Jay Leno to prime time: Why NBC is doing it

"Everyone knew the face of late-night TV would change when Jay Leno left The ­Tonight Show, but prime time as well? On Dec. 9, NBC announced that the reigning king of late night will stay put at the network by...

Obama’s victory

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In pictures: Sexy supermodel Claudia Schiffer is the queen of Oktoberfest

I love the fall..."German supermodel Claudia Schiffer certainly knows a fetching outfit when she sees one - and she didn’t disappoint while enjoying a jug or two at this year’s Oktoberfest in Munich."

The hottest name online is Palin's

Whatever yout opinion of Sarah Palin, it's clear that the Alaska governor has captured the public's attention. She seems to have attracted an equal amount of loathing and love, splitting the country clear down...

Georgian breakaway 'will join Russia'

The leader of the breakaway republic of South Ossetia said today that the new country, whose independence only Russia has recognized, intends to become part of Russia. South Ossetia is made up of a majority of...

Startup Ideas We'd Like to Fund

"Startup Ideas We'd Like to Fund Paul Graham July 2008 When we read Y Combinator applications there are always ideas we're hoping to see. In the past we've never said publicly what they are. If we say we're...

New York Times Op-Ed: Israel Will Attack Iran

"Yes, you read my title correctly. Today's New York Times includes an op-ed piece by Benny Morris, a Professor of Middle Eastern history at Ben Gurion University. He claims Israel will most certainly attack Iran...

IOC: Beijing anti-doping program the broadest in sports' history

I guess we can all rest easy now.   Maybe they should have a dopers' Olympics and be done with it."GENEVA - The IOC said Wednesday its drug-testing program at the Beijing Olympics will be the most rigorous anti-doping effort in sports history. ...

Cool on Britannia

With Tim Henman gone, and Andy Murry the new hope, I think if there is to be "Henmania" style support for Murry, they had best relocate Wimbledon to Edinburgh."Cool on Britannia ...

Dog Survives Toto Impression During Tornado

"Dog Survives Toto Impression During Tornado RICHTON PARK, Ill. (CBS) ― Chase certainly doesn't look like Toto from "The Wizard of Oz." He's a big rottweiler, not a little cairn terrier. But he certainly does a...

Director General of MI5 humiliated in whistleblower battle against journalist

"Having been left with no option other than to resign from the Security Department of the Home Office, John Francis Smith soon found another job in the NHS and though not as well paid, he survived comfortably...

Will Israel Attack Iran's Nuclear Facilities Before the End of the Bush Admin...

Nouriel Roubini has successfully predicted many things well before they happened or were even seen as plausible.   For this reason, his recent post is particularly ominous."I had the pleasure to meet and...

Mustard Feud in Germany gets Physical

"Germans Pummel One Another In Mustard Feud Muenster, Germany May 27, 2008"It's about the sausage" is German idiom meaning that the matter at hand is really, really important. But two men from the city of Muenster took the saying literally, engaging in fisticuffs over a...

2008 NBA Playoffs, Eastern Conference Final - Pistons vs Celtics

While not my favorite sport (I'm more of a football fan, the european kind), basketball is one of those games that I tend to tune in to the finals, just because they get so intense. A friend of mine introduced me...

Man jumps to death from Disneyland hotel

A man just commited suicide by jumping from the 14th floor of his Disneyland hotel room."A man apparently jumped to his death on Friday from the 14th floor of the Disneyland Hotel at the world-famous amusement...

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