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September 29, 2010 $12.5M lottery prize theft leads to 3 arrests By CBC NewsCBC News Three family members in the Toronto area have been charged in the theft of a $12.5-million lottery prize, while police seek the rightful owner of the Lotto Super 7 ticket bought in 2003. Three family members in the Toronto area have been charged in the theft of a $12.5-million lottery prize, while police seek ...

guardian.co.uk, Friday 20 November 2009 18.15 GMT Climate sceptics claim leaked emails are evidence of collusion among scientists Hundreds of emails and documents exchanged between world's leading climate scientists stolen by hackers and leaked online Hundreds of private emails and documents allegedly exchanged between some of the world's leading climate scientists during the...

World's largest wind farm opens off UK coast (AP) – 5 hours ago LONDON — The world's largest offshore wind farm opened off the southeast coast of England on Thursday, as part of the British government's push to boost renewable energy.Swedish energy company Vattenfall, which constructed the wind farm, said the 100 turbines off the coast of Thanet could, at their peak, produce enough electricity a year to power...

Computer model shows how the Red Sea may have parted for Moses By Helen Davidson From: No Source September 22, 2010 Computer model shows how the Red Sea parted A strong wind at a bend in a river creates ideal conditions It's possible the waters parted for Moses COMPUTER modelling has explained how...

A YouTube video on view below shows a new Audi being controlled by a computer, not a driver, as it speeds across some open flats. Most commenters were wowed, but one wrote, "Alright, let's test it on a place [with] a few more obstacles, shall we?" A film crew was doing just that today on Pikes Peak when the helicopter carrying them -- not the car itself -- crashed. Fortunately, pilot Jim Dirker, who used to fly...

President Obama urged a crowd today to stick with his economic policies as the nation slowly recovers from an economic crisis more than a decade in the making."The challenge is, is that the hole was so deep that a lot of people out there are still hurting," Obama told a town hall meeting sponsored by the CNBC financial news network. "So the question then becomes, what can we now put in place to make sure that...

TENS of thousands of walruses have come ashore in northwest Alaska because the sea ice they normally rest on has melted. US government scientists say this massive move to shore by walruses is unusual in the United States. But it has happened at least twice before, in 2007 and 2009. In those years Arctic sea ice also was at or near record low levels.The walruses “stretch out for one mile or more....

Specials & Documentaries - HBO Canada\Liz Garbus explores the current state of free speech in America, and gives viewers a fascinating perspective on the First Amendment through historical and contemporary examples.Shouting Fire: Stories From The Edge Of Free Speech Fri Sep. ... Sat Oct. 9 11:30 AM ET / MT. HBO presents a special documentary; located just south of ...www.hbocanada.com/movies/docsandspecials.php...

Billionaires, millionaires and anyone earning more than $300,000 a year should be fair game for much higher taxes, argue two staunch opponents of gross inequality. Linda McQuaig, a prolific author and Toronto Star columnist, has worked with leading law professor Neil Brooks to write a new book called The Trouble With Billionaires.Daw: Billionaires — To envy or raid for our benefit? - thestar.c...

Read the letter released by Donald Trump's office.(CBS/ AP) Donald Trump is offering to buy out one of the major investors in the real estate partnership that controls the site near ground zero where a Muslim group wants to build a 13-story Islamic center.In a letter released Thursday by Trump's publicist, the real estate investor tells Hisham Elzanaty he would buy his stake in the lower Manhattan building for...

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Canadian Seniors get 1018.00 per mth pension...X 12 months = $12,144.00 annual incomeVersus a monthly pension of: $1,890.00 to a simple refugee plus : 580.00 in social aid ==========A grand total of : $2,470.00 monthly X 12 months ========== ...

By Glenn JohnsonThe woman who tossed a cat into a sealed garbage bin in Britain can’t understand why thousands of people around the world are making a “fuss” about it.Mary Bale, a 45-year-old bank worker, told The Sun newspaper Wednesday that she put the cat in the recycle bin as “a joke.”“It’s just a cat,” the paper quoted her as saying.On Saturday, Bale was caught on a closed-circuit television camera caressing the...

How fairy tales really end: CinderellaSnow WhiteLittle red riding hood Sleeping beautyJasmine (Aladdin)Belle (Beauty and the beast)The little mermaidSeems like only yesterday...BARBIE DOLL has her 50th birthday this year......Tweety Bird is 60 years old! And what about all our other .... CHILDHOODSUPERHEROES? SUPERMAN ThorWonder Woman (touch of menopause here I think?) Batman and Robin SPIDERMA...

A massive traffic jam in China has slowed vehicles to a crawl for a ninth day near Beijing, local media say. Vehicles, mostly lorries bound for Beijing, are backed up for about 100km (62 miles) because of heavy traffic, road works and break-downs. The drivers have complained that locals are over-charging them for food and drink while they are stuck. There has been a boom in road building in...

The Corey and Jay Show's "Head Up Your Ass Headlines" has become a staple of radio listening in Arkansas, Mississippi and worldwide on the Internet.Source"In retrospect, lighting the match was my big mistake. But I was only trying to retrieve the gerbil," Eric Tomaszewski told bemused doctors in the Severe Burns Unit of Salt Lake City Hospital. Tomaszewski, and his homosexual partner Andrew "Kiki" Farnum, had...

Leo- Saturday, August 21, 2010 The pressure is on to bring up an awkward topic with someone. It’s something, you’d rather not think about, let alone talk about. You’re loath to risk upsetting someone. This is a case of a full scale putting-your-cards-on-the-table scenario. Your feelings are understandable, but it’s one of those things that mustn’t stay on the back burner any longer. The temperature is rising....

Cameron Diaz ranked most dangerous web celebrity...hacker web traps 4 You!One in 10 websites featuring the Knight and Day star contain malicious software intended to infect computers and steal data from users, according to research released Thursday by McAfee.She may be known for her playful giggles and killer looks, but now movie star Cameron Diaz has become the most dangerous celebrity on the Internet. ...

'Glenn Beck': President Obama and the Wisdom of the Ground Zero Mosque - Glenn Beck - FOXNews.c...