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Toronto Bee Rescue has been serving Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area since 2011, collecting swarms and removing honeybee colonies. We are now looking to expand our local bee yards by purchasing additional honeybee colonies and equipment. Our goal is to purchase 10 honeybee colonies.
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A longtime tradition at the Orange County Fair is ending because of liability and safety questions.
Elephant rides have been a part of the fair for 25 years and nobody's been hurt, but animal rights activists have protested the rides for some time.
They claim handlers control the animals with electric prods and bullh... |
Babies take a lot of work. And before hospitals and advances in health care, not all that many survived into adulthood.
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All modern societies evolved out of agrarian societies. Before the Industrial Re... |
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Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool have a “new midfielder” in the form of vice-captain James Milner.
The 31-year-old former England inte... |
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Football is not always about beauty. It’s not just about attacking, brilliant dribbling or gorgeous sweeping moves. It’s also about defending, about getting the balance right, about winning the ball back, about the unglamorous but necessary jobs.
This is often a problem for national man... |
During an announcement of the signing of the so-called “Merry Christmas Bill,” Texas Gov. Rick Perry and state Senator Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) said Thursday that freedom from religion was not included in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
“I’m proud we are standing up for religious freedom in our st... |
What Are Bob Ross Paintings Worth? A Bob Ross Painting Sold in Aspen for $2 MILLION.
Bob Ross, the fluffy-headed and soft-spoken TV painter who taught a generation of people how to paint with his TV show, “The Joy Of Painting” would have been 76 years old now if he were still alive. Sadly the gentle guy who was hated ... |
If the modern world has taught us anything, it is that technology – in the context of popular culture – matters. The intersection of technology and popular culture is social media, and so it is no surprise that the majority of news is now absorbed through social media platforms. We don’t actually read the news articles... |
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government dropped a plan on Wednesday to reconvene parliament to secure approval for a goods and services tax because it lacks political support, in a new setback to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s faltering plans to revamp the economy.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley gestures while speaking at... |
A Pittsburgh man stabbed in the head with a screwdriver during the Penguins’ playoff opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night refused medical attention until the game was over, police said.
The Stanley Cup contenders, ranked: red-hot Capitals can go all the way Read more
Officers were dispatched to... |
With a move to Chelsea drawing closer, Antonio Conte is a man under the spotlight but one of his players, Andrea Pirlo, has revealed his 'love' for the Italy national coach.
Sportsmail has been told that July 14 and 15 have been earmarked as dates for Conte’s unveiling by Chelsea — the week after the Euro 2016 final i... |
Melbourne doctor, Rodney Symes, attempting to provoke prosecution for euthanasia to spur test case
Updated
A Melbourne doctor who says he has been prescribing injectable medications to patients seeking to end their lives wants police to prosecute him so that he can argue the case for euthanasia in court.
Appearing o... |
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on Friday blasted President Trump for his speech alongside the president of Romania in the White House Rose Garden, calling it a "clownish performance by a reality show star."
Speaking to CNN's Jim Sciutto, Swalwell compared Trump's "unpresidential" performance to fired FBI Director James... |
Researchers from China have developed a nanosized drug delivery system with long blood circulation and peptide-enhanced tumor penetration. This system consists of red-blood-cell (RBC)-mimetic nanoparticles (NPs), which are loaded with the cancer drug paclitaxel. In combination with the tumor-penetrating peptide iRGD, t... |
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We haven’t posted raw cover art in a long time, and one of the reasons is that we’ve completely changed how we make our covers. When... |
Quickflix has secured new streaming content deals with Disney, NBC Universal and BBC Worldwide including Channel Seven’s series Revenge, Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD and Downton Abbey.
The announcement:
Quickflix secures new streaming content including premium TV series.
New deals with Disney, NBC Universal and BBC Wor... |
GENEVA (Reuters) - China is drawing on natural resources such as farm land, timber and water twice as fast as they can be renewed in its drive for development, a report from Chinese and international environmentalists said on Tuesday.
