May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Facebook banned in Pakistan

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LAHORE, PAKISTAN—Pakistan’s government ordered Internet service providers to block Facebook on Wednesday amid anger over a page that encourages users to post images of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. The page on the social networking site has […] […]

Children living in squalor in Birmingham asylum system

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A SHOCKING study has revealed over 250 children are living in abject poverty in the West Midlands with many of their mothers forced in to prostitution on the streets of Birmingham in order to survive. […] […]

Blind woman sues to keep pot dispensary open

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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A blind woman with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and osteoporosis has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to stop Dana Point officials from closing a medical marijuana collective where she gets pot to cope […] […]

USA wrong, not Bruce

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Dear Editor, Here is the truth of the matter: the PM is not defending any criminal; the USA has been stubborn in extradition negotiations. The US government submitted an extradItion request. That request was built […] […]

US doctor ‘poisoned’ by Botox

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A US doctor was awarded US$15m (A$17.55m) in damages after claiming that anti-wrinkle drug Botox gave her botulism. Sharla Helton, 48, told a court in Oklahoma that she was forced to sell her medical practice […] […]

Arrest warrant out for ‘Dudus’; Tavares-Finson withdraws

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DEFENCE lawyer Tom Tavares-Finson last night withdrew as attorney for Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, the Tivoli Gardens strongman facing extradition to the United States on alleged drug- and gun-trafficking charges. “…I am setting up a team […] […]

Hugh Hefner ditches twins caught with younger men

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THE reason Hugh Hefner kicked his former twin lovers Karissa and Kristina Shannon out of the Playboy Mansion was their frolics with younger men. The 84-year-old Playboy founder flipped out in January after the blonde […] […]

Bangkok burns after Thai army violently storms protest zone

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BANGKOK—Bangkok is burning tonight after the Thai military overran the anti-government Red Shirts protest site, set protestors scattering and took custody of all of the movement’s main leaders following their surrender. As a government-ordered curfew […] […]

Rodney James Falls dead within minutes, court hears

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A SUNSHINE Coast man shot in the head after his wife cooked him curried prawns laced with sleeping tablets most likely died “within minutes”, a court has heard. Susan Falls, 42, has pleaded not guilty […] […]

Foreign journalists ‘shot’ in Thai gun battle

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AN Associated Press photographer has seen three foreign journalists shot during the army operation in central Bangkok, and says one appears dead. The photographer saw the three at a hospital today, a few hours after […] […]