News Bits!
- Earthquake in China is thought to have killed thousands of people in a county of the Sichuan province.
- Scientists say that atmospheric CO2 levels are at record highs.
- After a weekend of tornadoes through the midwest, this year could have the highest number of twisters since the '50s.
- Finding love is hard in Saudi Arabia.
- Shade beats Kim out of City Council Place 3.
- Gay psychiatrist David Scasta tried to organize a panel including openly gay Episcopal Bishop V. Gene Robinson alongside conservative Christians, but it was called off after gay activists complained.
- "Swingtown", a show about the swinging '70s (think The Ice Storm but slightly less depressing), is about to premiere on the same channel that brought you "Touched by an Angel" and "Murder She Wrote."
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