Mariners 7, Tigers 2 Seattle came into Detroit and easily swept the three game series from the Tigers as the Mariners close out by winning 7-2 on Thursday. Read more on CBS Detroit [Continue]

Farmers protest against Japanese nuke plant owner Angry farmers brought two cows to Tokyo, shouting and punching the air Tuesday in a protest to demand compensation for products contaminated by radiation spewing from Japan’s crippled nuclear plant. Read more on AP via Yahoo! News [Continue]

California donors ambush President Obama with Bradley Manning protest song; D.C. statehood activists take note Lea Suzuki/ The ChronicleNaomi Pitcairn of Oakland is detained on Third Street after protesting and leaving a fundraiser at the St. Regis in San Francisco on Thursday. Read more on Washington Post [Continue]

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Accused Bellagio bandit pleads not guilty in Vegas The 29-year-old son of a Las Vegas judge pleaded not guilty Thursday to seven felony charges in the daring armed theft of $1.5 million worth of casino chips from the posh Bellagio resort in Las Vegas. Read more on Seattle Times [Continue]