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For the discussion of news articles and current events.

  1. Sticky thread Sticky: How to use the News Room

    This forum is for discussing current events, be they politics, disasters, scientific breakthroughs or something else. If it's a topic that would be appropriate in a serious newspaper or news magazine that doesn't fit into another one of our forums,...

    Started by Zuul‎, 14 Aug 2010 12:26 PM
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  1. Haiti: Now with flatness!

    What do you get when you cross an impoverished Carribean country with a 7.0 earthquake? Rubble! Someone musta shaken a monstrous big Voodoo doll. Here's to hoping it doesn't get too bad, but it sounds like the place is hammered anyway.

    Started by Inigo Montoya‎, 13 Jan 2010 10:07 AM
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  2. Preteen Student Arrested for Doodling On Desk

    Taken away in handcuffs for writing some girly nonsense in erasable marker. A spokesman for the City Education Department, and the police spokesman have said the arrest was a mistake. But how on earth could it have happened in the first place?

    Started by Myrnalene‎, 06 Feb 2010 11:11 AM
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  3. At last, Elizabeth Edwards shows some spine

    This is in reference to today's news that Elizabeth Edwards is separating from that scoundrel husband of hers, John. I feel terribly sorry for what Elizabeth Edwards has been through over the last few years. It's none of my business what she...

    Started by Hatshepsut‎, 27 Jan 2010 10:53 PM
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  4. Another Airline PR Disaster

    After the fun and games of United Airlines and United Breaks Guitars, it seems that SouthWest Airlines decided that the fat guy in the seat should be ejected from the plane on the grounds he was a safety hazard. Now Kevin Smith may be slightly on...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 15 Feb 2010 08:36 AM
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    17 Feb 2010 09:49 PM Go to last post
  5. News Story Of The Day.

    This is what happens when you drink alcohol and purchase "scratch cards". Angry Ryanair passenger eats his winning scratchcard

    Started by ivan astikov‎, 27 Feb 2010 06:53 AM
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  6. Sleepy Devon Village surprise

    You know, it's amazing what you can find in those sleepy little English villages. There were a lot of strange noises coming from a detached house in a sleepy village in Devon and so the police paid them a visit. When they investigated, they found...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 03 Mar 2010 09:30 AM
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  7. Where were you when health-care reform passed?

    This feels like a pretty big deal. Anyone else feel like this? I don't mean the reform itself, but the process, the incredible politicing, and the boost Obama (or the right, who knows?) may get from this. The media coverage has been insane. ...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 21 Mar 2010 03:03 PM
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  8. Does Anyone Have a Good Odd News Site?

    Basically, for reasons of my own health, and sanity, I'm looking to stop reading Jim Romensko's Obscure Store & Reading Room. But I don't want to give up my daily dose of WTF news stories. Does anyone have such a site that focuses only on the...

    Started by OtakuLoki‎, 07 Apr 2010 02:10 AM
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  9. Catholic Bishops Oppose Sex Abuse Bill

    How not to do Public Relations 101.A bill in Connecticut's legislature that would remove the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse cases has sparked a fervent response from the state's Roman Catholic bishops, who released a letter to...

    Started by Tuckerfan‎, 14 Apr 2010 11:08 PM
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  10. Fuck Bishop Giacomo Babini (Evil anti-semitic bastard)

    Bishop Blames Jews for Child Molestation Scandal. As soon as I saw the headline, I knew I was going to compose a Dome thread for the topic. As I continued to read, I realized that I was struck dumb by what I saw and so must rely on smilies. ...

    Started by pepperlandgirl‎, 13 Apr 2010 09:09 PM
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  11. Police force recognises Pagans

    Pagans within the police force in the UK will now have the right to take their festivals as official holidays. Each of the 8 days will be given the same respect as Christmas, Ramadan or Passover depending on your religion. These festivals will...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 10 May 2010 09:27 AM
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  12. Inflating Military Service for Political Purposes

    Monday the story broke that the front running Democratic Party candidate for retiring Senator Chris Dodd (D) from Connecticutt, Dick Blumenthal has been claiming to be a Vietnam veteran, when his service record shows that he never left the US during...

