Daily Archives: October 26, 2011
Couple Who Named Kids after Nazis Pickets Child Services, Because Obviously They Know What’s Good for Kids
Heath and Deborah Campbell, who named their children Adolf Hitler and JoyceLynn Aryan Nation, are claiming that a court cleared them of abuse allegations last month, but after thirty-three months in foster care, the children are still not home. Court … Continue reading
Filed under Sick Sad World, Stupid Is As Stupid Does
Mississippi Governor Candidates: Zygotes Are People, Too
If you live in Mississippi, you have a choice in the upcoming governor’s race: you can vote for someone who thinks that zygotes are fully human and deserve the same rights as full-grown women, or you can vote for someone … Continue reading
Filed under Law, Politics, Science Schmience, Sick Sad World, Stupid Is As Stupid Does
Top Earners Doubled Share of Nation’s Wealth Since 1979
The top 1% of earners more than doubled their share of the nation’s income over the last three decades, the Congressional Budget Office said in a report Tuesday. The report says government policy has become less redistributive since the late … Continue reading
One-Half of Children Malnourished in North Korea
After a five-day visit to North Korea, the United Nations’ humanitarian aid chief Valerie Amos declared the country in dire need of help to fight malnutrition. Valerie Amos, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief speaks about the lack of food available … Continue reading
Filed under Sick Sad World, World
CDC Panel Recommends HPV Vaccine for Boys
Boys and young men should be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV), to protect against anal and throat cancers, a federal advisory committee said Tuesday. The recommendation by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and … Continue reading
Police in Dominican Republic Account for 10% of Fatal Shootings
Police in the Dominican Republic account for 10% of all killings in the country, where crime rates have soared in the past few years. There have been reports of unlawful killings, abuses of people in police custody, and even reports … Continue reading
Filed under Crime and Punishment, World
Gaddafi Buried Early Tuesday
Ousted Libyan ruler Moammar Gaddafi was buried at an undisclosed location early Tuesday, an NTC official confirms. The National Transitional Council and the United Nations have called for an independent investigation into the death of the man who ruled Libya … Continue reading
Filed under Notable Passings, World
On This Day…
On Oct. 26, 1994, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Prime Minister Abdel Salam Majali of Jordan signed a peace treaty in a ceremony attended by President Clinton.
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