The latest on the 2008 presidential race exit polls

"The networks will follow strict rules Tuesday on projecting election results, examining not only the data from exit polls but actual vote tabulation and turnout data. NBC — which keeps its decision desk isolated from the calls made by competing networks — will call a...

Hong Kong star at centre of sex photos scandal quits showbiz

Hong Kong (ANTARA News) - The Hong Kong singer/ actor at the centre of a scandal over sex photos showing him with a string of young starlets Thursday admitted taking the pictures and said he was giving up his show business career.Hundreds of pictures of Edison Chen, 27, naked...

Pre-Columbian ruin discovered in Peru

"Muscutt said the ruin, located in the cloud-forested eastern slope of the Andes, is believed to belong to the ancient Chachapoya, a civilization that flourished in the upper Amazon between the ninth and 15th centuries. Muscutt made the announcement this month during the...

Today in history - Dec. 31

"Today is Sunday, Dec. 31, the 365th and final day of 2006. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 31, 1879, Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrated his electric incandescent light in Menlo Park, N.J. On this date: In 1775, the British repulsed an attack by Continental Army...

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As many as 100,000 without power in Queens (AP)

" NEW YORK - A five-day blackout affecting tens of thousands of New Yorkers is worse than the power company had previously reported, Con Edison said. As many as 25,000 customers are without power in Queens and Mayor Michael Bloomberg estimated that translates to 100,000...

As many as 100,000 without power in Queens

"NEW YORK - A blackout affecting an estimated 100,000 people in Queens — which entered its fifth day Friday — is 10 times worse than the power company had previously reported, Con Edison said. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, speaking on his weekly radio show, said he was...