Saturday, August 28, 2010

Ground beef recalled over E. coli fears

Ground beef recalled over E. coli fears


Ground beef recalled over E. coli fears

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 06:46 PM PDT

Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. has recalled about 8,500 pounds of ground beef in eight states that may be contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Saturday. The move came after three people became ill.

Funeral protesters pepper-sprayed

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 07:53 PM PDT

A motorist fired pepper spray Saturday at a group of demonstrators and counter-protesters outside a funeral for a U.S. Marine in Omaha, Nebraska, police said.

Beck talks faith at rally

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 04:41 PM PDT

Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck struck a spiritual tone in opening remarks at his "Restoring Honor" rally today. "America today begins to turn back to God," he told the crowd.

Opinion: U.S. born a Christian nation

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 04:28 PM PDT

Will Bunch's CNN.com tirade earlier this week against television host Glenn Beck and David Barton -- the founder and president of WallBuilders, a national pro-family organization that emphasizes history's "moral, religious and constitutional heritage" -- for allegedly creating "pseudo history" reveals more about Mr. Bunch than it does about what Mr. Beck and Mr. Barton are presenting.

Rights leaders scoff at Mall rally

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 04:57 PM PDT

Civil rights leaders marking the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech Saturday scorned a nearby Glenn Beck-led rally, saying it came with a presumption that King's discourse can be used as a conservative platform.

Plan B: Widen Chile miners' supply pipe

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 06:43 PM PDT

Engineers in Chile say they are preparing to use a special drill, typically used to bore wells, to halve the time it will take to reach 33 men trapped in a mine since August 5.

Sheriff challenges document request

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 04:50 PM PDT

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, is challenging the Justice Department's request for certain documents in its investigation of alleged civil rights violations by the sheriff's office.

Iran cuts visits for woman facing death

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:46 PM PDT

The Iranian woman awaiting possible execution by stoning was denied visits from her family and attorney this week, just days after her lawyer's home was ransacked and searched.

3 Mexican airlines shut down

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:31 AM PDT

Grupo Mexicana suspended operations at its three airlines Saturday "until further notice," citing the financial problems inherited when the group changed owners a week ago.

'Ghost train' hunter killed by real train

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:38 AM PDT

The facts: On August 27, 1891, a passenger train jumped the tracks on a tall bridge near Statesville, North Carolina, sending seven rail cars below and about 30 people to their deaths.

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