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20 Sep 2010 21:22

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U.S.: Obvious study: Cell phones a deadly distraction for drivers

  • goodDeaths in car accidents are down in general – around 22 percent in the last four years alone.
  • bad Around 18 percent of all distracting-driving deaths are due to cell phone usage. Yikes. source
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25 Aug 2010 22:42

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World: Reason we hate the drug war, No. 2,933: Human-smuggling

  • 72 people killed and dumped at a Mexican ranch source
  • » Why them? It’s another front of the drug war. Drug lords have turned to trafficking humans, extorting them, forcing them to smuggle drugs through the border and sometimes having them work as hitmen. While this dumpage of bodies at a ranch in Tamaulipas state is massive, it’s not the only one that’s taken place. In May, 55 were found in Guerro state and another 51 were found on the outskirts of Monterrey in July. Four words for the people who do this: Scum of the earth.
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24 Aug 2010 20:29

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World: In Colombia, people make Facebook hit lists – and follow through

  • 69 Colombian teens randomly showed up on a Facebook hit list that told them to leave town or face execution
  • three have been killed since the list was first posted August 17; nobody knows why the list was posted
  • 31Colombian teens showed up on a second list on Friday; fear has taken over Puerto Asis source
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30 Jul 2010 11:40

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World: This month the deadliest ever for U.S. troops in Afghanistan

  • 63 U.S. soldiers died this month, topping June’s record source
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03 Feb 2010 22:08

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U.S.: Don’t not sweat it: Self-help guru charged in sweat lodge deaths

  • helpful James Ray is a world-reknowned self-help expert who’s shown up on TV shows, including “Larry King Live” and “Oprah.”
  • harmful During a sweat-lodge meetup Ray organized in New Mexico last year, three people died and 20 people got sick as a result of the bad idea.
  • helpless Ray was charged today on three counts of manslaughter in the wake of the sweat lodge deaths. He says it was an accident. source
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19 Jan 2010 20:55

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World: Muslims vs. Christians: Many dead after religious fight in Nigeria

  • 300 (or so) killed in three days of religious clashes source
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02 Jan 2010 18:06

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World: The Brazilian mudslide quickly gets larger, deadlier

With at least 64 dead and many more potentially missing, search crews are heavily trying their best to find anyone they can. source
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28 Dec 2009 11:15

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World: Pakistan bombing: Karachi targeted in third attack in three days

  • 25+ were killed in the attack, which hit a Shi’ite religious procession in the country’s commercial capital
  • 50+ were wounded; sources say the attacks are meant to destabilize the country source
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27 Dec 2009 20:50

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World: The U.S. says Iranians deserve to see their “universal rights”

  • We strongly condemn the violent and unjust suppression of civilians in Iran seeking to exercise their universal rights. Hope and history are on the side of those who peacefully seek their universal rights, and so is the United States.
  • White House National Security Council spokesman Mike Hammer • Condemning the latest violent response to protests in Iran today. Four people died as a result of the protests by freedom-wanting, tech-savvy Iranians. This, by the way, is the first time people have actually died during protests since the original Iran election protests in June, which makes them all the more depressing. source
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28 Nov 2009 09:50

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World: Another ferry capsizes, this time in Bangladesh

  • 1,000+ people were on the ship when it capsized
  • 28+ bodies have been recovered so far
  • 100+ people are still feared underwater source
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