Clocks to be set back on New Year's Eve -- by one second

If you're sitting at your desk this week wondering if the work day will ever end, it's not all in your head.""More on this story from December 30"" Our days are getting longer. That's because the earth is rotating...

Obama Attacks McCain on Health Care and Medicare, in Some Ways Inaccurately

"In a coordinated air and ground attack, Senator Barack Obama is charging that his Republican rival for the presidency, Senator John McCain, would make $882 billion in “drastic cuts to Medicare” to pay for his...

As Credit Crisis Spreads, Global Approach Weighed

" WASHINGTON — The United States and Britain appear to be converging on a similar blueprint for stemming the financial chaos sweeping the world, one day before a crucial meeting of leaders begins in Washington that the White House hopes will result in a more coordinated...

Central Banks Offer Extra Funds to Calm Money Markets

As government finance ministries across the world scramble to restore confidence in the global financial system amid the banking collapse this week, the Federal Reserve announced this morning it will almost...

Fuel cell vehicles still in first gear

"As in years past, fuel cell-powered vehicles are the technology of the future, according to a report published on Thursday by the U.S. National Academies. Despite a great deal of technical progress, the study...

Nato build-up gives tribesmen the jitters in Pakistan

There is widespread panic undergoing in the borders areas of Pakistan after heavy deployment of NATO forces. Now local tribesmen are terrified for military actions against them.  "After deployment along the...

Gold and silver break above $900, $17, ready for Iran crisis? « Peter J. Coo...

" Oil prices remain very high and the Jeddah international conference will be keenly watched by observers this week. A coordinated move to dampen oil prices by increased supply is, however, unlikely to impress markets now eyeing the security implications of Israel’s dummy...

President Declares Major Disaster For Mississippi

"WASHINGTON - The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Mississippi to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms...

Al Sharpton and 216 others arrested in Sean Bell protests

UPDATE: 12:16 PM EST - May 8Al Sharpton and 216 others were arrested yesterday in the largest public protest against the acquittal of three detectives in the shooting death of Sean Bell. Carefully orchestrated...

Fires, Rail Sabotage Reported in France During Transit Strike

In the continuing saga that is the transit strike in France, thousands of transit workers are still away from work, forcing hundreds of thousands to walk or take over-stressed taxis and what little transit is...

Brazil to Give Away Control of its Own TV Networks?

Brazil's Ministry of Communications is championing a DRM (digital rights management) system that will effectively place control of Brazilian television content in the hands of American DRM countries....

Canada's Silent Assassins

In 1942 Canada and US formed a shock troop called the Devil's Brigade who would silently enter Nazi camps and enemy lines knife in hand during the night and silently assassinate Nazi troops with their stealth and...

Can You Help Canstruct this season?

I had not seen anything about this story before today, as New York City will host teams from some 80 cities in the national canstruction drive. The cans used in the exhibit will be given to New York charities...

Bloggers and Citizen Journalists excel in Mumbai, India

"Recently I have touched upon some obstacles confronting audience driven and citizen journalism, but today bloggers and citizen journalists in Mumbai, India demonstrated how important they are in the information gathering and reporting process even with the troubles I have...

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