Monthly Archives: November 2009

Shooting in downtown Orlando office building leaves two dead

By Calvin Palmer A gunman opened fire in an office building in downtown Orlando this morning, killing two people and wounding 17 others. Orlando Police named the suspect as Jason Rodriguez, 40. He is believed to be driving a silver, 2002 Nissan … Continue reading

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Fort Hood gunman still alive

By Calvin Palmer For several hours yesterday evening the U.S Army perpetrated a lie, as they led the media to believe that the gunman in the shootings at Fort Hood was killed. Eventually, some four hours later, the Army issued … Continue reading

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Shootings at Fort Hood leave 12 dead and 31 wounded

By Calvin Palmer Two shooting incidents at an Army base today claimed the lives of 12 people and 31 others were wounded. The shootings occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, and the  Army says one shooter has been killed and two others apprehended. All … Continue reading

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Jeweler creates world’s most expensive Christmas tree decoration

By Calvin Palmer A jewelers in an English village has created the most expensive Christmas decoration in the world – a gem encrusted bauble worth £82,000 (almost $136,000). The tree decoration is made of 18 carat white gold covered with … Continue reading

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Three teenagers face rape and torture charges

By Calvin Palmer Three teenagers appeared at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today charged with the rape and torture of two men. Ahmed Yehia, 19, of Broadmeadows; Nabil Merhi, 18, of Glenroy; and Eric Mumbler, 19, of Broadmeadows, were charged with nearly … Continue reading

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Texas financier Stanford stripped of knighthood

By Calvin Palmer Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, awaiting trial on fraud charges, has lost the knighthood bestowed on him by Antigua and Barbuda. The National Honors Committee voted unanimously to revoke Stanford’s title for embarrassing the nation by running … Continue reading

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Convicted kidnapper charged with ‘Mayberry’ killings

By Calvin Palmer A convicted kidnapper was arrested by police early today in connection with the fatal shooting yesterday afternoon of four men in a parking lot in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Marcos Chavez Gonzalez, 29, was charged with four … Continue reading

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Four charged over dismembered childcare worker

By Calvin Palmer A 55-year-old Melbourne man has been charged with the murder of a childcare worker whose left leg washed up on a beach five days after she disappeared. John Leslie Coombes, of Preston, allegedly chopped up the body … Continue reading

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