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A fast-moving wildfire destroyed about 35 homes and spread through the
canyons and hills above Malibu, forcing residents to evacuate as flames
approached. Roughly 2,200 acres have been burned. 

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/24/2007 06:20:00 PM 0 comments

November 21, 2007

Judge saves 'The Grinch'...

A Manhattan judge ordered a Broadway production of "Dr. Seuss' How The
Grinch Stole Christmas!" to reopen despite the ongoing stagehands
strike.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/21/2007 12:59:00 PM 0 comments

ST. GEORGE, Utah - A judge on Tuesday sentenced a polygamous-sect leader
to
five years to life in prison for his role in the arranged marriage of
teenage
cousins. Warren Jeffs, 51, was convicted of rape as an accomplice for
his role
in the marriage of a 14-year-old follower and her 19-year-old cousin in
2001.
It will be up to the Utah parole board to decide just how long he stays
behind
bars.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/20/2007 06:47:00 PM 0 comments

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the District of Columbia
can ban handguns in a case that puts justices squarely into the
right-to-bear arms argument.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/20/2007 01:35:00 PM 0 comments

Stem Cell Breakthrough Avoids Embryo Use

U.S. and Japanese research teams have both, independently, reported
success in making skin cells take on characteristics of stem cells. The
technique avoids the swarm of ethical, political and practical obstacles
involved with cloning embryos. 

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/20/2007 12:55:00 PM 0 comments

http://www.bloglines.com/blog/johnDispatch

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/19/2007 07:19:00 PM 0 comments

Forecasters See Rising Recession Risk

Economic forecasters say ailing housing and credit markets are likely to
weigh down growth in the final three months of the year and cause
economic activity to lag in 2008. That adds up to an increased risk of
recession. 

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/19/2007 02:03:00 PM 0 comments

Cyclone Sidr Death Toll Exceeds 2,300

Hundreds of thousands of survivors were stuck behind roads blocked by
fallen trees, iron roofs and thick sludge as rescue workers fought to
reach towns along Bangladesh's coast that were ravaged by a cyclone that
killed at least 2,300 people. 

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/18/2007 04:25:00 PM 0 comments