And Now for more on the saga of the headless Hitler...."The man who tore the head off the Adolf Hitler wax figure at Berlin's new Madame Tussauds on Saturday said he did so to protest war and fascism – and to win a bet. “Politically, I lean to the left, but I'm not an...
The $32 million Lotto 6/49 cash prize is to be shared between Mike Detorre, an Ottawa barber, and his longtime client Samir Haddad. The two men played lottery together for quite some time but have never won big until this Saturday. What is amazing is that Samir Haddad has...
"A warship on which Prince William is serving has seized cocaine valued at £40m, in the West Indies, the Ministry of Defence has said. The prince is spending five weeks on board the frigate HMS Iron Duke as it...
Well, Blizzard finally announced Diablo 3, sequel to some of the best-selling games of all time. While rumours surrounded this new iteration, whether it would be an action-adventure game, turn into a Massively...
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Are Eco Superstars like Sting and even Al Gore, nothing more than hypocrites, "don't do what I do, do as I say?""Sting has gone against his usual eco-warrior stance to fly solo on a private jet to Germany. The Police...
Starting in 1979, Berlin's Gay Pride Parade, also known as "Christopher Street Day" was inspired by Gay pride gatherings in New York City. Today was the 30th annual parade, packing the streets and heading...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe Sway to get the Ethnic Vote is underway as two Presidential candidates fight to get elected as President. It seems both are trying to top one another in who is the more...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne can be assured California Celebs are off to exotic places unknown while their poorer neighbours are suffering the consequences of not being as flush with the bucks as...
Venus Williams records the fastest serve ever by a woman at Wimbledon with the scoreboard also had Williams winning 6-1, 7-5 Saturday over qualifier"One swing from completing her week’s work, Venus Williams toed...
Drier weather is on the way for Midwest residents, as even though the Mississippi River washed over more flood barriers today, the weather is improving and hopefully drying up the worst flooding in 15...
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Thursday, June 26, 2008China denied politicizing the Beijing Olympics although the International Olympic Committe accused that it had injected politics into the Games. The IOC had sent a letter this week to the...
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"Firefighters from neighboring states arrived to help Monday after an "unprecedented" lightning storm sparked more than 800 wildfires, from Big Sur to wine country to Humboldt County. Along the coast in the Los...
The annual Mermaid Parade kicked off in Coney Island, New York today, but one person will be making a political statement and will be undertaking a hunger strike in protest to the proposed changes to the...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly a great divide, when those under 30 years old may take to Obama, where those of us 40-70 years old may take to McCain. Guess it all depends who has...
UPDATE: This clash between Ahmadinejad and freedom of the press (or what passes for it in countries like Iran) is a story that's gaining legs, as they say. Reuters notes: that the newspaper "was seen as being close to Tehran Mayor Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf, a conservative...