"NORFOLK, Va. - The "Norfolk 17" were honored Sunday at the church that educated them 50 years ago when six of the city's all-white public schools closed under Virginia's defiant response to court-ordered desegregation. Ten of the 14 surviving members of the Norfolk 17 —...
Perhaps not surprisingly, people have been injured at the "running of the bulls" in Pamplona, Spain."At least nine people have been injured during the first day of Spain's annual bull-running festival in the northern...
America is officially 232 years old today, and she's looking good for her age.Americans across the country are celebrating today with fireworks, concerts, parades and contests and this a round up of the various...
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People all across Canada celebrated how wonderful it is to be Canadian yesterday - either by taking part in firework displays, having a bar-b-que, becoming a citizen and being sworn in, and remembering what makes...
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VIKING SHIP LEAVES DUBLIN TOMORROW MORNINGThe 61 members of the crew on the 30-metre long “Sea Stallion from Glendalough” are sure to get soaking wet already in the middle of Dublin Harbour tomorrow morning. ...
Twenty years on from a concert that I watched live on TV, as I did this one last night, I was moved by the sight and sound, not of the latest pop-rock star, but a frail, old man helped on to stage but speaking still,...
"Serangan island, a 73-hectare island located just 250 metres off the southeast coast of Bali, is the resident of Sakenan temple–one of the most visited temple for religious purpose on the southern part, according...
If it's anything like last week's even it'll be worth checking out."Sunday June 22nd in New Westminster (Sapperton). Easy to get to by bike or transit (SkyTrain). They don’t call it a Car Free Festival, but there’s no traffic on East Columbia all day. Something to...
Vancouver doesn't have many claims to fame, but one of the most important is its wooden coaster that resides in the Playland - and it turns 50 today.I get so scared when I ride it but everytime I go to the Playland I...
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It's Smurfday in town! What else is three apples tall with a white hat, short tail and blue all over? Almost anyone from these last 3 generations can quickly tell you the answer. The Smurfs, those little cartoon...
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"Magelang, Central Java (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s Buddhist community celebrated their holy day of Waisak in many parts of the country on Tuesday.The biggest celebrations took place at Borobodur and Mendut temples in Magelang District, Central Java.Around 15,000 Buddhists...
Today is National Chocolate Chip Day!!! There are so many things you can make with chocolate chips...chocolate chip cookies, pancakes, brownies, muffins, ice cream, waffles, granola bars, pie, crepes, cupcakes,...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor"Osama Bin Hidin's" New and improved voice message as Terrorist Frontman for al-Qaida states a Holy War against Israel and it's allies, Yadda, Yadda..makes me wonder if the...
Mexico's Manuel Uribe, once the world's most obese man, is now vyingfor a different record: the human who has lost the most weight."Uribe, who weighed as much as a small truck at more than half a tonne, is dieting...
Israeli police raided a ministerial building on Tuesday and seized documents belonging to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in relation to a fraud investigation involving him. " On Monday, police conducted a similar search...
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