European hamster warning to France

"The European Commission has given France a solemn final warning: save your hamsters from extinction or face a multi-million pound fine. France was given two months to apply European legislation to protect the hamster of Alsace, which lives in parts of eastern...

Russia Parades Military Might

It was an eerie sight, I'm sure; Nuclear missile launchers, columns of tanks and thousands of troops marched through Red Square in Russia today. The occasion was to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the victory overy...

Virginia Tech - one year later

It will forever be one of those events that you remember where you were when you heard about it. I remember I was back in Vancouver for my spring break from school and I was standing in my kitchen making a cup of...

Paramore on the brink?

"When Rock Sound met with Paramore on the opening nights of their UK tour we thought we would be discussing success, fame and the joys of being a band on top of their game. Instead we discussed schedules, pressure and the ever present possibility that the band could be...

JFK's murder still felt 40 years later

" Thousands of people converged on a Dallas street Saturday where U.S. president John F. Kennedy was assassinated exactly 40 years ago. Many left flowers, flags and messages of mourning near the site – one of several makeshift memorials across the country. The...

Anglican World Raises The "Bar" :: MAXINE

Post UPDATED With Reactions  "Yesterday, at a world gathering of Anglican leaders in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa, decided the U.S. Episcopal church must bar gay bishops and prayers for gay couples looking...

Amazon's Secret Price Guarantee

"Of the many responsibilities shouldered by this column, none is more solemn than its mandate to compel Web-based retailers to take phone calls from the public. But suppose you finally get one of these reclusive customer-service reps on the horn and become so flustered that...

The Nation's Capital to Pay Honors to Ford [a crowd-powered photo tribute]

A man of his day ... THE President for his time. May GOD continue to bless Gerald Ford. "WASHINGTON - The hallmarks of a presidential funeral, a rare and solemn spectacle, began to fall into place Wednesday as the...

A Free-for-All on Science and Religion

"Maybe the pivotal moment came when Steven Weinberg, a Nobel laureate in physics, warned that “the world needs to wake up from its long nightmare of religious belief,” or when a Nobelist in chemistry, Sir Harold Kroto, called for the John Templeton Foundation to...

Hungary divided

"PLANNED as a solemn celebration of national reconciliation, the 50th anniversary of Hungary’s failed uprising against Soviet rule has turned into a bitter farce."

Five Years After 9/11, America Pauses For Reflection

The World Trade Center site fell silent four times -- twice each to mark jetliner crashes and the collapse of its iconic towers -- and solemn remembrances were held around the nation Monday to mark the fifth...

Moment of Slience Falls on Ground Zero

"The World Trade Center site fell silent four times - twice each to mark jetliner crashes and the collapse of its iconic towers - and solemn remembrances were held around the nation Monday to mark the fifth...

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