Bush to G-8: 'Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter'

"George Bush surprised world leaders with a joke about his poor record on the environment as he left the G8 summit in Japan. ""The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to...

The world’s biggest Viking ship reconstruction turns home. The 2nd half of ...

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. ...

Individuals Don't Matter

Look at the news... here... on television... Ever ask yourself "What makes news?"Earthquakes, fires, crashed luxury jets/boats, school-ground killings, explosions, bombs, gunfire (especially when leading to wounds or death), mass murder/destruction war, politicians receiving...

Japan: Killer of seven gave online warning of Tokyo rampage

" The 25-year-old man arrested for stabbing seven people to death on a Tokyo street had warned that he was about to kill in a series of messages he sent to an online noticeboard, some posted minutes before he went on the rampage.In the first post at 5.21am on Sunday, on a...

Cuba in fear of the unknown as Fidel Castro fades

" Fidel Castro's long goodbye is posing a delicate moral dilemma for Alfredo Hernandez, a member of one of the few Jewish families to remain in Cuba after the 1959 revolution."

Police Release Youtube Video Looking For Killer of innocent T.O. shooting victim

The funeral for an innocent bystander killed by a stray bullet on Gerrard street was held today, a day after the police released a youtube appeal for witnesses to step forward.Previous NowPublic coverage on the...

China bans free plastic bags

 I guess you have to start somewhere.  This is one example that we all need to follow.  But here, we're moving from the bottom up, not the top down.  That is, the push to eliminate the use of plastic bags is coming from more environmentally-aware...

Brad Pitt's Pink House art installation ends Sunday

"Brad Pitt's Pink House art installation ends Sunday Posted by Doug MacCash, Art Critic January 05, 2008 4:20PM AP PHOTOActor Brad Pitt points to the Make It Right Pink House art installation, representing sites...

Say Goodbye To Ye Olde Editorial Process

"Move Over Editors, The Readers Want Your Jobs It's not only the language that's changing, but also the editorial process. Dave Winer, the one who brought us RSS and, arguably, blogging, has been tinkering with the...

Sperm Blanked

"New Yorkers looking for a bouncy, blond, blue-eyed baby are in a panic as the city’s largest sperm bank - and the only one with imported goods - is running dry. Cryos International, based in the Financial...

Farewell Stonefridge

New Mexico town takes down 'Stonefridge' sculpture, citing safety concerns"SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Goodbye, Stonefridge. Or, if you prefer, Fridgehenge. Officials in Santa Fe, New Mexico, say a sculpture of more than...

Johnny Depp Says Goodbye to Captain Jack

Johnny Depp's portrayal as the sexually-ambiguous, booze-addled pirate Captain Jack Sparrow has catabulted the Pirates of the Caribbean into the pop-culture firmament and the box-office stratosphere. In this print...

KSEX: Wankus Responds Online

"BURBANK, Calif. — Wayne C. Lewis, aka Wankus, the co-owner of KSEXradio.com who was program director and on-air personality at the Internet radio station until he was dismissed on the air by majority owner Jon...

Earnhardt Jr. leaving DEI

"Dale Earnhardt Jr. officially will say goodbye to Dale Earnhardt Inc. on Thursday morning, Yahoo! Sports has learned. A highly placed source within DEI as well as additional sources familiar with the situation told...

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