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FedEx goofs on 200lb marijuana delivery (1,164 diggs) Oops! Federal Express accidentally delivered 200lbs of pot to the wrong person in Baltimore, and the recipient tipped off police. Cops then posed as FedEx agents when making the drop-off to the original recipient, who was promptly busted. The sender, however, has not been identified.

UK Identifies Russia as Biggest Threat After Iran & Al-Qaeda (563 diggs) Britain’s security services have identified Russia as the third most serious threat facing the country, it has emerged before Gordon Brown ’s first meeting with President Medvedev. Security officials say that only al-Qaeda terrorism and Iranian nuclear proliferation are greater menaces to the country’s safety than Russia.

Man rips head from Hitler wax figure in Berlin (1,095 diggs) BERLIN (Reuters) - A man tore the head from a controversial waxwork figure of Adolf Hitler on the opening day of Berlin's Madame Tussauds museum on Saturday, police said. Just minutes after the museum opened, the 41-year-old German man pushed aside...

F*CK VIACOM! (2,370 diggs) Philip DeFranco talks about Viacom and Fireworks.....

Al Qaeda Expanding Recruitment Of Children (362 diggs) Al Qaeda has successfully established a network for recruiting boys as young as 12 from across central Asia as it seeks new volunteers to enlarge its team of prospective suicide bombers and militants fighters, senior security officials from the Middle East have revealed to CBS News.

Canadians First to IIlustrate Lyme Disease Bacterium (461 diggs) Canadian researchers are the first in the world to use high-resolution, 3-D imaging to create dramatic new footage of the bacterium that causes Lyme disease as it moves through the bloodstream of a living host.

Five to face Concorde crash trial (389 diggs) US airline Continental and five people will stand trial over the 2000 Concorde crash near Paris which killed 113 people, French judicial officials say.

General: Attack on Iran would trigger war (677 diggs) Any strike against Iran's nuclear facilities would be regarded as the beginning of war, a senior Iranian military official says.

"Pentagon Warns Against Israeli Attack on Iran" (917 diggs) Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, who was in Israel over the weekend, issued a strong warning today about the dangers of a military attack on Iran.

Bush's Economic Package Helps Americans Watch More Porn (708 diggs) When President Bush announced his economic stimulus in January, he bragged that his package was the “right size” and would “boost” the economy. It sure has led to “higher consumer spending,” but not where Bush had probably hoped. The adult pornography industry reports that has seen a huge uptick in business thanks to Bush’s package.

Colombia rescues Betancourt, 3 US hostages (604 diggs) * Betancourt, 3 Americans, 11 other hostages rescued * Military infiltrated, tricked guerrillas * U.S. ex-hostages land in United States By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA, July 2 (Reuters) - Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. hostages held...

Teen avoids prison time in sister's 'Mortal Kombat' death (730 diggs) Seventeen-year-old Heather Trujillo was given an 18-year suspended sentence in the death of 7-year-old Zoe Garcia. However, she must spend six years in the youth offender program. If she does not violate the terms of her plea deal, she will not have to spend any time in prison.

Just In: Iran Considering Suspending Nuclear Program (787 diggs) UNITED NATIONS --Story developing Iran's senior diplomat said Tuesday that Tehran was seriously considering a new offer from six world powers to resolve the dispute over its nuclear program, and he praised the package as `constructive.'' The unusually positive remarks by Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki to a small group of reporters raised hope.

AIPAC Treason Trial (508 diggs) Steve Rosen and Keith Weissman were caught passing stolen Pentagon documents to Israeli "diplomats" in Washington. To prove their guilt, the prosecution has to prove 3 impossible to prove assumptions, thanks to judge T.S. Ellis III, one of them being 'that they knew it was unlawful to disclose the information'. Absurd...

Waterboarding: 'Believe Me, It's Torture' (1,823 diggs) What more can be added to the debate over U.S. interrogation methods, and whether waterboarding is torture? Try firsthand experience. Christopher Hitchens undergoes the controversial drowning technique, at the hands of men who once trained American soldiers to resist —not inflict—it.

Who was more important Darwin or Lincoln? (582 diggs) How's this for a coincidence? Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born in the same year, on the same day: Feb. 12, 1809. As historical facts go, it amounts to little more than a footnote.

10 Things You Can Like About $4 Gas (965 diggs) Why the rise in gas prices is a good thing for Americans.

Why Heathrow IS 'the worst performing airport in Europe' (336 diggs) Almost half of flights to and from Heathrow are delayed by 15 minutes or more making it the worst performing airport in Europe, new figures reveal.

22 yr CIA Vet told to falsify Iran intelligence, Fired. (3,084 diggs) A 22 year veteran of the CIA and undercover operative in the Middle East was told on 5 separate occasions to falsify his reports or not file them at all, because his reports proved that Iraq had no WMD prior to invasion and that Iran canceled its nuclear weapons program in 2003. After repeatedly refusing his superiors fired him.

Sweden tops world's most wired countries (547 diggs) European countries, including other Nordic nations Denmark and Iceland, occupy most of the top 10 spots.

Qaeda targets U.S. oil interests in N.Africa: report (533 diggs) Al Qaeda's growing north Africa network plans to attack U.S. interests seeking control of the region's energy riches, its Algerian-based leader said in remarks published on Tuesday.

Here's an example of american healthcare (1,328 diggs) A surveillance shows a woman dying on the floor of a emergency room while people nearby ignore her.

A kayaker risks his life by plunging 120ft down a waterfall (442 diggs) Fancy a gentle paddle down the Thames? Or a splash about in the Norfolk Broads? Or maybe something a bit more bracing? Like a 120ft vertical drop, straight down the front of a churning, thundering, pounding waterfall into a jagged mess of rocks, froth and vegetation, with just a fibreglass kayak and a jaunty coloured helmet for protection?

Speeders To Pay For Police Chases (591 diggs) Soaring fuel prices have forced one police force in the US to increase fines for offending motorists.

Fact: Half of gun deaths are suicides (991 diggs) The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on gun ownership last week focused on citizens' ability to defend themselves from intruders in their homes. But research shows that surprisingly often, gun owners use the weapons on themselves. Suicides accounted for 55 percent of the nation's nearly 31,000 firearm deaths in 2005...