As we do every week on Friday, we’ve collected the top stories and compiled them on one page. Digital Journalists found important breaking news from the UK and also kept us informed about on NASA news, the GOP presidential race and much more.
We also highlight some of major topics Digital Journalists have been covering recently. Note you can see the trending topics at the top of any page on DigitalJournal.com, in the black bar. They are changing constantly to react to what people are reading on the site.
Hot topics on Digital Journal
• Afghanistan news
• Santorum news
• NASA news
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Lawsuit filed against Toronto Mayor Rob Ford over code of conduct (Includes first-hand account) by KJ Mullins
Mayor Rob Ford is being accused of violating the code of conduct of Toronto City Council. If a lawsuit that was filed on Friday wins in court, it would mean that Ford is ousted from his current position.
Occupy Bournemouth occupies Poole in quest to meet BU chancellor (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Elaine Findlay
A handful of people calling themselves Occupy Bournemouth have set up camp on Bournemouth University land in Poole, Dorset, UK and vow to remain there until they have been able to speak to the University’s Chancellor, Lord Nicholas Phillips.
Op-Ed: Homeless people recruited to carry wireless WiFi devices (Includes interview) by Daniel Boyington
It has been revealed that homeless people are being recruited as a promotional gimmick to carry WiFi (MiFi) wireless devices, as they wander the streets of big cities.
Annual St. Patrick’s Day parade takes place in Washington DC (Includes first-hand account) by Leigh Goessl
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, on Sun., March 11 Washington celebrated a day of Irish-American heritage, as it customarily does each year the Sunday before St. Patrick’s Day.
Young Nigerians hustle it out on Kuramo beach (Includes first-hand account) by Samuel Okocha
Kuramo beach, one of the popular hangouts for fun seekers in Nigeria’s commercial capital city, thrive on the entrepreneurial activities of young Nigerians who sell sea fish, wine, sweet, chewing gums and improvised live music in exchange for money.
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Teenager arrested for comments made on Facebook page by Anne Sewell
A teenager has been arrested for allegedly making comments on Facebook about the deaths of six British soldiers in Afghanistan last week.
Russia plans man on Moon and Mars landing by 2030 by Anne Sewell
Russia’s space agency is planning to send probes to visit Mars, Jupiter and Venus and also to put a man on the Moon, all by 2030.
Woman wins $1 million in lotto, continues to collect food stamps by Leigh Goessl
A woman made international headlines after word got out she continued to collect her monthly food benefit after winning a $1 million lotto jackpot.
Solar prominence mistaken for UFO ship refueling on Sun’s energy by JohnThomas Didymus
Images of the Sun captured on Monday show a dark orb connected to the Sun by a dark filament. The images appear to show the orb detaching from the Sun after a solar eruption and flying out into space. UFO enthusiasts say the orb is a space-ship.
Did Ron Paul or Mitt Romney win the U.S. Virgin Islands caucus? by Andrew Moran
Texas Congressman Ron Paul won the popular vote in the United States Virgin Islands Republican caucuses, but former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney gained the most delegates. So who won this weekend’s caucus?
Time-lapse video shows pregnancy-to-birth in 90 seconds by JohnThomas Didymus
A couple took on a unique and creative project they posted on YouTube. They documented the woman’s pregnancy in a time-lapse series that showed the growth of her belly over the nine-month period of her pregnancy, and finally birth of a baby girl.
Celebrity penguins flying first class delight passengers by JohnThomas Didymus
Passengers on Delta flights from San Antonio to Atlanta and from Atlanta to New York were treated on Wednesday night to the sight of two penguins waddling down the aisle midway through the flights.
American Airlines flight attendant goes berserk by Steffan Ileman
An American Airlines flight attendant terrifies passengers en route from Dallas Ft. Worth to Chicago. Plane returns to the gate and resumes with new crew after she’s taken off the flight by police. Questions raised about mental screening of crews.
Video: NASA scientist debunks Mayan 2012 apocalypse claims by JohnThomas Didymus
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has released a new video that debunks claims that ancient Mayans predicted the world would end in December 2012.
Woman discovers her husband’s second wife on Facebook by Nicole Byerly
Alan L. O’Neill found out the negative side of Facebook’s “Suggested Friends” feature the hard way when one of his wives’s suggested friends brought her to the Facebook profile of his second wife.
Justin Bieber’s pet ‘Johnson,’ a boa constrictor, given to zoo by Marcus Hondro
When Justin Bieber put his pet snake Johnson up for auction last November, he thought it’d go to an individual. The money was for charity and the winning bidder had to prove that Johnson, a boa constrictor, would be cared for.
‘Big Mike’ Hossack, Doobie Brothers drummer, dead at 65 by Yukio Strachan
Michael Hossack, the gifted drummer of the legendary rock band The Doobie Brothers, died of cancer on Monday at his home surrounded by family in Dubois, Wyoming. He was 65.
Beti B’s name leaked as Aaradhya Bachchan by Katerina Nikolas
The Bollywood buzz is that the name of four-month-old Beti B, baby daughter of Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, has finally been revealed. The word in Bollywood is the Bachchan’s have chosen the name of Aaradhya, meaning venerable.
NBA Trade Deadline: Howard stays in Orlando, Lakers grab Sessions by David Silverberg
With the NBA trade deadline now passed, some teams have made important trades or kept quiet: Dwight Howard decided to stay in Orlando for this season, and the L.A. Lakers picked up Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Ramon Sessions.
Top Blogs
Eating Berries Benefits the Brain by Tim Sandle
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Alternate Universes, and the Infinitely Impossible… by Tom Head
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