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Slumdog Rules Oscars with Eight Prizes

The Associated Press February 25, 2009

LOS ANGELES--Slumdog Millionaire took the best-picture Academy Award and seven other Oscars on Sunday, including director for Danny Boyle, whose ghetto-to-glory story paralleled the film's unlikely rise...

Obama tells nation: ‘We are not quitters’

The Charger Bulletin February 25, 2009

WASHINGTON - To a nation reeling from recession and facing long-festering problems, President Barack Obama has a simple reminder: "We are not quitters."Whatever the problems, the new president promised...

Bollywood triumph: ‘Slumdog’ claims 8 Oscars

The Associated Press February 23, 2009

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood has met Bollywood at the Academy Awards, and the makers of Oscar champ "Slumdog Millionaire" hope it's a sign of future melding between the U.S. dream factory with its counterparts...

Animal Awareness Tip: Anglerfish

Maideline Sanchez February 12, 2009

Have you ever seen Finding Nemo? Do you remember when Dorothy and Marlin encounter an alien-like fish in the deep abyss of the ocean? Well this predator is known as the anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsoni)...

65,000 Gallon Oil Sludge Spill

The Associated Press February 12, 2009

ROCKDALE, Ill.--A holding tank at a Caterpillar facility in a Chicago suburb broke Sunday, spilling about 65,000 gallons of oil sludge and contaminating a 3-mile section of the Des Plaines River, officials...

Pseudo-Police Officer Kills 21

Melanie Rovinsky February 12, 2009

AFGHANISTAN--Twenty-one police officers are dead and 20 officials are injured after a suicide bomber disguised as a policeman blew up explosives in a police training center, officials reported.The bomber...

Zack’s Wacky Stack of News

Zack Rosen February 5, 2009

Lost thief holes up in French bank lavatoryMARSEILLE, France--A hapless thief drilled his way into a French bank at the weekend, but missed the safe and instead found himself in a lavatory where he was...

Groundhog Sees Shadow; Six More Weeks of Winter

The Associated Press February 5, 2009

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa.--The world's most famous groundhog saw his shadow Monday morning, predicting that this already long winter will last for six more weeks.Punxsutawney Phil emerged just after dawn in front...

Aircraft Crash Leaves Four Soldiers Dead

Melanie Rovinsky February 5, 2009

According to the United States military, four U.S. soldiers are dead after two aircraft crashed in Northern Iraq early Monday, Jan. 26. Very little details about the crash have been released. Major Jose...

Steelers pull off rally for 6th Super Bowl title

The Associated Press February 2, 2009

TAMPA, Fla. - Ben Roethlisberger looked one way, then another. Finally, he somehow spotted Santonio Holmes in the right corner of the end zone, obscured by three defenders.Big Ben threw it up. Holmes stretched...

A Fun, Historical Vacation for Less-Philly!

Melanie Rovinsky January 27, 2009

The holidays are over and school is back in session. Your money supply is depleted as the dollars you had planned to spend on fast food, gas, and a new spring wardrobe are spent in a matter of minutes...

Animal Awareness Tip: Poison Dart Frogs

Maideline Sanchez January 27, 2009

Poison Dart Frogs, found mostly in Central and South America, exhibit a large range of brilliant colors on their skin such as red, green, blue, gold, copper, and black. The purpose of these colors is to...

Change for America, Maybe First Lady Too?

Mia Becker January 27, 2009

The American presidency, whether Democratic or Republic, has been a part of American culture since the eighteenth century, and has followed us firmly into the new millennium. Our country has developed...

America Welcomes New President

The Charger Bulletin January 27, 2009

As soon as our car reached Washington D.C. two days before Inauguration Day, there was no doubt that Obama fever was in the air. Within minutes, we passed two separate businesses that had been converted...

Animal Awareness Tip: Polar Bears Near Extinction

Maideline Sanchez December 15, 2008

Polar bears are the world's largest terrestrial predators that have been threatened by the unfortunate consequences of global warming. Due to the accumulation of gases trapped in the earth's atmosphere,...

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