The report said the next 20 years would be critical to correct the situation and put... |
Perry's Houston prayer summit blurs lines between church and state Perry's upcoming prayer event draws sharp criticism
Expressing objections on a variety of religious and cultural grounds, some opponents have organized a protest on Facebook, while others are urging the nation's 49 other governors invited by Perry to b... |
Creepiest Ghost Photos Ever: The Pink Lady of Greencastle 6
We’re now down to the last two installments for the Creepiest Ghost Photos Ever series. Today, let’s take a look at a set of photos taken in the O’Hare Mansion in Greencastle, Indiana, showing the ghost that became known as the Pink Lady of Greencastle.
Phot... |
New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI): The government is planning to do away with the process of selecting the lowest bidder while acquiring high-tech defence assets, and instead entering into strategic partnership with Indian private firms in six critical sectors, defence minister Manohar Parrikar said Saturday.
The defence ministr... |
Northeastern Illinois University is taking a big gamble: that if it finally builds on-campus housing, it can reverse declining student enrollment. But the way the university’s going about this has upset some neighbors. The university plans to acquire the properties through eminent domain, leaving owners on one block of... |
On the day Singapore became independent in 1965, founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew declared that "everybody will have a place in Singapore".
He also stressed that Singapore is "not a Malay nation, not a Chinese nation, not an Indian nation".
His remarks on race were not just to reassure minorities, but also a sobe... |
By Ben Dirs
2030 GMT: Tomorrow we've got Wales v Scotland, with live TV, radio and online coverage. Wales will be hoping to win and convincingly enough to go top of the table, Scotland to get their campaign up and running and us? We just want to see some more rugby. Until then, good evening.
BBC Sport's Chris Whyatt ... |
NSW Labor ends Greens preferencing 'free ride'
Updated
The NSW Labor Party conference has passed a motion to stop giving automatic preferences to the Greens.
Labor and the Greens have been involved in a war of words in recent weeks, and the Greens say the stoush will only bolster support for the Opposition.
The rif... |
What's New In PostgreSQL 10
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Table_partitioning: Background and Limitations of PostgreSQL 10 Partitioning
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Legalized marijuana on the Horizon
Posted on November 2, 2017 by Vauxhall Advance
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The legalization of marijuana seems to be on the horizon for Canada and that means school boards across the country are gearing up fo... |
By Eleanor Williams
BBC News, Beckton, London
The "poo cakes" have a high calorific content and burn easily The UK is firmly in the grip of one of the coldest winters on record and many households are seeing their fuel bills soar. Although the government has dismissed fears over dwindling gas supplies during the big ... |
Image caption The private university will be able to set its own level for tuition fees
The UK's first new private sector university college for more than 30 years is being announced by the universities minister.
David Willetts will allow London-based BPP, which has 14 regional branches, to become a university colleg... |
At the Good Samaritan Haven, Representative Peter Welch (D-VT) today announced bipartisan legislation to help rural states like Vermont secure additional funding to fight homelessness. Welch is introducing the bill with Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY).
Welch’s bill (HR 3141) would increase federal funding to Vermont for the f... |
Three years ago everyone was talking about Coursera, which had begun partnering with some of the world’s most elite colleges to offer free courses. There was overheated hype, as pundits speculated that it could be a magic bullet to bring down college costs. And there were tough questions, as people wondered what the go... |
While the Capitals edged the Rangers last night to go up 2-1, the league’s three remaining series each feature a team holding a 2-0 lead. Two games into the second round, the Flames have been dominated by the Ducks, the Wild just can’t crack the Blackhawks, and the Habs … well, the Habs are kind of losing their minds a... |
“It’s just so illogical,” Geller told me heatedly not long ago. “I loved him. I respected him. But the way he went after people was like a mental illness. There’s an evil to that, a maliciousness. He’s a traitor, a turncoat, a plant. We may not know for years what actually happened. You think he changed his mind?”
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Studio 17, a collective of more than 70 artists working in the Redlick Building at 17th and Mission streets, will be forced to vacate the premises in June after failing to secure a lease renewal from its landlord. Artists who have worked in the building for years and hosted numerous open houses are faced with finding n... |
Former Eagles wide receiver Freddie Mitchell is headed to prison. The man formerly known as "FredEx" was sentenced to 37 months behind bars for his part in a tax fraud scheme, according to TMZ. Mitchell pleaded guilty to withholding millions of dollars from the federal government. He was facing ten years in prison, but... |
Cinenewsnow.com, a local news station in the Chicago area, is reporting of a near-tragedy at Peoria’s Notre Dame High School that was averted by one swimmer’s quick thinking.
