It’s King Kamehameha Day in Hawaii today. It is a public holiday honoring King Kamehameha who unified the Hawaiian Islands. He is said to have been the greatest of all chiefs in Hawaii. ...
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A very sad story. –Excerpt: Like a ghost in the machine, the photos of the abortive journey's ebullient moments are still posted on the Internet. In one, Moro and Bacca are seated side by side on the deck of a...
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"The sandy streets of Sasabe are empty. Migrant smugglers have to hunt for business at border-town shelters. Deported migrants give up after one try, taking their government up on free bus rides home. A U.S....
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Beijing has spent almost $40 billion on the games so far and just look at the results.With only 100 days left until the games begin, what could possibly go wrong?"Beijing on Wednesday marks the 100-day countdown...
" MIAMI, April 26, 2008 – The cost of a pound of coffee in Colombia: $8. A hand-carved souvenir iguana from Cuba: $10. A cold beer in Honduras: $1.Traveling throughout Central and South America talking...
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The torch will be heavily guarded in Seoul on Sunday, as the Olympic torch continues on its journey around the globe. Seoul was the site of the 1988 Summer Olympics."The first of 80 runners was scheduled to start...
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Okay, this one is not so timely...but just in case people are wondering who that new Journey frontman is, well, here is his story... a web 2.0 story."“I was frustrated about not having a singer,”...
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UPDATE: 11:24PM EST - April 11The survivors of the people-smuggling have been sentenced to three days in a Thai jail."The survivors of a people-smuggling accident which left 54 illegal migrants from Myanmar dead...
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The headline for this story is unchanged from its original wording on the People's Daily. Aside from the headline, here are my favorite parts of this spectacular piece of propaganda."With the blessing of the...
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"The Irish Olympic Council has said the Irish team and its athletes will be taking part in the Beijing Olympic games regardless of any political or diplomatic boycott that could be staged.Under the Olympic Charter sport and politics always remain separate. The Irish Olympic...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly Activists who feel quite strongly on this and other issues such as "No more War, Get our Soldiers Home from Iraq, to Free Tibet etc..etc.. These Activists...
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"Today parades are taking place at home and around the world to mark St Patrick's Day.
For marchers and spectators in Ireland, the weather was generally dry though with some rain in the east.In Dublin up to 3,000...
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Lion's Gate has done a one-eighty from blocking an online version of their hotly-anticipated* movie poster.As discussed below, fans of the genre (and would-be fans of the film) can remix their own version s of the...
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"Madonna was to cap an amazing career later Monday night with her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, completing a remarkable transformation from a lightweight disco doll to the certified diva of...
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The
Coen brothers completed their journey from the fringes to Hollywood's
mainstream, their crime saga No Country for Old Men winning four
Academy Awards, including bestNo Country for Old Men wins four Oscars
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