This is a thread for the general posting of awful, hisheartening news

Well, OBVIOUSLY.

I used to be against capital punishment, but with nutsjobs like this on the streets I can't think of a more fitting solution.

Says he hoped pregnancy would awaken woman from coma

Horace, now 60, contended at a parole hearing this month that he acted in a humanitarian way, hoping to help the woman in his care recover from her vegetative state.

Armstead, who along with partner Martha Wash started out as background singers for San Francisco disco diva Sylvester before forming the Weather Girls, died on September 16 of heart failure at a hospital in San Leandro, about 20 miles east of San Francisco.

Armstead and Wash, who met when they sang in the same gospel group, were known as Two Tons O' Fun when they sang on four Sylvester Albums, including his No. 1 club hits, "Dance (Disco Heat)" and "(You Make Me Feel) Mighty Real."

After leaving Sylvester, they made three albums as the Weather Girls before splitting up. One of the albums, "Success," featured the 1983 song "It's Raining Men" -- co-written by "Late Show" bandleader Paul Shaffer -- which was a No. 1 dance club hit.

The parents want assurances there will be no contact between the two sets of students. Though a series of closed and/or locked doors separate the students, the district doesn't want to punish the special-needs students, who have done nothing wrong.

While England's football supremos fret over manager Sven-Goran Eriksson's lively love life, Nigerian officials have found themselves in an even hairier situation.

But their plight has little to do with fending off rumours of torrid affairs. Rather, they are trying to get their young players to stop wearing hair braids, dreadlocks and earrings - as it makes them 'look gay'.

Big game hunters can return to Africa to shoot the black rhino after a 20-year worldwide ban on trade in the animals was lifted yesterday.

Successful conservation efforts by Namibia and South Africa led the two countries to apply for an annual quota of five black rhinos each for trophy hunters at the meeting of the 166-country Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) in Bangkok.

Residential Life staff notified University Security, who in turn notified the Rochester Police. The police responded and conducted a check of the neighborhood. The youths were not located. The student suffered swelling where he was struck, to which he applied ice. The student declined further medical attention. A police report for Assault 3rd was filed.

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Look at the pics...kid HAD to be dusted

Spot the problem with your post. She's pregnant. She's smoking. That offends you. Women are not, by their very existence, meant to please you. Nor are women supposed to adhere to some set of rules while they are pregnant. Most of my friends have chosen to abstain from cigs and drinks while pregnant. However, nobody has the right to police a woman's body. This picture is a demonization of women. Was she supposed to have a lottery ticket in her hand?
The main point of this thread is about rape - for reasons I csn't begin to grasp.

However, I do agree with you about the paternalist attitude that has developed in relation to women smoking or drinking during pregnancy, and the fact that smoking is a choice for herself, where roadworks are a problem imposed upon her is relevant.

Um, apart from her. Smoking is bad for unborn children (and everyone else, pretty much) mmkay. If she can't be arsed to sort herself out healthwise while carrying a fricking foetus, what chances are there for the poor kid?

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Trapped inside the sinking SUV, the women were unable to tell their friend where they were and although their friend scrambled to use another phone to call police, authorities didn't immediately know where the vehicle had ended up.

"They had us on the line while they were talking to the individual in the car," Newark police Detective Todd McClendon said. "They were unclear on where they were."

Within minutes of the accident, witnesses called 911 but police conceded that they might not have been able to save the trio even if they knew the exact location of the SUV.

"Due to the depth of the water and the rapid descent into the river, a successful rescue would have required a dive team in the water at the location and time of the incident," Newark Police Director Anthony F. Ambrose said in a statement.

Rafael Miranda said he saw the Jeep go off the road and into the water. He grabbed a flashlight and ran to the vehicle, banging on its roof and windows as he attempted to free the victims.

"I tried and I tried and I tried, but I couldn't do it," Miranda said. "They were conscious. They were screaming, screaming 'Help me, help me!"'

Investigators are trying to determine what caused the driver to lose control around 4:30 a.m. ET Sunday, police said. The SUV landed in 35 feet of water in the Passaic River.

The women had attended a birthday party in Jersey City on Saturday night. "We all had the best time at the party. Everybody was happy, eating, dancing and then this," said Hazel Booker, a friend.

The dead were identified as Nicole Floyd, 34, who worked at a drug rehabilitation center; Gail Williams, 35, a homeless shelter counselor; and Monique Hawkins, 39, a nurse's aide, all of whom lived in Newark.

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ROCHESTER, New York (AP) -- A Family Court judge who last year stirred debate about parental responsibilities ordered a second drug-addicted woman to have no more children until she proves she can look after the seven she already has.

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NEWARK -- A Hebron pastor is being held in the Licking County Jail,accused of sexually assaulting a girl who frequently attended hischurch.

Lonny J. Aleshire Jr., 34, associate pastor at the Licking BaptistChurch, 1380 Beaver Run Road, Hebron, is charged with one count ofsexual battery, a third-degree felony.

Licking County Sheriff's deputies accuse Aleshire, of 503 E. MainSt., Hebron, of engaging in sexual activity with the girl at thechurch.

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Licking Baptist Church, 1380 Beaver Run Road

-- Kevin Gilchrist

Hahaha I thought the problem with Jon's pic was that the cars in the background were headed for a 3-way smash.

IN an attempt to avoid a diplomatic row with Japan, the Federal Government has refused to support legal action against whaling in Australia's Antarctic whale sanctuary.

Attorney-General Philip Ruddock's submission to the Federal Court said Australia would not take action to protect the sanctuary.

He said it "would be likely to give rise to an international disagreement with Japan".

Fuck you, Ruddock... fuck you.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A woman suspected of scalping another member of their punk clique -- apparently as punishment for her disrespectful behavior toward women -- surrendered Wednesday, police said.

(headline in today's Sydney Morning Herald)

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