Afghanistan's dirty little secret

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...well, not any more! picked by hoosker 11 hours ago

Israel's Defense Minister, Ehud Barak stated that Israel is willing to make a sweeping concession -- dividing control of Jerusalem -- as part of a historic final peace pact with Palestinians. picked by BernardBlack 11 hours ago

The Big Bang was a natural event which would have happened without the help or involvement of God, he argues.

"Because there is a law such as gravity, the Universe can and will create itself from nothing," Hawking writes. picked by hoosker 14 hours ago

The Coast Guard has dispatched seven helicopters, two airplanes and four boats to the site, which is about 130 kilometres south of Vermilion Bay along the central Louisiana coast. picked by hoosker 14 hours ago

A doctor has died after she tried to sneak into her lover's home by sliding down the chimney. picked by midnightbliss10 15 hours ago

Cedric the Tasmanian devil, who was hailed in Australia for being immune to a facial cancer that threatens to kill off his entire species, was euthanized after being injected with diseased cells and growing tumors. He was six years old. picked by suebe 1 day ago

A man alleged to have a bomb strapped to his chest entered the lobby and may have fired a weapon and declared, "Nobody is going anywhere," Montgomery County police said. picked by mattgup 1 day ago

Considering the reaction to the video of the woman in England throwing a cat into a trash bin, hilarity will not ensue. She may need to give serious consideration to throwing herself into that river.

BE WARNED: The video is graphic and disturbing. picked by tigertony 2 days ago

"I have been going to Mt. Vernon," Beck said. Holding out his hands for emphasis, he declared with emotion, "I went to the National Archives, and I held the first inaugural address written in his own hand by George Washington." Archives spokeswoman Susan Cooper insists that Beck didn't lay a finger on any precious documents, much less George Washington’s inaugural addres... read full post picked by zircon77777 2 days ago

James Hale. the leader of an Satanic church firmly planted in the Bible Belt has raised eyebrows by renting a theater in the Oklahoma City Civic Center for a ritual exorcism of God. picked by 2manyusernames 2 days ago

Over the weekend, a golfer's routine swing in the rough at the Shady Canyon Golf Course in Irvine, Calif., struck a rock. The impact caused a spark, and the spark set off a blaze that eventually covered 25 acres, according to the General Manager of Shady Canyon Golf Course, and required the efforts of 150 Orange County firefighters. picked by zircon77777 2 days ago

The car's owner, construction worker Guy McCormack, pulled out a set of rosary beads from his car, "Here's what saved him!"
The car owner comments. picked by suebe 2 days ago

Apparently, the 18-year-old boy and his parents are suing his school because the boy’s shop teacher didn’t properly warn “students how badly hurt they could be by electrical demonstration cords in their electrical trades class." picked by suebe 2 days ago

It's closer than you think picked by Jerry520 2 days ago

Because that's what the memory of 9/11 was missing. A musical. picked by Bornbad 2 days ago

Millions of killer giant squid are not only devouring vast amounts of fish they have even started attacking humans.
Two Mexican fishermen were recently dragged from their boats and chewed so badly that their bodies could not be identified even by their own families. picked by Bornbad 2 days ago

Tourist makes grim discovery on Washington state beach picked by Bornbad 2 days ago

"Whatever happened to the Indians? You know, they were celebrating Mother Earth and Father Sky or whatever it is, and that was beautiful and special. Now, it's about gaming, alcohol, fireworks, and abortions. I mean, what happened to the proud Indian?" picked by brittni 2 days ago

The world's most high-profile climate change sceptic is to declare that global warming is "undoubtedly one of the chief concerns facing the world today" and "a challenge humanity must confront", in an apparent U-turn that will give a huge boost to the embattled environmental lobby. picked by zircon77777 3 days ago

Planning your weekend menu? You may want to check out this list first. picked by suebe 3 days ago

Artificial meat grown in vats may be needed if the 9 billion people expected to be alive in 2050 are to be adequately fed without destroying the earth, some of the world's leading scientists report today. picked by hoosker 3 days ago

The state Legislature has voted to outlaw the policy of keeping prisoners shackled while they are giving birth. Act 45 passed the General Assembly with unanimous support and goes into effect today, advocates note, “just in time for ‘Labor’ Day.” picked by Bornbad 3 days ago

Boulder Weekly has received 10 hand-written letters from inmates at DWCF describing their experiences with the new strip-search procedure, which requires women to part and lift their labia and to pull back their clitoral hoods to prove that they aren’t hiding contraband in their vagina or vulva. picked by Bornbad 3 days ago

First hand accounts from people who have hallucinated. picked by donteatpoop 3 days ago