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City Nurse Stricken With Rare Syndrome After Flu Shot
Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:57 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
A nurse was stricken with a rare nerve disorder that can cause paralysis two weeks after receiving a seasonal flu shot, the New York State Health Department confirmed Wednesday.
Taser International issues taser advisory
Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:57 PM EDT (myfoxlubbock.com)
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona-based Taser International is advising police agencies across the nation not to shoot its stun guns at a suspect's chest, saying it could post an extremely low risk of an "adverse cardiac event."
Police stop more than 1 million people on street
Seeded on Fri Oct 9, 2009 4:18 AM EDT (msnbc.com)
NEW YORK - A teenager trying to get into his apartment after school is confronted by police. A man leaving his workplace chooses a different route back home to avoid officers who roam a particular street.
Gun-toting soccer mom found shot dead
Seeded on Fri Oct 9, 2009 4:10 AM EDT (msnbc.com)
LEBANON, Pa. - A mother of three who became a voice of the gun-rights movement when she openly carried a loaded pistol to her daughter's soccer game was fatally shot along with her husband, a parole officer and former prison guard, in an apparent murder-suicide at their home.
High court affirms same-sex partners rights
Seeded on Thu Oct 8, 2009 6:49 PM EDT (helenair.com)
The Montana Supreme Court Tuesday upheld parental rights for a Missoula woman who'd been part of a same-sex couple that cared for two adopted children, saying she's entitled to joint custody of the kids.
PETA's "Save The Whales" Billboard Takes Aim At Fat Women
Seeded on Thu Oct 8, 2009 12:09 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Save the Whales - Lose the Blubber PETA's new billboard campaign in Florida is raising eyebrows and ire among women and health groups. A drawing on billboards in Jacksonville depicts an obese woman with the phrase, "Save The Whales, Lose The Blubber: Go Vegetarian."
Lawsuit -- Dr. Phil Trapped Me, Touched My Boob
Seeded on Thu Oct 8, 2009 3:14 AM EDT (tmz.com)
Dr. Phil is being sued by a woman who claims the TV shrink held her captive inside his production offices, forced her to stare at a naked man -- and then grabbed her left breast.
Gardasil Causes 400 Percent More Deaths than Other Common Vaccine
Seeded on Thu Oct 8, 2009 1:22 AM EDT (naturalnews.com)
The researchers considered Gardasil and Menactra equivalent for the purposes of comparison because they are given to similar age groups at similar frequencies.
Tulsa World: Abortion bill is challenged
Seeded on Wed Oct 7, 2009 3:11 PM EDT (tulsaworld.com)
OKLAHOMA CITY — A lawsuit challenging a controversial abortion bill was filed Tuesday in Oklahoma County District Court.
Feminists For Choice » New Oklahoma abortion law being challenged
Seeded on Wed Oct 7, 2009 3:09 PM EDT (feministsforchoice.com)
As if women didn't have enough threats to their right to choose in this country, Oklahoma is doing its part to make sure women slowly but surely are demonized and criminalized for their right to choose to have an abortion.
TheDetailsOfYourAbortion.com - Broadsheet - Salon.com
Seeded on Wed Oct 7, 2009 3:03 PM EDT (Salon.com)
"Feminists for Choice alerts us to a new Oklahoma law (yes, law, not "proposed legislation" or "some kind of sick joke") set to go into effect Nov. 1 that would collect detailed data about each abortion performed -- and post it all on a public Web site...."
Bronx teen confesses to roasting kitten
Seeded on Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:55 AM EDT (NY Daily News)
A Bronx teenager roasted her ex-roommate's kitten to death in a stove - then brushed off the incident as a joke when she was busted, authorities said Thursday. "I hate cats," Cheyenne Cherry, 17, allegedly told investigators when asked about the heartless crime.
Sites that help you lodge complaints
Seeded on Mon Jul 6, 2009 12:27 PM EDT (CNET.com)
A compilation of websites that allow you to make "complaints" online
The plant that pretends to be ill
Seeded on Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:07 PM EDT (BBC News)
A plant that pretends to be ill has been found growing in the rainforests of Ecuador. The plants feigns sickness to stop it being attacked by insect pests known as mining moths, which would otherwise eat its healthy leaves.
