Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record
More ominous signs Wednesday have scientists saying that a global warming "tipping point" in the Arctic is happening before their eyes: Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has melted to its second lowest level since satellite observations began.
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David Duchovny in sex addiction treatment
"X-Files" star David Duchovny, who currently plays a womanizing writer on the cable television series "Californication," said on Thursday he has entered a facility for treatment of sex addiction.
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Underwire Bra Causes Flight Delay
Earlier this year a woman, Mandi Hamlin, was forced to remove her nipple rings prior to boarding a flight, an incident that was not just humiliating but also unnecessary, based on the fact that a visual inspection was OK'ed in the case of her navel ring. On Tuesday a woman stood off against the Transportation Security Agency over her bra.
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Cindy McCains half-sister will be voting for Obama
Republican presidential nominee John McCain has just lost two votes to Democratic rival Barack Obama - his wife Cindy McCains half-sister and the womans son.
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Man charged with fatal Mansfield shooting
A man has been charged over a fatal shooting in Mansfield on Saturday. At around 2 a.m., Mansfield police were alerted to a shooting in the 2100 block of Lexington Drive.
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Proposed smoking ban is good for Pulaski County
Dear Editor: In Saturday's edition of the CJ, Aug. 23, 2008, you covered the Proposed Smoking Ban Topic of Forum.
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US, Russia anchor military ships in Georgian ports
A U.S. military ship loaded with aid docked at a southern Georgian port Wednesday, and Russia sent three missile boats to another Georgian port as the standoff escalated over a nation devastated by war with Russia.
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Russia 'could destroy NATO ships in Black Sea within 20 minutes'
Russia's Black Sea Fleet is capable of destroying NATO's naval strike group currently deployed in the sea within 20 minutes, a former fleet commander said on Friday.
"Despite the apparent strength, the NATO naval group in the Black Sea is not battle-worthy," Admiral Eduard Baltin said. "If necessary, a single missile salvo from the Moskva missile cruiser and two or three missile boats would be enough to annihilate the entire group."
"Within 20 minutes the waters would be clear," he said, stressing that despite major reductions, the Black Sea Fleet still has a formidable missile arsenal.
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U.S. may have staged Georgian conflict - Putin
In an interview with CNN Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict may have been staged to secure a victory for one of the presidential candidates in the U.S. He says preliminary reports show that U.S. citizens may have been present in the combat zone.
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Arctic ice 'is at tipping point'
Scientists suggest the Arctic is already at a climatic "tipping point" Arctic sea ice has shrunk to the second smallest extent since satellite records began, US scientists have revealed.
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