Dhoni backs Kumble to lead

"Indian one-day and Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has come out in support of Test skipper Anil Kumble amid talks of the Test captaincy be also handed over to him. In Vadodara for the Irani Cup tie between Ranji champions Delhi and Rest of India, Dhoni revealed that he...

The End of White Flight

"The End of White Flight For the First Time in Decades, Cities' Black Populations Lose Ground, Stirring Clashes Over Class, Culture and Even Ice Cream By CONOR DOUGHERTYJuly 19, 2008; Page A1 Decades of white flight transformed America's cities. That era is...

He's black, and he's back! Private enterprise saves southern Africa's rhino f...

Great news for the Black Rhino. Sometimes private enterprise can work hand in hand with conservation as this scheme shows."A pioneering scheme which allows private landlords to own and breed wild rhinoceroses has...

Trial of Jena 6 defendant will be open to public

"Trial of Jena 6 defendant will be open to public CHICAGO TRIBUNE BY HOWARD WITT HOUSTON _ Replying to a lawsuit filed by a coalition of U.S. media companies, the judge overseeing the trial of Mychal Bell, one of the teenage defendants in the racially-charged Jena 6 case in...

Cheap Laptops for a Third World

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Years past the words "A Chicken in every Pot" got Politicians elected by a starving populace in the depression's dirty 30's. Today Corporate America's words "A...

Why "Yahoo" Is The #1 Search Term On Google

""Google Trends indicates that over the course of the past year the search term "Yahoo" became more popular than "sex", making it the #1 query on Google. Yahoo apparently faces a similar dilemma with roles...

Military Coup Now OK! - Fiji chiefs change stance

Maybe it's in what they drink! "Wellington - Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs - traditional leaders of the indigenous Fijian population - did an about-turn on Wednesday and announced its support for the new...

Peru bans flights over Inca ruins

"The Peruvian government has reversed a decision to allow flights over the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu after an outcry from environmental groups."

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