Read the full report here.
16-year old Alex Bousky was trying to break a breath-holding record, and after 75 yards he passed out and suffered a... |
Self-driving electric cars? Rad!! A Hyperloop train that can get you from New York to L.A. in a few hours? No way! A space program that could one day fly missions to Mars and send tourists into orbit? Holy shit! A new kind of roof tile? Uh, sure. OK.
Aside from his drilling company that is literally called The Boring ... |
FOXBORO — In this world of uncertainly and doubt, there is always one thing that rings true in rock 'n' roll. Certain singers and guitarists — despite their ego clashes, bad blood and backstage drama — are meant to play together and are better together than they are apart. Axl Rose and Slash are prime example.
While i... |
JUBA Heavy gunfire erupted in South Sudan's capital late on Monday after President Salva Kiir ordered his forces to cease fire and only respond if they came under attack, Reuters witnesses reported.
His rival Riek Machar, the former rebel who returned to his old post of vice president in April under the terms of a pea... |
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A former foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump has written to congressional investigators claiming, without evidence, that his mobile phone may have been tapped last year.
Carter Page, a businessman, suggests this would support the view that the Trump campaign headquarters at Trump Tower in New York was under surveil... |
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A bride registered blind just three years ago says her “incredible” guide dog has made such an impact on her life that he was made ring-b... |
A few things about Canada
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Well it’s been nearly 6 months since I first touched down on Canadian soil, and I’m very pleased to report that it’s been a delightful experience. I love this country!
I’m at the stage now where I feel like I’ve passed my probation. Settling in ... |
Share. 16 classic games with new twists. 16 classic games with new twists.
Exit Theatre Mode
Nintendo has announced NES Remix, a new Wii U eShop title that puts twists on levels from 16 classic titles.
Available today, NES Remix will cost $14.99 in the US and £8.99 in the UK. It features “quick levels” from classic ... |
As owner Sara Fitzgerald walks through her beloved Houston venue at the corner of White Oak and Studemont, her voice brightens when she speaks of all the upgrades and improvements now occurring at her namesake establishment.
We peek through the back door to the patio, where tables, chairs and night lights will soon pl... |
Turntableela, Gang sign. Undefeated SC. 1st before top 4. on NRDB
In a time before time, when Prepaid Voicepads roamed the earth, when Corps still had ICE that mattered, when Netrunner Geeks still sucked — A humble nerdbear emerged with one simple dream:
To publish a criminal deck using all of the new cards from the ... |
IDEAS Darlena Cunha is a contributor to TIME
Donald Trump is a breath of fresh air in a Republican primary filled with tired political rhetoric. The real-estate mogul uses direct, no-nonsense language, concocts fast, brazen solutions to the nation’s problems, and channels the us-versus-them mentality that appeals to m... |
The new phonebook Google I/O app is here! Just like I/O events past, the latest developer conference has its own app. If you still had I/O 2016 installed on your device, or if you pulled it down in anticipation, you'll find an update waiting for you. Everyone else that might be attending should go download this latest ... |
It’s been several years in the making but the first Ubuntu-powered smartphone is nearly upon us. The BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition will finally go on sale starting next week although it’s not the same handset that was promised a few years ago.
Canonical, the group behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, launched a crow... |
Yves here. Wow, never in my wildest dreams would I have predicted this outcome.
By Lambert Strether. Originally published at Corrente
Remember, passing Fast Track in the Senate was supposed to be the easy part. Not only did Fast Track get rejected on its first try — “Welcome aboard the S.S. Lame Duck, Mr. President!”... |
With the Barnes and Noble 50% off Criterion Collection sale running through the end of July, the ReDVDit team of writers thought it would be a great idea to present each of our Top 5 Criterion Collection Blu-rays.
Jeff Rauseo, the Head Editor and Co-Founder of the ReDVDit Review site, presents his list of favorite Cri... |
Although Bitcoin price has struggled to recover back to its newest all-time high at $3,018, avid Bitcoin enthusiast and RT’s Keiser Report host Max Keiser has stated that a new all-time high for Bitcoin price is in sight.
