Peruvian livestock became ill after drinking runoff water from a U.S. gold digging operation recently, according to
this multimedia story
Locals resisted mining efforts of the Denver-based company that was digging there, but in the end capitalism was the victor. The company has since moved to exploit African land.
Make sure to listen closely to the mining manager’s [...]

There’s an interesting article on the main site about the neccessity of child translators…now here’s a fairly gut-wrenching account that balances out the issue.
Child Medical Translators — At Grandpa’s Bedside, Trying to Find Words for ‘Defeat’

Can an arsenal of non-nuclear weapons match the force of Googlebombing?

We’re running out of ad space. Bus stops, billboards, internet pop-ups, and radio and TV commercials ain’t enough. You want to put your business on the map? Why not pay a small town to rename itself after your business and literally put your business on the map?
Clark, Texas renames the town to Dish, Texas after [...]

From the Washington Post:
“House and Senate negotiators reached a tentative agreement yesterday on revisions to the USA Patriot Act that would limit some of the government’s powers while requiring the Justice Department to provide a better accounting of its secret requests for information on ordinary citizens.
But the agreement would leave intact some of the most [...]

Will historians look back on the early 21st century as the demise of newspapers?
It’s possible. Likely, even. Then again, newspapers survived the creation of radio and television before the Internet came along. But lately the newspaper “dinosaur” seems that much older and that much slower.
Knight Ridder, parent company of 32 newspapers including the [...]

From AP:
“An experimental project in Canada to inject carbon dioxide into oil fields has proven successful, removing 5 million tons of the heat-trapping “greenhouse” gas, while enhancing oil recovery, the Energy Department said Tuesday.”
Click here for the full article

Bill O’Reilly thinks San Francisco should be bombed–by al-Qaida terrorists to be exact. The conservative radio show host gave the terrorist permission to off us last week.
“You want to be your own country? Go right ahead,” he said last Tuesday on his radio show. “And if al-Qaida comes in here and blows you up, [...]

It’s almost too easy to do, but I’m gonna diss Metallica anyway.
I’m riding the train to work and I see in an alternative weekly calendar that it costs between $64.25 and $164.25 for TICKETS to see Metallica and the Rolling Stones perform in concert. These are apparently Metallica’s only live shows in 2005.
Booooring.
First they [...]

From the Washington Post:
“The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, which has enforced the nation’s anti-discrimination laws for nearly half a century, is in the midst of an upheaval that has driven away dozens of veteran lawyers and has damaged morale for many of those who remain, according to former and current career employees.
Nearly 20 percent [...]

A British man tested positive for HIV in May 2002. Fourteen months later, he tested negative. Click for the full story.
The article doesn’t say how he shook off this incurable illness but his triumph might lead to a possible cure for HIV and AIDs.
-zoneil maharaj.

If you’re like me, Walmart was probably your best friend growing up. If I needed some toothpaste– I went to Walmart. If a friend was having a birthday party and I was confined to a $5 budget–that’s right, mom took me to Walmart. If I was bored in the middle of the [...]

There’s an interesting article in the NYTimes about evangelical christians who are combating global warming. But this part of the article is frightening:
“A major obstacle to any measure that would address global warming is Senator James M. Inhofe, an Oklahoma Republican who is chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and an evangelical [...]

I saw this in The Onion and it made me laugh out loud:
New Custard Could Cause Worldwide Flandemic
November 2, 2005 | Issue 41•44
ATLANTA—A recently discovered strain of custard could cause a worldwide flandemic, Centers For Dessert Control warned Monday. “We are warning people who come into contact with milk, egg yolks, sugar, and whole vanilla [...]

This is why I can’t fully mourn the death of Rosa Parks. From the Washington Post:
Before he enters a crosswalk outside his downtown law office, Johnnie Bond scans the cars stopped before him. Is there a white woman alone? Will he hear it this time?
Click.
Such a tiny sound.
Click.
Like a pistol cocking.
Click.
The sound of a car [...]