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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-68715164 At first I thought it was an Onion headline, but it's true. Make your own joke here. Just even imagining having to get them there, with their GDP, would probably drain it. And then, what is Germany going to do with 20K elephants?

Link But in MORE IMPORTANT NEWS: Link Also 6600 Sunnis joined with allied forces or something but who cares 'cause we got Lindsay Lohan news!

Dateline: USofA: As the Thanksgiving holiday officially gets underway the day before Turkeyday, airlines are reporting few if any glitches and TSA lines at the largest airports are reporting waits of fewer than 20 minutes. Meanwhile, those traveling over the river and through the woods via...

This news is just breaking. The Feds have just raided a warehouse owned by magician David Copperfield. Updates as available at: http://tinyurl.com/29mebn UPDATE: FBI agents also went to look around at the MGM Grand: http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=7234182

Looks like an old report, but I was surprised at how credulous the local TV news anchor was about communication with the dead: Fox Channel 13 report "Ghost hunters are hard at work in Colorado trying to help solve a double murder that happened in 1970. Students are at the Lumber Baron Inn in...

Hey all! One of my roomate turned me on to www.drudgereport.com They just constantly update their page with links to other news sources, but it serves as a pretty good overall place to get some news! Check it out if you have time. I think its pretty quality.

Do you watch network news programs? Just curious to see where members are getting their news. Please vote for just one - your favorite. FYI - The Factor w/ Bill O'Reilly, The Big Story w/John Gibson, and Hannity & Colmes are more opinion programs than news programs. That is why I did not list...

http://www.jibjab.com/what_we_call_the_news I posted this in Dustin's thread on media priorities which was about the state of the news today but that thread seemed a bit off track.

This thread is prompted from the skeptigirl's post: http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=2495717#post2495717 in the "How did the scientists find the poison in the pet food thread?" Skeptigirl post was in response to this bad science blog entry: "Don't Dumb Me...

Q: What is cosmetic surgery's new frontier? A: Laser vaginal rejuvenation surgery First, what exactly constitutes a youthful aesthetic look...down there? Second, shouldn't this "clinic" be properly called the Laser Vulval Rejuvenation Institute? Unless, of course, recipients of this fancy...

Well, sort of. My junior skepchicks returned home, and were written up in their high school paper. I've posted a scan of the article here on my blog. They were a bit fuzzy on some of the facts (hey, Dad wrote the check to TAM, not them), so Randi's name is spelled incorrectly, and they...

I was wondering what you all thought were the major news events of 2006 that dealt with skepticism, atheism, religion, etc. I was thinking: 1. The dethronement of Ted Haggart 2. Publishing of the God Delusion and its rise to a best-seller 3. The documentary, Root of All Evil. 4. Study...

Well it appears some Loose Change kid is getting pretty desperate. I can see Alex Jones would eat this up. What's even more disturbing is the response by one of the other kids. So I guess it would be an idea to keep on the lookout for dodgy news sites claiming George W Bush admitted to 9/11...

Drug Control Office Faulted For Issuing Fake News Tapes http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54651-2005Jan6.html Fake News Gets White House OK http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36694-2005Mar15.html "David E. Sanger writes in the New York Times: "Behind President...

Since I'm working at home today, I have the TV on and I'm switching between the cable news channel. What am I hearing about, in breathless anticipation, about 6 times an hour? Will Donald Trump fire his party girl Miss USA? Yes. CNN, MSNBC and Fox News are all following this story very...

Discussing God and Religion. Just caught a short promo at lunch. Nothing on the web at CNN or Beck's site yet.

For those interested http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=4982&&&edition=1&ttl=20061212121618 I can't access my personal email from work so can't complete my registration. I wanted to post a link to this EU on the need for non-human primates in biomedic research...

The governator suspended a california law banning thimerosal, citing a public health emergency. http://www.sacbee.com/296/story/71014.html Here come the conspiracy theories.

Marijuana may stave off Alzheimer's So much for the image of the aging hippy who can't quite focus as they get older. Looks like it may be just the opposite. So if you find you're getting somewhat forgetful, better go score some spliff.

If the challenge is becoming pro-active, something pro-active Jeff could do would be to stay up to date on paranormal news and events around the world. I would rather see a log of paranormal claims that have nothing to do with the million dollar, than joe schmoes applying without any reliable...

I'd like to be the first to say "kudos" to the FDA for their handling of this tainted spinach issue. I watched tonight, on PBS, an interview with some FDA mucky-muck, and he presented himself and the actions the FDA are taking very impressively. Charlie (why can't this be the norm) Monoxide

Actually it was yesterday's paper, but it was literally on the front page of the National Post yesterday: One in five believes in conspiracy Apparently a phone survey had as much as 26% of Canadians aged 18-34 saying they believe the US attacked its own buildings. Ugh.

Hi, I've been a long time lurker here on the boards and when i ran across this link here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060818/bs_afp/irelandscienceenergy on the very front page of Yahoo! News I thought to myself "well better fire up the JREF forums and see what the evidence really indicates"...

Gunmen kidnap Fox News journalists in Gaza: witness FNC has made it policy not to comment on the abduction on air pending negotiations. The CAIR representative brought the situation up on The O'Reilly Factor minutes ago but was fairly quickly shut down by O'Reilly citing the network blackout...

In this thread: http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=1280980#post1280980 You were investigating an unknown substance. What ever became of that research? Inquiring minds want to know.:D Cheers, Dave

Speaking as a government employee who frequently has too much time on his hands, this is a story about a government employee who has way too much time on his hands. Bear in mind that part of the ambiance of Key West has to do with the hundreds of cats and chickens that roam the streets of Old...

From another thread: This was in response to my claim that Hezbollah controls the news. From Sunday's CNN show Reliable Sources: This is how Hezbollah controls the information. And don't think for a moment that the UN doesn't also get these little guided tours either. AFAIK, nobody goes into...

There's nothing I can really add to this.

Aren't you tired of seeing that yet? Both CNN and Fox (among others) have had that headline for days now. Isn't all news "breaking"? Something like that should only be used for something as important as a "Special Report". I half expect to soon see a story - "Breaking News: Still no word...

http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/dna-results/ Nothing conclusive - what else is new. Biscardi less than honest - what else is new again. I hate to mention a bear to Huntster when talking about bigfoot, but posters at Cryptomundo are saying this may be a skinned bear paw with the...