Montana bus crash kills 2, hurts dozens (CBC)
(A bus crashed Sunday on an icy interstate highway in southwestern Montana, killing two people and sending more than 30 others to area hospitals, officials said.The westbound Rimrock Trailways bus crashed on Interstate 90 about two kilometres west of Clinton, 29 kilometres southeast of Missoula, shortly after 7 a.m., Dan Ronan of the American Bus Association said. All of the 34 people on board were either injured or killed.)
Bus blaze sparks bushfire fear (SMH)
(Summer picnickers in the Dandenong Ranges received a bit of a fright this morning when a bus caught fire in Sherbrooke. The Country Fire Authority was alerted to the blaze, believed to be at Grants picnic ground in Sherbrooke Forest, about 11.50am. A CFA spokesman said no one was injured as a result of the bus fire, which he said occurred just off Monbulk Road, Sherbrooke.)
London bus crashes into Wandsworth Sainsbury's supermarket (BBC)
(A red double-decker bus has crashed into the entrance of a busy supermarket in south-west London. Police were called to reports of a number 28 bus having crashed into a Sainsbury's supermarket on Garratt Lane, in Wandsworth, at 10:45 GMT. It is thought the bus was also involved in a collision with a road sweeper, a Scotland Yard spokesman said.)
Weekend Report: Moviegoers Possessed By 'Devil Inside' (Box Office Mojo)
(The Devil Inside crushed even the most generous forecasts this weekend and easily claimed first place ahead of fellow Paramount release Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. Its impressive debut combined with strong holdover performances resulted in an estimated $128.2 million Top 12 gross, which is up a whopping 30 percent from the same weekend last year (though it's off 14 percent from the same frame in 2010).)
First Openly Gay Woman Competes for Miss California (Huffington Post)
(Fewer things are more all-American than the Super Bowl, Fourth of July parades, and Miss America. Most of us grew up watching as these gorgeous women teetered on stage in conservative swimsuits and dazzling evening gowns. I clearly recall the interview portion, which is where you hear the contestants espouse their views about starving children or literacy or some other safe cause. I never thought I'd see the day a lesbian was in the ranks talking about human rights, marriage equality, and gay teen suicide... until Mollie Thomas.)
Man believed to be victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy found alive (CNN)
(A man whose family thought he had been murdered by serial killer John Wayne Gacy has been found alive and living in Oregon, Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart said Wednesday. For 35 years, Theodore "Ted" Szal's family thought they had lost him. But this week they learned he actually was alive and had willingly disappeared years ago while going through a divorce.)
1793 penny fetches $1M at Florida auction (The Star)
(A one-cent copper coin minted in 1793, the first year that the United States produced its own coins, has fetched $1 million at a Florida auction. The Orlando Sentinel reports that the final bid by an unknown buyer for the coin was one of the largest sales at the Florida United Numismatics coin show and annual convention.)
You may now kiss the brides: Couple renew their marriage vows - after husband changes sex (Daily Mail)
(Like many devoted couples, Barry and Anne Watson wanted to renew their marriage vows. But nine years on from their wedding, there was one major difference - this time, Anne was marrying a woman called Jayne. When Anne first found out that her husband Barry, a former bus driver wanted a sex change she was furious. The couple had been suffering problems in their marriage with Anne thinking that Barry had been cheating on her with another woman.)
Bungee jump rope snaps: Watch Aussie's miracle escape from fall into crocodile-infested waters (The Mirror)
(An Aussie daredevil has somehow survived after a cord snap during her bungee jump over the Zambezi River – sending her plunging into the crocodile-infested waters. Erin Langworthy plummeted 111m from the Victoria Falls bridge, on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia, on New Year’s Eve. The 22-year-old luckily survived the impact despite blacking out and was forced to swim through rapids populated with crocs – with her feet still tied.)
She's never been through puberty or needed a bra: Woman, 25, is trapped in body of a 12-YEAR-OLD (Daily Mail)
(A 25-year-old woman is trapped in the body of a 12-year-old and is appealing to medics to help cure her rare condition. Kate Quinn is believed to be the only woman in Ireland to have Caudal Regression Syndrome (CRS). The rare disorder, which she discovered she had two years ago, means she has never been through puberty, had regular periods or had to buy a bra.)
Olympic Runner Auctions Ad Space — On His Body (Wired)
(Olympian Nick Symmonds, a vocal critic of what he calls track and field’s needlessly restrictive logo and sponsorship regulations, is auctioning advertising space on his body to raise money — and awareness. Symmonds, currently the U.S. national champion in the 800 meters, will wear the winning bidder’s Twitter handle on his left shoulder for the duration of the 2012 season, which starts next month and includes events in Sydney and the 2012 Olympic Games in London.)
Study: High-Fat Foods Cause Brain Scarring (KTVZ)
(Keeping pounds off long-term is difficult for even the most successful dieter, and scientists may now be on the path to determining why.A study published recently in The Journal of Clinical Investigation shows that high-fat foods cause damage to the hypothalamus - an area in the brain responsible for hunger, thirst and the body's natural rhythms and cycles - in rodents.)
Insane Medical Prediction of the Day: A Raised Speed Limit Causes Obesity (Forbes)
(I do wonder sometimes whether certain researchers are quite plugged into the same universe as the rest of us. Today’s example comes from the British Medical Journal where some researchers have claimed that raising the speed limit from 70 mph to 80 mph on the motorways (something that is under discussion politically) would lead to an increase in obesity.)
The joy of Microsoft's 'avoid ghetto' GPS patent (CNET)
(Pedestrians have sometimes felt neglected when it comes to GPS directions. Indeed, not so long ago, one lady sued Google because the directions its map offered led her (she believed) to be struck by a car. Now Microsoft has been granted a patent that is designed to make its maps more pedestrian-friendly.)
Digital Music Sales Finally Surpassed Physical Sales in 2011 (Time)
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