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It's probably nothing. TOKYO (Reuters) – Radioactive groundwater at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has risen to levels above a barrier being built to contain it, highlighting the risk of an increasing amount of contaminated water reaching the sea, Japanese media reported on Saturday...

Anti-tobacco advocates are using a new Quebec study to make the case for a smoking ban on outdoor patios. With smoking banned in bars, restaurants and public building, patios are seen by many as one of the last havens for smokers to enjoy their habit outside their home. “It’s one of those...

State Bar Exam I hate when stuff like this happens in Alabam..oh wait… Via BostonMagazine.com:The head of the state’s bar examiners said Saturday that the board would take a look at protocol, in regards to religious head garments being worn during test-taking, after a Muslim woman was...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Oakland police say a television news crew was robbed of camera equipment at gunpoint in broad daylight even while accompanied by a security guard. Officials say three men accosted the KGO-TV crew around 2:30 p.m. Friday in West Oakland. At least one...

Adolf Hitler: Color Photos by the Nazi Leader’s Personal Photographer | LIFE.com

attack on Indian consulate in Afghanistan kills 9 France said it would close its embassy in Yemen for several days from Sunday and urged its citizens in the country to take precautions because of elevated security threats. The decision came after similar moves by Britain and Germany...

Star Trek’s original Klingon, Michael Ansara, dies The actor, who played the villainous Kang, died Wednesday at his home in Calabasas, Calif. after a long illness. He was 91. Star Trek’s original Klingon, Michael Ansara, dies | Toronto Star

Gone are the days when kids moved out for college and never came home again. New research shows 36% of young adults are still living at home. WASHINGTON, D.C. - More than a third of young American adults live with his or her parents, a 40-year high, a study released Thursday by the...

A suspected impaired driver who was shot and wounded by Alberta Mounties has been identified as a regular character on the reality TV show Mantracker. A relative said Friday that Curtis Hallock was shot in the leg and arm and was to have surgery in hospital. RCMP have released few details...

...erstwhile know-it-alls, aluminum fedora aficionados, and just plain armchair analysts...wtf is this black line through the Floridian sky? http://www.tampabay.com/news/weather/its-a-funnel-cloud-its-a-shadow-no-its--what-is-it/2134503

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal judge on Friday temporarily halted plans by companies in New Mexico and Iowa to start slaughtering horses next week. U.S. District Judge Christina Armijo issued a restraining order in a lawsuit brought by The Humane Society of the United States and other groups...

Gulfraz, Izthkhab, Ifaraz, Ismail, Isa, Saleem, Khezer, Amir, Tasveer...and even a Ricardo. Here ya go: Gang of 10 men charged with rape, sexual assault and trafficking five girls Ten men charged with sexual exploitation of vulnerable teenage girls Charges include rape, sexual assault...

Probably nothing. A SOLDIER was attacked in an Exeter underpass by a gang who chanted “Lee Rigby” as they kicked him on the floor. The 18-year-old, known as Alexander, has been a member of the Coldstream Guards for six months. But on route to his home in St Thomas, Exeter, he...

The hooded sweatshirt Trayvon Martin wore the night George Zimmerman shot him to death could end up on display at the Smithsonian Institution. The shirt became a powerful symbol of the case after Zimmerman described Martin as wearing a "hoodie" the night he killed the teen, claiming...

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court ruled Friday that California must proceed with the release of nearly 10,000 prisoners from its overcrowded prison system. In a ruling by Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, the court's lone Californian, the justices refused to grant the state a reprieve...

via Fark Arrested last week after allegedly having sex with a dog, a registered sex offender was arrested this week after allegedly having sex with a dog A registered sex offender accused of having sex with a dog last week is accused of doing the exact same thing this week, according to...

Alberta director of the Canadian Taxpayer Federation Derek Fildebrandt has been ordered to take down his Canadian flag by his condo board in Bowness district of Calgary Democracy and the Canadian flag versus a miffed condominium board and their rigid rulebook. It’s the Battle of Bowness...

The Dave Winfield seagull incident vs. Toronto Blue Jays at Exhibition Stadium: 30 years later, an oral history | Toronto Star

MAKE | 3D Printing an Aston Martin

Good. via bcf Miklos, who identifies as a queer, feminist and a labour activist... Not to mention a s s hole. When might a gift certificate for a free men's haircut not be honoured...