Category: Society

New Hampshire girl’s body found, autopsy reveals cause of death

New Hampshire girl’s body found, autopsy reveals cause of death

By the CNN Wire Staff The medical examiner’s office in Concord, New Hampshire, will conduct an autopsy Tuesday morning on the body of Celina Cass to determine how the 11-year-old girl died. Celina’s body was found by divers searching the Connecticut River on Monday — one week after she was last seen. “We have brought Celina [...]

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August 2, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Woman falls to her death in Yosemite

Woman falls to her death in Yosemite

By Jason Hanna A California woman fell 600 feet to her death Sunday while trying to descend a landmark rock formation at Yosemite National Park, according to park officials. Hayley LaFlamme, 26, of San Ramon, had hiked with three other people to the peak of Half Dome, a granite formation that rises about 4,800 feet above [...]

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Facebook now allows expectant parents to list fetus as family

Facebook now allows expectant parents to list fetus as family

By Doug Gross Facebook is now letting parents-to-be list their unborn children on their personal profiles. Among options that include daughter, son, wife and husband, the “Friends and Family” section under “Edit Profile” now allows the option “Expected: Child.” Parents can add a due date and the baby’s name. “We’re always testing new features,” a Facebook [...]

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Intoxicated Louisiana father let 8 year old son drive

Intoxicated Louisiana father let 8 year old son drive

By the CNN Wire Staff Louisiana authorities arrested a man who let his 8-year-old son drive his pickup truck from Mississippi en route to Texas while he slept intoxicated, police said. Billy Joe Madden of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was arrested Saturday after a motorist called Louisiana State Police saying the driver of a pickup was driving erratically [...]

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9 year old inspires thousands in charity donations

9 year old inspires thousands in charity donations

By Ali Elkin The 9-year-old who died shortly after trying to raise $300 for 15 people in need has posthumously surpassed her goal thousands of times over. As of Monday afternoon, a little more than a week after Rachel Beckwith’s death, her online fundraising page has drawn more than $745,000 in donations, affording clean water to almost [...]

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August 2, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Senate planned to pass debt plan

Senate planned to pass debt plan

By Alan Silverleib and Tom Cohen The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on a last-minute compromise plan Tuesday to raise the nation’s debt ceiling while imposing sweeping new spending cuts and narrowly averting an unprecedented national default. Senators are set to vote on the plan about noon. Although the bill requires a supermajority of 60 votes [...]

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After 5 years state still struggles with sex offender law

After 5 years state still struggles with sex offender law

By Emanuella Grinberg Five years ago this week, President George W. Bush signed the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act with the intention of making it the law of the land for keeping tabs on sex offenders. Named for the 6-year-old whose slaying by a stranger galvanized child safety reforms and turned his father, John [...]

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July 29, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Google+  is Pushing for Common Name Policy among its Users

Google+ is Pushing for Common Name Policy among its Users

Google+ has been on top of online discussions topics. After a month since the service has been launched it has received a lot of praise, speculations and criticisms from its chosen users. Google+ being on a beta testing mode has been launched on an invitational basis which they close registration after it receive massive response. [...]

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July 26, 2011 | 0 Comments More
24 Year Old Man from Calif.  Sent to Jail for 4 Years due to Facebook Stalking

24 Year Old Man from Calif. Sent to Jail for 4 Years due to Facebook Stalking

Judge Lawrence Brown from Sacramento County Superior Court has sentenced a 24 year old man to four years in state prison for charges related to Facebook and email offenses plus eight months for charges related to child pornography. The accused George Bronk pleaded guilty and showed remorse on his actions his defense counsel Monica Lynch [...]

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July 25, 2011 | 0 Comments More
State of New York Celebrates first time Same Sex Marriage

State of New York Celebrates first time Same Sex Marriage

On the first day that same sex marriage has been recognized by the state of New York gay and lesbian community cheers the first wedded couples. New York is now officially the sixth and the largest state to accept same sex marriage. In western part of New York two grandmothers were first joined by law. [...]

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July 25, 2011 | 0 Comments More
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