The superloo where Polish migrants are fighting to spend the night for 20p Polish immigrants are coming to blows for the privilege of sleeping in public lavatories at a cost of just 20p per night.
Cleaning staff and businesses near a new block of six conveniences have complained of fights among the labourers.
Residents have told how workers turn up each evening at the £246,000 octagonal building in Hackney, East London, carrying sleeping bags and building tools, to snatch a few hours' sleep before heading... (more)
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Millions Of Chickens Fed Tainted Pet Food: FDA Claims No Threat To HumansAt least 2.5 million broiler chickens from an Indiana producer were fed pet food scraps contaminated with the chemical melamine and subsequently sold for human consumption, federal health officials reported yesterday.
Hundreds of other producers may have similarly sold an unknown amount of contaminated poultry in recent months, they added, painting a picture of much broader consumption of contaminated feed and food than had previously been acknowledged in the widening pet food sca... (more)
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Establishment May Exclude Ron Paul From GOP Debate(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Ron Paul of Texas wants to bring American troops back from Iraq, having opposed the war from the outset. He's also a Republican candidate for president - possibly the most contrarian in the field of 10 - and he may be excluded from a forthcoming GOP candidate debate.
The same could apply to Rep. Duncan Hunter of California, the ranking Republican and past chairman of the House Armed Services Committee during most of the war on terror.
Rep. Tom T... (more)
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Judge quashes teen's conviction for growling at a dogWhen teenager Kyle Little growled and barked at two labradors, the dogs' owner thought he was just being "a daft young lad".
But two police officers who witnessed the incident had other ideas - and arrested the 19-year-old for committing a public order offence.
Little was subsequently charged and convicted at magistrates court of causing harassment, alarm or distress. He was fined £50 and ordered to pay £150 costs.
Unfortunately for the ta... (more)
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Rhode Island: Red Light Cameras Do Not Reduce AccidentsAfter one year, the set of fifteen red light cameras installed in Providence, Rhode Island have failed to produce any measurable safety benefits -- contrary to the promises made when the devices were installed. Although the number of accidents at intersections has not declined, Providence intends to add even more cameras to city streets for safety reasons.
As Mayor David N. Cicilline stated in a March 23, 2006 press release, the program's initial goal was, "deterring people from c... (more)
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Switzerland and the gun Guns are deeply rooted within Swiss culture - but the gun crime rate is so low that statistics are not even kept.
The country has a population of six million, but there are estimated to be at least two million publicly-owned firearms, including about 600,000 automatic rifles and 500,000 pistols.
This is in a very large part due to Switzerland's unique system of national defence, developed over the centuries.
Instead ... (more)
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Laura Bush on Iraq: 'No one suffers more than their president and I do'According to the first lady, when it comes to Iraq, "No one suffers more than their president and I do."
During an interview on NBC's Today show Wednesday concerning Malaria Awareness Day, Laura Bush talked to Ann Curry about "other challenges her husband is facing."
"You know the American people are suffering watching --," Curry said to the first lady.
"Oh, I know that very much," Laura Bush responded. "And believe me, no one suffers more than... (more)
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Hannity's Double Standard: Bigoted Jokes From Imus Are Free Speech! Rosie Criticizes Bush? Harmful To America! Sean Hannity, so outraged over the "slippery slope" for free speech over the firing of Don Imus and the suspensions of JV and Elvis for making bigoted jokes, had a complete change of heart last night (4/25/07) when it came to Rosie O'Donnell going off the air. All of a sudden, his concern for free speech evaporated as he melodramatically accused Rosie of harming America by criticizing the Bush administration. With video.
On the night that Imus was fired by M... (more)
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Vatican issues new green message for world's CatholicsThe Vatican yesterday added its voice to a rising chorus of warnings from churches around the world that climate change and abuse of the environment is against God's will, and that the one billion-strong Catholic church must become far greener.
At a Vatican conference on climate change, Pope Benedict urged bishops, scientists and politicians - including UK environment secretary David Miliband - to "respect creation" while "focusing on the needs of sustainable development".
