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Your email has been sent. Thanks for recommending The Daily Beast! AP Photos Who killed Michael Jackson? If the autopsy confirms a drug overdose, says O.J. prosecutor Marcia Clark, recent charges in Anna Nicole Smith's death show that whoever supplied the pills might face an epic trial.
New immigration law may lead to massive childcare closures
Dozens if not hundreds of childcare providers will lose their licenses over the next year due to a new Utah law targeting undocumented immigrants.
"Boomeritis" Hits Aging Athletes
Fifty may be the new thirty, but baby boomers' bodies haven't heard the news. Orthopedic surgeons are seeing a "tidal wave" of 45- to 64-year-olds suffering from exercise-related injuries they've dubbed "boomeritis," Dr.
Cuts in Dallas County budget will worsen backlog, DA Craig Watkins says
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins said computer hiccups that caused a prisoner backlog in the county jail this week only foreshadow what will happen if county commissioners get the budget cuts they're demanding.
Toronto strike shines spotlight on public, private sector compensation
By Megan O'Toole, National Post Growing public anger over Toronto's municipal strike has shone a spotlight on disparities between compensation in government jobs and the private sector, analysts say.
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Micheal Martin and Brian Cowen returned from the EU meeting on Friday, June 19 with a terrible mess of potage.
SLO attorney builds hope in Sri Lanka
A San Luis Obispo attorney's work to help people in Sri Lanka who have been devastated by poverty, war and the tsunami is the focus of a new book.
CRWRC - Tsunami survivors celebrate restoration in Banda Aceh
Beth DeGraff, CRWRC-US media contact, 616-648-7821 or 1-800-55-CRWRC Grace Wiebe, CRWRC tsunami project manager, 1-800-730-3490 Tsunami survivors celebrate restoration in Banda Aceh June 24, 2009 ? Four years ago, as semi-conscious Ihya Muhammad Isnaeil swam through a moving mountain of water to a nearby rooftop, he thought he was still holding his ...
Drastic measures our only option --
I SENSED the seething rage that simmered behind the genteel persona of Fr Clyde Harvey as he delivered the homily at Tecia Henry's funeral service last Thursday.
OPEC unwittingly helps oil traders sell millions of barrels
NEW YORK: Oil traders are relying on an unwitting ally, OPEC, to help them quietly exit what experts say is one of their most lucrative gambits ever - storing vast oil supplies at sea to sell later for profit.
CLOSE Anger in your teenager can take on many faces. It can be a seething anger kept quietly below the surface, or a tidal wave unleashed on everyone around them.
Man who conned churchgoers jailed
A man responsible for a "tidal wave" of crime across the country including an incident at Batheaston was jailed by a judge yesterday after hearing he posed as a church worker to con elderly people out of cash.
Anything But Straight: Drop the Washington Crack Pipe
I understand the magnetic allure of Washington, DC. I worked there for several years and it could, at times, be mesmerizing.
Wayne Besen: Gays Should Drop the Washington Crack Pipe
I understand the magnetic allure of Washington, DC. I worked there for several years and it could, at times, be mesmerizing.
2012: The wrath of Ronald Emmerich, and how to survive it
Last year's teaser trailer showed a Tibetan monk losing a battle with a tidal wave.
In Hawaii, Korean Strike Looms as a New Threat
Hawaii has long lived with the threat of wipe out, whether by tsunami, volcano or foreign invader.
Strong earthquake jolts Anchorage, Alaska
A strong earthquake has jolted urban areas of Alaska, sending people diving under desks and huddling in doorways.
Piers Simon Appeal charity concert: Photo Special Part 5
THE Piers Simon Appeal will continue to raise funds to help people who find themselves becoming a victim of disasters around the globe.
Central valley law enforcement agencies hoping for stimulus boost
As law enforcement agencies across the region brace for painful budget cuts that could mean officer layoffs, many are counting on the $787 billion federal stimulus package for relief.
WHO and UNICEF call for strengthened risk reduction measures to...
The World Health Organization and UNICEF today called on governments to strengthen risk reduction measures in four key areas so that health and education systems are able to cope with disasters, including the risks from climate change.