- Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community by Wilson_travis http://wilson_travis.instablogs.com/ - Latest Popular Stories powered by Instablogs Community. http://www.instablogs.com/site-img/insta-slogo.gif Instablogs Community http://wilson_travis.instablogs.com/ en-us Instascript 2.0 http://www.instablogs.com Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:50:49 +0000 Fearing childhood obesity, Spain considers ban on toys that come free with fast food http://wilson_travis.instablogs.com/entry/fears-of-childhood-obesity-as-spain-considering-ban-on-toys-that-come-free-with-fast-food/ http://wilson_travis.instablogs.com/entry/fears-of-childhood-obesity-as-spain-considering-ban-on-toys-that-come-free-with-fast-food/ Travis

Ana Idolo may be too young to order her own food, but the 2-year-old knows what she wants. As her father Marco unpacks the Happy Meal he ordered for her at a Barcelona McDonald’s, she ignores the chicken nuggets and French fries, and instead...

]]> Ana Idolo may be too young to order her own food, but the 2-year-old knows what she wants. As her father Marco unpacks the Happy Meal he ordered for her at a Barcelona McDonald’s, she ignores the chicken nuggets and French fries, and instead holds out her hand in eager anticipation for the best part of the meal: a small plastic statue of the Star Wars character Yoda. “Sometimes I think we just buy these for the toys,” says Marco.

]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:50:49 +0000 Spainobesitychildhood obesity Wheelchair user, 92, arrested for smuggling coke http://wilson_travis.instablogs.com/entry/wheelchair-user-92-arrested-for-smuggling-coke/ http://wilson_travis.instablogs.com/entry/wheelchair-user-92-arrested-for-smuggling-coke/ Travis

They found 4.3 kilos, or nearly 9.5 pounds, of cocaine packets strapped to her legs and torso, and also arrested a 44-year-old female companion, who tried to escape on another plane, a Civil Guard spokeswoman told CNN Tuesday. The two women, both...

]]> They found 4.3 kilos, or nearly 9.5 pounds, of cocaine packets strapped to her legs and torso, and also arrested a 44-year-old female companion, who tried to escape on another plane, a Civil Guard spokeswoman told CNN Tuesday.

The two women, both from Uruguay, were arrested Friday after arriving in Madrid on a flight from Sao Paolo, Brazil. But officials did not release details about the case until this week, after a judge had arraigned the two on drug trafficking charges. The judge ordered the younger woman to prison but sent the 92-year-old to a senior citizens

]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:20:05 +0000 DrugsDrug smuggling92 years old women ABBA drummer dies in apparent accident http://wilson_travis.instablogs.com/entry/abba-drummer-dies-in-apparent-accident/ http://wilson_travis.instablogs.com/entry/abba-drummer-dies-in-apparent-accident/ Travis

A drummer for the Swedish pop group ABBA has died after an apparent accident at his home in Spain, a Civil Guard spokeswoman said Monday. Ola Brunkert was found dead late Sunday at his home in the town of Arta on Spain’s Mediterranean island...

]]> A drummer for the Swedish pop group ABBA has died after an apparent accident at his home in Spain, a Civil Guard spokeswoman said Monday.

Ola Brunkert was found dead late Sunday at his home in the town of Arta on Spain’s Mediterranean island of Mallorca, the spokeswoman said.

]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:30:40 +0000 DrummerABBAOla BrunkertPolitics and Society VOA News Election Rallies Canceled in Spain After Killing Blamed on ETA http://wilson_travis.instablogs.com/entry/voa-news-election-rallies-canceled-in-spain-after-killing-blamed-on-eta/ http://wilson_travis.instablogs.com/entry/voa-news-election-rallies-canceled-in-spain-after-killing-blamed-on-eta/ Travis

Spain’s political parties canceled campaign rallies on Friday, after a former councilor from the governing Socialist Party was shot dead in the Basque Country. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome. Isaias Carrasco, 42, was shot several...

]]> Spain’s political parties canceled campaign rallies on Friday, after a former councilor from the governing Socialist Party was shot dead in the Basque Country. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome.

Isaias Carrasco, 42, was shot several times as he left his home with his wife and daughter in the town of Arrasate near San Sebastian. The government, led by Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero, blamed ETA separatists

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