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Science Daily — Female sharks can reproduce without having sex, scientists have found. A female hammerhead shark has given birth without mating with a male and its offspring has no paternal DNA. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070523072254.htm

I know I asked before but lost this one;

WASHINGTON - A new birth-control pill can halt women's ********* periods indefinitely. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070522/ap_on_he_me/new_birth_control

WASHINGTON - One in four younger U.S. Muslims say suicide bombings to defend their religion are acceptable at least in some circumstances, though most Muslim Americans overwhelmingly reject the tactic and are critical of Islamic extremism and al-Qaida, a poll says...

Prior to 9/11, NYFD firefighters were very angry with Giuliani for job freezes, firehouse closings and threatened layoffs, while he and his staff gave themselves substantial raises. Here's another spin on his contributions...

The bodies of two Japanese sailors are to be left in the wreck of their submarine, which was involved in an ****** on Sydney harbour in 1942. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6679393.stm

With hurricane season about to get under way, residents of coastal areas are watching the forecasts and hoping for a repeat of last year's mild season. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3199162&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

A British sailor nearly delirious after he was stranded at sea for two days was saved in a dramatic rescue in high winds by a cruise ship captain who turned out to be his neighbor from a town 4,000 miles away. http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3198333&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

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The little blue pill known for making time in the bed more enjoyable may also help weary jet travelers roll out of it in the morning. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Sex/story?id=3197378&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

A widely used diabetes pill raises the risk of heart attacks and possibly death, according to a scientific analysis that reveals what some experts are calling another Vioxx-like example of the government failing to protect the public from an unsafe ****...

They're here! Apparently they emerge in different years for different areas. May 20, 2007 Swarms of Cicadas Emerging in Midwest Coming soon: Brood XIII. It sounds like a bad horror movie. But it's actually the name of the billions of cicadas expected to emerge this month in parts of the...

Britain's support for the war in Iraq was a "major tragedy" for the world, former President Jimmy Carter said Saturday as he criticized Tony Blair's unwavering support for President Bush. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3191807&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Former President Carter says President Bush's administration is "the worst in history" in international relations, taking aim at the White House's policy of pre-emptive war and its Middle East diplomacy. The criticism from Carter, which a biographer says is...

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Is it any wonder why no one trusts anyone in politics in the US anymore? :dunno: WASHINGTON - Embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz will resign at the end of June, he and the bank said late Thursday, ending his long fight to survive pressure for his ouster over the generous compensation...

Guess who's friend made money on this? :dunno: There is a growing scandal surrounding a program that helps ******** read. http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3177956

Another example why I don't think *** bans will protect us a whole lot. :rolleyes: The same range had been involved in 2004 when a National Guard jet accidentally strafed an elementary school with large-caliber rounds during a training exercise...

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Consumers Allege They Didn't Get the Tech Support They Paid For http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Technology/Story?id=3179394&page=1

Chemical in Popcorn Could Pose Health Risk I eat a lot of this. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3179470&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312&GMA=true

LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Rev. Jerry Falwell, the television evangelist who founded the Moral Majority and used it to mold the religious right into a political *****, died Tuesday shortly after being found *********** in his office at Liberty University. He was 73...

It goes zero to 60 in about four seconds. Its top speed is 130 miles per hour. And it doesn't use an ounce of gasoline. http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Story?id=3173316&page=1

For years, computer makers have managed to wring a few extra bucks of profit out of each PC sale by bundling all sorts of third-party software. http://news.com.com/PC+makers+walk+fine+line+with+crapware/2100-1041_3-6177050.html?tag=news.2

:jester: http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2007/05/odds-on-lady-love-for-prison-paris.php

This is an important ecological issue A quarter of the world's oceans will be protected from fishing boats which drag heavy nets across the sea floor, South Pacific nations have agreed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6627425.stm

EU efforts to cut mobile roaming costs by summer have been thrown into doubt because MEPs and European governments cannot agree on the details. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6620871.stm

Good satellite photos, click to enlarge; http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17645

This is something we are inundated with this time of year. They swarm over everything and are attracted to white T-shirts. Open the door and a few fly in. I've literally walked around the outside of the house spraying hundreds just to have them all back by the time I got back to where I...

