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Spring Snow, Rebel Arms, NY Rolls
Monday, May 27, 2013
Global Warming: Whiteface Mountain ski area in New York’s Adirondack Mountains reported 34 inches of snow over the Memorial Day weekend. Snow also fell in parts of Vermont and New Hampshire on a chilly holiday weekend. Arms for Rebels: At …
Maoist Massacre, Hacking Plot, Preserved Apple
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Attack on Democracy: Maoist rebels in India attacked a convoy carrying members of the ruling Congress party, killing 24 and wounding at least 37 others. Indian press reports say the rebels blocked the road with downed trees then set off …
Morals, Maricopa, Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Saturday, May 25, 2013
National: President Obama used his graduation speech at the US Naval Academy to warn that sexual assaults within the military are damaging Americans’ faith in the armed services. He said, “Even more than physical courage, we need your moral courage.” …
Drones, Heckler, Gay Scouts, and Mickey D’s
Friday, May 24, 2013
End Game?: President Obama, in a lengthy speech on national security yesterday, said the long “war on terror” has to end. “Our systematic effort to dismantle terrorist organizations must continue,” Obama said. “But this war, like all wars, must end.” …
Street Terror, Drones and Chopped
Thursday, May 23, 2013
London Attack: Two men shouting “God is Great” hacked to death a British soldier several hundred feet from the Royal Artillery barracks in a bizarre incident in London yesterday. Witnesses caught the two on video making no effort to get …
Tornado, Apple Tax and “Football”
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
National: Search and rescue crews say everyone seems to be accounted for in the aftermath of the giant Oklahoma tornado. The toll: 24 dead, 240 injured. About 100 were rescued from the rubble. One elementary school was flattened, whole suburban …
Tornado Toll Update
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Wrong Count: Authorities have drastically revised the number of dead in the Oklahoma tornado downward to 24 from a high of 91. Seven of the dead are reported to be school children. Officials say that initially there was duplication in …
Tornado Toll, Apple Tax, Hang ‘Em High
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
National: Twenty school children are among the 91 people dead after a mile-wide tornado tore through Moore, Okla. and parts of Oklahoma City. Two schools were destroyed as well as blocks of homes and businesses. Rescue and recovery teams are …
Storm, Bombs, and a Buyout
Monday, May 20, 2013
Day of the Dead: One elderly man is dead after a tornado ripped through a mobile home park in Shawnee, OK. A large storm front swept through yesterday bringing at least one tornado a half-mile wide. More tornadoes could hit …
Bad Shot, Missiles, Big Winner
Sunday, May 19, 2013
National: A Hofstra University student who died during a home invasion on Long Island was actually killed by a police officer responding to her 911 call. Investigators say Andrea Rebello, 21, her twin sister Jessica, and two others were …

