Daimler expects huge US demand for tiny Smart car

"German car maker Daimler said Tuesday that next month's launch of its tiny Smart car in the United States will unleash such stiff demand the company will have trouble meeting it. "We will not be able to meet...

Washington State Declares State of Emergency: Massive Storm Swamps Seattle

"OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire declared a state of emergency Monday authorizing state agencies to assist local governments in their response to massive wind and flooding in Western Washington that left at least...

Fire wreaks havoc in Wasaga Beach, Ontario

Does anyone have photos?UPDATE: Latest reports say that 80% of the main mall was destroyed or severely damaged. Investigators say it will take a few days to determine the cause, and arson hasn't been ruled...

New York Times in Peril Again: Hiring Freeze and Lost Jobs

" The New York Times may be having more trouble with its publishing company. The company has frozen new hiring, and has also cut a “small amount” of newsroom jobs. No journalists have lost their jobs (yet),...

Spyware Warning - Massive amounts of malware redirects in searches

"BREAKING: Massive amounts of malware redirects in searches We’re seeing a large amount of seeded search results which lead to malware sites. These are using common, innocent terms — one researcher landed on a...

Sean Taylor dies from gunshot wound

 Update: Detectives in Miami are wondering if Sean"s killers knew him or knew he lived in that house.  The break in of a week ago was strange since nothing was taken and a knife left on a bed. Was it...

"Ocean" To Be Built In Arizona Desert

Suburban Mesa is to get its very own bit of the Ocean right in the middle of the Arizona desert. Mesa known as 'the Valley of the Sun' is just 15 miles east of Phoenix."A project reminiscent of Ski dubai - the...

Indonesia may stop `Tree Man` being treated in US: report

"Woody growths entirely cover 32-year-old Dede's hands in long, root-like tendrils that leave him unable to work -- except as a member of a travelling "freak show". He was in a Discovery Channel documentary...

90,000 still without power after BC Storm

Many British Columbians will have to keep the candles out for a little while longer..."Ninety thousand BC Hydro customers were still without power Tuesday morning as crews continued to repair damage from the massive storm on Sunday and Monday.""It could be Wednesday before...

Chile's San Rafael glacier fast disappearing

"SAN RAFAEL GLACIER, Chile (AFP) — Chunks of glacial ice tinkled in whisky glasses as chilled tourists gazed in wonder from their boat at the massive San Rafael glacier and the markers tallying its losing battle...

US Economy Facing Sharp Decline: Federal Reserve Chairman

The US economy has taken a lot of hits recently. Between financing the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, rising oil prices affecting every facet of production and delivery, shaky investor confidence after white collar...

Massive pileup closes Calif. highway

RESNO, Calif. - Collisions on a foggy freeway Saturday resulted in a pileup of as many as 100 vehicles and the deaths of at least two people, the California Highway Patrol said. The collisions included nine big rigs on northbound Highway 99 just south of Fresno, CHP...

US astronomers spot massive, record-setting stellar-mass black hole

""We weren't expecting to find a stellar-mass black hole this massive," says Andrea Prestwich of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Lead author of the discovery paper in...

Massive win for Polish opposition

"Poland's liberal opposition Civic Platform party has won a massive poll victory, ousting Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski's conservatives. "

Massive win for Polish opposition

"Poland's liberal opposition Civic Platform party has won a massive poll victory, ousting Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski's conservatives. "

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