A season for making up and breaking up, the airline industry is going through some rough times. Whether you're going North, South, or West, you'll have to keep afloat with all the new developments to know which one...
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A South Florida company is poised to take fuel hedging to the mainstream by enabling consumers to purchase fuel in a manner similar to that used by Southwest Airlines.Southwest has set itself apart from other...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA report released recently about the R.C.M.P. recommended officers with less than 5 years experience should not be given a taser. One assumes the Ontario Provincial...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWhat? Slow News day, so he decided to make his own news in order to scoop the competition? Journalists are ususally above suspicion and trusted when meeting the public,...
When the quake first hit, some of the only good news to come out of China were a handful of stories about saved pandas, but now officials have some dire news to add. Many of the bears may be safe, but much of their...
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"The crash site was 7.5 kilometers from Yingxiu, the epicenter in the magnitude-8 earthquake on May 12. Searchers found the site on Tuesday after a 12-day search for the aircraft, which was widely scattered among...
The Chinese government is reporting that the "quake lake" in Sichuan province is finally draining, after heightened concerns over the past few days that it would cause flooding."China says the water level in the Tangjiashan quake-lake in southwestern Sichuan province is...
A severe weather system that is moving through southern Cook County, has caused several tornadoes that have touched down in Will and Livingston Counties."Structural damages have been reported in Symterton near Old...
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Over 80,000 people are missing or dead in China, and the final toll might be far worse as disease, the rainy season and aftershocks could still affect millions. At least 3.3 million tents were requested by the...
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The Globe and Mail's Mathew Ingram wrote about Twitter's news breaking success today as well. If you don't read Mathew's blog it's worth checking out for a Canadian perspective on technology. Here's what Mathew had to say today:""Like many others, I woke up...
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Seaweed found at an inland settlement in Chile confirms that thevillage is one of the oldest inhabited sites in the Americas anddemonstrates that residents had extensive contact with the coastline,50 miles...
Parts of Texas was pounded by baseball-sized hail, 70-mph winds, and possible tornadoes yesterday, knocking down power lines and trees and damaging some buildings.So far, there are no reports of injuries." In...
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Whenever I take a flight it seems like it's more of a chore than a pleasure: delays, lost luggage, poor service... I could go on. It seems like many US passengers agree, based on the rising level of complaints about...
There have now been confirmed reports of a second outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm in South Korea."The Agriculture Ministry says the new outbreak was confirmed Saturday at a duck farm in Jeongeup, about 250...
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"First, full disclosure: I have advocated America’s annexation of Mexico within these virtual pages. The way I figure it is that if some (is it really just some, how many Mexicans do you think want to take...