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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Georgia death row inmate

 

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a condemned Georgia inmate's request that  his execution be delayed as he attempts to prove his "actual innocence." The  justices without comment on Monday turned aside separate appeals from Troy Davis, likely setting the stage for the state to set another execution  date. The death row prisoner has gained [...]

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Fruit could make cars stronger, more fuel-efficient, scientists say

 

Get ready for a bananamobile or a pineapple wagon. Scientists in Brazil say they've developed a way to use fibers from the fruits to make strong, lightweight plastics that could be used to form car parts. "The properties of these plastics are incredible," the leader of the project, Alcides Leão of Sao Paulo State University,  [...]

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Radiation in Mass. rainwater likely from Japan

 

Radiation in Mass. rainwater likely from Japan Yahoo! News Original Article BOSTON – Health officials said Sunday that one sample of Massachusetts rainwater has registered very low concentr...

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Monday’s live video events

 

Watch CNN.com Live for continuing coverage of the conflict in Libya and the nuclear crisis in Japan.  Today's programming highlights... 10:00 am ET - Wartime contracting hearing - Federal contracting is the subject of a Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan hearing in Washington.  The commission will look at Pentagon efforts toward saving [...]

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Secretary Of The Navy Wants Oil Fine Money Back On Coast (VIDEO)

 

Secretary Of The Navy Wants Oil Fine Money Back On Coast (VIDEO) By Chad Petri WKRG Original Article MOBILE, Alabama – Secretary of the U.S. Navy Ray Mabus says he’d like to see fines ...

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Aquarium reports 6 dead dolphins found in a week

 

Aquarium reports 6 dead dolphins found in a week Associated Press Original Article BOSTON (AP) – The New England Aquarium says six dolphins have turned up dead on Massachusetts beaches. The...

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Attempts to Remove Radioactive Water Continue in Japan

 

Attempts to Remove Radioactive Water Continue in Japan By Ken Nelson & Hiroko Tabuchi New York Times Original Article TOKYO — Workers in Japan pressed their efforts on Monday to remove h...

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Radiation levels at Japan nuclear plant reach new highs

 

Radiation levels at Japan nuclear plant reach new highs By Chico Harlan & Brian Vastag Washington Post Original Article TOKYO — As radiation levels at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant...

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On the Radar: Lottery winners, Cuba visit, NCAA brackets

 

$319 million lottery ticket: We may find out the identities of the nation's newest millionaires on Monday. One winning ticket for Friday's $319 million MegaMillions jackpot was sold by Coulson's News Central in Albany, New York, but as of Sunday night the holder or holders of the winning ticket had not come forth. According to [...]

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40 killed, 90 hurt in Yemen blast

 

At least 40 people were killed and 90 wounded in an explosion at an ammunition factory in Yemen on Monday, medical and security officials said.

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Top Japan Official: Radiation Levels 100,000 Times Normal Suggest Full Or Partial Nuclear Meltdown Underway

Top Japan Official: Radiation Levels 100,000 Times Normal Suggest Full Or Partial Nuclear Meltdown Underway

Top Japanese official says that radiation levels at 100,000 times normal in nuclear reactor #2 suggest a full or partial meltdown is underway in the plant.

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In The Middle Of Hell – Explore Japan Tsunami Devastation in 3D Panorama First Person View

3D Panorama First Person View of Japan Tsunami Devastation

In The Middle Of Hell - Explore Japan's Devastation in 3D Panorama. Use amazing 3D panorama technology to view Japan's devastation from a 3D first person point of view.

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Via Live Japan News: Fukushima probably exceeds Three Mile Island And Chernobyl and there is no end in sight

Via Live Japan News: Fukushima probably exceeds Three Mile Island And Chernobyl and there is no end in sight

On NHK live Japan news: Fukushima probably exceeds Three Mile Island and Chernobyl and there is no end in sight

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Video – Check Out The Latest Ultra High Tech Robot Spy Plane – You Need to See It To Believe It

Video – Check Out The Latest Ultra High Tech Robot Spy Plane – You Need to See It To Believe It

The latest ultra high tech US Government spy plane is so unbelievable you need to see it to believe.

