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The 53 hour shut down of one of the nation’s busiest interstates, the 405, is expected to cause unparalleled delays and the kind of gridlock traffic Los Angeles has never seen before. The closure, which will happen July 16th and 17th will allow construction crews to demolish a bridge as part of a $1 billion project to widen the freeway.…
Friday, a US Army Veteran who lost both of his legs and suffered brain injury in Iraq, was thrown from a roller coaster and died.
Sergeant James Hackemer, 29, was riding in the the front row of the Ride of Steel roller coaster at the Darien Lake Theme Park in Buffalo, New York when the accident happened. The roller coaster…
Former First Lady, and co-founder of the Betty Ford center for addiction, Betty Ford, has died Friday evening at the age of 93.
Betty Ford was the widow of the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford, who died in 2006. She was known for her outspoken nature and work with women’s advocacy. In 1982, Ford opened the Betty…
On Tuesday, the infamous Casey Anthony was acquitted for killing her two year-old daughter Caylee, and the world freaked out. Thursday, Florida judge, Judge Belvin Perry, sentenced Anthony to jail for four consecutive years on account of her lying multiple times to police officers during the 
investigation. She also must pay $1,000…
Last week, Brazil approved the construction of a monster dam that will threaten the Amazon.
The Belo Monte dam, which is scheduled for completion in 2015, will be the world’s third largest hydropower facility and will generate over 11 megawatts of electricity by blocking the Xingu River, one of the Amazon’s largest tributaries. As a result, 120,000 acres of surrounding…