Keiser wrote:
“New all-time high for Bitcoin in sight. Regulators will be twiddling their thumbs... |
Local Roots cofounder and CEO Eric Ellestad in one of the company's indoor farms. Leanna Garfield By 2050, the world will need to feed 9.7 billion people— 2.4 billion more than today.
A growing movement of people believes that indoor farming could be a solution to the increasing demand for food. Instead of natural sun... |
At first blush, Foster + Partners' new Apple store in Hangzhou, China, looks a lot like its others. The British architecture firm headed by Norman Foster started designing for Apple in 2009, when Steve Jobs tapped them to design the new Cupertino headquarters. That massive, circular building aside, in the year or so si... |
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HENRICO COUNTY, Va -- Henrico firefighters deployed their water rescue unit Wednesday for a call about a duck trapped in the ice.
The rescue happened at a retention pond at a shopping center in the 9990 block of Brook Road. When firefighters arrived, they found a duck that... |
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Donald Trump's comments about the Gold Star family of a fallen U.S. soldier whos... |
Yarra Valley Water had a problem: the water and sanitation company in Melbourne, Australia, couldn’t easily see what was going on with its operations. It was hard to determine if any of its $2bn US in assets – including almost 12,000 miles of water and sewer pipes, nine treatment plants, two water recycling facilities,... |
Bad heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as it’s called in medical parlance is a wretched disorder that causes misery to millions of people. This problem is so widespread that the drug companies that make medications to lessen the symptoms (the little purple pill that is advertised continuously, for inst... |
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists says detention of children should only be used as a ‘last resort’ and for ‘the shortest possible’ time
Children in immigration detention 'should be held no more than three days'
Children in immigration detention should be held for no longer than three days, th... |
Indianapolis Colts Donte Moncrief turns up field after making a catch in the second half of their game. The Indianapolis Colts played the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, October 26, 2014, afternoon at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh PA. (Photo: Matt Kryger / The Star)
It wasn't that long ago, so Donte Moncrief's memory is sharp... |
Of all the conflicts that have raged in American history the Civil War remains the bloodiest.
On battlefields such as Shiloh, Antietam, and Gettysburg, the death toll averaged out to 425 men per day. This continued for 1,458 consecutive days, leaving an estimated 620,000 dead when the last shots were fired. But this c... |
That moment when you inadvertently bump into the professional athlete you’re dressed as for Halloween is better than any massive haul of candy. That’s exactly what happened to Paul Vernick on Monday. Vernick, a high school senior in north Jersey, lives in the same town as Sacha Kljestan, the New York Red Bulls star mid... |
The international governing body for the sport is the International Federation of American Football (IFAF); although the organization plays all of its international competitions under American rules, it uses a definition of the game that is broad enough that it includes Canadian football under its umbrella, and Footbal... |
The ranking member on the House Budget Committee said Thursday that the tea party has taken over in the House of Representatives, and turned Speaker John Boehner into little more than a rubber stamp for their social agenda as the government careens toward its first shutdown since 1995.
“Speaker Boehner is not in contr... |
In their rush to build a controversial mass surveillance system, Oakland city officials appear to have allowed employees of the project's prime contractor to perjure themselves by claiming that the company was in compliance with the city's Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Ordinance. The ordinance, enacted by Oakland voters an... |
HBO's Westworld made its PaleyFest debut Saturday with the cast and creators of the futuristic sci-fi drama reflecting on the twists and turns of season one while remaining tight-lipped about any season two details.
The only thing showrunners Lisa Joy and Jonah Nolan did reveal was the show's plan to avoid production ... |
An investigation into the plans to discredit Mr Walesa has found that a special task force was set up and handwriting experts hired to forge documents.
It had long been suspected that the secret police, the SB, had used dirty tricks to stop Walesa getting the prize but the true extent of their operations were never fu... |
Debbie Wolfe stacks some china to take with her, that once belonged to her grandmother, found in the burned ruins of her home, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. A massive deadly wildfire swept through the area last week destroying thousands of housing and business. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
PETALUMA, Cal... |
Ted Cruz just pulled off what has seemed impossible: He made Donald Trump concede a point.