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Rainwater Across Entire US Contaminated With Japan Nuclear Radiation

Rainwater Across Entire US Contains Japan Nuclear Radiation

US Government health officials are detecting Japan nuclear radiation in rainwater across the entire US. Instead of downplaying the risks the Government should be educating the public on how to mitigate against the health risks.

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Japan Power Company Knew “But Didn’t Want To Hear About” Nuclear Reactor Tsunami Risks”

Patients exposed to radiation at Fukushima are moved -- authorities Friday encouraged voluntary evacuations in the buffer zone

A series of investigative articles reveal the Japanese power company TEPCO repeatedly ignored several warnings and scientific research showing an earthquake as small as 7.5 could create a complete nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

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Japan calls off tsunami advisory after 6.5-magnitude quake

 

Japanese authorities on Monday called off a tsunami advisory after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake off the country's northeast coast produced little more than ripples. However, the Japan Meteorological Agency urged coastal residents to remain prepared to evacuate because of a continued threat of aftershocks that could spawn tsunamis. Authorities issued a tsunami advisory Monday morning for [...]

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Japan Nuclear Reactor Engineer Confesses To Criminal Coverup, Fukushima Has Always Been ‘Time Bomb’

Warning - Run from Nuclear Radiation or Die

Engineer of Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Reactor admits to actively engaging in a criminal coverup saying he always knew the nuclear power plant was a 'ticking time bomb'.

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Ahead of the curve: The next 7 days

 

NATO agreed on Sunday to take military command of a coalition mission over Libya, including enforcement of a no-fly zone, but questions remain over how long and far the intervention will go as rebels push back forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Here is a look at this and some of the other stories CNN [...]

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9/11 Victim’s Family Crying Out For Truth – Help Them Get It!

World Trade Center Building 7 Map

Tens of thousands of 9/11 victim's family members, architects and engineers have all joined together and have proved the Government is lying about the events that occurred during 9/11. Help them get the truth and closure by spreading this message.

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New Detailed Video Flyover – How Many Nuclear Reactors Are Really Burning In Japan?

Japan Nuclear Reactor Fuel Rods Burning in Full Meltdown

Just released Japan Nuclear Reactor Video Flyover shows detailed footage of several plants burning in Japan. Just how many reactors are really burning in Japan?

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6.5-magnitude quake hits Japan; tsunami advisory issued

 

Authorities issued a tsunami advisory Monday morning for coastal areas of Japan's Miyagi Prefecture after a 6.5-magnitude quake struck the region, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. It added the tsunami height was expected to be about 0.5 meters, or 1.6 feet, tall. Miyagi is in the northeast part of Japan. The advisory comes more than [...]

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James Corbett And James Evan Pilato: The Japanese Crisis – New World Next Week

The Japanese Crisis – New World Next Week

Corbettreport March 27th, 2011 Welcome back to http://NewWorldNextWeek.com – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in alternative news and open source intelligence. This week we focus exclusively on the unfolding tragedies in Japan: Story #1: Cremation Delayed as Japan Buries Disaster Dead http://ur1.ca/3nfev Related: [...]

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US Stores Spent Nuclear Fuel Rods At 4 Times Pool Capacity

The Intel Hub By Rady Ananda - Contributing Writer March 27th, 2011 In a recent interview with The Real News Network, Robert Alvarez, a nuclear policy specialist since 1975, reports that spent nuclear fuel in the United States comprises the largest concentration of radioactivity on the planet: 71,000 metric tons. Worse, since the Yucca Mountain [...]

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Libya latest: NATO agrees to take over mission; French warplanes lead air strikes

 

NATO members have agreed to take over the full scope of the military mission in Libya. French warplanes on Sunday led air strikes on armored vehicles and on a large ammunition depot in the regions of Misrata and Zintan, according to the French Ministry...

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NATO agrees to take over mission Libya; French warplanes lead airstrikes

 

NATO members have agreed to take over the full scope of the military mission in Libya. French warplanes on Sunday led airstrikes on armored vehicles and on a large ammunition depot in the regions of Misrata and Zintan, according to the French Ministry ...

