Month: September 2014
Cracking the mystery of L.A.’s ‘Nazi’ ranch
For decades, hikers, ghost hunters, taggers, writers, and amateur historians have been drawn to an isolated cluster of urban ruins known as Murphy Ranch, in Los Angeles’ Santa Monica Mountains. It’s a place that was […]
Dallas hospital isolates possible Ebola patient
A Dallas hospital is holding a patient in “strict isolation” as that person is evaluated for possible exposure to the deadly Ebola virus. In a statement issued Tuesday night, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas said […]
Secret Service Let Knife-Wielding Intruder Run Loose in White House
This is borderline ridiculous, but according to Gawker (source link): Omar Jose Gonzalez, the man arrested earlier this month for charging into the White House after hoping its front fence, made it farther into the […]
Hiker trapped in canyon in Zion National Park dies
A 34-year-old Southern California man was found dead over the weekend in Zion National Park after rising floodwaters trapped him in a narrow canyon that is home to one of the park’s best-known hiking trails. […]
WHY DO 16 PERCENT OF BRITONS THINK GAY SEX SHOULD BE ILLEGAL?
From journalist Amelia Abraham via an article on Vice.com: “This weekend, the Observer published findings from a survey of 1,052 British adults on their sexual attitudes and behaviours. The study found that 16 percent of participants […]
Win battle, lose the war: Netanyahu puts Iran over ISIS, slams Hamas
Bigger than the Islamic State threat – Iran and its nuclear program yet again haunted Benjamin Netanyahu’s address at the UN General Assembly. The Israeli PM also has photo-proof with him of Hamas using Palestinian […]
Judge Says Poor Have No Right To Clean Water, Allows Detroit Water Shutoffs To Continue
Saying there is no such thing as a legal right to clean running water, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes dismissed a request from Detroit residents to impose a six-month moratorium on water shutoffs by the […]
U.S-led raids hit grain silos in Syria, kill workers: monitor
From Reuters (Source Link) :-” U.S.-led air strikes hit grain silos and other targets in Islamic State-controlled territory in northern and eastern Syria overnight, killing civilians and wounding militants, a group monitoring the war said […]
Al Jazeera: “ISIL’s war just went global”
An interesting read from Al Jazeera (source): ISIL has today announced a doctrinal shift in its ideology that carries potential historical significance. In a new 42-minute message posted on Monday, it has called for the […]