Posts by Donna Clark
Ten people dead in New Year stampede
Ten people died in a stampede at a crowded township bar during New Year festivities in South Africa, police said Saturday, as reports suggested it happened when revellers rushed to avoid a fight. An inquiry has been launched into the cause of the tragedy at I pelegeng, about 125 miles west of Johannesburg in the…
Read MoreAustralia flooding has affected Thousands
Relentless flooding in northeast Australia has caused two towns to evacuate as water flooded their communities, cutting off roads and devastating crops. “This is without a doubt a tragedy on an unprecedented scale,” Premier Anna Bligh told Australian Broadcasting Corporation “We now have 22 towns or cities that are either substantially flooded or isolated because…
Read MoreNintendo released a health warning over the 3D function
Japan’s Nintendo released a health warning over the 3D function on its upcoming gaming console which allows the player to be free of special glasses, recommending children aged six and under do not play with it to prevent damage to their eyes.The Kyoto based company issued the caution in a message posted on its website…
Read MoreMichael Jackson’s personal physician on trail for involuntary manslaughter
Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s personal physician is facing trial for involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson’s death, He defense will suggest the singer actually killed himself, a prosecutor said during a hearing today.”I do think it’s clear the defense is operating under the theory that the victim, Michael Jackson, killed himself,” said Deputy District Attorney…
Read MoreGovernor Abercrombie of Hawaii wants to dismiss theories about Obama Citizenship
Democratic Governor Neil Abercrombie wants to find a way to release more information about President Obama’s Hawaii birth and dismiss theories that he was born some where else. He was a family friend of Obama’s parents and knew Barack as a child. Abercrombie befriended Obama’s parents at the University of Hawaii after he moved here…
Read MoreThe only police officer remaining in a string of border towns is missing
The Juarez and Sinaloa drug cartels have been battling for control of the Juarez Valley,causing many residents to retreat across the border to Texas or to other Mexican cities. The drug gangs are trying to control the valley’s only highway, a profitable drug trafficking route along the Texas border. Since June, Gándara had been the…
Read MorePatrick Kennedy Ends Kennedy Era
The Kennedy era ends when Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island exits his U.S. House seat next month, leaving a city council post in California as Camelot’s sole remaining political holding. The Kennedy’s have held the presidency,congressional seats and the public’s imagination for more than 60 years.The son of the late Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy said he…
Read MoreMark McKee returns book 76 years late
In 1934, Mark McKee checked out “A Dog of Flanders” by English author Marie Louise de la Ramee from the Mount Clemens Public Library in Michigan. After finding the book 76 years later he is lucky the library isn’t charging him a late fee for returning a book late. Recently, McKee, now 89, said he…
Read MoreStephen Baldwin sued fellow actor Kevin Costner
Stephen Baldwin has sued Kevin Costner over their investments in a device that British Petroleum used in trying to clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Baldwin and his friend, Spyridon Contogouris, owned shares in Ocean Therapy Solutions, the company that marketed the centrifuges to British Petroleum. The federal lawsuit filed in…
Read MoreTyler Clementi Parents filed notice to sue Rutgers University
Joseph and Jane Clementi, parents of Tyler Clementi ,a student at Rutgers University student who killed himself after his roommate allegedly used a webcam to spy on him during a engagement with another man ,filed notice Friday preserving their right to sue. They have to wait six months after the notice to file a lawsuit…
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