" The New York Times leads with a big story on the growth of al-Qaida in Pakistan and the Bush administration's waffling over plans to give commandos greater latitude to operate in the country's tribal areas. The Washington Post leads locally with the surprise death of a...
These types of rankings are funny in some ways--is the 78th spot that different from the 77th?--but good for a ballpark indicator I suppose. In case you're wondering, Canada finished in the 11th spot."WASHINGTON...
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"BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Federal disaster assistance totals for eligible Iroquois and Livingston County residents topped $8.3 million last night with just a few days left until the May 6 registration deadline.This total includes Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou have to ask yourself, what constitutes a Mass Murderer? Killing one person, two persons, twelve persons, six million persons, it is all semantics I suppose.Sixty -eight...
Almost two dozen Americans have become sick due to salmonella contamination in packaged cereals."Cereal sold in the U.S. and found to be tainted with salmonella is suspected to have sickened at least 23 people, U.S....
"Guild Wars franchise breaks major milestone in less than three years.
NCsoft® Europe and ArenaNet® have announced that the Guild Wars® franchise of online roleplaying games has surpassed five million units sold in Europe, North America, and Asia.
Published by NCsoft and...
Predictably, Switzerland and several Scandinavian countries have been given the highest ranks for 'environmental performance' in a recent report released at the 2008 World Economic Forum. Equally unsurprising is the...
To put this story in perspective, China is about to become "the world's largest wired nation" and only 16% of its population is online.China is not only rising, it is booming, soaring, sailing, and growing at
unprecedented rates across all industry sectors and areas of...
New Valentine's Day Lingerie Line!
We now have our full line of Valentines Lingerie up for sale. Check out these cute Valentine's day lingerie outfits. Great selections in red, pink, white and heart designs. It features babydolls, teddies, lingerie match sets and heart...
In the least suprising music news of the week, Radiohead continues their domination of the music sales charts. In Rainbows shot to No. 1 on the U.S. charts, just days after topping the UK charts, and months after dominating the music blogosphere and world o' pay-what-you-will...
Who says the music industry is in decline? Here's the perfect recipe for chart-topping success.Mix equal parts Josh Groban xmas croons with second-volume Disney tween-showtunes, sprinkle with aging Eagles, add a dash...
"Speaking to the press after performing Friday prayers here on Friday, Kalla said, "I don`t want to promote a dichotomy between native and non-native Indonesians, but it is for the first time in history that an...
It's great that this "interweb" I keep hearing about is being used for educational purposes.Top Ten Yahoo! Searches for 2007:Britney SpearsWWEParis HiltonNarutoBeyonceLindsay LohanRune ScapeFantasy...
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In Sweden sexuality as the new political weapon of choice"STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A group of Swedish women is making waves by taking their tops off at public swimming pools in a protest against what they call gender-biased rules on swim wear.
About 40 women have joined the...