    Started by OtakuLoki‎, 18 May 2010 08:44 AM
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  13. Life Imitates Art

    In the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Mikado one of the characters is Pooh-Bah. I shall allow Pooh-Bah to introduce himself: POOH-BAH I am, in point of fact, a particularly haughty and exclusive person, of pre-Adamite ancestral descent....

    Started by OtakuLoki‎, 09 Jul 2010 01:40 AM
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  14. What if British Petroleum were your roommate?

    That is the situation implied by the website http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/ , which automatically transposes constantly updated NOAA spill data to the location of your home or office. At some point in the past, without you quite realizing how, BP...

    Started by terrifel‎, 13 Jun 2010 05:59 PM
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  15. The Malaria Proof Mosquito

    Yup, they have genetically engineered a malaria proof mosquito. It's incapable of transmitting the disease to people and if they manage to get it interbreeding with the existing mosquito population could have a dramatic effect. Genetic mucking...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 16 Jul 2010 09:15 AM
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  16. Transgender Teens

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/01/hollyoaks-transgender-teenagers This article was in the Guardian today. I thought some or other of you might be interested in reading it. There's a soap opera for teens in the UK called Hollyoaks...

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 01 Jul 2010 01:30 PM
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  17. The 2012 Apocalypse, coming a year later

    Someone has obviously slowed the Sun down or is playing silly buggers with the Mayan Calendar. It looks as though the sun is coming out of a quiet phase in 2013 and is due for massive solar flares that will knock out electrical grids and...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 15 Jun 2010 08:14 AM
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  18. Notes From the Shallow End of the Gene Pool

    Just how stupid do you have to be to pull up and take photographs of two teen girls flashing their tits to cars, when there's s sheriff's car already there? I'm voting for very, very stupid, but that's just what this yahoo did. I don't...

    Started by OtakuLoki‎, 05 Aug 2010 08:33 AM
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    08 Aug 2010 09:23 AM Go to last post
  19. World Health Organization says H1N1 Pandemic is...over.

    And thank God. My loved ones were dropping like flies. And my personal congratulations to the folks at the Institute for Casual Use of Scary Words (ICUSW). Pandemic was second last year only to Radical among overused fear-striking words. ...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 10 Aug 2010 03:52 PM
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  20. Caught speeding on the internet

    A kid bragged about speeding on an internet forum (100kph over on a residential street) directly leading to an investigation and conviction. Sweet! :D Bragging: http://forums.5series.net/topic/95495-going-140-kmh-on-a-40-zone Pretending he...

    Started by Muffin‎, 11 Aug 2010 08:05 AM
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  21. Female infants growing breasts

    Female infants in China who have been fed formula have been growing breasts. The story. According to the official Chinese Daily newspaper, medical tests performed on the babies found levels of estrogens circulating in their bloodstreams that...

    Started by Zuul‎, 12 Aug 2010 10:21 AM
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  22. Foreign minister takes a stand against imprudent promotion of tolerance

    Since last year our foreign minister has been Guido Westerwelle, chairman of the libertarian-ish FDP. He is also gay. So far his partner has accompanied him on his official trips. Now has decided that he doesn't really want to be so in-your-face...

    Started by Feirefiz‎, 14 Aug 2010 02:27 PM
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  23. "[Obama] has, in effect, sided with the Islamic jihadists."

    Or at least that's what one blogger who was quoted in this article had to say. :roll: Obama throws support behind controversial Islamic center Washington (CNN) -- President Obama threw his support behind a controversial proposal to build an...

    Started by Zuul‎, 14 Aug 2010 12:17 PM
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  24. New evidence of early tool use

    Apparently there is new evidence that our ancestors started using tools earlier than previously thought. Starting millions of years ago, the evolutionary ancestors of humans figured out how to use primitive stone tools in a systematic way. ...

    Started by Feirefiz‎, 15 Aug 2010 12:28 AM
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  25. Fucking human society, how does it work?