At Thursday night's Republican debate, Cruz took on Trump's charge that he's not American enough for the presidency. Trump has recently started saying Cruz's Canadian birth is a constitutional liability. When asked about the att... |
The Federal Communications Commission recently issued new rules regulating the Internet—even though it doesn’t appear to have such powers. A federal court gangster-slapped the commission last year, accusing it of regulatory overreach for attempting to dictate Internet policy to service providers. These new regulations ... |
The flier, obtained by the Journal-News, references the May 13 arson in which a group of neighborhood juveniles allegedly set fire to the Roosevelt Avenue home of Jennifer Chitwood, a white mother of two children.
Thaddeus Shields, 18, of 1327 Woodlawn Ave., and a 17-year-old male were both arrested and charged for th... |
As Snowden taught the NSA, a single insider can obliterate the data security of even the most secretive organizations. Now ISIS may have sprung a Snowden-sized leak of its own, one that could give security agencies fighting the brutal terrorist group some highly useful intelligence.
The Leak
A defector has allegedly ... |
I received a large red envelope with my name on it. It's a pretty envelope. I've never said that about an envelope before.
The contents-
-red ear muffs that have some sparkle on the top of it. This is my first pair of ear muffs and I like them. They are soft, fluffy and will keep my ears warm.
-rose bracelet with ro... |
Remember when it was the liberal guests who ended up looking like sputtering morons on the O'Reilly Factor? Tonight it was the host. Joan Walsh turned the tables.
Her secret?
Remain calm.
Finish your sentences, even if O'Reilly interrupts you.
Do your research and form your soundbites ahead of time.
Don't raise yo... |
Proving that no one learned from Snapchat's security and privacy spectacle , people invested $1.2 million in an app that had essentially no security.
Despite the news it was hacked only days after its media fanfare, Yo still isn't coming clean.
Last week free Android and iOS app "Yo" was top in Google Play and iTunes... |
This article was originally published on August 21, 2016 and updated on September 6 to reflect Choudary's sentencing.
Radicalisation to violence is a deeply personal process. It’s about an individual making a set of choices for their own reasons within a broader political context that leads them to turn against a soci... |
I was flipping around the ole TV dial yesterday after work and amazingly Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is still on some station in the nether-reaches of cable television. Who knew? Anyhoo, I stopped on the show just long enough to see some dope miss a gimme. Which got me to wondering if this was a common occurrence ov... |
Diet Coke Plus (also known as Coca Cola Light Plus) was a formulation of Diet Coke fortified with vitamins and minerals. It is sweetened with a blend of aspartame and acesulfame potassium.
The drink was released in the United Kingdom in October 2007, available in two variants, one with vitamins B 3 , B 12 , and vitami... |
I received my post card in the mail yesterday and it made my day!!! Hello from Texas, Santa! The post card had a cute pug puppy on it and my Santa drew great doodles of a sloth and a hedgie. The message on the back was super sweet and made me grin; I really think the drawings are fantastic! And there's a Dobby stamp!
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Vision released of police officer pulling gun on speeding motorist in outback Queensland
Updated
The ABC has obtained exclusive footage of the moment a senior constable pulled a gun on a motorist caught speeding in outback Queensland.
The video is part of a collection of clips tendered to a civil hearing before a ju... |
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The deputy police chief with the Colcord Police Department died on Thursday, May 19, while working with a neighbor.
Stephen "Steve" Hartman, 74, was cutting firewood in a pasture in Colcord with Herman Bennett when he collapsed.
According to Delaware County Sheriff's Captain Gayle Wells, Bennett immediately began CPR... |
Ever wanted to have a robot to do your research for you? If you are a scientist, you have almost certainly had this dream. Now it's a real option: Eureqa, a program that distills scientific laws from raw data, is freely available to researchers.
The program was unveiled in April, when it used readouts of a double-pend... |
Austin wants to lower speed limits on North Lamar Boulevard and East Parmer Lane
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After conducting traffic speed studies, the Texas Department of Transportation's transportation engineer is asking the Austin City Council to approve lowering speed limits on two major streets in the city.
