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State of Oregon Backs Out of Suit Against Canadian Mother

Unfairly losing her young son to a foreign government wasn't enough--they wanted her to pay the bill, too.

(CALGARY / SALEM) - In June, a Canadian boy who had been taken by the state of Oregon was returned to his mother, after two years and a long, hard-fought fight. For the mom, being sued to pay for the costs of holding her son in foster care in the U.S. despite his being a Canadian citizen was... incomprehensible.

There Is No Business like Shoa Business

The fraudsters duped people into applying who were not eligible so everyone could share funds that never should have never been allocated in the first place.

(LONDON) - Seventeen people have been charged in the US with the theft of $42m of Holocaust compensation funds provided by the German government.

US Attorney Preet Bharara said ‘we are dealing here with “thousands of false applications.”

Marion County Sheriff`S Office is Accepting Cadet Applications

(Salem, Oregon) - The Marion County Sheriff's Office Cadet Program was created to introduce young men and women to law enforcement and develop them as future leaders. Here's a chance to experience, first hand, what it takes to be a Patrol Deputy, Parole & Probation Deputy, or Corrections Deputy. Many former Cadets have used their experiences to start their career in law enforcement.

Update: One Person Drowned; Search Ongoing for Possible Second Drowning Victim - South Jetty at Entrance to Yaquina Bay

(Newport, Oregon) - Search efforts are starting to wind down following this afternoon's search for a male reported missing off the South Jetty at Yaquina Bay near Newport.

Man Injured After Jumping From Moving Vehicle - Interstate 5 / Eugene

(Eugene, Oregon) - An adult male received non-life threatening injuries Wednesday afternoon when he jumped out of a moving vehicle along the Interstate 5 southbound lanes in the south Eugene area. Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are continuing the investigation.

According to OSP Lieutenant Rob Edwards, on November 10, 2010 at approximately 2:45 p.m. a 25-year old Eugene man was a passenger in a car driven by his wife southbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 190.

One Person Drowned; Search Ongoing For Possible Second Drowning Victim

The incident happened at the South Jetty Entrance to Yaquina Bay.

(Newport, Oregon) - One person has drowned and a second is reported missing Wednesday afternoon off the South Jetty at Yaquina Bay near Newport.

Zionism Needs the Israeli Jews to Feel Frightened: Alan Hart

Kourosh talks to fellow Salem-News.com writer Alan Hart, one of the most experienced Mideast Media Correspondents in history.

(TEHRAN / LONDON) - Alan Hart is an indispensable name in journalism. Unquestionably, he has been one of the most influential British journalists with an expertise in the Middle East affairs.

A former BBC Panorama presenter, Hart was a close friend of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.

10 Aid Workers Held Hostage on Greek Owned Ship

Two of the individuals are survivors of the Mavi Marmara incident last May; the situation arose from ship owner argument with agent.

(DERNA PORT, Libya) - "Strofades IV" has broken its moorings, without port permission, and is heading out of Derna Harbour. The rear door of the ship is half closed, with convoy vehicle B7 stuck on it precariously. It is extremely dangerous.

The violent Greek owner who is also its captain of "Strofades IV" has just disembarked (as at 22.50 GMT) through a side door of the ship, onto a speed boat.

Greek Ship Captain Threatens to Leave the Gaza Road to Hope Convoy

"We are being forcefully taken out of the harbour with the captain going crazy ordering the ship to leave!!!" Ken O'Keefe

(TOBRUK / SALEM) - "Now the captain is threatening to leave without us despite 75,000 dollars being paid to his agent for the charter of this ship. We are on the verge of a stand off using our bodies on the back of the ship," wrote Ken O'Keefe, minutes ago.

And now, "We are being forcefully taken out of the harbour with the captain going crazy ordering the ship to leave!!!"

Salamander Regeneration Discovery may Help Humans Grow New Limbs

If the key they found unlocks the mystery of cellular regeneration then those that have lost body parts in industrial accidents, explosions, battlefields and farm accidents will no longer have to undergo microsurgeries to reattach fingers, toes or limbs.

(CHICAGO) - Millions who have lost fingers, toes, hands, feet—even entire arms or legs—will have new hope in the not-too distant future. They may be able to regrow their own missing parts.

If they do, they can thank the salamander.