Source: Allie Kessel, ABC News, April 10, 2016 Ongoing air wars in Middle East have caused an unexpected dip in the Pentagon’s stockpile of air-to-ground munitions — and Washington has been slow to address the supply problem. The Pentagon has had months to deal with it. “We’re expending munitions faster than we can replenish them,” USA Today… Continue reading The US is dropping bombs quicker than it can make them
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Man Breaks Into Washington DC Five Guys, Makes Himself Cheeseburger
Source: Allie Kessel, ABC News, April 10, 2016 This man must have really been craving a cheeseburger. A man broke into a Five Guys restaurant in Washington, D.C., early Friday not to steal money but to grab a bite to eat. The burglar followed a delivery man into the restaurant and waited until he left… Continue reading Man Breaks Into Washington DC Five Guys, Makes Himself Cheeseburger
Florida Hunter Kills Five-Metre-Long Alligator That Was Eating Cattle
Source:Emma Prestwich, Huffingtonpost.ca, April 7, 2016 Hunters in Florida recently killed a nearly 15-foot (4.5-metre) long, 800-pound (360-kg) gator that was eating their livestock, they told Fox13 News. The reptile was so big that they had to use a tractor to pull its carcass out of the water, hunting guide Blake Godwin told the outlet.… Continue reading Florida Hunter Kills Five-Metre-Long Alligator That Was Eating Cattle
Dramatic video shows rescue from Oklahoma wildfire
Source: Manuel Bojorquez, CBSNews.com, April 6, 2016 Fierce winds howling across the plains caused four wildfires to merge in northwest Oklahoma. More than 55,000 acres of farms and ranches have burned. In Woodward County, more than 200 firefighters on the ground and in the air are trying to beat back flames shooting as high as… Continue reading Dramatic video shows rescue from Oklahoma wildfire
Merle Haggard, country music's outsider hero, dies at 79
Source: Brandon Griggs and Todd Leopold, CNN, April 6, 2016 Merle Haggard, the grizzled country music legend whose songs such as “Okie from Muskogee” and “Fightin’ Side of Me” made him a voice for the workingman and the outsider, has died. He was 79. Haggard died Wednesday, his birthday, of complications from pneumonia at his… Continue reading Merle Haggard, country music's outsider hero, dies at 79
9-year-old reporter breaks crime news, posts videos, fires back at critics
Source: Tom Jackman, washingtonpost.com, April 5, 2016 Reporter Hilde Kate Lysiak got the tip early Saturday afternoon that there was heavy police activity on Ninth Street. She hustled over with her pen and camera, as any good reporter would, and soon she posted something short online, beating all her competitors. Then, working the neighbors and the… Continue reading 9-year-old reporter breaks crime news, posts videos, fires back at critics
Anti-Gay Laws Bring Backlash in Mississippi and North Carolina
Source: Jonathon M. Katz and Erik Eckholm, NYTimes.com, April 5, 2016 DURHAM, N.C. — The divide between social conservatives and diversity-minded corporations widened Tuesday with developments in Mississippi and North Carolina related to the rights of gay, lesbian bisexual and transgender people in both states. Mississippi’s governor signed far-reaching legislation allowing individuals and institutions with… Continue reading Anti-Gay Laws Bring Backlash in Mississippi and North Carolina
Today in the UK, a woman was sentenced for the crime of an abortion
Source: Siobhan Fenton, The Independent, April 4, 2016 She desperately tried to save up enough money to travel to England to have an abortion, but wasn’t able to. Her housemates reported her to the police Today, in the United Kingdom, a woman has been found guilty of having an abortion. It’s a horrifying idea –… Continue reading Today in the UK, a woman was sentenced for the crime of an abortion
Tesla says Model 3 orders top $10 billion (U.S.) in first 36 hours
Source: Paul Lienert, The Globe and Mail, April 4, 2016 Tesla Motors Inc said orders for its new Model 3 electric sedan topped 253,000 in the first 36 hours — a fast start for the company’s first mass-market vehicle, which may not begin to reach customers for another 18 months or more. Tesla Chief Executive… Continue reading Tesla says Model 3 orders top $10 billion (U.S.) in first 36 hours
Why babies all over the world are now sleeping in boxes
Source: Vanessa, Barford, BBC News Magazine, April 4, 2016 Nearly three years ago, the Magazine reported on the Finnish baby box – a starter kit of clothes, sheets and toys the state gives to expectant mothers. The story went viral and was read by 10 million people in 18 months. Now the box idea itself… Continue reading Why babies all over the world are now sleeping in boxes