Detroit mayor agrees to plea deal in text scandal

" (CNN) -- Embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty Thursday to charges resulting from a sex scandal and is to resign from office immediately, a prosecutor said. ...

Bosses hiring diet police to stop office workers piling on the pounds

I wonder if NowPublic will start hiring these Weight Watchers and have mandatory weekly weigh-ins. Looking around the office now, we definitely do not need one of these and it would be a total waste of money. It...

City of the future: The giant glass pyramid that could house one million people

"With its sharp angles and its glass walls shimmering in the sunlight  it looks like a piece of modern art.But this innovative design is actually a blueprint for the city of the future - a giant glass pyramid...

Former Meals on Wheels charity worker moonlighting as escort?

It is an absolute shame when someone is just trying to service their community and they get in trouble for it. An investigative report from my local news station."SPOKANE - The one-time office manager for Mid-City...

End of council tax in Scotland to widen divide with England

The Scottish National Party, a party seeking independence for Scotland which gained power in the Scottish parliament last year, is going to try to abolish council tax in Scotland over the next 12 months. Council tax is payed by residents in the UK to their local council,...

Australia planning India tour sans Symonds

"Australia coach Tim Nielsen is working on a plan to deal with the feisty all-rounder’s absence in the forthcoming India tour. After Symonds was sent home for missing a compulsory team meeting, when he went fishing instead, Nielsen said he could not assume that the...

Hopes raised for block on cancer

Could this be the breakthrough that will cut to the heart of cancer treatment and see real hope of a cure for many cancers? The research will need backing from not only bug drug companies but international...

Dhoni was the difference: Vengsarkar

"Dilip Vengsarkar, India’s chairman of selectors, has praised captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his role in the 3-2 series win in the one-dayers in Sri Lanka. “Dhoni’s return to the team was a boon. Not only did he lead the side superbly but he played a couple of...

Obama sticks to the facts except when he streches them.

Under development From that ever vigilant site factcheck, come some interesting slap downs on spin."We checked the accuracy of Obama's speech accepting the Democratic nomination, and noted the following: Obama said he could “pay for every dime” of his spending and tax...

Buried Treasure Found at Oslo Construction Site

Goes to show we are always building upon the past. Here is the basic rundown used on several sites. "In Hollywood films, shipwrecks are generally found by good-looking renegade treasure-hunters with a soft spot, but highway tunnel construction workers were the heroes of the...

Google Earth to license new satellite imagery

"Google has agreed to license imagery for their mapping products from a satellite due to launch on September 4th. This new satellite can take detailed imagery for an area the size of Delaware in one day. What does...

A David and Goliath Olympic struggle

Under DevelopmentWith a budget that went well over 40 Billion dollars China is the Goliath of Olympic host history, Leaving poor ol' Mother London to beat upon her breast and let out a  20 billion dollar battle yell (up from it's original 7 billion dollar budget) ....

7 years left to avoid global climate catastrophe

To the candidates - further proof that being all Talk and No action is going to result in remarkable climactic changes.  To those in the McCain Camp, please read the article about what Palin is supporting -...

Google maps 'demolish British history'

Internet maps such as those made by Google ae demolishing British history by effectively not including historic monuments, battlefields etc on them according to super map maker Mary Spence. Traditional cartography is...

U.S. ship heads for Arctic to define territory (Oil territory that is...... ....

With weighted Flag in hand I claim this underwater area for the U.S.A.........*splash*, glurp..glurp...g.l..u...r....p Underneath the ice, the Arctic Circle may contain as much as a fifth of the world's...

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