Haiti was struck by a 7.0 Earthquake on January 12, 2010. Almost all medical centers were destroyed, creating a humanitarian disaster as aid groups from around the world try to bring relief to the tiny, poor nation. With power and communications down, information is slow to get out of Haiti, as...
New Year's is the time for making resolutions, reflecting on the year behind, and looking forward at the year ahead. Many people have parties for New Year's and it's a time to get together with friends and be thankful for what you have in your life and think about what you want for your life....
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Hollywood is shocked by the death of actress Brittany Murphy, star of films like 8 Mile, SIn City and Clueless. Brittany Murphy died after going into cardiac arrest, and has been dogged by rumors of anorexia and drug use; rumors which Brittany Murphy has consistently denied.
Brittany...
The Best of the Naughties: Hard to believe that 2010 is just around the corner. Help us round up the best of the Naughties with a few best-of lists of your own. Tag your material with "Best of the Naughties" or "Best of the Decade" for it to appear here.
The Best of 2009: what's December without the traditional navel-gazing? Weighing and measuring the year's newsworthy events into roundups and lists is a time-honored Internet pastime, and we're happy to participate. Tag your material with "Best of 2009" for it to appear here.
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Tiger Woods is probably the most famous golfer in the world and many who are not even a fan of golf follow Tiger Woods' career very closely.
On November 2th 2009, Tiger Woods was involved in a serious car accident, and many think that he was leaving after an argument with his wife Elin...
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Tiger Woods is probably the most famous golfer in the world and many who are not even a fan of golf follow Tiger Woods' career very closely.
On November 2th 2009, Tiger Woods was involved in a serious car accident, and many think that he was leaving after an argument with his wife Elin...
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The 2009 United Nations Climate Change Summit is taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark, December 7-18. Sixty five world leaders are attending the Summit to talk about climate change and finding viable solutions.
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Sesame Street Turns 40 in 2009. The breakthrough kids' show was not only the first to show kids playing with giant birds, trashcan-dwelling monsters and numerically-enthusiastic purple vampires, but also the first to show white kids and non-white kids playing together.
The USA was stunned by a mass shooting that took place at Fort Hood, the largest military base in the world. The alleged surviving shooter, Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, was in turn shot by police Sgt. Kimberly Munley. Until Malik Nadal Hasan is able to speak, speculation on motive and mindset of the...
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Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics and the promotion of peace. The awards are being handed out throughout this week, October 5 to 12, in Stockholm, Sweden, by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The...
The Afghan Election is beset with obstacles to voter turnout, including impassable roads and threats of violence from the Taliban. The main candidates are Current President Hamid Karzai, former foreign affairs minister Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan MP Ramazan Bashardost, and former Finance Minister...