A man accused of killing three police officers in June in Moncton, New Brunswick, has pleaded guilty to all charges. Justin Bourque, 24, was arrested after a two-night manhunt following the deadly shootings.
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Oklahoma Aquarium to Host Shark Week Activities for All Ages
The Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks is offering special activities August 10-17 to celebrate their own Shark Week.
Read More »Research Queries Temperature Proxies And Models, Report
When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently requested a figure for its annual report, to show global temperature trends over the last 10,000 years, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Zhengyu Liu knew that was going to be a problem. “We have been building models and there are now robust contradictions,” says Liu, a professor in the UW-Madison Center for Climatic …
Read More »Hacker took $83K Bitcoins : cyber experts
Scientists with a cyber security firm say they have uncovered that a hacker used access to a Canadian Internet provider to hijack large foreign networks, stealing more than US$83,000 in virtual currency. The U.S.-based Dell SecureWorks says the hacker operated between February and May this year.
Read More »Readmission Rates High in Lupus, study shows
Readmission within 30 days of discharge is very common among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a new study finds. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of California. They found that one in every six lupus patients is readmitted to hospital within 30 days of being discharged after treatment.
Read More »US : Women, Blacks Hit Harder by Heart Disease Risk Factors, New Study
There are several risk factors tied to cardiovascular disease, such as diabetes, obesity and smoking. In a new study from the American Heart Association, researchers have found that the impact of these risk factors is greater in women than men and in blacks than white, highlighting gender and race gaps in cardiovascular health in the US.
Read More »US : Barneys Will Pay $525G For Racially Profiling Customers
Barneys New York has agreed to pay $525,000 to settle a lawsuit over claims that it targeted black and Latino customers for credit-card fraud checks and surveillance while they shopped in its luxury clothing stores, city officials said on Monday, according to The Associated Press.
Read More »Rare panda triplets born in China (Photo)
A zoo in southern China says recently born panda triplets could be the only set of its kind to survive. 12-year-old panda Ju Xiao gave birth to the triplets on 29 July at the Chimelong Safari Park, in a delivery that took around three hours.
Read More »Warrant issued for suspect in recent Chilliwack double homicide, Police
An arrest warrant has been issued for a man wanted in connection to the double homicide of two men and the attempted murder of a woman inside a Chilliwack home on Aug. 7.
Read More »‘Cheer’ mom gets 10 years in underage sex case, Report
A reality TV Star on TLC’s Cheer Perfection has been sentenced to ten years behind bars for raping a 13-year-old boy.
Read More »Colgate Total Contains Cancer-Linked Triclosan, Report
A chemical ingredient in a popular toothpaste brand has been linked to cancer-cell growth and disrupted development in animals, Bloomberg reports. The chemical triclosan can be found in Colgate Total, a top selling toothpaste brand from Colgate-Palmolive Co.
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