Michael Jackson's death sparks Florida bus brawl
Seeded on Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:56 AM EDT (Reuters)
A fight broke out on a Florida bus when news of Michael Jackson's death sparked debate over whether he should be remembered as a great musical talent, and one passenger was charged with assault, police said on Friday.
Michael Jackson: A Life In Pictures
Seeded on Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:08 AM EDT (jezebel.com)
Photographic montage of Michael Jackson from special moments of significance.
Rosanne Barr Starts Own Political Talk Show on her New Free Speech TV Network
Seeded on Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:10 AM EDT (roseanneworld.com)
You can watch The Tipping Point pilot online at Rosanne's blog. There is a brief blurb on the page mentioning accepting donations for her new Free Speech TV network which will be broadcasting her Tipping Point talk show. Details on how to donate will be forthcoming.
Moberly puts Moratorium on Tasers and is to pay $2.4 million in Taser lawsuit settlement
Seeded on Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:44 AM EDT (The Kansas City Star)
MOBERLY, Mo.- This municipality agreed Monday to an indefinite moratorium on the use of stun guns and will pay $2.4 million to survivors of a man who died after police shocked him. Note: See the full settlement details in .pdf format.
Barrel Monster gets Student Arrested
Seeded on Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:45 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
RALEIGH, N.C. - When Joseph Carnevale chopped up three stolen orange and white traffic barrels from a construction site to create a massive sculpture of a roadside monster thumbing a ride, the North Carolina college student said he saw it as a form of street art.
Homosexual behaviour widespread in animals according to new study
Seeded on Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:00 PM EDT (Telegraph)
The pairing of same sex couples had previously been observed in more than 1,000 species including penguins, dolphins and primates.
Obama lobbies U.S. doctors on healthcare reforms
Seeded on Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:39 PM EDT (Reuters)
President Barack Obama on Monday warned doctors the U.S. healthcare system was a ticking time bomb and urged them to support his overhaul plan, which includes a public insurance program that many of them view with skepticism.
Drought declared to be over in South Carolina and Georgia
Seeded on Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:24 PM EDT (independentmail.com)
For the first time since August 2006, no area of South Carolina is under a drought declaration, according to a statement Wednesday from the South Carolina Drought Response Committee.
Female Inmates Segregated for Looking Gay
Seeded on Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:05 AM EDT (Raw Story)
In an effort to prevent sexual encounters between inmates -- which are illegal in Virginia -- prison staff identified those women who fit stereotypes of lesbian appearance and sent them to what guards referred to as "the butch wing."
Put moratorium on use of Tasers
Seeded on Sat Jun 6, 2009 10:23 AM EDT (Toronto Star)
This article reminds us that these "non-lethal weapons" in fact are dangerous and cause death.
Today's TASER Travesty
Seeded on Fri Jun 5, 2009 8:50 AM EDT (northernmuckraker.blogspot.com)
Niagara County, New York Judge Sara Sheldon Sperrazza, in her infinite wisdom, has decreed that TASING an uncooperative suspect in order to obtain a DNA sample (and without notifying the suspect's already-retained legal counsel of the subpoena, to boot) is a perfectly legal and r …
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City Nurse Stricken With Rare Syndrome After Flu ShotA nurse was stricken with a rare nerve disorder that can cause paralysis two weeks after receiving a seasonal flu shot, the New York State Health Department confirmed Wednesday.
- Taser International issues taser advisory
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona-based Taser International is advising police agencies across the nation not to shoot its stun guns at a suspect's chest, saying it could post an extremely low risk of an "adverse cardiac event."
- Teen tasered after car break-in
Police say three people were going through the car that was parked in a garage. Two escaped when police arrived. A third was immobilized with a taser and taken into custody.
- Chicago cops told to Taser suspects in the back
The instructions follow an Oct. 12 advisory by Taser International that shooting someone in the chest with the 50,000-volt weapon could pose a low risk of an "adverse cardiac event."
- Police stop more than 1 million people on street
NEW YORK - A teenager trying to get into his apartment after school is confronted by police. A man leaving his workplace chooses a different route back home to avoid officers who roam a particular street.
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City Nurse Stricken With Rare Syndrome After Flu Shot
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Gun-toting soccer mom found shot dead
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