Man Found Four Days After a Car Crash

Four days after a car crash in New York a man was found in his car. He was seriously injured, but still alive. His 2005 mangled BMW was found surrounded by trees and tall grass. Police had him airlifted to the Albany medical center. The man had been reported missing and he was found by tracking his cell phone to a tower he was by. His family and friends had been searching for him since Sunday. Police were amazed that he survived for four days after such a horrible crash. I think this is amazing too. He must have had a lot of perseverance and strive to survive.

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Kid Burglar Shot

A 5th grader in Brunswick Georgia decided to break into a house with two of his friends. They were supposed to be swimming at the local pool but decided to do otherwise. Police don't know why the boys chose this specific house because the owner's had both of their cars visibly parked in front of the house showing that they were home. The man of the house had a gun, and when the three boys broke in two of them ran but one didn't. That boy was shot by the home owner. He was shot once in the back and died as a result of the injury. At a press conference the boy's bother said she didn't blame the home owner for what happened. She gave a short message to all kids to listen to their parents and do what their parents tell them. Her son didn't, and as a result of his bad decision he was killed. Police won't release any other details as of now. I can't believe a 5th grader would break into a house. I don't think I even really knew what they was or what it meant to break into a house when I was in 5th grade. The mother of the boy seemed like a very kind and responsible woman so maybe the boy just got mixed up with the wrong group of friends. I feel that parents should keep a closer eye on their children, especially at that age. Kids do a lot of stuff at a young age these days; stuff kids never did when I was that young.

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U.S.-Mexico Border Not as Dangerous as Thought

Studies are now showing that being a border patrol police is less dangerous than being a police officer in any regular town or city. Politians keep saying how we need more help at the borders, when in actuallity we don't. It's actually not nearly as dangerous as it once was, or as everyone is making it seem. Not to say it's not dangerous at all because we all know it is- studies are just showing that it's a lot less dangerous now than it has been in past times. The top four large cities in America with the lowest crime and violence rates are all in border states: San Diego, Phoenix, El Paso, and Austin- according to a new FBI report. Recent reports show that last year approximatly 3% of border patrol police were injured where as approximatly 11% of street police were injured on the job. This really surprises me because I always the the border would be the kind of place that would always be extremely dangerous no matter what time of year it was. It's great to hear that it's a lot safer now; if it's true that is. The president of Border Control says that illegal immigration has settled down because the U.S. is in a recession so they really have no good reason to come here right now.

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Ohio Couple Arrested on Terrorist Conspiracy Charges

A couple in Ohio was suspected of giving thousands of dollars to a mideast terrorist group. before getting caught the couples had planned to conceal 500,000 dollars so they could ship it to a terrorist group in Lebanon. The terrorist group they are accused of transfering money to is called Hezbollah. The couple faces more than one charge some of which being "conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years, and a fine of $500,000 upon conviction. The couple remains in custody until Tuesday when they will face the judge at their hearing. The husband in the couple had even traveled to Lebanon in March to start arranging how the money transaction would play out. I'm so glad that the police caught this couple. Stuff like this is soo ridiculous especially after things such as 9/11 happened here in the U.S. it seems like we always have to be watching our backs for shady people like this couple.

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BP's attemps to stop oil leak failed

BP caused one of the largest (if not the largest) oil spills ever to occur here in the U.S. They have made numerous attempts to stop the leaking, but all attempts have failed. They can't even think about getting the spill cleaned up when the leak isn't even stopped yet. It is noted that if the spill isn't contained that the oil will continue to leak into the ocean until August. So many people's lives are being affect by this incidents. Fisherman cannot make a living because they can't fish to sell for a profit. Animals are also dying because of the affects of the oil. I feel that we should not be drilling for oil in any type of water enviroment. I feel like we should only be drilling for oil on land. If we had an oil spill on land it would be much easier to clean up than it is now when it's all in the water.

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Toxic Before Birth

Research shows that there isn't enough being done to protect unborn babies from toxic chemicals before birth. The Grays are a couple who had been trying to have a child, but kept having miscarriages. No matter who many times they tried, each pregnancy ended in the same result. As many couple do they wondered if chemicals in the enviroment were effecting their chances at carring out a full pregnancy. A study showed that hundreded of mothers are giving birth to babies with chemicals in their bodies. Studies are also showing that the level of chemicals that are in the babies body when born is related to how many health problems the babies have at birth. This is really scary. We have a lot of pollution in the United States, and I feel that this might be unavoidable. It will be interesting to see what more studies come up with on this subject, and if researchers come up with any kind of solution.

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Peanuts Banned From Airplanes?

Airlines are working on a plan to ban peanuts from flights. The Department of Transportation argues that so many people have allergies to peanuts that they may just ban them all together. People are leaning both way on this subject. Some people feel that it's a great idea, and then there are the people on the other side that think it's a bit ridiculous. The Department of Transportation said it's considering the following options:

"1) banning the serving of peanuts and all peanut products by both U.S. and international carriers on flights covered by DOT’s disability rule;
2) banning the serving of peanuts and all peanut products on all such flights where a passenger with a peanut allergy is on board and has requested a peanut-free flight in advance; or
3) requiring a peanut-free buffer zone in the immediate area of a passenger with a medically documented severe allergy to peanuts if passenger has requested a peanut-free flight in advance."

To me this is a little outrageous! I think they're taking the whole peanut allergy thing a little too far. I guess I should try and put myself in the footsteps of someone who has a severe peanut allergy, but I still think it's a little ridiculous. I would of never guessed that the DOT would come up with a suggestion like this. People of the public can comment on this at regulationroom.org

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Fisherman's Wife Breaks Her Silence

Kindra Arnesen is her name. She's decided to break her silence with the whole oil spill/fisherman's getting sick problem. Her husband David often calls her when he's out on fishing expeditions, so she wasn't surprised to get a call from him the other day. This call was different than most thought; he was calling to tell her he was sick. He told Kindra that several other men on the boat were sick too. They had symptoms such as dizziness, vommitting, and head aches. David believes that the vapor from the oil spill is infecting fisherman's bodies. BP is paying David to help clean up the oil spill since he cannot make a living fishing right now. Kindra was scared to talk publicly about the illnesses because she didn't want to "bite the hand that was feeding her family" People don't want to talk because they're scared, I don't think they should be scared. I think they should speak freely about it because it's BP's problem and they need to get this fixed a lot faster than they are.

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