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06 Dec 2009 22:08

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U.S.: Pit Bull attack: Young girls among those hurt in Chicago

  • 5 were hospitalized by the dog, including four children source

05 Dec 2009 10:55

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World: Militants in Pakistan getting more blatant in their mosque attacks

  • 37+ were killed in a mosque bombing, including many civilians
  • 86+ were injured in the blatant daytime attack in Rawalpindi source

03 Dec 2009 09:48

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World: A suicide bomber in Somalia shows the government’s fragility

  • It proves the aggressive power [the insurgents have], and their determination to take over this country. They can easily go at the heart of the system. This will create a lot of panic for all the supporters of the government.
  • Somali diplomat Mohammed Aden • On a suicide bombing in Somalia, a mostly lawless country barring a handful of blocks in the capital of Mogadishu. Guess where the suicide bombing occurred. The attack killed at least 10, including three government ministers. source

02 Dec 2009 21:55

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U.S.: In San Francisco, unleashed dogs attack rich old ladies. Yikes.

  • In the past few years the park has become a nightmare of unleashed dogs. What is it going to take to enforce the leash law and control access? A death of a child? A badly injured adult? I am a seriously injured adult…
  • 73-year-old San Francisco widow Marion Cope • Who was mauled by a pack of unleashed dogs who were attacking the dog she was walking. A dog bit her calf, leaving a 10-inch wound which will require plastic surgery to repair. The irony? Her family, which also owned a swanky hotel in the city, gave the park to San Francisco nearly 100 years ago. That bites. source

30 Nov 2009 12:01

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28 Nov 2009 12:05

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World: Russia’s high-speed Nevsky Express hit by a terrorist blast before

  • A similar blast in 2007 injured 60. As Russian authorities center in on the probable cause of the train derailment that’s killed at least 26, it’s worth noting that there has been a history of this on the Nevsky Express. In the latest incident, survivors claim they heard a blast before the train derailed. This line is an important one for Russia – 27,000 people are facing delays aboard 60 trains as a result of the crash. source

28 Nov 2009 09:34

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Culture: Was the Tiger Woods crash a domestic violence incident against Tiger?

  • earlier One of our regular commenters suggested that the Tiger Woods incident screamed “scorned woman beating incident.”
  • now The very report that TMZ came out with late last night suggests this exact scenario. Is Elin Nordegren angry? source
 

27 Nov 2009 21:00

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World: That Russian train derailment: Possible act of terrorism. Yikes.

  • A one meter-diameter hole has been found next to the railway track. Witnesses heard a loud slap before the accident. All of this could point to a possible act of terrorism.
  • A quote from an unnamed Moscow law enforcement source • Describing what might have happened in the attack. There’s a crater. Also, the death toll has gone way up since we last reported about this. It’s now at 22+ dead, 55+ injured. source

23 Nov 2009 22:51

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World: Journalists massive victims in Philippines political massacre

  • 12 journalists were among the 22 killed in the attack; Reporters Without Borders called it the largest mass murder of journalists ever
  • 100 gunmen reportedly took part in the politically-motivated attack, which included rapes, mutilation and beheadings source

07 Nov 2009 10:42

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World: Afghanistan: NATO hits the wrong target, kills security forces

  • 8+ Afghan security forces were killed in a bombing today source