to vote, blame Obama/ACORN!
Posted by William Schmalfeldt - 4 comments
A blogger claims two million dead voters are ready to rise from their graves to vote, and links this news to a story about the political group ACORN.
20. Dogs Against Romney protest at dog show, saying 'Mitt is mean'
Posted by JohnThomas Didymus
A group known as Dogs Against Romney, mobilized about a dozen demonstrators outside the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in front of Madison Square Garden to protest Mitt Romney's treatment of his Irish setter, Seamus, during a family vacation in 1983.
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