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13 Jan 2010 10:14

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World: In photos: The 2010 Haitian earthquake (This is awful, guys.)

  • It may be one of the most devastating natural disasters to ever hit the continent, and really, the photos say it all. It’s going to be probably another day at least before a somewhat realistic toll of the destruction can be nailed down – the destruction was so bad that it destroyed communication mechanisms. source
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13 Jan 2010 09:58

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World: Why Haiti was an unfortunate disaster waiting to happen

  • neediness The small country of 9.8 million is one of the poorest in the Western hemisphere. Most people live on less than $2 a day. Plus, the country is still recovering from a devastating 2008 hurricane season. source
  • dangers Haiti is a country located in a seismically active area largely built on a fault. Plus, there is no national building code, which left many dwellings in severe danger of collapse when disaster struck. source
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12 Jan 2010 21:21

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World: Details scarce on the 7.0 earthquake that leveled Haiti’s capital

  • A lot of houses [and] buildings went down, and people are still running all over the streets. People are looking for their wives, looking for their husbands and their kids. It’s scary.
  • Eyewitness Jean Bernard • On the earthquake in Haiti. While details are scarce and not forthcoming, word is that a lot of very terrible things – buildings collapsing (including a rumor of a HOSPITAL falling down), many dead, many hurt – took place. But little confirmation. We’ll keep you posted. source
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12 Jan 2010 10:02

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Culture: Tila Tequila couldn’t leave Twitter alone after Casey Johnson’s death

  • 160+ tweets about Johnson since last week source
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09 Jan 2010 14:42

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Culture: Twitter sad over the death of Gumby creator Art Clokey

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05 Jan 2010 09:15

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Culture: Tila Tequila in mourning with death of heiress Casey Johnson

  • I can’t stop these haunting visions of her and I. We made such a lovely couple, only beginning to spend the rest of our lives together…
  • A Tweet by reality star Tila Tequila • On the death of fellow socialite Casey Johnson, who had reportedly been dead for days before she was found. Johnson, heiress to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, had announced an engagement with Tequila last month, and Tequila noted that the two had recently fought around the time she had died. She was known for having a drug problem and was recently arrested for reportedly stealing a British reality TV star’s possessions. source
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31 Dec 2009 17:05

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U.S.: Montana Supreme Court: Jack Kevorkian should move here

  • We find nothing in Montana Supreme Court precedent or Montana statutes indicating that physician aid in dying is against public policy.
  • A decision by the Montana Supreme Court • Regarding the fate of Robert Baxter, who wanted to die with a doctor’s aid. He later died on his own. In other words, assisted suicide is now legal in middle-of-nowhere Montana. Montana: It’s where people go to die (with a doctor’s help). source
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30 Dec 2009 09:21

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World: Day of bloodshed: 30+ killed in multiple bombings in Iraq today

  • 24+ killed in suicide bombings in the desert province of Anbar
  • 7+ religious pilgrims were killed separately by a roadside bomb
  • 100+ including a Sunni governor, were injured in the attacks source
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29 Dec 2009 11:13

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Music: Avenged Sevenfold’s drummer dies; The Rev lived fast, died young

The Rev, born James Sullivan, was the driving force behind one of mainstream rock’s most popular acts. Indie kids don’t know who he is. source
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28 Dec 2009 10:23

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World: Was Iran opposition martyr Ali Mousavi’s body taken away?

  • That’s what his family is saying. Mousavi, the slain nephew of Mir Hossein Mousavi, had his body taken from a local hospital after he was killed yesterday. “My brother’s body was taken away from the hospital and we cannot find it,” Mousavi’s brother, Seyed Reza Mousavi, said. “We cannot have a funeral before we find the body.” Also worth noting: Andrew Sullivan has a pretty interesting explanation of why Ali Mousavi’s martyrdom matters. source
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