NewsCloud.com Incoming Stories and Videos http://www.newscloud.com Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:45:23 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 en-us Gassing Up With Garbage http://www.newscloud.com/read/Gassing_Up_With_Garbage Waste-to-fuel efforts continue.

]]> Rapper Nas Delivers Fox News Petition, Says Network Is Scared http://www.newscloud.com/read/Rapper_Nas_Delivers_Fox_News_Petition_Says_Network_Is_Scared About four hours after the announcement that his controversial, politically charged ninth album was number one in the country, Nas was on a small podium in front of Fox News headquarters in New York City protesting what he sees as racist attacks against Black Americans and presidential candidate Barack Obama. In a brief prepared statement, the multi-platinum rapper pointed out examples of what he and ColorOfChange see as a long racist smear campaign against the Obama family.

]]> Land deal may save endangered B.C. caribou herd http://www.newscloud.com/read/Land_deal_may_save_endangered_BC_caribou_herd The federal government and Nature Conservancy Canada have announced a plan to preserve 550 square kilometres of remote valleys, mountains and lakes in the southern interior of British Columbia that may save an endangered herd of mountain caribou. The acquisition of the property, known as Darkwoods, is one of the largest single private conservation project ever undertaken by a Canadian non-profit organization, the Nature Conservancy said in a statement released Thursday. Craig Pettitt of the Valhalla Wilderness Society said the plan is superior to the one put forth by the B.C. government last fall because it gives the 45 members of the South Selkirk mountain caribou herd a decent shot at survival.

]]> From Mao to Yao Ming http://www.newscloud.com/read/From_Mao_to_Yao_Ming Tiananmen changed the Chinese view of the body. Now that the Beijing Olympics draws near, let's talk about the Chinese view of the body, how it went from Mao to Yao Ming, that is, from a culture of collective thinking to that of singular, athletic and glamorous.]]> 'X-Files' picks up after six year break - Variety http://www.newscloud.com/read/39XFiles39_picks_up_after_six_year_break_Variety

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'X-Files' picks up after six year break
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By ANTHONY D'ALESSANDRO Throughout the nine-year history of "The X-Files," there have been lawsuits between studio Fox, series creator Chris Carter and star David Duchovny.
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]]> China: Bloggers take stand against web activist’s arrest http://www.newscloud.com/read/China_Bloggers_take_stand_against_web_activists_arrest Following his apprehension last month as he was pitching in with the earthquake relief in his native Sichuan province, web activist Huang Qi was this weekend formally arrested for "illegal possession of state secrets".

]]> Soy-based foods may lower sperm count (more in fat men) http://www.newscloud.com/read/Soybased_foods_may_lower_sperm_count_more_in_fat_men he researchers found the association between soy foods and lower sperm count was stronger in overweight men, which might suggest hormones are playing a role. "Men who are overweight or obese tend to have higher levels of androgen-produced estrogen. They are converting a male hormone into a female hormone in their fat. The more body fat you have, the more estrogen you produce in your fat," Chavarro said.

]]> Obama speaks in Berlin to largest crowd of his campaign http://www.newscloud.com/read/Obama_speaks_in_Berlin_to_largest_crowd_of_his_campaign The AP reports on Obama's speech in Berlin: "...the burdens of global citizenship continue to bind us together. A change of leadership in Washington will not lift this burden. In this new century, Americans and Europeans alike will be required to do more, not less." The Christian Science Monitor has background piece

]]> Berliners welcome Obama as they did JFK http://www.newscloud.com/read/Berliners_welcome_Obama_as_they_did_JFK The centerpiece of Barack Obama's overseas tour comes Thursday in Berlin when the Democratic presidential candidate gives the only public foreign policy speech of his trip to an Obama-mad crowd of Germans who see him as another John F. Kennedy. He's in a country and a continent making no secret it is ready for change.

]]> Dead Black Man Was Tasered Nine Times by White Cop http://www.newscloud.com/read/Dead_Black_Man_Was_Tasered_Nine_Times_by_White_Cop A 21 year old black man in Winnfield, Louisiana, named Baron "Scooter" Pikes, was tasered 9 times in 14 minutes by a white police officer in January after he was arrested and handcuffed. He died. Seems a tad excessive to me. However, here's the story of his arrest and subsequent death according to the police report by the arresting officers:

]]> Last-Ditch Resort: Move Polar Bears to Antarctica? http://www.newscloud.com/read/LastDitch_Resort_Move_Polar_Bears_to_Antarctica In April, I offered this idea as an April Fools Joke. I knew it wouldn't be too long before it entered mainstream debate. I didn't expect it to arise this quickly.

]]> Israel reneges on settlement pledge | World news | guardian.co.uk http://www.newscloud.com/read/Israel_reneges_on_settlement_pledge_World_news_guardiancouk An Israeli ministerial committee has approved construction of new homes in a West Bank settlement despite a pledge to the US to stop building on the site, Israeli media reported today.

]]> Inteligentaindigena Indigenismo : Key Benazir Bhutto assassination witness shot dead http://www.newscloud.com/read/Inteligentaindigena_Indigenismo_Key_Benazir_Bhutto_assassination_witness_shot_dead Khalid Shahenshah, who was the former Pakistan prime minister's security chief at the time of her assassination, was killed in a drive-by shooting as he left his house in the southern port city of Karachi on Tuesday, police said.

]]> Nas Pt. 1 - The Colbert Report http://www.newscloud.com/read/Nas_Pt_1_The_Colbert_Report Intro http://www.newscloud.com/read/Intro_The_Colbert_Report_872