The remains recovered from a car found overturned in a South Dakota creek last fall have been identified as those of two teenage girls who disappeared in 1971, and no foul play is suspected, authorities said on Tuesday. The girls, Cheryl Miller and Pamela Jackson, were both 17 when they headed out to a party in a 1960 Studebaker and …
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New Study : US is An Oligarchy, Not A Democracy
From the department of No Duh, a study from Princeton and Northwestern Universities supports the thesis that the United States of America is not a republic in substance but rather an oligarchy where the rich rule and the majority are irrelevant to policy decisions.
Read More »Rihanna Drake Dating : Rapper buys ring for RiRi
Drake splashed out $42,000 on a yellow diamond ring as a gift to current ‘squeeze’ Rihanna and spending as much time with her as possible as their relationship continues to be blossom.. The rapper, who is reportedly dating the singer, has splashed out on the yellow diamond, although it is not believed to be an engagement ring.
Read More »Saturn May Be Creating a New Baby Moon
NASA SCIENTISTS SAY they have discovered what could be the birth of a new moon in the rings of Saturn. A spacecraft orbiting the planet spotted a small, icy object being formed within the rings which would be Saturn’s 63rd moon if confirmed.
Read More »Oklahoma : State health officials warn against skipping vaccinations
A vaccination debate has been brewing for years and the Oklahoma State Health Department thinks that may be putting children at risk. Many diseases that used to be deadly have been all but eradicated. The Oklahoma State Health Department said it’s because of vaccinations.
Read More »Australians Track 16-Foot ‘Joan of Shark’ (Photo)
The nearly 18 feet long, 3,000-pound female nicknamed ‘Joan of Shark,’ was tagged earlier by fisheries’ officers. When the animal popped up close to shore again, several beaches were shut down for extended periods.
Read More »Earth-like planet : A Kindred World Around a Red Star
NASA made a big discovery Thursday. Its Kepler Space Telescope discovered a planet, roughly the same size as earth, about 500 light years away from us. They’re not sure what the mass and composition of the planet are. But they know it’s in the “habitable zone,” an area near a star, where life “could” possibly exist.
Read More »Religious Leaders Call For Ending Drug War, Mass Incarceration
A broad coalition of Christian leaders have taken the occasion of the holiest day on the Christian calendar to release an Easter statement calling for the end of the war on drugs and mass incarceration. They said they chose the Easter season to release their statement because of the spirit of the Resurrection, which Easter commemorates and celebrates.
Read More »Open-source seeds : Agreement keeps use of new seed varieties unrestricted
A new movement is underway on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus to ensure the sharing of seeds. Founders of the movement distributed the first seed packs for 29 different varieties of vegetables at a launch event Thursday. The Open Source Seed Initiative was created to “free the seed,” organizers said. It’s a movement to ensure some seeds never get patented …
Read More »Giant ring appears around the sun (Video)
Lake Wales, Florida – We have had a bunch of readers contact us here at Canada Journal wanting to know what is the ring around the sun today. Well it’s similar to the affect we saw on June 4, 2012 which we wrote about then. It’s called a 22 degree halo.
Read More »K-9 Dog Mick Killed in Portland Shootout
A Portland police officer was wounded, his K-9 partner killed and three suspects captured after a burglary and shooting in Southwest Portland early Wednesday morning. The gunman fled after the shooting and an intense manhunt that followed stretched from Capitol Highway and Southwest Lobelia Street to the 6900 block of Oleson Road. The shooting suspect was eventually captured about three …
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