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10 Sep 2009 10:02

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World: People are pointing fingers in the Stephen Farrell rescue

  • Gordon Brown’s hearing it after people died. On the plus side, New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell was rescued after just a few days of captivity in Afghanistan. But it came at a deadly cost – beyond Farrell’s interpreter and two Afghan civilians, a British paratrooper was killed. Which means that, since Prime Minister Gordon Brown reportedly gave the final OK, he’s also getting the drama over it. After the fact, though, Brown’s denying it – he says he was only consulted. Hmmmmmmm. source

06 Sep 2009 10:44

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World: Almost everyone got rescued in today’s ferry sinking

  • five people died when a giant ferry boat capsized in the Philippines
  • 931 people were rescued after the boat capsized; 28 are still missing source

30 May 2009 18:50

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Offbeat: Today’s a slow news day, so here’s a photo of a cute moose calf

Awww. No really. Awwwwww. Seriously. Awww. That’s tlike the cutest thing ever. AAAWWWW! *cute overload* source

12 Apr 2009 14:01

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U.S., World: Yay! The captain is safe. (And most of his Somali captors are dead)

  • The U.S. Navy rescued him this morning. Capt. Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama, who was kidnapped in a failed pirate hijack, was spotted this morning by the Navy. In rescuing him from the little dinghy he was in, they killed three of the four pirates in the process. The fourth one is in custody. So yeah. Lesson of the day: If you’re going to take over a ship, make sure it isn’t an American one, OK? Karma will get you, duders. source

07 Apr 2009 20:44

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World: In the Italian earthquake debris, a promising sign

  • 98 age of the quake victim who was pulled out, alive source

06 Apr 2009 11:32

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Offbeat: Badger badger badger badger badger badger … rescue RESCUE!

Badger badger badger badger … rescue RESCUE. NOW THEY’RE ALL SAFE. NOW THEY’RE ALL SAFE! source

05 Feb 2009 07:46

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Offbeat, U.S.: Caught in ice: This Kentucky horse survived a scary fate

40 firefighters worked their butts off to make sure this horse got out safe. source
 

11 Jan 2009 12:26

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World: Costa Rica suffers a devestating earthquake toll

  • 30+ are confirmed dead in Thursday’s earthquake, which registered a 6.2 on the Richter Scale.
  • 100+ remain missing, and are presumed dead, under the debris of mud and rock source

11 Jan 2009 09:38

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World: Search efforts begin after a ferry sinks in Indonesia

  • 250 passengers and 17 crew were on the ship, which got caught in a storm.
  • 150 people have been taken off the ferry. It’s unknown whether they’re dead or alive. source