JERUSALEM: A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet stir in biblical and archaeological circles, especially...
A faceless couple has been appearing at all the A-list events in London, and nobody knows quite what to make of it. The duo has shown up at Wimbledon tennis matches as well as Elton John's white tie ball. These...
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"AP For North Americans, having a raccoon in your garage is hardly a big deal. In Germany, however -- where the animals are something of a rarity -- the same can't be said. For the past few weeks, a raccoon has...
"Published: 8 Jun 08 14:06 CETTwo naked women caused a stir in the city of Krefeld, Germany with a public display of passionate sex, making obscene gestures to the police called by shocked passers-by.A police...
A Kalamazoo police officer was investigating a break-in at a local business, but instead of finding a robber she discovered a turkey. The turkey had flown through the window and unfortunately was...
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The UK's fisheries minister, Jonathan Shaw, has formally warned theScottish executive that in his opinion the moratorium on fishing quotes is illegal and not allowed under devolution rules. The Scottish Parliament is...
A Royal storm in a teacup has erupted at the usually genteel Chelsea Flower Show in London. Australian gold-medal winner Jamie Durie found himself accidentally upsetting the Duke of Edinburgh as he toured his...
""If we have not concluded an agreement within the next three weeks, we will be compelled to take our case directly to your shareholders, including the initiation of a proxy contest to elect an alternative slate of...
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Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor
You know every once in a while people will accuse others putting on the "Pointy White Hat" of racism, when it is not racism, it is just a realization that some people of...
NEW YORK - It can stop you from voting, destroy your dental appointments, make it difficult to rent a car or book a flight, even interfere with your college exams. More than 50 years into the Information Age, computers are still getting confused by the apostrophe. It's a...
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One has to wonder the mentality of Liquor manufactuerers and Customs officers who allow such stupidity to hit our shores.
" Talk about tequila shooters.
Cops are pledging to hammer down hard on anyone else dumb...
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A while back we reported that the bridge tender at the Brickell Avenue bridge sleep on duty causing residents being rudely awakened from their slumber by a 140-decibel horn being blown consistently for several minutes. These horns are from tug boats towing a ships...
"A deeper analysis of the images taken on Mars surface (JPL website) stir the debate on whither there is standing water … puddles of water on Mars.
In a report to be published in the journal IEEE Xplore, R. L....
"Saturday, 17 February, 2007 @ 8:23 PM
Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On February 9, Michael Shank interviewed him on the latest developments in U.S. policy toward Iran, Iraq,...
As a major Skype user I have a love/hate thing for it. Anyone who has ever seen the movie The President's Analyst - and remembered the evils perpetrated by The Phone Company - must feel vindicated by such a...