• Earth Day: Planet vs Plastics

    GARDEN ROUTE | KAROO NEWS - Today, Earth Day will be celebrated around the

  • Should Harming the Planet Be a Crime? The Case for Ecocide Laws

    On December 3, 2019, the Pacific island state of Vanuatu made an audacious proposal: Make ecocide—the destruction of nature—an international crime. “An amendment of the Rome Statute could criminalize acts that amount to ecocide,” stated Ambassador of Vanuatu John Licht at the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) annual Assembly of States Parties in the Hague. He More

  • Star Trek's Data loves visiting prisoners

    In this video, posted by Major Grin, our favorite android Starfleet officer's vaguely sadistic taste for visiting prisoners is explored. I was fascinated to see the relevant scene from the original version of third-season episode The Most Toys, as originally shot with a different actor, David Rappaport. — Read the rest

  • Breaking – Escaped Prisoner Alert from Noble County

    The Noble County Sheriff’s Office issues an urgent alert regarding an escaped prisoner in the Summerfield, OH area. The escaped prisoner is described as approximately 5’4″ tall, weighing 135 lbs, with brown/blonde hair, green eyes, and aged 33. She was last seen wearing a red top and jean shorts, without shoes or restraints. The female […]

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    UPDATE: Ohio officials capture escaped prisoner

    (WTRF) - UPDATE: Monroe County Sheriff Charles Black tells 7NEWS that 33-year-old Nicole Pauley was recaptured by multiple police agencies at 4:12pm on Monday. Pauley escaped from custody on her way back from court on Monday at approximately 1:35pm. She was facing charges from Morgan County, Ohio, but was being held in Monroe County. After []

  • News digest: Russian spy sent to prison

    Dark days ahead of RTVS, what's new in Slovak science, and tips on two venues that will open gates for visitors.

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    Pope Francis visits a women's prison in Venice

    Pope Francis began his visit to Venice on Sunday with a meeting with women prisoners at the Giudecca Women’s Prison. The prisoners and their guards gathered in the prison courtyard where the Pope, pushed in a wheelchair, greeted all 80 detainees. (Production by Trisha Thomas)

  • Prisoner who absconded while attending family funeral found

    Police Scotland thanks public who helped trace 29-year-old Jamie Ross who escaped from guards while at Edinburgh crematoriumA prisoner who escaped from guards while attending a family funeral in Scotland has been found, police said.Officers began a search for Jamie Ross after he absconded from custody at about lunchtime on Tuesday. Continue reading

  • Dothan pastor denied early release from prison

    DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) -- A Dothan pastor and activist has been denied an early release from federal prison in an order brought down this week. Kenneth Glasgow, pastor and founder of The Ordinary People’s Society (T.O.P.S.) and Prodigal Child Project (PCP) was sentenced to 30 months in prison for drug conspiracy, social security, and mail fraud []

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    At this rate, they should call it Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and Horses

    The marketing campaign for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, which looks pretty damn cool, is now going full steam ahead before its May 10 release, and Disney and 20th Century Studios seem to be fully aware that people love apes riding horses.Following up on the decision to shoot as much of the movie as possible in real locations, the powers that be have unleashed a bunch of evolved apes who are now roaming around Venice Beach and an iconic San Francisco location while riding horses. Movies...

  • Astro Bob: Bright planets tussle with twilight

    Wondering where the planets are? Here are directions to spot them.

  • Earth Day 2024: Planet Vs. Plastics

    Earth Day 2024: Planet vs. Plastics. Plastic is made up of roughly 16,000 different chemicals. The majority of those chemicals are toxic to the human body.