Archive for April, 2011
Aiding and Abetting with AK-47s
Fmr. Graham County Arizona Sheriff Richard Mack on how federal agents allowed Mexican drug cartels to purchase AK-47 assault rifles that were later used to kill members of U.S. border patrol.
Anglo-Saxon hall unearthed at Bamburgh Castle
An archaeological research team in Northumberland has unearthed a medieval hall underneath Bamburgh Castle.
Wild parakeets living in Britain to be shot before they become a nuisance
Wild parakeets living in Britain are to be culled before they can breed and become a nuisance, the government has confirmed.
New concerns over swine flu jab after children given it ‘hit by sudden sleep syndrome’
A swine flu vaccine which has been given to thousands of children in Britain may cause the sleep disorder narcolepsy.
Airport passenger screener charged in distributing child pornography
Federal agents also allege that Transportation Safety Administration Officer Thomas Gordon Jr. of Philadelphia, who routinely searched airline passengers, uploaded explicit pictures of young girls to an Internet site on which he also posted a photograph of himself in his TSA uniform
Shocker! On his own, judge demands homeschool student IDs
A Mississippi state judge has issued an order to public school attendance officers in his judicial district to provide the names of all homeschoolers there.
Pesticide Use Tied to Lower IQ in Children
Children exposed in the womb to substantial levels of neurotoxic pesticides have somewhat lower IQs by the time they enter school than do kids with virtually no exposure.
British bulldog ‘vanishing from schools’
Teachers fear traditional playground games like British bulldog and conkers are disappearing from many of England’s schools, a survey suggests.
Early birds catch bees not worms
Great tits have been filmed eating nesting bumblebees for the first time.
Mass burial suggests massacre at Iron Age hill fort
Archaeologists have found evidence of a massacre linked to Iron Age warfare at a hill fort in Derbyshire.
Congress strips grey wolf endangered species protection
Politicians in the US Congress have for the first time removed a previously threatened animal from the nation’s endangered species list
Midlands Viking Symposium to explore the legacy of the Vikings in Ireland
This year’s Midlands Viking Symposium will be taking place outside the United Kingdom for the first time in its history as scholars focus on the role of the Norse in Ireland.
Complaining About TSA Molestation Will Get You Profiled as a Terrorist
According to CNN, the government considers “arrogant complaining” about TSA Gestapo tactics at the nation’s airports to be an indication of terrorist behavior.
