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Comet Unexpectedly Becomes A Million Times Brighter; May Soon Appear Larger Than the Moon
Seeded on Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:51 AM EDT (Space.com)
A comet that suddenly brightened earlier this week has astronomers around the globe fascinated. And the show could go on for some time.
Woman Sends Note To Her Arab-American Boss: "Remember 9/11... You and your kids will pay." Enjoy Prison, Lady.
Seeded on Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:28 AM EDT (The New York Times)
A woman who sent her Arab-American boss a threatening note that warned ''Remember 9/11'' and ''You and your kids will pay'' was sentenced Wednesday to eight months in a federal halfway house.
Monbiot: Libertarians are the true social parasites
Seeded on Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:57 AM EDT (monbiot.com)
George Monbiot discusses Dr Matt Ridley, a well known (UK) advocate of libertarianism, who used his biology training to describe in his column in the Telegraph newspaper in the 90s, exactly why genetics and selfishness dictated that libertarianism was the only logical politics.
Cop will end slip-and-fall lawsuit as public cries foul
Seeded on Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:56 PM EDT (The Orlando Sentinel)
Amid heavy criticism from people angry about the suit, the Police Department began an internal investigation and placed Sgt. Andrea Eichhorn on paid leave Thursday. Shortly afterward, her attorney reported she was giving up her lawsuit.
Fla. Police Officer Sues Victim's Family
Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:45 AM EDT
A police officer who slipped and injured a knee during a rescue call has sued the family who phoned 911 after their 1-year-old boy nearly drowned.
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Joey DiFatta withdraws from Bayou State senate race, caught in gay sex sting
Seeded on Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:32 AM EDT (news.monstersandcritics.com)
Another elected official was caught toe-tapping in the boys room. The Times-Picayune reports yet another Republican was caught soliciting in a public restroom.
Sales call leads to kidney donation
Seeded on Tue Oct 9, 2007 4:30 PM EDT (CNN)
When Jamie Howard knocked on Paul Sucher's door six months ago, he was trying to sell him a new vacuum cleaner. He ended up giving him one of his kidneys.
Conservatives targe 12 year old boy and his family in S-Chip debate
Seeded on Tue Oct 9, 2007 10:29 AM EDT (The Carpetbagger Report)
Over the weekend, several conservative activists and bloggers decided it was time to do what the right does best: smear anyone who gets in their way.
Man Arrested for Feeding the Homeless
Seeded on Tue Oct 9, 2007 6:38 AM EDT (wftv.com)
It's the first trial of its kind. A man is facing a judge and jury for violating Orlando's ban on feeding the homeless. Eric Montanez, 22, was caught feeding a group in Lake Eola Park earlier this year.
Newsvine writers who you should be reading — an introduction, an invitation, and a community kiss from Firsty to you
Mon Oct 8, 2007 4:28 PM EDT
Ah, the sweet, sweet smell of media consolidation penetrates every cell of my being. My thought-dreams are saturated with the panic and the pleasure of increasing revenues for one of the big-time news sources.
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Gore to win Nobel prize, declare candidacy for US President?
Seeded on Mon Oct 8, 2007 3:41 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
Watch out for the big news this Friday. Al Gore is gonna get the Nobel Prize and then he's gonna declare his candidacy for US President. All those poor candidates who've spent all those millions of dollars and all that time. Gotta feel sorry for them.
A Proud Stanford Graduate
Seeded on Mon Oct 8, 2007 11:38 AM EDT (The New York Times)
In the winning drive, Stanford enjoyed that rare, spellbinding moment that appears in some football games when unimaginable things happen on the field and the favored team seems unable to prevent them.
In defense of his Confederate pride
Seeded on Mon Oct 8, 2007 10:24 AM EDT (sptimes.com)
His grandfather's casket was draped with a Confederate flag. His mother pounded out her Confederate heritage on a typewriter. He wears a rebel flag pinned to the collar of his polo shirt. Winbush is also black. "You've never seen nothing like me, have you?"
Welcome New Users (No really!)
Mon Oct 8, 2007 9:19 AM EDT
May you live in interesting times It had to happen sooner or later. Newsvine has always been a startup company funded by venture capital. That means, very often, the eventual buy-out by a bigger player. To quote myself from earlier this evening:
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Msnbc.com Acquires Newsvine
Sun Oct 7, 2007 5:11 PM EDT
Esteemed Members of the Newsvine Community,
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Blackwater crushed car with three kids, old man in it to avoid traffic in Iraq
Seeded on Sun Oct 7, 2007 10:41 AM EDT (Raw Story)
Janessa Gans, a visiting political science professor at Principia College who served as a US official in Iraq from 2003 to 2005, opened fire on the private security contractor Blackwater in Saturday's edition of the Los Angeles Times.
One million in Zeppelin gig draw
Seeded on Sun Oct 7, 2007 7:55 AM EDT (BBC News)
More than one million fans have applied for tickets to see Led Zeppelin reunite on stage for the first time since 1988. Just 20,000 tickets are available for November's show at London's O2 arena, which is being held as a tribute to Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun.
What my life in Iraq is like.
Sat Oct 6, 2007 8:20 PM EDT
This an article about daily life for a soldier in Iraq at least in my neck of the woods. Unlike what many think or the way the news and some prominent politicians put it, it is not a living hell. Yes, it does sucks being here, but hell it isn't.
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"We got more information out of a German general with a game of chess or Ping-Pong than they do today, with their torture"
Seeded on Sat Oct 6, 2007 9:31 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
For six decades, they held their silence. The group of World War II veterans kept a military code and the decorum of their generation, telling virtually no one of their top-secret work interrogating Nazi prisoners of war at Fort Hunt.
Tests Help Mutt Owners Find Identity
Fri Oct 5, 2007 7:46 PM EDT
Rascal's mom looked like Lassie. And his dad? Well, that's a good question. Rascal's ears make it clear that he was the product of something besides a collie, but his owners couldn't say exactly what. So Kathie Svoboda of Lincoln dabbed a swab in her pet's mouth, mailed it to a lab and, a few weeks later, unlocked the mutt's canine heritage.
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'Naked Lunch' May Be Banned in Maine
Fri Oct 5, 2007 5:56 PM EDT
"Naked Lunch" just doesn't sound appetizing to some people.
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Deep Sea Vents Yield New Microbes
Thu Oct 4, 2007 2:03 PM EDT
Hot vents deep in the ocean harbor thousands of previously unknown microorganisms, scientists report. By examining the DNA of microbes taken from two hydrothermal vents off the coast of Oregon, researchers identified as many as 37,000 different kinds of bacteria and 3,000 archaea, a type of microorganism distinct from bacteria, according to researchers from the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Mass. and the University of Washington.
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While Burma Burns - A Westerner's Guide To the Protests in Myanmar
Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:59 PM EDT
The images are hard to ignore. Scarlet clad monks march through the streets of Rangoon, vehicles lie in smoking ruin, and soldiers and police stand against thousands of civilian protesters.
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