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Shooting at Oasis Tabernacle Church in Texas

Early Sunday morning there was a shooting during a church service at Oasis Tabernacle Church in East Selma, Texas. The man suspected of the shooting is twenty six year old James Junior Minter.

James Minter is the suspect of shooting …

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Florida man arrested and charged with bomb plotting at 9-11 memorial in Kansas City

Joshua Ryne Goldberg of Orange Park was arrested earlier this week on Thursday and was charged with distribution of information relating to explosive, destructive devices and weapons of mass destruction.

Goldberg offered online advice about how to make a pipe …

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Giant blue whale trapped in fishing line off of California coast

Early Friday evening, whale watchers spotted a blue whale entangled in fishing line off of the coast of Palos Verdes, California.

Officials from the United States Coast Guard and officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration responded to search …

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Ex-News Reporter Fatally Shot Ex-coworkers During Live News Broadcast

Early Wednesday morning, a normal morning news broadcast was caught in tragedy when a former News reporter Vester Lee Flanagan- who went by Bryce Williams on air- fatally shot two of his coworkers live on air.

24 year old news …

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Digital Insanity: Who are you online?

Imagine for a moment that you are suddenly in the mind of someone else, that you have an opportunity to create an entirely new you from a perspective in which you will meet all sorts of new people for the …

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Huzzah! A Fresh Start after a Long Battle.

The trumpet has sounded, and the fires have been lit; at long last the Presidential election season has come to a close! And whether your favored political party won or lost, we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief …

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The Wrath of Sandy: A Chilling Reminder of the Power of Nature

The past few days have for some along the East Coast, been tragic. Hurricane Sandy, the much vaunted superstorm that developed right along the Pacific has more than lived up to it’s alleged destructive hype. Much of New York has …

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Leaping Forward at the Speed of Tech!

Technology is amazing, in our world we have devices that the previous generations could not have ever dreamed of. It’s funny to think about, but just 40 years ago, the thought of a personal device that could connect you to …

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Politics: A Game of Shadows?

The idea of secrecy and subterfuge seems to go hand in hand with the air of politics in today’s world. Secret deals forged between corporations and senators, with favorable laws backed and implemented in exchange payment in the form of …

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Information Highway: The Final Free Frontier

The internet has long been a haven of freedom, neutrality, and open information. It has for decades been a way in which people can connect, share ideas and innovations, and simply enjoy free time. Many of these aspects today remain, …

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