*CONFORMED IDEALS*ahem....I meant*Reformed Ideals*oops!
The 'Craigslist Serial Rapist' meets violent end Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
They believed that his name was Mark Humphries and that he was so bold he would never stop until he was caught. They also knew that an arrest wouldn't come easily. He had proved so cautious that he left almost no evidence with each attack.
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300 gang members in melee at Raleigh mall Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
As many as 300 people joined a melee that began inside a Raleigh mall and spilled outside the shopping center during the fight.
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Mown A Lisa Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
Chris Naylor took two days to replicate Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece in grass, using a small lawnmower and a handful of garden tools.
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Tarantulas, snakes, fire ants lurk in Texas floodwaters Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
South Texans eager to salvage what they can from waterlogged homes struck by Hurricane Dolly have another problem. "You don't want to wade in this water," state Health Services Commissioner David Lakey said. "You don't want to play in this water. You want to stay out of this water."
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New white whale spotted Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
The newcomer, which was filmed by a television news helicopter, has excited marine scientists who think it may be related to Migaloo - to date, the only known all-white humpback whale.
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Soy foods 'reduce sperm numbers' Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
A regular diet of even modest amounts of food containing soy may halve sperm concentrations.
*reconsiders that next glass of silk*
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Life from Venus blown to Earth? Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
Previous research has considered the possibility of micro organisms existing in Venus's atmosphere despite extreme temperatures on its surface. But two scientists at the Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology say microbes from Venus could actually be blown into the Earth's atmosphere by solar winds.
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NYC storeowners fight thieves with machetes (with video) Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
Some storeowners in Brooklyn who were fed up with thieves took matters into their own hands. The episode of vigilante justice was caught on tape, as two brothers used machetes and large knives to fend off three criminals, who also had weapons of their own.
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FDIC takes over 2 more banks, closing 28 branches Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
The 28 branches of 1st National Bank of Nevada and First Heritage Bank, operating in Nevada, Arizona and California, were closed Friday by federal regulators.
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FBI: We Don't Have Tesla's Death Ray Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
As part of its centennial celebration, the FBI just released a list of the "Top Ten Myths in FBI History."
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Voodoo Doll Prompts Extra Security For Commissioners Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
A burned-looking voodoo doll recently appeared in the yard of Commissioner Zenaida Denizac. A photo of Denizac's face was taped to the doll's head and several pins were stuck in its body.
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Pa. teens charged in fatal beating of immigrant Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
Three white teens were charged Friday in what officials said was an epithet-filled fatal beating of an illegal Mexican immigrant in a small northeast Pennsylvania coal town.
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Ancient Ruins of Southern Africa Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
There is an overwhelming consensus by scholars, academics and even mystics that southern Africa is the cradle of humankind and that this is where the first humans walked the Earth before migrating to the distant corners of our planet.
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Apollo 14 astronaut claims aliens HAVE made contact - but it has been covered up for 60 years Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
Apollo 14 astronaut Dr Edgar Mitchell, said he was aware of many UFO visits to Earth during his career with NASA but each one was covered up.
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Manned spaceship design unveiled Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
It is designed to replace the Soyuz vehicle currently in use by Russia and will allow Europe to participate directly in crew transportation.
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Higher, Faster, Stronger: 1950s Experimental Aircraft Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
The 1950s was the decade of the test pilot and the experimental aircraft, as aviation technology turned to the jet engine and pushed its limits in both speed and endurance. With the world divided in Cold War, the stakes were high. Jet aircraft dominated both U.S. and Soviet arsenals and the data returned by subsonic and supersonic test flights had implications for the coming space race as well.
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ZAP! POW! BAM! Batman arrested in London Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
Batman actor Christian Bale arrested over assault allegation
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Lost in Space Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
What really happened to Russia's missing cosmonauts? An incredible tale of space hacking, espionage and death in the lonely reaches of space.
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Human blood vessels grown in mice Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
Scientists have used human cells to grow new blood vessels in a mouse for the first time, a US journal reports.
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Reality bites Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
Psychiatrists discover new mental illness: patients who believe their lives are on TV.
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The Future of Babies: Artificial Wombs and Pregnant Grandmas Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
Artificial wombs and experiments on human embryos grown in the lab will be commonplace and no big deal ethically in 30 years, several scientists predict. They envision a scenario just like test-tube babies, which shocked us 30 years ago but now are fairly routine and acceptable to most people.
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'Teen date' website faces criticism Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
Children's Charity, NSPCC, says MyLOL.net, which is marketed for teenagers but has hundreds of adult profiles, should clean up its act or be shut down.
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Cern lab goes 'colder than space' Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
A vast physics experiment built in a tunnel below the French-Swiss border is fast becoming one of the coolest places in the Universe.
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Dementia patient makes 'amazing' progress after using infra-red helmet Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
While the helmet has yet to be proven in clinical trials, the family say the effects of the 10 minute sessions are incredible. Mr Fennell can now hold conversations and go shopping unaccompanied.
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Wildlife: A luxury we can live without? Posted: 1 month ago by deEPCHIll
Despite our ever-increasing knowledge of the natural world, too many people still see it as just another means to make money.
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