Shafia jury finds all guilty of 1st-degree murder - Ottawa - CBC News

A Montreal couple and their son Hamed were all convicted Sunday of first-degree murder in the deaths of four family members. They were accused of killing Hamed's three sisters and their father's childless first wife in a polygamous marriage

Florida Woman's Face Catches Fire During Surgery

Kim Grice, 29, of Holt, Fla., ended up in a burn unit after a fire broke out on her face during a surgery to remove some cysts.

China 'asks USA to respect Pak sovereignty'

In the wake of the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden, China has “warned in unequivocal terms that any attack on Pakistan would be construed as an attack on China”

Exceptional And Unexceptional America

America's ideals are not unique to America, and America's success led it to the same temptations of great powers since ancient times. America's exceptional freedom and exceptional wealth did not exempt it from unexceptional human nature or the unexceptional laws of history.

How America will collapse (by 2025)

Four scenarios that could spell the end of the United States as we know it -- in the very near future.

The Scariest Unemployment Graph I've Seen Yet

The median duration of unemployment is higher today than any time in the last 50 years. That's an understatement. It is more than twice as high today than any time in the last 50 years. OK, you're saying, but what does this mean?

Water samples off Pensacola Beach indicate toxic gas mixture

The bubbling surf on Pensacola Beach indicates the presence of toxic chemicals in the water that evaporate in the air.

Mr. Smith Goes to Wall Street

They had found a way to game the system and profit by constructing instruments literally built to fail. You'd think that would have stopped anyone from dealing with them. Maybe even send up flags or a warning to investors. That's not what happened.

How to Fix America - Brilliant Ideas!

A recent article in the St. Petersburg Fl. Times Business Section asked readers for ideas on: "How Would You Fix the Economy?" .............I think this guy nailed it! The "Patriotic Retirement Plan" There are about 40 million people over 50 in the work force.

U.S. security czar softens stand on border

A senior U.S. official who earlier stoked concerns that Canada's border would be treated no different than Mexico's now says that while the law governing the crossings is the same, the techniques used to implement it will be different.

Short Sales: Banks Blocking Way Out Of Foreclosure Crisis

A good report on the failure of the "cram down" Senate vote, and the reasons why banks prefer to foreclose rather than finance short sales of real estate. This costs far more than short sale losses to both seller and bank.

Susan Boyle: What If the Bird Will Not Sing?

Susan Boyle, the Scot heard 'round the world, is a rare, endangered songbird that needs protection. Like the first bluebird of a cold Spring, her song is a promise of warm summer days.

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Susan Boyle: earliest singing footage unearthed

The earliest known video footage of Susan Boyle – showing the Britain's Got Talent star singing at a social club – has been unearthed. The clip was recorded a quarter of a century ago when Boyle was just 22, but the power of her voice was clear even then.

Your Cell Phone Is Bugging You

With readily available phone spyware, cell phones are easily wiretapped.Your "private" conversations can be heard even when you are off the phone. Heard by anyone, anywhere, anytime, invisibly with no trace. They can also track your location. Protect yourself!

The Disappearing Male

Is this the real prelude to human extinction? The 80,000+ chemicals we make and use in daily life permanently damage the development of male reproductive organs, whether human or animal.

French Paedophile Flees Prison By Helicopter

The pedophile leader of an outlawed sect and two accomplices escaped by helicopter from a prison on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Monday

Susan Boyle: Not Quite Out of Nowhere

Potts and Boyle are not two undiscovered singers who never got their shot at fame. Their stories are less telegenic than the one sold by Britain's Got Talent, but much more common. Thousands of singers take their shot and fail, just as these two had.

Investors, leave hope for dead

It's not natural for Americans to abandon a dream, but continuing to believe that the economy is on the verge of a turnaround would be a costly mistake.

I know those sneers. I've heard them too

Susan Boyle's worldwide fame is a triumph for all those who have ever been judged by appearances. I know those sneers. I've heard them too.

It wasn't singer Susan Boyle who was ugly on Britain's Got Talent so much as our reaction to her

By raising this Susan up, we will forgive ourselves for grinding every other Susan into the dust. It will be a very partial and poisoned redemption. Because Britain's Got Malice. Sing, Susan, sing - to an ugly crowd that doesn't deserve you.

Reality TV star Susan Boyle set for duet with idol Elaine Paige

Susan Boyle's triumph on Britain's Got Talent has led Elaine Paige to suggest a collaboration

Canada Issues a Wake-Up Call: You May Be a Citizen

Thanks to a new law, Canada will bestow citizenship Friday on what its government believes could be hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting foreigners, most of them Americans.

Grow 100 Pounds of Potatoes in 4 Square Feet

You don't need your own private Idaho to grow potatoes. Greg Lutovsky, who has been growing potatoes as a business since 1993, says you can grow 100 pounds of potatoes in 4 square feet. All it takes is some lumber, seed potatoes and careful attention to watering.

Bob Dylan on Barack Obama, Ulysses Grant and American Civil War ghosts

Bob Dylan recognizes a story-worthy character when he sees one, and he certainly sees one in Barack Obama, judging by his description of the president in an interview with the U.K.'s Times Online.

One-way flight to Afghan outback

Absent minders: Abandoned on a press trip in Afghanistan. The US and the rest of NATO keep telling us how the security situation has improved. But they are unwilling to practice the confidence they preach.

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