Disappearances

Purr-Muda: The Bermuda Triangle for Cats — In the sleepy suburb of Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England, there is a mystery brewing: 50 cats have been missing from the area dubbed "Purr-Muda," the Bermuda Triangle for cats! First to go was Tabatha, then Blackie, Lucky and Norman. Felix vanished, Star never came home and YumYum was never seen again. In all, at least 45 cats have gone missing in eight years from the quiet, tree-lined Meriden Avenue and its surrounding streets. Nobody knows what is behind the disappearances, and the only clues have been a few discarded collars - no bodies have ever been found. Link Photo: CATERS... [Tags: bermuda triangle, cats, disappearances, felix, link photo]

Spain: Judge to probe Franco era — Spain's leading judge agreed on Thursday to investigate the disappearances of tens thousands of people during the 1936-39 civil war and the ensuing Franco dictatorship, many of whom are believed to be buried in mass graves...... [Tags: civil war, dictatorship, disappearances, franco, mass graves]

Klansman walks free in 1964 case — A federal appeals court overturned the kidnapping conviction of a reputed Klansman in connection with the 1964 deaths of two black teenagers in Mississippi. A three-judge panel from the Fifth Circuit Court Appeals sided with James Ford Seale's claim that he should have never been tried for the disappearances of Charles Eddie Moore and Henry Hezekiah Dee because the statute of limitations on the alleged offenses had expired....... [Tags: charles eddie moore and henry hezekiah dee, conviction, deaths, disappearances, federal appeals court]

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Facebook app SocialMe pulled, replaced, pulled again — Don't get too attached to the Facebook app SocialMe. First removed from Facebook on July 1 for alleged violations of Facebook's privacy policy, Social Hi's SocialMe was reinstated yesterday, only to be pulled again this morning, according to Inside Facebook. When the app was reinstated yesterday, allfacebook noticed that there were still privacy issues associated with the app, including the ability to spoof identities, letting any user pretend to be any other user when sending messages through the app. Users are growing more frustrated with the frequent disappearances of popular apps. Based on the uncertain status of many popular... [Tags: chat services, disappearances, e commerce system, facebook, instant message]