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07 Mar 2010 11:31

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Music: Alt-rocker Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse dead of suicide; Twitter reacts



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03 Mar 2010 11:08

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World: Suicide bombers in Baquba, Iraq kick victims when they’re down

  • bad Baquba, Iraq suffered two suicide bombing attacks that killed dozens days before a major election.
  • worse A third attack took place in a hospital emergency ward full of victims of the other attacks. source
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26 Feb 2010 14:20

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Culture: Serial killer whale Tilikum staying at Sea World despite death

  • yes The Shamu show will resume at Sea World starting tomorrow, four days after the death of a trainer in a whale attack.
  • no Trainers will not be able to get in the pool with the whales as a safety measure after Dawn Brancheau’s death.
  • yes Tilikum, the killer, “will remain an active and contributing member of the team despite what happened.” source
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25 Feb 2010 19:34

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Culture: Dear Boner from Growing Pains: Rest in peace, dude.

  • Andrew Koenig was found dead in Vancouver today. Koenig, known as Mike Seaver’s sidekick “Boner” on the show, was found in a Vancouver park. He had been missing since Valentine’s Day. Our thoughts are with his family, including father Walter of Star Trek fame. source
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24 Feb 2010 20:50

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Culture: Whale advocate: Sea World forgot it was called a “killer” whale

  • They didn’t seem to learn any lessons from the incidents. They knew it was capable of killing a human being.
  • Whale advocate Captain Paul Watson • Discussing the killer whale attack which took place at an Orlando Sea World today (and pretty much chewed up the airwaves all afternoon). As a result, the Shamu show is canceled for tomorrow at least. That may not be enough, according to Watson, who notes that Tilikum, the whale in question, has had anger problems dating back to the early ’90s, and was involved in an incident that led to the closing of a Canadian theme park, Sealand. Watson suggests the 12,000-pound whale get returned to its natural waters: “Put it back where they got it from: the waters of Victoria, British Columbia.” source
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19 Feb 2010 21:29

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U.S.: A Shakespearean tragedy ends? Suspect charged in lottery murder

Dee Dee Moore is charged in the murder of lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare, who won $30 million in 2006 only to be murdered in 2009. source
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17 Feb 2010 20:29

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U.S.: Silicon Valley in mourning after death of Tesla Motors workers

  • The future of electric cars may have been on the plane that crashed in this Silicon Valley neighborhood. Three Tesla Motors employees were on board, and they all died. “We are withholding their identities as we work with the relevant authorities to notify the families,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Tesla is a small, tightly knit company, and this is a tragic day for us.” The crash created a huge power outage in the region, which made a horribly depressing situation even worse. source
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16 Feb 2010 23:52

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U.S.: Unlucky Mount St. Helens climber found; no, he didn’t survive.

  • Boom, it busted off and I saw him clawing for the edge with a startled look on his face, and then he disappeared. I was looking right at him, he was only 10 feet away … then he just disappeared.
  • Climber Scott Salkovics • On the death of fellow climber, Joseph Bohlig, who fell 1,500 feet to his death inside Mount St. Helens yesterday. The cornice that held him up fell out from under him, literally making him fall inside the volcano.  Salkovics was just watching Bohlig get his picture taken by a friend. source
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15 Feb 2010 20:21

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World: A huge team of hitmen apparently nailed a Hamas militant in Dubai

  • 11 Europeans are suspected in the Hamas militant’s murder source
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15 Feb 2010 10:58

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Music: Mm-mma-mma-my Sharona, he’s dead: The Knack’s singer R.I.P.

  • Doug Fieger, the guy who turned a crush into a pop song that will never go away, died yesterday at age 57. Fieger, who died of cancer, put his mortality this way: “I’ve had 10 great lives. And I expect to have some more. I don’t feel cheated in any way, shape or form.” source
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