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Fukushima Radiation Found In Massachusetts Rainwater As Bio-Robots Fight To Prevent Disaster

Fukushima Workers

Japan’s Self-Defense Force’s members and others in protective gear prepare to transfer workers who stepped into contaminated water on Thursday during their operation at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, at a hospital in Fukushima, northern Japan Friday, March 25, 2011. (AP / Yomiuri Shimbun, Takuya Yoshino) The Intel Hub Shepard Ambellas March 27, 2011 © 2011 [...]

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Perspective on Japan’s Nuclear Disaster: Radiation Risk Model Shows 120,000 Cases of Cancer in Tokyo

Perspective on Japan’s Nuclear Disaster: Radiation Risk Model Shows 120,000 Cases of Cancer in Tokyo As the nuclear disaster in Japan continues to unfold in horrific detail, we are all trying to grasp the extent of the radiat...

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More Transparency Woes: NOAA Initiates Gag Order on Dead Dolphin Investigation

 

More Transparency Woes: NOAA Initiates Gag Order on Dead Dolphin Investigation Here’s proof that the folks at NOAA actually can learn from their mistakes: Burned time and again by independent researchers disproving the agency...

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The nuclear plant next door: A Pennsylvania mom is staying put

 

Health and safety concerns about Japanese nuclear power plants after this month's earthquake and tsunami have Lindsey Schiller wondering what could happen across the street from her own house in her Philadelphia suburb. Schiller, who is a registered nurse, has lived for nearly a decade with her husband and two children in the shadow of [...]

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Japan live blog: Radiation levels spike near damaged nuclear plant

 

A magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit northern Japan on March 11, triggering tsunamis that caused widespread devastation and crippled a nuclear power plant. Are you in an affected area? Send an iReport. Read the full report on the quake's aftermath and check out our interactive explainer on Japan's damaged nuclear reactors. [9:16 a.m. ET Sunday, 10:17 [...]

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Higher Levels of Radiation Found at Japan Reactor Plant

 

Higher Levels of Radiation Found at Japan Reactor Plant By David Jolly, Hiroko Tabuchi & Keith Bradsher Original Article TOKYO — Sharply elevated radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...

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Traces of radiation from Japanese nuclear plant detected in China

 

Traces of radiation from Japanese nuclear plant detected in China By CNN Wire Staff Original Article Tokyo (CNN) – Traces of radioactive iodine were detected Saturday in China’s Heilo...

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2 Cups of Japan Pacific Ocean Water Exceeds Yearly Radiation Limit

Caution Radioactive Water

The levels of nuclear radiation in the 2 cups of Japan seawater now contains the same amount of radiation that a person can safely be exposed to in a year.

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Japan Nuclear Meltdown Alert: SUBSTANCES ONLY EMITTED DURING NUCLEAR FISSION DETECTED

Japan Nuclear Meltdown Alert: SUBSTANCES ONLY EMITTED DURING NUCLEAR FISSION DETECTED

Japan Nuclear Meltdown Alert: Live News out of Japan you won't see in the American mainstream media - NHK in Japan reports TEPCO believes reactors #1, #2 and #3 are breached. SUBSTANCES DETECTED ONLY DURING NUCLEAR FISSION HAVE BEEN DETECTED, meaning a nuclear meltdown is in progress.

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Nuclear Radiation Alert – Japan Nuclear Radiation Levels Hit 10 Million Times Normal

Nuclear Radiation Alert - Japan Nuclear Radiation Levels Hit 10 Million Times Normal

Breaking News Flash: Nuclear Radioactive Fallout Alert -- An emergency evacuation order has been issued after radiation levels of 10 million times normal were taken at Fukushimi plant no. 2.

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Media Matters Attacks G Edward Griffin, Uses Bob Tuskin Interview To Label Him A Conspiracy Theorist

Media Matters Attacks G Edward Griffin, Uses Bob Tuskin Interview To Label Him A Conspiracy Theorist

The Intel Hub March 26th, 2011 Media Matters, the George Soros funded left wing operation, has posted a hit piece on G Edward Griffin after his appearance on the Glenn Beck Show. On October 13th, 2010, Bob Tuskin (co-host of The Intel Hub Radio Show) interviewed G Edward Griffin on a variety of issues. After [...]

