Leading Market Research Shows McCain Can't Sell Hope

An interesting study by a group that studies people's facial reactions to ads concludes that McCain isn't effective in selling hope but is very good at projecting anger and selling fear.  "A marketing research...

20-year-old Convicted in Toronto Terror Plot

The first person convicted under Canada's new terror act legistlation is a 20-year-old member of the so-called 'Toronto 18', men who prosecutors claim trained to carry out deadly attacks against the Canadian Government. His name has not been released as he was under the age...

Fleeing Suspect Falls To Death Off SF Cliff

Tip to would be car burglers: When you jump a wall in San Francisco, make sure there is something on the other side to land on."SAN FRANCISCO -- A 38-year-old man fell to his death early Thursday off a 200-foot...

Ex-FBI agent faces trial for 1982 slaying

"MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- John J. Connolly was hundreds of miles away in 1982 when gambling executive John Callahan's bullet-riddled body was discovered in the trunk of his Cadillac at Miami's airport. ...

Carnival goers flock to Notting Hill

Update: The Notting Hill Carnival ended up drawing close to 850,000 people this year.  More than 200 of them were arrested over the two-day festival.  NowPublic contributor LotusFlower also covered this...

ONE-LEGGED HOOKER SLAIN ON THE 13TH FLOOR

(Under development)I can not seem to find the words to bring this story into focus." A one-legged hooker was killed in Brooklyn after a john hit her over the head, causing her to fall backwards out of her wheelchair...

Rohan Marley Breaks Silence On Lauryn Hill

Finally, someone is speaking on behalf of Lauryn Hill.And it's not a media savvy record label publicity staffer or an unnamed source; it's the reclusive rapstress' five babies' father, Rohan Marley.In the Aug. 18...

Thousands of honeybees swarm motorists on New Jersey Turnpike

Drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike got a bit of a shock this weekend when thousands of honeybees swarmed the highway.I can't even stand one bee near my window let alone thousands of them enveloping my car!" Turnpike...

Men find dolphin in inland garden

"The dead dolphin in the garden The dolphin was removed by environmental health officers Mystery surrounds the discovery of a dead dolphin in the garden of two sailors in Dorset who live on a steep hill half a mile...

Madhesis of Nepal : Discrimination leading to Deep rooted Crisis

- Bal Krishna Jha (The author is a freelance writer, and can be reached at balkrishnajha@gmail.com) After the end of World Wars, there has been exponential increase in intra state wars and conflicts. Such conflicts...

Back seat lovers survive cliff plunge

"Two lovers ended up in hospital in Taiwan after their car plunged 150ft down a cliff face as they made love in the back seat. Lin Gu, 25, and lover Lee Shin, 29, were left with broken bones and bruises after...

Rove no show to subpoenaed call

Repblican strategist and George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove did not show up today for a hearing before a congressional committee.  Mr. Rove's move comes in spite of a subpoena issued for him to testify on...

Key N Korea nuclear talks begin

Senior diplomats are meeting in Beijing to thrash out the next move in the long-running mission to end North Korea's nuclear ambitions."US envoy Christopher Hill said talks would seek to agree practical steps to...

Protesters return to deputy Labour leader's roof

Two men campaigning for father's rights have again scaled the home of the Labour deputy leader to bring attention to their calls for more rights for fathers in custody cases."Two protestors from Fathers 4 Justice...

Britain faces calls for UFO inquiry

The silly season has arrived. First there is a "complicated" crop circle and now soldiers are seeing UFOs."The British ministry of defence today faced calls to launch an official inquiry into a series of UFO...

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