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BLACKOUT: Web Sites Protest Piracy Legislation with Content Removal

On: January 18, 2012

The ever-controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) legislation has caused yet another stir among the online community, with a number of popular Internet websites removing their pages for the duration the day on Wednesday. The so-called “blackout” is in protest of two pieces of pending U.S. anti-piracy legislation: the aforementionedContinue Reading

Mysterious “Explosion” Heard Over Western North Carolina

By: Micah Hanks

On: January 17, 2012

In: The Unexplained

Late Sunday evening, a number of Western North Carolina residents in the Fairview area of Buncombe County described hearing a loud, booming noise at approximately 1:00 AM. While the cause of the unsettling noise remains unverified, the event left many locals concerned that a massive explosion had occurred somewhere nearby.Continue Reading