Wells Fargo exec used Malibu Colony home lost by Madoff-duped couple, neighbors say -- latimes.com

Cheronda Guyton is a Wells Fargo senior vice president, who supervises foreclosed properties. What are the perks of her job?

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Will.i.am: The Real Homeland Security

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Was the credit cruch a scam?

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About Last Night...

The South Park people are fast. The aired on Wednesday. The opening includes quotes from Obama's speech Tuesday night. A large part of the episode was designed to work with McCain or Obama elected. I wonder how much of the McCain version is complete.

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Gallery - The atlas of the real world - Image 9 - New Scientist

This is an absolutely fascinating set of maps from The Atlas of the Real World. Each country's size is distorted to reflect prevalence of a particular thing.

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Crisp sounds

If a food sounds crisp when you bite it, it sounds fresh.

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Gustav revives question: Is New Orleans worth it?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Those who love New Orleans say Hurricane Gustav is proof that the billions of dollars spent to protect the city and bring it back to life after the devastating 2005 storm season was worth it.

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Serious patient errors at California hospitals disclosed in state filings - Los Angeles Times

About 100 Californians a month are being harmed in adverse events considered preventable. A lawmaker proposes banning reimbursements to hospitals for some types of injuries.

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Bruce Schneier: Are photographers really a threat?

Bruce Schneier guardian.co.uk, Wednesday June 4 2008 What is it with photographers these days? Are they really all terrorists, or does everyone just think they are?

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Last flight of the honeybee? Alison Benjamin reports on a very real threat

Last flight of the honeybee? A bee-less world wouldn't just mean the end of honey - Einstein said that if the honeybee became extinct, then so would mankind. Alison Benjamin reports on a very real threat Alison Benjamin The Guardian, Saturday May 31 2008

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Appeals Court Rules Against Texas in Polygamy Case (NYT)

Appeals Court Rules Against Texas in Polygamy Case New York Times By RALPH BLUMENTHAL Published: May 22, 2008

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Exploding star caught in the act

Exploding star caught in the act By Paul Rincon Science reporter, BBC News Astronomers have been able to capture and record the first moments when a massive star blows itself apart.

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Post a sign, end the war: The Freeway Blogger

The Freeway Blogger is changing the world, one guerrilla advertisement at a time.

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The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder - Vincent Bugliosi

Vincent Bugliosi complains that people mention that Bush lied, then move on to other subjects. Bugliosi wants people to stay on the topic of Bush's lies and prosecute him.

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ABC News: AP IMPACT: Thousands Killed by US's Korean Ally

Thousands Killed by US's Korean Ally At least 100,000 said executed by US's Korean ally in 1950 summer of terror By CHARLES J. HANLEY and JAE-SOON CHANG Associated Press Writers DAEJEON, South Korea May 18, 2008 (AP) The Associated Press

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Feds Accuse Student Of "Terror and Espionage" For Talking About Constitution

Feds Accuse Student Of "Terror and Espionage" For Talking About Constitution East Texas pastor threatened by anonymous men in dark suits for giving talk to Boy Scouts about bill of rights Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet Monday, May 12, 2008

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When Immigrants Die in Detention

To the Editor:.

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Utah Mine Disaster Was Preventable, Report Says

Information was hidden from federal officials that could have prevented the deaths of 9 miners, a report said.

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Angry Scientists Want Off Climate Change Deniers List -- Andrea Thompson (Livescience)

The Daily Kos has reported on an interesting development in the efforts of the Heartland Institute, an organization that opposes environmental regulations, to cast doubt on some of the science of global warming and the projections climate scientists have made.

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Doubts Raised on Mortgage Agencies as Losses Mount

Regulators are asking whether Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, which reported a $2.2 billion first-quarter loss on Tuesday, will soon need saving themselves.

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ABC News: Documents Show British Dilemma Over Jewish Refugees After WWII

In 1947, the British were stumped with what to do with Jews illegally entering Palestine. The solution: concentration camps.

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Salamanders formed new species despite interbreeding - life - 25 April 2008 - New Scientist

Speciation is more complex than previously believed. Cave salamander species diverge from their above ground cousins while continuing to interbreed with them.

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Inmate Count in U.S. Dwarfs Other Nations'

The U.S. has less than 5 percent of the world's population but almost a quarter of its prisoners.

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FEC fight leaves candidates hanging - Martin Kady II - Politico.com

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) doesn't have a quorum, so it's not functioning.

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Drug giant Merck accused of deaths cover-up - health - 15 April 2008 - New Scientist

Merck knew that Vioxx was killing people (roughly 2% of test subjects) but covered up the data so they could keep selling the product.

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