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An armour-clad gunman opened fire at a New Jersey supermarket Friday morning, killing two people before turning the gun on himself, U.S. media reports. At least three people are dead after the early-morning shooting at the Pathmark shopping centre in Old Bridge, N.J. WABC reports a man in...

from Fark The U.S. State Department tells employees to stop using common phrases such as "hold down the fort" and "rule of thumb" because they are culturally and racially insensitive Watch your mouth -- everyday phrases like "hold down the fort" and "rule of thumb" are potentially...

You may now rest easy and carry on with your lives. Paul Ryan’s black college girlfriend is Deneeta Pope, 40, of Chicago. Paul Ryan and Deneeta Pope were college sweethearts at Miami University in Ohio; where Paul was in a fraternity and Pope was a cheerleader. Although Pope is allegedly...

Six arrested in two more Central City looting cases; police credit citizens’ vigilance Six more people were arrested in separate looting cases Wednesday in Central City, and police credit the vigilance of neighborhood residents in helping officers stop the crimes while they were still in...

via Weasel Zippers Filmmaker Michael Moore joined HuffPost Live Thursday and predicted that the influence of money in politics would lift Mitt Romney to victory over President Barack Obama in November. “Mitt Romney is going to raise more money than Barack Obama. That should guarantee his...

In one of the Dr. Katz episodes, Katz is enjoying, or trying to enjoy, a glass of wine after dinner with his slacker son Ben. When Ben criticizes his imbibing, Katz says something like “I figure I should let my hair down, because it let me down.” (Katz has gone bald, as you’ll see when you...

SAN ANTONIO - A woman is in critical condition after she was stabbed outside her child's school Tuesday morning. The attack happened around 10:00 a.m. Tuesday outside the Bonham Academy on St. Mary's Street. Teresa Barron, 38, had just dropped off her child at the school when the child's...

About 125 Harvard University undergraduates are being investigated for plagiarism or other academic misconduct on a final exam earlier this year, the most widespread cheating scandal known at the school, college officials said today. All the students, who were in a class of more than 250...

More Americans rely on their families for assistance than the government, so federal officials have undertaken an effort to help people to apply for federal assistance. “Given that only 15 percent of you turn to government assistance in tough times, we want...

Last year’s state funeral for Jack Layton came with a sizable price tag, newly released figures show. The late NDP leader’s final farewell last summer cost taxpayers $368,326 — more than the total bill for the recent state funerals of two former governors-general. The Department of Canadian...

Fraser Institute; Led by Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada’s Western provinces are among the best-performing labour markets in North America, concludes a new report from the Fraser Institute, Canada’s leading public policy think-tank. Not so fast.... In five provinces—Newfoundland and...

I'm busy but you all have a good time now. Mayor Rob Ford is going to need a lot of hamburgers. He invited the “whole city” to his annual Ford Fest party in his mother’s Etobicoke backyard...

This flew under the radar I think. A bit dramatic perhaps. Anyway... LUDOWICI, Ga., Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Four U.S. soldiers allegedly killed two people to protect their plot to overthrow the government and kill the president, prosecutors in Georgia said Monday. Assistant District Attorney...

She’s been outspoken against Canada’s role in asbestos mining and export for the past 19 years, but a call from Blackburn News this morning left Margaret Buist almost speechless. The widow of asbestosis victim Harry Buist was thrilled to hear that if elected next week, the Parti Quebecois...

Should be a good read. ;-) A Linguist's Serious Take On 'The A-Word' : NPR

via Fark Florida Court of Appeals agrees with Zimmerman that his current judge is unfairly biased. Court orders him to step down (CNN) -- A Florida appeals court granted George Zimmerman's request for a new judge Wednesday, saying the original judge's remarks put Zimmerman in reasonable...

VICTORIA — Three more members of Premier Christy Clark’s British Columbia Liberal government are set to announce their intentions to leave politics. Government sources have told The Canadian Press that Education Minister George Abbott, Children and Family Development Minister Mary McNeil...

To Ease Penalties For Smoking, Cursing, Cutting Class Students may be catching a break if they misbehave in school. The rules surrounding suspensions in New York City schools are changing. The changes to the discipline code should result in far fewer suspensions, CBS 2’s Vanessa Murdock...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/23/samuel-silvas-amazing-pho_n_1822572.html more That's not a photo? Amazing artworks done with ballpoint pen - TODAY Entertainment

On September 13th, candidates Ben Akselrod and Steven Cymbrowitz will square off in a Democratic primary for a New York state Assembly seat in Sheepshead Bay. As such, Akselrod's campaign sent out a mailer trying to persuade voters that he is the right, competent, detail-oriented man for...