Despite the common notion that America remains plagued by a divorce epidemic, the national per capita divorce rate has declined steadily since its peak in 1981 and is now at its lowest level since 1970. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070510/ap_on_re_us/divorce_decline

German Government to Spend Millions Piecing Together Spy Past Shredded Secret Files of Former East Germany's Ministry for State Security, the Stasi, to be Matched; Studied http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=3155778&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 Software to reveal Stasi secrets German...

Filmmaker Michael Moore Faces U.S. Treasury Investigation Over 'Sicko' Documentary's Cuba Trip http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=3159245&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

Is Digital Technology Making Our Photographs Too Perfect? http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Technology/story?id=3157344&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

I've seen this girl before, but can't remember who she is Thanks

This is nuts, a quick video; http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?f=00&g=fee40f12-e612-4446-ba2e-6e0d5cb01ac3&p=News_Space&t=m5&rf=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18523377/&fg=

Look-alike TV character teaches **** to fight for Islam's world domination Al-Aqsa TV, run by the Palestinian Territories ruling party Hamas, features a squeaky-voiced Mickey Mouse look-alike named Farfur in the weekly ********'s program "Tomorrow's Pioneers." Farfur and his co-host, a young...

I thought this was interesting. As you know the Cape Hataras lighthouse was moved inland about a half mile because of erosion of the shoreline http://www.weather.com/multimedia/videoplayer.html?clip=6561&collection=videocoll26&nav=141&from=abramsandbettes...

Group Planned to Use AK-47s to Conduct Commando-Style Assault, Officials Say http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=3150833&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6635669.stm

Scientists Want International Effort to Plan for Potential Asteroid Hit http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3149738&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

Bush to host white-tie dinner for Queen (I wonder if my taxes this year covered the expense. I'm still waiting for my invitation so Fed-ex better get here fast) :jester: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070507/ap_on_go_pr_wh/royal_visit

Newsweek Poll Measures Bush Approval at 28 Percent Bush's low is now tied with Jimmy Carter during the Iran hostage crisis. Only two modern presidents have fared worse -- Richard Nixon, at 23 percent, and Harry Truman, bogged down in the Korean War, at 22 percent. (Well, he still has time...

In a new video posted today on the Internet, al Qaeda's number two man, Ayman al Zawahiri, mocks the bill ****** by Congress setting a timetable for the pullout of U.S. troops in Iraq. "This bill will deprive us of the opportunity to destroy the American ****** which we have caught in a historic...

Survivors Recall Hindenburg 70 Years On http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3143683&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

With Veterans Care Under Strain, VA Hands Out Hefty Bonuses to Senior Officials http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3134532 It's good this is a country that's "by the people for the people".

Pentagon offers bonuses for defense contractors, even when they do lousy work. http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2941104

RICHMOND, Va. - Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, will arrive in Virginia today ahead of ceremonies to mark the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown colony. The queen is to address Virginia's General Assembly and meet with survivors of last month's massacre at Virginia...

BAGHDAD - Nearly 4,000 American soldiers pour into Baghdad this week, the fourth of five brigades being sent to strengthen an 11-week-old crackdown aimed at quelling sectarian ********, the U.S. military said Wednesday. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070502/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

Mount Etna erupts http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070010482 Volcano Eruption Caught on Tape http://www.kfvs12.com/Global/story.asp?S=6446985&nav=8H3x

LONDON - A judge sentenced five men to life in prison Monday for plotting to ****** targets in London, including a popular nightclub, power plants and shopping mall, with bombs made from a half-ton stockpile of fertilizer. The trial for the first time exposed connections between the defendants...

Shock and awe as Washington prostitution madam lists clients http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/world/shock-and-awe-as-washington-prostitution-madam-lists-clients/2007/04/13/1175971330957.html :eek: