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Japan still battling nuclear waste four years after tsunami

TOMIOKA, Japan – March 9, 2015 — Four years after the tsunami that killed hundreds and caused billions of dollars in damage, radioactive material is still found in the soil of Fukushima Prefecture. Workers wearing radioactive protective suits gather radiated soil, leaves, and debris that will be re-located. It is unsure whether the area […]

Thousands march in Selma supporting Civil Rights

SELMA, Alabama – March 8, 2015 Thousands have gathered over the past two days at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama to support Civil Rights in the United States. Despite the Civil Rights Movement that began in earnest a half a century ago, many feel African Americans are still oppressed. President Obama said that the Civil […]

Police shoot and kill unarmed Wisconsin man

MADISON, Wisconsin – March 8, 2015 On Friday of last week, a white police officer shot and killed a black teenager in Madison, Wisconsin. The youth, 19-year-0ld Tony Robinson Jr. was unarmed when shot. Reuters reports that police responded to a 911 that said a person was dodging cars in traffic after they had battered […]

Han Solo he ain't - Harrison Ford crashes in plane - injured but alive

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – March 5, 2015 Earlier today a plane crash-landed in Venice Beach’s Pen Mar Golf course after experiencing mechanical failures, 3rdsteet.tv reported. The pilot, well known actor Harrison Ford, was injured in the crash. After taking off from the Santa Monica Airport, Ford’s plane clipped a tree near the golf course causing […]

U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert slashed in the face by deranged Korean nationalist

SEOUL – March 5, 2015. Dressed in traditional Korean garb, 55 year-old Kim Ki-jong slashed U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert in the face. With blood dripping down his face, Lippert, 42, left the breakfast forum. The attacked was immediately condemned by South Korean President, Park Guen-hye. President Obama called Lippert immediately to express his […]

Knife wielding attacker slashes the face of US Ambassador in South Korea

SEOUL – March 5, 2015 Mark Lippert, the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea was attacked by a Korean nationalist while attending a breakfast forum in the capital city. Lippert, was able to walk away from the attack. President Obama called Lippert to verify he was ok. The assailant, 55 year-old Kim Ki-Jong, used a fruit […]

One of the first pictures of the suspects wanted for the Boston Marathon bombing

BOSTON – March 4, 2015 This is one of the fist pictures the world saw of the brothers who may have committed the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The bomb exploded on April 15, 2013. Three people died because of the bomb blast. It is estimated that 264 people were injured as a direct result of […]

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