Drunken Canadian man survives being run over by 26-car freight train

Source: New York Daily News

A drunken man who was passed out on rail tracks was run over by 26 train cars in Canada — and walked away without a scratch. The 8,000-ton Canadian Pacific Railway freight train was speeding down the tracks May 20 in eastern British Columbia when the ...
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Dad's back home and the kids are ready to play

Source: Stars and Stripes

DIXON – When Army Capt. David Hage returned home in 2005 from the first of his two deployments, his 2-year-old son Noah did not know who he was. “He wouldn’t sit on my lap for 3 months,” Hage recalls. “All he knew was [Noah’s mother] Becky. That ...
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Midday open thread

Source: Daily Kos

As we enter the three-day memorial weekend, the thread would like to remind everyone that we are remembering the ultimate sacrifice of many brave men and women. The thread honors their sacrifice. To the links! What's coming up on Su ...
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Africa: Hands Off Africa Event in London

Source: Humanitarian News

Hands Off Somalia blog announces hand Hands off Africa! meeting: “Join us at 2pm on Saturday 16 June at the Horn of Africa Community Group centre to listen to speakers discuss the recent new scramble for African resources by Britain and it ...
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TUF 15 Live Episode 12 Recap

Source: CagePotato.com

This final episode of the TUF 15 season included perhaps more out-of-the-ring action than any prior episode. We got more of Cruz and Faber cracking wise at each other, but also legit blows thrown inside of the house and a ...
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Warren-Green guides MSO on tour of Britain

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel now is offering JS Everywhere, a new digital subscription package, which gives you unlimited access to JSOnline, the daily e-Edition, Journal Sentinel mobile site and content previously included in Packer Insider. ...
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7th Annual Albuquerque Rock ‘n’ Soul Show & Revue

Source: itsatrip.org - Albuquerque

Albuquerque's most popular rock ‘n' roll variety show, now in its seventh year, showcases the great rock, soul, and R ...
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The Best Videos of the Week [Video]

Source: Jezebel

Have you heard that video is a big thing over at Gawker Media? It's true, we watch and post a lot of videos each week. Here are some of the best videos of week, culled from an array of Gawker Media sites. Sunday's annular eclipse produced more than a ...
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Voyager : Auf dem Weg nach Helgoland

Source: Sail Blogs

Aufgrund der Wettervorhersagen zu Begnn dieser Woche hatten wir uns entschlossen nach Helgoland zu segeln. Leider hat uns der Wind einen Strich durch die Rechnung gemacht. Von Harburg bis nach Wedel gab es keinerlei Wind zum Segeln. Ab Wedel war de ...
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