Army suicides hit a 26-year high, with 99 deaths in the past 12 months. Conspiracy theorists, take note: Rumsfeld resigned one day earlier than thought, and was wearing a tinfoil hat. Memphis heat wave plagues Elvis fans gathered for 30th anniversary of his death. With $190 million riding on
Death toll in northern Iraq's truck bombings rises to at least 500; at least 377 dead in Peru earthquake. Waters have inundated houses, houses have collapsed, factories have been completely inundated. Comments from visitor to the North Korean floods. China plants billions of trees to stop sandy tide
Hope fades for trapped Utah miners, though more dramatic rescues have been made. Nation's largest food aid donor questions the basic theories behind their work--turning down $45 million in the process. Agricultural experts warn all the rice in China isn't worth a barrel of potatoes.
In northern Iraq, at least 200 are killed in coordinated truck bombings--the deadliest attack this year. U.S. to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group, will legally-ish peek into its business dealings. North Korea flooding leaves 300,000 homeless, destroys 10 percent of farmland.
“I’ve done a lot of fund-raising in my day, but I was astounded by the outpouring of generosity.??? Newark pulls together in the wake of brutal murders. Bomb blast derails train traveling between Moscow and St. Petersburg, seriously injuring six. Mattel recalls half-million more toys--company president
Pakistan celebrates its 60th anniversary today, India marks independence tomorrow. Barbara Starr vs. Seymour Hersh on the whereabouts of Pakistan's nukes should a coup surface. How India's economy has b(l)oomed since Nehru took charge. The lessons of one Karl Rove: hit every opponent with
Iran's oil and industry ministers out of work, Ahmadinejad cronies suddenly employed. California voters to decide whether to abandon "winner-take-all" electoral vote system--to GOP's glee. Design for new Minneapolis bridge goes ahead without much competition. Head of Chinese company responsible for
Effective at the end of the month, Karl Rove will depart the White House--and also politics. (more here) Sometimes Debka.com is wrong, like its NYC dirty bomb warning; sometimes it's really wrong, like when it reported the Chinese had teamed up with the Taliban. Ten weeks
Factory Records founder Tony Wilson dies, age 57. (obit) Sensors reach trapped Utah miners to find oxygen but no carbon dioxide--a bad sign. South African president sacks deputy minister of health, major voice against AIDS denial. Lance Armstrong's cycling team disbands over the fact that everyone and
Southeast U.S. scorched by heat wave; U.K. scientists predict record high temperatures for the rest of your life. Slaying of Oakland editor galvanizes African-American elite who turned "black power" into electoral reality. Hints that China could use "the nuclear option"--liquidating its U.