    For those who haven't heard about this yet: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20013842-504083.html?tag=latest CARTERVILLE, Ill. (CBS) It seems Tila Tequila wasn't the only performer targeted by fans at an Insane Clown Posse music festival...

    Started by Exy‎, 17 Aug 2010 12:15 PM
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  26. Most Popular! Clerks and Bananas!

    http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/110348/the-popularity-issue Never posted a news article before, but this one caught my fancy.

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 15 Aug 2010 09:55 AM
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  27. Romans where there were no Romans before

    Roman buildings, unknown to historians, detected by Cardiff University students learning to use mapping equipment As someone on another message board said, "Archaeology continues to FUCK SHIT UP WITH AWESOMENESS." Archaeology students...

    Started by Zuul‎, 16 Aug 2010 05:37 PM
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  28. Pit Bull attacks 9 month old girl

    An infant girl in Clayton County was attacked by a full grown Pit Bull of her great uncle and was in extreme critical condition Friday afternoon. Officials say the attack happened while she was visiting relatives. According to police the dog bit...

    Started by Nrblex‎, 17 Aug 2010 08:07 PM
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  29. BBC Weatherman gets timing wrong

    Whern making rude gestures to your co-presenters who are on-screen, make sure you get your timing right. Otherwise everyone is going to see you making rude gestures when they cut to you. I'm not sure what's more amusing, the fact he made the...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 18 Aug 2010 04:33 AM
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  30. Dr. Laura Ends Radio Show

    Y'all remember this one, right? A black lady called Dr. Laura, upset by what she took as a racist undertone to comments made by her white husband's white friends. We may never know if the men were being racist or just ignorant of the lady's...

    Started by Marsilia‎, 18 Aug 2010 11:09 PM
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  31. Jennifer Aniston calls herself a retard

    Following her last statement about women no longer requiring men, you would think she would be be slightly more careful about what she was going to say live on TV. Nope, she decides to offend people by calling herself a retard. Although it seems...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 20 Aug 2010 09:02 AM
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  32. Cougars a myth, proven by science!

    The study of online dating, by the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC), found men and women are still rather traditional when it comes to searching for their ideal partner. Women generally seek an older and, therefore hopefully,...

    Started by Zuul‎, 19 Aug 2010 11:27 AM
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  33. Scientists prove that Tacky is Classical.

    "Original Greek statues were brightly painted, but after thousands of years, those paints have worn away. Find out how shining a light on the statues can be all that's required to see them as they were thousands of years ago. Although it seems...

    Started by Panther Squad‎, 20 Aug 2010 10:23 PM
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  34. Man in banana costume arrested for indecent exposure

    From the Seattle Times: Pieper said Kohnert didn't offer much of an explanation for the yellow banana costume. "All we know is he was drinking earlier in the day, but he didn't really have a reason for the costume," Pieper told the Daily News.

    Started by Zuul‎, 20 Aug 2010 12:53 PM
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  35. I am 12 and what is this?

    Those wacky folks at 4chan have been at it again, uploading porn disguised as children's favourites to Youtube, and perverting the minds of the unwary. Story here. The thread title was allegedly the response of one disturbed Youtube viewer after...

    Started by ivan astikov‎, 22 Aug 2010 12:51 PM
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  36. Woman Kills Rattler, Loki is Amused

    Obviously, for this woman, the situation was very serious, frightening and tense. It seems to me she responded about as well as she could, once her calls for assistance left her with the impression that she'd have to deal with the rattler on her...

    Started by OtakuLoki‎, 24 Aug 2010 08:25 AM
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  37. Bret Michaels thinking about settling down...

    The buzz is that Bret is about 50/50 on whether or not to become engaged to his long-time girlfriend. They've been together on and off for 16 years, and have two kids together. Forgive me, but I kinda laughed. After 16 years, and two kids,...

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 24 Aug 2010 02:24 PM
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  38. Black youths not graduating high school, gay marriage the culprit

    An interesting way of interpreting the statistics about single parent households and how they influence children. Apparently, by allowing gays to marry we are encouraging poor black women to be single parents and this is leading directly to young...

