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V.24 No.18 | 4/30/2015

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The Daily Word in murder trials, police brutality and devastation in Nepal

The Daily Word

A devastating earthquake in Nepal has left the death toll at over 4,000 and rising.

It also sparked an avalanche on Mount Everest.

Other natural disasters around the world this weekend included a giant tornado in Texas, heavy rains and flooding in Pakistan, killing dozens, and volcanic ash blanketing the Chilean town of Ensenada.

Russian hackers have been reading the President's emails.

The mastermind behind Silk Road is being charged in the overdose deaths of six customers.

McDonald's expects to have closed at least 700 stores by the end of 2015.

The James Holmes murder trial is set to begin today, almost three years after the mass shooting occurred in a Colorado movie theater.

In other Colorado news, mayhem erupted at a carnival in Colorado Springs over the weekend.

This APD Officer has a lot of explaining to do.

V.22 No.38 |

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The Daily Word in Kenya's mall siege, the McCluskey trial and Viagra mishaps

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A mall siege in Kenya has stretched to its third day, with government security forces trying to get the last remaining hostages out. But it's been reported that two terrorists have been killed.

Breaking Bad” took home the big prize last night.

A hearing today for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is aiming to decide whether prosecutors will seek capital punishment for the Boston marathon bombing, since the state of Massachusetts does not have a death penalty.

A body found on Saturday evening in western New Mexico is believed to be an 83-year-old man by the name of Howard Bassett who went missing a week ago during a flood in Mogollon, but authorities haven't confirmed the identity.

The prosecution is scheduled to wrap up their case today in the trial of John McCluskey, who is accused of killing an Oklahoma couple in 2010.

Just some highlights from Albuquerque's mayoral debate, which was televised last night. The election happens on Oct. 8, so don't forget to cast your votes.

Let it be known that if you take too much Viagra, bad things can happen.

V.22 No.29 |

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The Daily Word in clogged drains, pushed off the bay bridge, third in line to the throne and someone else's whiskey

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New Mexico basketball coach has her rape charges dismissed due to technicality.

There's nowhere for the rain to go in Albuquerque.

Eight activists from the National Immigrant Youth Alliance orchestrated their detainment as an act of civil disobedience at the border in Nogales.

Bryan Cranston is Bryan Cranston as Heisenberg.

Why the UK's proposal to filter all online pornography (unless you opt-in for porn) is stupid.

The news station that broadcast the obviously fake names of the Asiana 214 pilots is trying to erase the broadcast from the internet. Good luck with that.

David Cameron says "they'll make wonderful parents." Up-to-the-minute coverage of the royal baby.

China has banned the construction of official buildings....

Man drinks 102,000 dollars worth of someone else's rare whiskey.

A woman's vehicle went off the Chesapeake Bay bridge.

You are not supposed to click on this link.

V.21 No.28 | 7/12/2012

video games

Webgame Wednesday on Thursday: Flooded Village

Dig a trench from the river to water the plants and float the boats. Don't drown the people. Sounds simple enough, but the grid-based puzzler Flooded Village throws enough twists and turns at you to keep the old think-box working overtime. Further impediments (like ice) rear their ugly heads, forcing you to make more convoluted excavations in the landscape. What are you waiting for? Get digging!

V.21 No.29 | 7/19/2012
Just because the world is ending doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate.

Film Review

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Swampy survival tale serves up a gumbo of the real and the fantastical

Riding high on a wave of film fest bonhomie (it snagged the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and four awards at this years’ Cannes), Beasts of the Southern Wild is one of those wildly creative, fiercely independent, proudly idiosyncratic films that will be regarded as little more than a curiosity in the harsh light of the American cineplex. That’s a shame, really.

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V.20 No.19 |

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The Daily Word: Melatonin-Laced Brownies, No Heaven For You, Oprah's Final Guests

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened the of floodgates on the Morganza Spillway, forcing almost 4,000 people to evacuate.

Man stabbed after parking space argument.

The abandoned Anasazi Building is getting some security upgrades.

Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on its final mission to deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer.

Denver school district bans breast cancer awareness bracelet.

Roswell teen arrested and charged with posting a nude photo of his girlfriend on Facebook after she refused sex.

The most powerful atomic clock EVER!

Steven Hawking: There is no heaven.

Scientists discover an obesity master switch.

The $190,000 bar tab.

Netflix announces deal with Miramax to bring hundreds of films to it's popular streaming service.

Meet Albuquerque's Red Light Camera Queen.

NBC renews Celebrity Apprentice.

Chuck E. Cheese is sued for promoting gambling in kids.

Stupid plankers.

Oprah reveals her final guest list.

Are Lazy Cakes the next Four Loco?

Happy Birthday Tori Spelling!!!