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5-Year Prison Sentence For Brown As New Waco Draws Nearer A federal judge sentenced tax protesters Ed and Elaine Brown to more than five years in prison yesterday, giving them sentences at the top of the range recommended by probation officers but below sentencing recommendations offered by the prosecutor.
The couple did not attend the hearing, and Ed Brown refused to recognize the sentence or the federal court that issued it.
"I've been convicted of crimes?" he asked in a phone interview yes... (more)
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'Impeachment rallies' scheduled across US for Saturday People will call for the impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney at over 100 actions planned across the country on Saturday, April 28.
The creative actions include rallies, banner drops on freeways, "guerrilla slide shows" on the sides of New York City buildings, skywriting, and "human murals" of people spelling out "IMPEACH!" with their bodies at Ocean Beach in San Francisco, Coney Island in New York, the foot of the Washing... (more)
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Insanity: Crow calls for limit on loo paper Singer Sheryl Crow has said the amount of toilet paper we use should be limited to help the environment.
Crow suggests using "only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where two to three could be required".
The 45-year-old, who made the comment on her website, has just toured the US on a biodiesel-powered bus to raise awareness about climate change.
She teamed up with environmental activ... (more)
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General Petraeus: Iraqis will have to 'learn to live' with 'sensational attacks' America's top general in Iraq, David Petreaus, has noted that the "surge" has achieved "modest progress," but is not convinced it will bring lasting success, reports the Washington Post.
"Assessing the first two months of the U.S. and Iraqi plan to pacify the capital, senior American commanders -- including Petraeus; Adm. William J. Fallon, head of U.S. forces in the Middle East; Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander of military operations in Iraq; and top ... (more)
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Bill O'Reilly Covers His Own Poor Ratings With NBC SmearThe O'Reilly Factor came in third in ratings in the 24 to 54 demographic on Thursday, 4/19/07. MediaBistro reported that O'Reilly came in behind Keith Olbermann and Paula Zahn which must have inspired O'Reilly's Ridiculous Item segment Friday night, 4/20/07, where he thanked viewers for FOX's incredible ratings and then claimed NBC was in ratings trouble.
O'Reilly announced the FOX News coverage of the Virginia Tech massacre ... (more)
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Iranian Hostage Sailor Drunkenly Mocks Ordeal The youngest of the Iranian hostages has been accused of embarrassing the Royal Navy after pictures emerged of him apparently poking fun at their ordeal while drunk.
Arthur Batchelor - who has already been condemned for selling his story - and the 14 other captured sailors and Marines have been on two weeks' compassionate leave following their ordeal last month.
Instead of quietly recuperating, however, 20-year-old Batchelor was caught on ... (more)
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Gunman Caused More Than 100 Wounds Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho fired enough shots to wound his 32 victims more than 100 times before killing himself with a bullet to his head, a medical examiner said Sunday.
Dr. William Massello, the assistant medical examiner based in Roanoke, said pathologists have sent blood samples for toxicology testing to determine if Cho was on drugs at the time of his rampage. It could take as long as two weeks to get the results of those tests, he said.
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25 years murder-free in 'Gun Town USA'As the nation debates whether more guns or fewer can prevent tragedies like the Virginia Tech Massacre, a notable anniversary passed last month in a Georgia town that witnessed a dramatic plunge in crime and violence after mandating residents to own firearms.
In March 1982, 25 years ago, the small town of Kennesaw – responding to a handgun ban in Morton Grove, Ill. – unanimously passed an ordinance requiring each head of household to own and maintain a gun. Since then,... (more)
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TN moves to allow guns in public buildings NASHVILLE — In a surprise move, a House panel voted today to repeal a state law that forbids the carrying of handguns on property and buildings owned by state, county and city governments — including parks and playgrounds.
"I think the recent Virginia disaster — or catastrophe or nightmare or whatever you want to call it — has woken up a lot of people to the need for having guns available to law-abiding citizens," said Rep. Frank Ni... (more)
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