On East Parmer... |
Paper: 'Bush intends to attack Iran before the end of his term' RAW STORY
Published: Tuesday May 20, 2008
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Print This Email This An article in Tuesday's Jerusalem Post claims that US strikes on Iran are imminent. "US President George W. Bush intends to attack Iran in the upcoming months, before the end of his term,... |
Uniting thirty years of authoritative scholarship by a master of textual detail, Machiavelli's Virtue is a comprehensive statement on the founder of modern politics. Harvey Mansfield reveals the role of sects in Machiavelli's politics, his advice on how to rule indirectly, and the ultimately partisan character of his p... |
MONTREAL – One of the fastest-growing residential and commercial areas of Montreal is in dire need of a metro line extension to the Bois-Franc train station, according to the mayor of Ville Saint-Laurent.
Alan DeSousa told Global News he would like to see the STM Orange Line push farther north to the AMT Bois-Franc st... |
If Rob Ford hopes to gain votes by appearing homophobic, Toronto’s mayor is in for a surprise come election day, says Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs. Throughout his 14 years at city hall, Ford has been dogged by accusations of homophobia. But up until recently, he’s always seemed to make efforts not p... |
When General Electric moves to Boston, it will instantly become the largest company by far based in Massachusetts.
But don’t expect a massive headquarters to match.
The industrial giant plans to employ about 800 people in Boston by sometime in 2018, less than 1 percent of its current 333,000-person global workforce, ... |
Some residents in a southwest Calgary neighbourhood that flooded last month say their landlord is using the disaster as an excuse to evict them to speed up a condo development.
Several homes along Macleod Trail, north of 25th Avenue southwest, were evacuated during the flooding.
It’s an area that has long been slated... |
Pupil at £24,300-a-year boarding school is jailed after stabbing fellow student twice in a row over soy sauce
Langley School in Loddon, Norfolk, rocked by violent episode
Minheng He, now 18, struck after boy refused to lend him the condiment
Victim was stabbed twice and lost two pints of blood
He, of Hendon, North ... |
Akamai ranks countries based on their broadband speeds every quarter. In its latest report for Q1 2013, the top-ranking country has an average peak connection speed of 54.1Mb/s. Which country do you think that would be? Hint: Its the third time in a row to be in first place.
Did you guess South Korea? Close. The count... |
Just a few short hours after President Trump challenged his former friend-turned-rival Hillary Clinton to run against him again in three years, Clinton shot back by questioning how the president has time to get anything done in between feuding with perceived enemies on twitter and slicing up the back nine.
"Honestly, ... |
While it was officially announced back in April that there would be an eighth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise, it was not revealed what the film would be called. Fast & Furious 7 went by the name Furious 7, so there was some speculation that the film would either be called Furious 8 or Fast 8.
On Sunday ni... |
A German man, 35, drove a car into a group of people outside a city centre bakery and fled the scene before being shot by police.
The man hit the three pedestrians, one of whom died of his injuries, in Heidelberg, near Stuttgart, at around 4pm then ran away carrying a knife.
Dramatic video footage shows the suspect c... |
The discovery of extractable dinosaur DNA is many a scientist’s dream. The idea of finding DNA within extinct animals has an air of mystery and discovery that is just ridiculously appealing, whether you’re 5, 50, a teacher, palaeontologist, or cab driver. I think this is part of human nature, where we always seem to ha... |
A 50-year-old Palm Bay, Fla. man suffered extensive second-degree burns on Tuesday when he accidentally lit himself on fire while setting up a Halloween display that involved a wooden cross, candles, and gasoline, according to Florida Today. Police described the incident as a “prank.”
“It started as some kind of prank... |
Less than 24 hours after Senator Barack Obama won the race for the U.S. presidency, Bloomberg reports that Motown’s mauled mavens will step-up their campaign to suckle on the milk of federal tax money. “GM, the biggest U.S. automaker, must get government aid because ‘time is very short,’ said Roger Altman, the former T... |
Why stave off foreclosures?
Foreclosures have become a major political issue. Ever since December, Hillary Clinton has been making daily calls for a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures. The Bush administration has been inching toward an anti-foreclosure policy. The Hope Now alliance * was created in October as a volunta... |
The rest of the media are finally catching up to what WND has been reporting for years.
The New York Times, Associated Press and others are in a sudden flurry over a report that implicates banking giant HSBC in laundering billions of dollars for celebrities, criminals and drug lords – and suggests Obama Attorney Gener... |