OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYeah, that's a crying shame, perhaps I can take a vacation this year."VANCOUVER - There's little hope for this dope.British Columbia's famed outdoor pot will rot if the sun...
In the past months, almost 25 airlines have gone bankrupt and it seems that it won't stop there. "The global airline industry is taking a beating these days -- it could lose as much as $6.1 billion this year --...
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Burma's military junta has finally relented and agreed to allow all forein aid workers into the country. The junta has beenblocking visas for most foreign aid workers so far. It's not clear if this agreement...
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At least 77,738 people have died since the cyclone hit Myanmar may 3, with 55,917 others still missing, reported Myanmar state television.Pressure continues to mount from the international community towards the...
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In another bizzare incident in Delhi, a women first fell in love with her driver and when he left her, she retaliated badly. " A 35-year-old woman became so attached to her driver that she allegedly hired goons to throw acid on him after he had left the job to ply his own...
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"In a major blow to national Republicans, a Mississippi congressional seat that once voted for President Bush by a twenty-five point margin elected a Democrat on Tuesday. Prentiss County Chancery Clerk Travis Childers beat out Republican candidate Greg Davis, the mayor of...
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"Kenya's David Cheruiyot won the Houston Marathon in an unofficial time of 2:12:31, his third win in the race.
Ethiopia's Dire Tune set a record — an unofficial time of 2:24:39 — in the women's event, breaking her own mark of 2:26:52, set last year.
Cheruiyot pulled clear...
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"Retro is still cool, according to Fiat, which has already tapped into its past for a new badge and created a fashionable range of merchandise featuring its logo style from the 1920s.
The latest Fiat...
Another case of Religious values held feverently by others can result in death of others who believe, but just do not hold these values to the letter of the law. Canada for instance has allowed some of...
From the Editor's Desk: Skywatch-Media NewsI don't wish to intentionally alarm those who are paying attention to our environment, but this public warning from the NSIDC (National Snow and Ice Data Center) should be...
Advertising works: After seeing a powerful commercial promoting a campaign called We Are Ellis Island, I was compelled to go to the website in the commercial. When I was a temporary New Yorker I skipped the island on...
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Polar bears are already suffering. A loss of 40 percent of the sea ice off Alaska will have enormous repercussions."...using the most reliable models, the NOAA scientists reached the same unhappy conclusion: By 2050,...
At least these two men were able to save themselves. For people not in the know, mining is still one of the most precarious professions in the world. And it would help the miner's and their families if...
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"DEBKAfile: In new videotape Al Qaeda’s No. 2 issues dire threats against two government heads, UK’s Gordon Brown and Lebanon’s Fouad Siniora
July 10, 2007, 8:21 PM (GMT+02:00)
Ayman Zawahiri’s tirade catches Britain in a highly edgy state after three attempted...
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