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What Is Swine Flu?

Swine Flu is also known as influenza A/H1N1, a new flu subtype with genetic material from the swine flu subtype, the avian flu subtype, and the A/H3N2 subtype. It began in Mexico and has quickly spread to countries across the globe. Influenza is a contagious respiratory illness (bronchia, lungs)...

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El Paso Inmate Escapes in Dumpster, Found Crushed at Landfill

An El Paso inmate escapes in dumpster and is found crushed at nearby landfill. U.S. Marshal Robert Almonte issued a statement on Friday, July 9, 2010 reporting that the body of thirty year old federal inmate Carlos Roberto Medina-Bailon was found at the Sunland Park, New Mexico dump having escaped...

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California Quakes Rattle Coastal Cities

California quakes rattle coastal cities in places near the border between California and Mexico.  The U.S. Geographical Survey reports that a magnitude 5.7 earthquake rattled Southern California on June 14, 2010 at 9:42 p.m. local time.  The quake occurred 65 miles from Tijuana, Mexico...

Mexico Has Lost the War on Organized Crime

Mexico Has Lost the War on Organized Crime

The Mercury News has a great article about how the drug cartels of Mexico have morphed into a full blown Organized Crime Syndicates including Oil Smuggling, Human Trafficking, DVD Pirating, Kidnapping, and Extortion Rackets. Mexico by allowing Organized Crime Syndicates to influence every level...

15 of the Most Realistic UFO Encounters 

15 of the Most Realistic UFO Encounters 

Several famous UFO encounters can be difficult to dismiss as swamp gas or weather balloons -- especially among claims of humanoid creatures. These fifteen cases can make even skeptics scratch their head.

10 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries

10 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries

The last hundred years have borne witness to humankind’s extraordinary technological advancements. Man has walked on the moon, ventured deeper into the oceans than ever before and even uncovered the building blocks of life: DNA. But even with our inexorable progress as a species there are still...

10 Best Radiohead Songs

10 Best Radiohead Songs

Radiohead, often considered one of the greatest rock bands of all time (if not the most innovative), has offered its unique blend of alternative rock for over one quarter of a century. The band began in the mid 1980s within Abingdon, Oxfordshire all members were enrolled in the Abingdon School...

Top 7 Tourist Destinations in Mexico

Top 7 Tourist Destinations in Mexico

Many people travel to Mexico for Winter Vacations, Spring Break, and Honeymoons. Others look for time share condos, or look for a place to eventually retire. Mexico offers some amazing places to vacation, especially for Americans and Canadians. This list is the top 7 tourist destinations in no...

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What Is Jazz?

Jazz is a type of music that is considered as a truly American art form. Jazz has its roots in the south during the slave era of the 1800s. It is widely considered as the first major contribution of the African American community to the world. Jazz is well known for non-rigid rules and its...

25 Great Martin Van Buren Quotes

25 Great Martin Van Buren Quotes

Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of The United States. Van Buren was born on December 5, 1782 in Kinderhook, New York to Abraham Van Buren, a tavern keeper and farmer of Dutch descent, and Maria Hoes van Alen van Buren. Van Buren's early education began in a small school house in his...