NEWSLETTER: Have you seen this ad?

"Dear Danilo,$427 million. That's what the oil and coal industries spent during the first half of 2008 on lobbying and advertising. They're protecting their interests -- and hurting ours. So we've got a new ad that...

Four artists up for Turner Prize

Four artists have been nominated for this year's Turner Prize, with film and sculpture dominating the nominees. "Artist Mark Leckey has been included for his solo exhibition Industrial Light & Magic, which...

Zimbabwe Election Results Court Ruling Delayed - Blogs, Media, Govs cry foul

"Exhausted and betrayed." That pretty much sums up the feelings of most Zimbabweans as they count a week of delays in reporting the results of the presidential election. People there are waiting on the outcome of a legal bid to force the declaration of poll results. Many take...

Black Student Marked with ‘KKK’ at Deaf School

These stupid pranks are more frequent and it is meant to demean  and humiliate."A weekend incident with racial overtones at a high school for deaf students could result in criminal charges with “enhanced...

Massive floods cripple southern England.

A low pressure system swept accross the UK yesterday (Friday) bringing torrential rain and cut road and rail links over vast swathes of the country. Reading and Didcot railway stations were closed and many streets in London and the surrounding area have been innundated by...

"Deranged": Woman Injures 35 in Street Fest Crash

Apparently the woman responsible for the crash had been driving erratically all day."An Oxon Hill woman driving a grey Volvo station wagon careened into Unifest in Southeast DC this evening injuring more than 30 people, at least 7 critically. Unifest, held in Anacostia along...

Peace at last for Sleeping Beauty

It was a tough day on May 17, 1999. After 17 years of dreaming and two months of grueling effort on the Mount Everest, I was finally on my first summit bid. It was the culmination of years of climbing, success and...

Cat Rescues Family From Carbon Monoxide

A cat helped spare a family from death by carbon monoxide poisoning by jumping on the bed and meowing wildly as fumes filled the home, the owners said.Eric and Cathy Keesling said their 14-year-old cat, Winnie, played a crucial role in saving their lives March 24 after...

Save the Boreal

TORONTO – Prominent Canadian authors, artists and musicians joined seven conservation groups today in calling on Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to bolster his government's much anticipated climate change plan with protection of Ontario's Boreal Forest. A letter urging the...

Somali And Kenyan Presidents Meet

"Somalia's interim president is in Kenya for talks with President Mwai Kibaki and other top security officials. Meanwhile, Kenyan authorities have arrested and detained at least eight people at a border crossing,...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and salads. ...

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...

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