I found some amazing pictures of this Italian fiesta called Boccaccesco. It takes place in Tuscany (sigh) the last few weeks in October. For the foodies on Nowpublic, check out some of the pictures below. "It's...
"About five days before the start of Ramadan, in anticipation of a long month of abstinence, my upstairs neighbor's kid threw a house party. Car after car unloaded young men with spiky, gelled hair, and young women in tight jeans and spiky heels. The sound system, I believe,...
"Today is Thursday, Oct. 12, the 285th day of 2006. There are 80 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Oct. 12, 1492 (Old Style calendar; Oct. 21 New Style), Christopher Columbus arrived with his expedition in the present-day Bahamas.
On this date:
In 1870,...
We have been following this story since it broke a few hours ago. We continue to have footage coming in from Manhattan. No doubt this will be a story you will see on the evening news, nightly news, and...
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"Today is Friday, Oct. 6, the 279th day of 2006. There are 86 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Oct. 6, 1927, the era of talking pictures arrived with the opening of "The Jazz Singer," a movie starring Al Jolson which featured both silent and...
"Angel Guerrero was taken by mistake Monday when the woman arrived at
the school and took him without knowing what the child she was to care
for looked like."
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"British Prime Minister Tony Blair has met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas as he continues a trip aimed at breathing new life into the dormant Middle East peace process and bolstering a UN-brokered ceasefire in Lebanon.
A day after extracting a pledge in Jerusalem from...
"slamabad, Aug 17 (IANS) Britain is seeking from Pakistan custody of Rashid Rauf, the man from Birmingham, who Islamabad believes is the key planner of the foiled terror plot to blow up transatlantic airlines mid-flight, said The Dawn Thursday.
A six-member team of...
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" CBC News U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived for talks in Jerusalem on Saturday as intense fighting continued in the region and Israel rejected a UN request for a three-day ceasefire in Lebanon. Rice's evening arrival fuelled speculation that efforts were...
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