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OPINION: Now Public Contributor E. LizardoAugust 20, 2008 7:29 AM EDT Decide for yourselves how much sense it makes to create an army of highly trained, highly motivated killers. " A US Marine at a roadway... Emergency Beijing Olympic pollution scheme begins
"Emergency Beijing Olympic pollution scheme begins By Ben Blanchard Reuters - Sunday, July 20 12:01 pmBEIJING (Reuters) - Beijingers breathed easier on Sunday as traffic restrictions and factory... Unlucky cab passenger getting ready to sue his cab driver
Working at home, doors closed, no sound except for the tappy tap tapping of my keyboard then suddenly car brakes lock down the tires and tire rubber screeches along a road surface followed promptly by a CRASH!!I look... Paramedics on triple-0 calls used as taxi drivers
Pensioners using ambulances for free ride was disgraceful. What if someone else is killed or injured as a result of no ambulances available. " PARAMEDICS responding to emergency Triple-0 calls in Sydney's west are instead being used as de facto taxi drivers to local... Taxidrivers protest high fuel prices in Berlin
The protest of taxidrivers in Berlin is the latest in the string of global protests against mounting fuel prices. Four hundred taxicabs blocked city traffic in Berlin today as a demonstration of discontent. "Taxi... Schumacher takes cabbie on ride of his life
This cabbie went on the ride of his life when he serendipitously picked up his fare, Formula One champion Michael Schumacher. Schumacher, who was traveling with his family, naturally asked the cabbie to step... Midtown taxi driver tells News he hit brakes and scooped up lucky ducks
"Cabbie Sergio Castillo didn't duck from his duty when he saw a mother duck and her chicks waddle into his cab's path on Park Ave. last Friday."Japan punishes bureaucrats over "pub taxi" scandal
" Japan's finance minister will return 20 percent of one month's salary to try to regain public trust after 600 ministry officials were found to have taken cash, coupons and beer from taxi drivers on late-night... China’s Visa Policy Threatens Olympics Tourism
I think this is in relation to a previous article about the lack of attendance (1million tickets unsold) for the Olympics. The visa policy is definitely hampering the crowds of people and tourism. " With the... Cabbies claim gas costing more
"THE NGV pump meter reads 68 sen per litre but taxi drivers claim that they are paying more for a full tank of natural gas."Sometimes, people just want to try ways and means to cheat. Is that the only way to survive in the world of greed?Blog shows insight into Akihabara murder suspect's mind
" A mature couple who live separately went back to their “home” by taxi to tell the media about their 25-year-old son, Tomohiro Kato, who killed seven people and injured 10 others in a rampage at Akihabara on June 8. “They didn’t talk at all in the taxi. They...Woman dies after falling from taxi
A woman in north Staffordshite, UK has died after falling from a taxi. It appears she was involved in a dispute with the taxi driver about the fare."A young mother who died after falling from a moving taxi had been caught up in an argument over the cab fare, it was claimed...A rainy day in San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America
A rainy day in San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America. The driver said he rides people to dental clinics, valcanoes, airports and hotels.Oops, my bad: thanks for returning my $4M violin
What's with people leaving expensive violins on public transit lately? At first I thought this story had to do with the 17th-century violin lost on a train a few a weeks ago, but apparently that was a different...Violinist plays for taxi driver
"A violinist who left his 285-year-old instrument in a taxi in the United States is playing a concert to thank the driver who returned it to him.Philippe Quint is giving a private 30-minute performance on Tuesday in the cab waiting area at Newark Liberty International...
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