A Storehouse of Greenhouse Gases Is Opening in Sibera

"In the permafrost bottom of the 200-meter-deep sea, enormous stores of gas hydrates lie dormant in mighty frozen layers of sediment. The carbon content of the ice-and-methane mixture here is estimated at 540 billion tons. "This submarine hydrate was considered stable until...

Everyone Escapes Sudden Building Collapse in Toronto

It's amazing that everyone got out ok considering the amount of damage that happened to the building."A building on the Danforth was reduced to rubble overnight after it unexpectedly caved in, forcing residents to run for their lives. Incredibly, everyone managed to scramble...

Tennis coach Claire Lyte wore her pupil’s underwear

"A tennis coach accused of having an affair with a 13-year-old girl has admitted wearing the girl’s pink underwear. Claire Lyte, 29, a coach at the Lawn Tennis Association’s training academy at Loughborough, denied that her choice of underwear was a sign of intimacy,...

Another Memorial Day Marks Grief's Journey

"Another Memorial Day Marks Grief's Journey Two Va. Families Struggle, in Different Ways, Through Losses From War's First Years By Donna St. George Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, May 28, 2007; A01 Not a waking hour goes by when Judy Adamouski does not think of the son...

Ortega's Victory: Another Administration Blunder?

"Washington's public efforts to stop Nicaraguans from electing the Sandinista leader prompted a backlash against yanquiinterference. The U.S. Congress wasn't the only place the Bush Administration suffered electoral embarrassment this week. In Nicaragua, cold-war bogeyman...

U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Index Fell 0.1% in July

"Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The index of leading economic indicators unexpectedly dropped 0.1 percent in July, reinforcing forecasts that the U.S. economy will slow in the second half of the year. The decrease followed a 0.1 percent gain in June, the Conference Board, a New...