    Started by Zuul‎, 25 Aug 2010 12:16 PM
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  39. Dehydration Injuries and Student Athletes

    This is sparked by the recent news of the McMinnville High School Football team's experience with rhabdomyolysis in the wake of an intense pre-season workout/training camp. In short, 24 members of the team had to seek emergency medical attention...

    Started by OtakuLoki‎, 26 Aug 2010 08:06 AM
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  40. How to Ask for a Raise

    In these difficult economic times, we're all looking to get a little extra money coming in. Those of us who are lucky enough to have a job still want to be making the most of it. We want to be sure our bosses know that we are good, valuable...

    Started by Zuul‎, 26 Aug 2010 06:05 PM
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  41. Heavy Drinkers Outlive Nondrinkers!

    http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2014332,00.html Even though heavy drinking is associated with higher risk for cirrhosis and several types of cancer (particularly cancers in the mouth and esophagus), heavy drinkers are less likely...

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 30 Aug 2010 01:43 PM
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  42. Teen Bigots Attack Sufi Mosque

    Salt of the Earth, people. Salt of the Earth. That's what people in Orleans County, NY generally are. Friendly and caring among their own. Relatively poor, compared to many other areas. (Monroe County especially.) Mostly agrarian, with the...

    Started by OtakuLoki‎, 01 Sep 2010 05:49 PM
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  43. /b/ strikes again; another animal abuser attacked

    On Monday afternoon, this video was posted to a thread on /b/ with the words, "Find this dumb little bitch and throw her into a river." This is a much worse situation than the lady tossing the cat in the garbage can for a couple of reasons. The...

    Started by Zuul‎, 31 Aug 2010 02:45 PM
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  44. Is My Husband Gay?

    Does your man only feign interest in his spiritual life? Does he go out of his way to keep company with young men? Is he just too clean? Don't deny you haven't suspected, ladies. Well, live in secret shame no more because help is on its way! ...

    Started by Panther Squad‎, 16 Aug 2010 01:28 PM
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  45. HMRC gets tax wrong

    Despite being the government department for setting and collecting tax from normal people, it seems that they couldn't get it right. It seems that over 5.7 million people have been paying the wrong amount of tax either. 4.3 million are due a...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 07 Sep 2010 08:26 AM
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  46. Let's Prevent Distraction In Our Students By Banning Short Skirts!

    Except for, you know, cheerleader's skirts on game days. There's really not much more to say about this. Either your male students are so testosterone poisoned that they can't think or learn when there are short skirts around. Or they can...

    Started by OtakuLoki‎, 07 Sep 2010 01:20 PM
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  47. BP Blowout preventer arrested

    Arrested isn't perhaps the right word , but the 350-tonne 50 foot high blowout preventer has been raised and siezed by the US authorities in the ongoing search to apportion blame for the oil disaster. Given that it is the key component in...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 06 Sep 2010 08:56 AM
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    08 Sep 2010 07:12 AM Go to last post
  48. Chicago without a Mayor Daley? Inconceivable!

    After a 50+ years period of mostly Mayor Daleys Chicago's mayor announced he will step down shortly after breaking his father's record for longest serving Mayor of Chicago. I don't even remember the period between the two Daleys. I suspect it might...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 08 Sep 2010 02:21 PM
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    09 Sep 2010 12:44 PM Go to last post
  49. Lawyer smokes pages of Bible and Koran

    In today's news, someone decides to inflame religious tensions. An athiest lawyer in Australia decided to make two roll ups made from the pages of a Bible and a Koran. The video, of course, was uploaded to Youtube and has since been deleted. ...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 13 Sep 2010 09:30 AM
    • Replies: 3
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    13 Sep 2010 10:12 AM Go to last post
  50. Pentagon to buy first print run of Spy expose

    Operation Dark Heart is the expose of how the USA could have won the war aganist the Taliban and didn't due to interference from the top brass in the military. It has already been passed by the DoD and was due to be printed. However, once the...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 14 Sep 2010 08:10 AM
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    14 Sep 2010 08:40 AM Go to last post

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