Planes ‘fly empty’ to keep slots at Heathrow

The airlines tell us that they are concerned about the environment but they have to offer a service to their customers. Here we see bmi flying planes without passengers - very green." Britain’s third-largest...

Canada: U.S.-style Copyright Law Expected

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe Feds are tabling a US bill which will bring charges against anyone who illegally downloads or file shares copyrighted material with others, regardless if you...

Celebrating 10 years of the euro?

"When the euro was launched there were plenty of people who thought it would crash and burn.Ten years on, its role as a global currency is secure, even if it hasn't achieved everything its founders hoped.Wednesday...

Lawsuit to Prevent Dimensional Meltdown

How do you stop a driven team of scientists from firing up a doomsday machine that will suck the entire planet into an alternate universe? Sue them. True story."he builders of the world's biggest particle collider...

Preparing for Tornado Season

"Midwesterners in the United States are bracing themselves for tornado season as spring approaches. People in "Tornado Alley" ranging from Kansas and Oklahoma through Texas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio are starting to evaluate their safe room and...

Atlanta tornado costs city $150 million

UPDATE: 1:00 PM EST,  March 17Cleanup in Atlanta is under way, although falling debris, closed streets, and broken traffic lights are still making downtown navigation difficult. Officials are urging...

Power cut as severe storm batters Britain

It's raining cats and dogs out there!" Winds of more than 80mph are battering parts of the UK, as what forecasters have called an "exceptional" storm sweeps through the British Isles. Traffic chaos: Read the...

Snow, ice, Pelts Southern Ontario

Well I can attest to the fact that it is indeed cold, snowing and grey here in Toronto. I didn't notice any major change in the number of people out, either driving or walking around. It's not bad enough to close...

Protestors at Bush-Harper-Calderone Gabfest

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorProtestors and Presidents alike will undoubtedly enjoy scenic Montebello, Quebec as Canada's Prime Minister Harper hosts what the media are calling "The Three Amigios...

The fall of 'Stonefridge'?

"Artist and city renew decade-old conflict over fate of public art project No one intended for Stonefridge to become a cultish phenomenon. Neither the artist nor the Santa Fe city officials who reluctantly...

Reports: Intel bracing for thousands of job cuts

"Intel Corp. may cut 10 percent or more of its work force by early next week, according to published reports late Thursday that cited sources familiar with the plans. Santa Clara-based Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the...

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