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A tree trimmer died after falling into a wood chipper Tuesday, police in California reported. Shortly before 1pm on Tuesday, a tree trimmer in Menlo Park, roughly 30 miles south of San Francisco, accidentally fell into a wood chipper and died, according to ABC News. “When police units arrived on scene, a male subject was found deceased from injuries sustained in the incident,” Menlo Park police department told the outlet, confirming the fatality. Video footage of the scene was released by CBS News showing the wood chipper with a yellow tarp covering part of the machine. The street was closed...

The D.C. Chapter of FreeRepublic.com invites all Freepers and lurkers in good standing to join us this Monday evening, November 17, as we freep unrepentent Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers at his book promotion appearance at Busboys and Poets, aka, Busboys and Terrorists, in Washington, D.C.When: 4 P.M. Monday, November 17, 2008. We'll stay into the evening as the Ayers event is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.Where: Outside Busboys and Poets, aka Busboys and Terrorists, 14th St. and V St., NW, Washington, D.C.Nearest Metro: U St./African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Station, 13th St. exit, Yellow and Green Lines.Bring: American flags...

Stocks plunged Tuesday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down more than 220 points as Wall Street joined a global market decline sparked by growing concerns that the U.S. and Chinese economies are cooling and that equities prices have become overinflated. In midafternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 221.99, or 1.76 percent, to 12,410.27.

Flathead District Judge Ted Lympus sentenced a chronic drunk driver to 20 years in prison Thursday. "If I could put him away until the end of time, I think I'd do it," Lympus said of Randy Turner. Turner, 47, pleaded guilty in November to felony DUI. After three DUIs, the crime becomes a felony. Turner has at least nine convictions and probably has been charged with DUI even more, according to his lawyer, Glen Neier. One of the convictions came after Turner slammed his truck into a young woman's vehicle in 1984, leaving her permanently disabled. Probation and parole officer...