Remember that time you were driving and stopped short, spilling your slurpee all over your poor dog? A California lawmaker wants to make that a fineable offense."SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pull over and put...
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Ahh...the sadness. Yet another Hollywood Icon destroyed by racism and ethnocentricity. Maybe Mel and Brigitte should talk...perhaps they can find a good Jewish psychologist."French former film...
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The government has agreed to inject VND5,000 billion (about US$312 million) into a project restoring the ThapCham-Da Lat railway system, one of the unique mountain railways in the world.The 84 km long railway linking Phan Rang-Thap Cham city in Ninh Thuan Province and Da Lat...
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The restoration ofLong An Palace in Hue throughout April 2008 will see some preciousrelics from its Royal Fine Arts Museum relocated for temporary displayat An Dinh Palace. The Long An Palace was built on the...
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"When controversy was beginning to envelop the recent Glasgow Art Fair, there was at least one artist from whom the squabbling was immaterial.While some were arguing that the art fair ought to favour Scottish galleries, Frank To was only too happy to be on both sides of the...
"The leadership of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party is due to meet to discuss strategy and the likely results of the presidential election. Reports say the 49-member Politburo is split on whether...
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"Seems all is not well in the NSW (Aust) firefighting world where drivers of fire trucks are getting traffic fines for running red lights and speeding on their way to emergencies. While the union is taking a typically hard line approach to what can be simply...
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WASHINGTON — Three veteran Federal Aviation Administrationinspectors told lawmakers on Thursday that their agency supervisorslooked the other way while Southwest Airlines neglected to inspectplanes as required, and continued to fly them even after discoveringcracks in...
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"A month-long inter-cricket tournament commemorating the Independence Day was organised by United International University Sports Club (UIUSC). The teams competing in the tournament were School of Business (Orange), (Blue) and School of Engineering (Orange),...
A hair stylist in Boulder Colorado only wanted to raise some more awareness for breast cancer. But after dyeing her poodle pink (the colour of the cause) she might be forced to pay $1,000 in damages, as she...
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The Senate yesterday approved the most far-reaching changes to the nation's product safety system in a generation, responding to recalls of millions of lead-laced toys that rattled consumers last year.
Lawmakers still have to resolve key differences between the Senate...
Microsoft was handed a $1.3 billion parking ticket today by the European Union. Here's what you need to know:"BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — The European Union's longest-running fight with Microsoft Corp. neared...
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Microsoft has lost its appeal against a record 497m euro (£343m; $690m) fine imposed by the European Commission in a long-running competition dispute.The European Court of First Instance upheld the ruling that...
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"White House Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino's husband was arrested last month for failing to pay a ticket he received for walking his dog without a leash, according to a report in today's Washington Examiner."I sense a pattern here. White House staff and their...
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