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Canada Census in graphics: The new face of language in Canada — less French and English As the Canadian government moves to toughen language requirements for newcomers, the latest census figures released today suggest that more than two million people speak neither English nor French at...

via bcf: MP defends giving Queen's Jubilee medal to jailed woman Two convicted criminals, one of them still serving time, have been awarded Queen's Diamond Jubilee medals by a Conservative MP. Linda Gibbons, a grandmother who has spent 10 years on and off in prison for violating...

TAMPA, Fla. - The FBI is joining an investigation into bogus letters sent to many Florida residents, including the Republican Party of Florida chairman, that raise questions about their eligibility to vote. FBI officials said Wednesday the FBI will focus on letters received...

Guy arrested for putting girlfriend's cat in dryer and anonymously posts video on Youtube. Breaks down crying when judge reveals his identity, so that everyone can hate him Laughing yob who shut terrified cat in a tumble dryer and put it through three spin cycles for sick video facing jail...

What the hell man. DOWNEY, Calif. – Five members of the same family were shot and three of them died Wednesday in connected attacks at a business and residence in a Los Angeles suburb, police said. The shootings occurred at a business called United States Fire Protection Services and...

Boo hoo. :lol: Nobel Mann Takes On Revolting Peasants A few readers have asked for my reaction to the news that climatologist Michael Mann has decided to proceed with his suit against NR, me, Rand Simberg and the Competitive Enterprise...

Like many conservative pundits, Sarah Palin is criticizing President Obama for his administration’s inconsistent statements on the Benghazi, Libya, attack. Unlike many conservative pundits, Palin used the term “shuck and jive” to describe Obama’s behavior. In a Facebook post today, Palin...

What the hell man? Springfield’s budget director says the city is out of options to be reimbursed for expenses associated with hosting then-Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign stop in the fall of 2008. “Short of suing the campaign, which isn’t really going to do anything —...

"...the NY Times incoming CEO, Mark Thompson, is embroiled in one of the largest scandals ever to rock the BBC." small dead animals: Not Waiting For The Asteroid The October Surprisers are enduring quite the October surprise themselves - the NY Times incoming CEO, Mark Thompson, is embroiled...

via Fark An 11-year-old boy who was carrying an OWL through a town centre was set upon by a gang of teenagers who tried to steal it by spraying him with silly string. Lancashire Police are appealing for information over the bizarre incident, which happened Morecambe on Saturday sometime...

A 45-year-old German woman has won a national car parking championship, beating four men and three other women to claim the crown, it was announced on Monday. Sabine Langer, from Düsseldorf in North Rhine-Westphalia, had to complete five different stages to earn the unofficial title of...

From: Words Matter. Words Matter 2012 President Obama's Apology Tour? - YouTube

If you have ever suffered from shaky-hand syndrome when trying to take that perfect picture, this is definitely for you. A software engineer has developed an app that can de-blur extremely fuzzy images with impressive results. Called SmartDeblur, Vladimir Yuzhikov says the app attempts to...

... by 'marching white monsters'. Environmentalists' response? One word: Yawn. small dead animals: We Don't Need No Stinking Giant Fans No kidding. Today is the Scottish National Party conference in Perth. At some stage, SNP leader Alex Salmond will no doubt be crowing, as he is...

via sda: Emails reveal White House knew terror group behind Benghazi attack On Tuesday, Reuters reported that emails obtained from anonymous government sources show that the State Department and the White House knew within two hours that an Islamist militant group had taken credit for the...

"I will kill one pregnant woman a month starting now until Lee Boyd Malvo is set free NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) –Sources tell CBS 2 that a note was found next to the body of a pregnant Brooklyn mother of four who was found stabbed to death in her apartment Saturday. Meanwhile, Anthony Jackman...

Great Scott! In Superman issue 13, the Man of Steel's alter ego, mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent, quits the Metropolis newspaper that has been his employer since the DC Comics superhero's earliest days in 1940. But that's just one of many plot points of note in the new issue, available...

via bcf: Oddly not a one named Mohammed. Ok, Larry, Moe and Curly then... Terror suspects 'plotted bombings worse than 7/7' and 'raised funds posing as charity collectors' Three men are accused of masterminding a terror plot to detonate eight suicide bombs They are part of a group of...

OTTAWA -- Quebec NDP MP Romeo Saganash has requested a leave of absence to deal with a "dependence on alcohol" after the former leadership candidate was kicked off a plane due to intoxication. "I need help to overcome a medical problem, a dependence on alcohol, like far too many other...

Donald Trump said on "Fox & Friends" Monday that he'll reveal “very big” news about President Barack Obama by Wednesday, but declined to give any hints about his plan. “Something very, very big concerning the president of the United States,” he said. “It’s going to be very big. I know one...