'huge price reduction' on unabomber's property! from cbsnews: The "one of a kind" western Montana property that was once owned by Unabomber Ted Kaczynski is back on the market for a bargain price of $69,500. The 1.4-acre parcel of land is listed by John Pistelak Realty of Lincoln and offers potential buyers a chance to own a piece of "infamous U.S. history." The listing also states that the forested land "is obviously very secluded." The Lincoln-area property, which had been listed at $154,500, does not have electricity or running water. Kaczynski was critical of technology. The property does not include the cabin where Kaczynski was captured in April 1996. It is on display in the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Kaczynski is in a maximum security prison in Colorado serving a life sentence after pleading guilty in 1998 to a nationwide bombing spree that spanned nearly 17 years and killed three people and injured 23 others. The Harvard-trained mathematician railed against the effects of advanced technology and led authorities on the nation's longest and costliest manhunt before his brother tipped off law enforcement in 1996.
...and again, we're back to the homegrown errorism of the 90's... from raw replay: Mark Potok told CNN that the Southern Poverty Law Center has found 100 new militia groups since President Barack Obama was elected. CNN’s Jim Acosta talked to members of one militia who are worried that Obama will take away their Second Amendment rights. This video is from CNN’s American Morning, broadcast Nov. 16, 2009.
shootouts, crashes, murder & mayhem... 4 police officers dead in oakland gun battle from dpa: A fourth California police officer died Sunday after a gun battle with an armed prison parolee in Oakland, east of San Francisco. Three officers died during the battle Saturday, and the fourth died Sunday of his injuries, radio broadcaster KCBS reported. The suspect had been released from prison on parole, and was sought by the police officers for violating the terms of his release. He had been in jail for armed robbery. During Saturday's exchange, he had several weapons with him. The suspect was killed by a sharp shooter. It was one of the bloodiest police shoot-outs in the history of California.
update: pilots in 16-death crash jailed for praying instead of flying from wikinews: The pilot and co-pilot of Tuninter Flight 1153 have each received ten year jail sentences over the ditching of the flight, which killed sixteen people. They were found to have prayed instead of trying to direct the plane to safety when the engines failed. Tuninter Flight 1153 from Bari, Italy to Djerba, Tunisia crashed into Italian waters on August 6, 2005.
abc radio reporter george weber murdered in ny from nytimes: George Weber, a reporter whose voice had been a steady presence on ABC radio for more than a dozen years, was found dead in his brownstone apartment in Brooklyn on Sunday, the police said. The death has been ruled a homicide. The police said they found Mr. Weber’s body about 9 a.m. on Sunday. He had been stabbed, but no weapon was found, the police said.
5k people evacuated after pennsylvania acid spill from dpa: At least 5,000 residents were evacuated in eastern Pennsylvania after a truck carrying 33,000 pounds of toxic hydrofluoric acid overturned early Saturday. Driver Raymond Leblanc, 54, of Ontario, Canada, lost control of the vehicle while trying to avoid hitting a deer. He was initially trapped in the truck, but was rescued unhurt. Another passenger was also removed from the site and no other injuries were reported, police said. Most of the acid was in the form of pressurized gas, police told broadcaster CNN and the leak was plugged eight and a half hours after the trailer overturned near Wind Gap, Pennsylvania. Residents living within a two-kilometre radius of the accident site were evacuated - many went to a shelter set up at a nearby high school - and were allowed to return to their homes by evening. Hydrogen fluoride acid is highly corrosive and contact with concentrated solutions can cause severe burns. Inhalation of the gas can cause respiratory irritation and serious eye damage.
ntsb got bridge collapse cause wrong from ap: Experts hired by attorneys for victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse say the National Transportation Safety Board got the cause of the disaster wrong, their lead attorney said Wednesday. Attorney Chris Messerly said experts from the engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti Inc. told survivors and families of victims Tuesday night the "initiating event" wasn't the fracture of a key gusset plate in the bridge, but the failure of a horizontal beam called a chord. Messerly leads a group of attorneys representing 117 families of victims and survivors for free. The engineers' conclusions give them legal grounds for suing two contractors that worked on the bridge before it collapsed Aug. 1. 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 145. The experts concluded the "L9-L11 west" chord buckled because of heat stress on the bridge that day, the weight of construction materials on it, and frozen roller bearings that prevented the bridge from expanding as it should have to handle the heat. The engineers said the chord failure then caused the "U10 west" gusset to fail, Messerly said.
israel launches advanced spy satellite from ap: Israel launched an advanced spy satellite Monday that will be able to track events in Iran, the country it considers its top foe... The TECSARsatellite is of particular importance for Israel because it can be used to keep tabs on Iran's nuclear program, which the U.S. and Israel fear is a cover for pursuing nuclear weapons, they said. update: israel says satellite delay was iran's fault from jerusalem post: The successful launch on Monday of an advanced Israeli satellite was delayed in recent months by Iranian sabotage, The Jerusalem Post has learned from Western sources.
global elite head to davos for world economic forum from afp: The icy Swiss mountains are to host the world's business and political elite this week for their annual gathering in Davos, where the cooling temperature of the world economy is set to focus minds... Started in 1971 and known as the World Economic Forum, the gathering provides a unique opportunity to gauge the mood and preoccupations of some of the world's most powerful people.
wal-mart gives 1,000+ magazines the boot from silicon alley insider: The world's biggest retailer is pulling Conde Nast's pub, and more than 1,000 other mags, off its shelves. Some of these are small fry mags you've never heard of, but there are some big mass market titles here as well - notably the big three business mags: Forbes, Fortune, BusinessWeek... make no mistake - this is a disaster for the magazine world, which depends on Wal-Mart for an estimated 20% of retail sales.
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montana gov says exxon claim of limited spill damage is 'pretty silly'* 
