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Police crack case of prolific egg thief
Police crack case of prolific egg thief. LONDON -- A hard-boiled British thief who snatched hundreds of eggs from the nests of rare birds including ospreys, avocets and golden eagles has been sentenced to six months in jail. Matthew Gonshaw pleaded guilty to 10 charges including possessing wild or protected bird eggs and was sentenced [...]
Some see Twin Towers blast in architect’s design
Some see Twin Towers blast in architect’s design. A Dutch architectural firm says its design for a South Korean housing complex is simply meant to convey the feeling of being in the clouds, but others see something they'd rather not remember: the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2011. "A real media storm has started [...]
Teasing over haircut ends with 2 slain
Teasing over haircut ends with 2 slain. By msnbc.com staff and wire service reports A customer who killed his barber after being teased about his haircut was shot dead by the victim's brother, according to reports in the Philippines. The Cebu Daily News said Benjie Lozada was killed Tuesday inside a police station where he was being [...]
Gone in less than 60 seconds: 11 luxury sports cars wrecked in expensive pileup
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy An outing of luxury sportscar enthusiasts in Japan ended in an expensive freeway pileup — smashing a stunning eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and two Mercedes likely worth more than $1 million together.
At least 3 dead and scores injured as Indonesia’s ‘Golden Gate Bridge’ collapses
At least 3 dead and scores injured as Indonesia's 'Golden Gate Bridge' collapses. JAKARTA, Indonesia — A busy bridge collapsed Saturday in central Indonesia, killing at least three people and injuring many more as a bus, cars and motorcycles crashed into the river below, police and witnesses [...]
Satellite likely in ocean, but may have hit US – Technology & science – Space – msnbc.com
Satellite likely in ocean, but may have hit US - Technology & science - Space - msnbc.com. By Kelli Kennedy and Seth Borenstein It's as big as a bus and weighs 6 tons, but officials probably will never be able to pinpoint exactly where a massive NASA satellite plummeted to Earth. NASA space junk scientists believe that all — or nearly [...]
China closes schools for migrant children
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy China closes schools for migrant children Schools for the children of migrant workers are being shut down and demolished across Beijing. Thousands of students are affected, many of them stranded without a school to attend with the academic year just days away from [...]
msnbc.com video: Teacher praised for calming kids during shootout
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Teacher praised for calming kids during shootout The Mexican government honored a kindergarten teacher who became a hero after she posted a YouTube video showing the children as they took cover from a gun battle. NBC's George Lewis [...]
China and Korea: New Status Quo on the Sino-North Korean Border
Written by Oiwan Lam Adam Cathcart from Sinologistical Violoncellist looks into the commercial deals between China and North Korea and predicts that a new status quo is setting up in Northeast Asia. Sourced from: Global Voices in English
Ukraine: Businessman Seeks Protection Via YouTube, Not Police
By Veronica Khokhlova A Donetsk businessman posts hidden camera footage of threats and harassment by a competitor, as well as an appeal for help to the Ukrainian president, on YouTube; the video (RUS) has generated over 56,000 views so far. (A detailed Kyiv Post story by Peter Byrne is here (ENG); Vadim Isakov's GV translation on a similar case [...]