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The day’s most popular stories

 

The five most popular stories in the past 24 hours on CNN.com, according to NewsPulse. One winner for Friday's Mega Millions lottery: One lucky winner in upstate New York chose the right numbers in Friday night's Mega Millions lottery, in which last-minute ticket sales increased the jackpot from $312 million to $319 million, New York [...]

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Syrian protesters wounded by gunfire; disputes over who is responsible

 

A day after violent protests erupted in the restive city of Daraa, security forces opened fire at protesters in the coastal city of Latakia, witnesses said. Anti-government demonstrations in Latakia had started peacefully before several people were wounded in a hail of gunfire as security forces tightened their control on access to the city, witnesses [...]

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Treasure hunters strike gold off Florida coast

 

The ocean floor off the Florida Keys never seems to stop giving. Diver Bill Burt with Mel Fisher’s Treasures was looking for a section of the sunken Spanish galleon, Nuestra Senora de Atocha, this week. Instead, he came across a 40- inch gold chain shimmering on the sandy ocean floor about 30 miles from Key West. The chain, [...]

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Comparing Japan’s Radiation Release to "Background Radiation"

 

Apologists for the type of old, unsafe nuclear reactors which are leaking in Japan argue that the amount of radiation released from Fukushima is small compared to the amount of "background radiation".There Are NO Background Levels of Radioactive Caesiu...

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The Effects of Chernobyl

The Effects of Chernobyl

Wikipedia – The Chernobyl disaster triggered the release of substantial amounts of radiation into the atmosphere in the form of both particle and gaseous radioisotopes, and is the most significant unintentional release of radiation into the environment to date. It has been suggested that the Chernobyl disaster released as much as 400 times the radioactive contamination of the Atomic bombings of [...]

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Gotta watch: ‘The Wall’, remembering Geraldine Ferraro, Heaven’s gate suicides

 

1982: Groundbreaking at Vietnam Memorial – On March 27th 1982 a group of 125 veterans gathered between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument to break ground at the future site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Vietnam veteran Jan Scruggs spearheaded the movement to lobby congress and raise money through private funds to build the [...]

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Libyan woman bursts into hotel to tell her story of rape

 

Breakfast at a Tripoli hotel housing international journalists took a decidedly grim turn Saturday when a desperate Libyan woman burst into the building frantic to let the world know she had been raped and beaten by Moammar Gadhafi's militia. Her face was heavily bruised. So were her legs. She displayed blood on her right inner [...]

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Citizen Radiation Reports For the U.S.

 

The Intel Hub Shepard Ambellas March 26, 2011 Today the readings in Central Oregon are normal. (Submitted by Shepard) Today the readings in Columbus Ohio are as follows: 0.01 milliseverts. (Submitted by Helen) If you have radiation detection/monitori...

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Geraldine Ferraro dies at age 75

 

Geraldine Ferraro, a former congresswoman and vice presidential candidate, has died, according to a family statement. She was 75. In 1984, Ferraro became the first female vice presidential candidate from a major U.S. political party when she ran with Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale. The two lost by a landslide to the Republican ticket – [...]

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Regulatory Failure: Feds Continue to Ignore Environmental Dangers – at Our Peril

 

Regulatory Failure: Feds Continue to Ignore Environmental Dangers – at Our Peril How are recent environmental disasters affecting the way our government regulates the energy industry? They’re not. The nuclear catastrophe in...

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Feinberg Gets $400,000 Raise

 

Feinberg Gets $400,000 Raise WKRG Staff/Associated Press Original Article PASCAGOULA, Miss – Documents provided by the administrator of BP’s claims fund for Gulf oil spill victims sho...

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Deepwater permit No. 6 approved

 

Deepwater permit No. 6 approved Houma Today Original Article HOUMA – Federal regulators gave approval to a sixth deepwater drilling permit since the Deepwater Horizon spill late Friday afte...

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Radiation in seawater off nuclear plant spikes to 1,250 times normal

 

Radiation in seawater off nuclear plant spikes to 1,250 times normal CNN Wire Staff Original Article Tokyo (CNN) – Levels of radioactive iodine in seawater just offshore of the embattled Fu...

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