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Title:Two held after dead babies dumped in China river Author:BBC News Date of Publication:March 31,2010 Publication:BBC News

In eastern China two hospital workers have been arrested after the bodies of 21 babies have been found on the river bank. The babies families had paid the two officials to dispose of the bodies but instead they dumped them into the Guangfu river. The first guy who spotted the babies thought at first they were dolls but he said as he walked further he noticed that babies were scattered everywhere. It was said that the babies had wristbands on so that made them easy to identify where they came from. The babies were wrapped in yellow plastic bags which was improper disposal. Much controversy has arose from this incident because of the inhumane way to get rid of the body. I honestly think the chinese government is ridiculous and somethings that they do are so cruel.



Title: I am a fortunate homosexual man Author: Access Hollywood Date of Publication: March 29,2010 Publication: Access Hollywood

Well folks Ricky Martin will definately be livin la vida loca now! Now that he has came out about his sexuality he is going to be living a crazy life. In this article he said the only reason he decided to come out of the closet was for his kids. Which is kind of confusing to me. Well I do give him kudos for doing that it has to be hard for those people. Ricky disappeared there for awhile many people think it was because of his sexuality. But hopefully him taking this big step will help him become a better person.



Title:Authorities investigate dead cows in Speedwell Author:Jill McNeal Date Of Publication: March 8,2010 Publication:6 News Anchor/Reporter

Up in Claiborne and Union Counties, dead cows have been found on two farms. State officials finally got the call to go and look at the situation. Many people neighbors of this farmer for instance have been horrified by this sight. They say the cows are dying from starvation but the owner and his son clearly emphasize that the cows are dying from old age. The owner has been charged with 60 counts of animal cruelty. This is such a horrible thing to hear for someone to be into farming his whole life and now he is giving up on the animals. I think he is starving them just by what the neighbors of the farm are saying. And his son is just saying that just because most likely he doesn't want his dad to get put in prison. It is such a cruel and crazy world we live in, that people will hurt animals.



in Chile, there was a horrible 8.8 earthquake. This was a tragic event, that happend just a month after the devastating Haiti earthquake. Two survivors of this earthquake that hit Chile is a father and daughter who were living in this newly built apartment. The father was asleep and around 3:34 a.m. he started to feel the apartment building he was in starting to shake. Well he woke up immediately and ran to his daughters room and got her and they both went to the bathroom doorway in their apartment to wait it out. Well in no second the building started to fall. The dad and daughter fell thirteen floors, and made it out with scratches and bruises nothing to bad. The dad immediately took his daughter to her moms house and went back to the apartment to help the firefighters with the layout of the building. This story is in a way uplifting knowing that some people were not hurt by this earthquake. My heart goes out to these people in Chile they have been struck by such a horrible natural disaster! Their has been so many devastating natural disasters over the past few months, it is just so shocking! What the dad did was very heroic, he put his daughter in safe hands then went back to help others who were in need. My prayers are with these people in getting their lifes back in order and track.

Title:Rain threatens Maggie Valley mudslide area; evacuees could be away for weeks Author:Josh Boatwright Publication:Asheville Citizen-Times Date of Publication: Feburary 8,2010

Friday night in Maggie Valley, N.C. a horrific mudslide happend their causing many people to be evacuated. Many people lost personal items, but officers are trying to recover as much items possible to help the citizens of that city. They are saying that they will have to be away for longer cause they are calling for large amounts of rain. So my thoughts and prayers go out to those people who are suffering from this mudslide.



Title: Doctor casts new light on cat that can predict death Author: Belinda Goldsmith Publication: Reuters Date of Publication: Tuesday Feburary 12, 2010 At a nursing home in the US their is this cat named Oscar who can go room to room and predict when people are about to die. Dr. Dosa the boss of the nursing home says the cat will just sit by himself and randomly will walk up to peoples beds and lay beside them and they will die by morning. The cat has predicted over 50 deaths in this particular nursing home. Dr. Dosa says after studying this cat he thinks the cat can smell a distinguishing smell humans cannot smell and that is how he can predict the deaths of the people. Dosa says that the cat has brought a good reputation to the nursing home, many people say they bring their loved ones there because of Oscars capability. Dr. Dosa has published a book all about Oscar and what he does it is called "Making Rounds With Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat". What I think about this article is one it seems pretty cool that this cat has predicted many deaths and has been pretty accurate. Secondly, I think it is really neat that their is a cat at this nursing home that would bring a smile to every patient/ co-workers day.

Publication:Associated Press Date of Publication:1/26/2010
 * Title:**Car bomb hits Baghdad police crime lab, 21 killed
 * Author:Associated Press (Yahoo Homepage)

Response: This article is about yesterday in Baghdad about a bomb hitting a local police lab filled with american troops. This article really affected me because those men over there have suffered so much. Seems like they are experiencing so many harsh things when they are doing out of the kindness of their heart. Our prayers are with you all!!

Title: Knox mom charged with burning toddler daughter Author: New Sentinel Staff Publication: 2010 Scripps Newspaper Group- Online**
 * Date of Publication:**11:22 A.M., January 18,2010


 * Response: I think that this mom physically putting her daughter in the bath tub filled with scalding hot water is horrible. She did it for no reason other than abuse. Her daughter was just 14 months old that is such a young age to do something like that to. The mother was charged with aggravated child abuse, which she deserves. The daughter was sent to a burn center in Georgia and is still there as of now. The daughter will be put into the hands of the Department of Child Services, until further notice. In my opinion I think that this is a horrible thing to do and any parent who commits this crime should be put in jail for the rest of their life. **