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| | | The Supreme Court declared Monday that white firefighters in Connecticut were unfairly denied promotion because of their race, ruling against minorities in a major reverse discrimination case that could affect bosses and workers nationwide. |
| | | AP''s Haven Daley talked to aspiring singers who showed up at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to audition to become the next American Idol. The hopefuls say the late Michael Jackso |
| | | Renewed fighting between government troops and Islamist insurgents in the Somali capital has killed at least 13 people and wounded dozens, residents and an independent radio station say. |
| | | At least 14 people have been killed in a plane crash in Brazil''s northeastern Bahia state. |
| | | AMERICAN IDOL''s Matt Giraud talks about Adam being in the bottom two, the artists he hopes to work with and who he thinks will be in the finale! |
| | | Are there little things that you think ALL guys should know? Brett Cohen goes over a few basics from his book about the little things that men should know how to do. |
| | | Hear from Dexter Fowler after the Rockies'' win against the Tigers. Fowler scored two runs in Colorado''s 4-3 victory. |
| | | 5-21 (AP) Adam Lambert fans, take heart: At least your guy doesn''t have to sing the hokey "No Boundaries," this year''s much mocked "American Idol" ballad, ever, ever again. That dubious honor will go to winner Kris Allen. |
| | | Marlins General Manager Michael Hill offers his take on his team so far this season. Find out which two members of the team have made improvements. |
| | | Expulsion of Canadian diplomats a ''forced move'': Russian Foreign Ministry |
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Asian shares edge lower, dragged lower by regional chipmakers, while North Korea tensions weighed on Seoul trading.
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| | | U.S. News Chief White House Correspondent Kenneth T. Walsh says that the president ought to avoid the trap that caught one of his predecessors. |
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| | | May is the official start of the summer movie season, and this year promises to be a big one. Chris Harrison chats with Ellen Fox from Rotten Tomatoes and AP''s movie critic Christy Lemire about what we can expect at the movies. |
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| | | Long-time "Wheel of Fortune" co-host Vanna White arrives at Miami International Airport in Miami, FL. |
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| | | New footage shows Jon Gosselin leaving her Pennsylvania house at 7:30 a.m. March 13 |
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| | | U.S. soul singer John Legend visits Mexico to promote album "Evolver" released last year and gives intimate charity concert in benefit of Casa de la Amistad for children with cancer. |
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| | | WatchMojo.com takes a look at one of the most critically-acclaimed action movies of all time; T2: Judgment Day. |
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| | | Mark Lester, godfather to Michael Jackson''s kids, says Jackson was ''bubbly'' with excitement about his upcoming shows, that he never saw Jackson abuse drugs and that the entertainer |
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| | | "American Idol" contestant Mishavonna Henson gives us her verdict on the latest series and talks about her superstitions. |
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| | | Last month Iraq''s stock exchange introduced electronic trading, taking it one step towards modernity but with many leagues to go to rival other bourses. But 86 listed stocks continue to be |
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| | | Lovers of luxury across the decades have sojourned in the mythic La Mamounia hotel in Marrakesh. While the Moroccan landmark undergoes renovation, ahead of a reopening in September 2009, it is selling some 5,000 items from the hotel at auction. |
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Two of Mexico's deadliest drug cartels have reached a combined force of 100,000 foot soldiers, wreaking havoc across the country and threatening U.S. border states, the U.S. Defense Department told The Washington Times. The cartels rival the Mexican army in size and have both Mexico and the U.S. in crisis mode as they deal with what they fear is a coming insurgency along the border. |
Pakistani intelligence officials say suspected U.S. missiles have hit an alleged Taliban compound near the border with Afghanistan. There was no immediate word on casualties. The U.S. has escalated its missile strikes on Al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Pakistan's northwest in recent months, despite official Pakistani protests. The strike Sunday |
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Wednesday targeted Islamic Jihad militants, including a senior commander, following an attack on the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon |
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Libya’s ambassador to the United Nations accused Israel of genocide and compared Gaza to Nazi concentration camps. The ambassador also dismissed Wednesday’s possible indictment of Sudanese President al-Bashir for genocide and crimes against humanity in Darfur as a Western ploy. "Israeli aggression…is a terrible situation that has never |
Israeli and Hamas negotiators have "almost reached agreement" on a long-term truce for Gaza, a spokesman for Hamas told CNN early Friday. Tahir Annono, who is in Cairo for the truce meetings, said that more meetings would take place Friday and Saturday, and on Sunday an announcement would be made. It was not immediately clear if Israel was in agreement. Hamas' deputy leader, Moussa Abu Marzouk |
Israel said yesterday that it would not agree to a long-term truce with the Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip unless an Israeli soldier held by the Islamists was freed. Full opening of the Gaza border crossings has been a Hamas condition for a truce. Israel linked that demand with the release of Gilad Shalit, held captive in Gaza since 2006 |
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Days after thick snow brought London to a standstill, the traditional drizzle has returned and it is business as usual in the bustling British capital. The pavement might be slippery with ice but the resumption of the bus and rail services means that you'll at least be able to move around the city. All airports in the south are operating normally |
British naturalist Charles Darwin shocked Victorian society when he suggested that humans evolved from animals over millions of years, and his theories still spark controversy. February 12 marks the scientist's 200th birthday and 2009 is the 150th year since he published the pivotal "On the Origin of Species." Expedition organizers |
Some passengers on a diverted Aeromexico flight finally reached their destination in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday after spending 16 hours in limbo. The plane was scheduled to fly from Mexico City, Mexico, to Seattle on Tuesday, but was diverted to Portland, Oregon, because of thick fog, said Kara Simonds, |
Scientists expect some great travel spots to be altered or ruined by global climate change. Some of the changes are already taking place. Others are expected to be seen in coming decades. There are two ways to look at this: Either stay home (which might be less depressing and won't add more airline emissions) or get a move on it |
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Mumbai is extreme India. In this booming metropolis all the wealth, inequalities, colors, flavors and passions of India are magnified to an almost unbearable degree. Somewhere between 13 and 20 million people are squeezed into the city that is India's leading financial and industrial center and the home of the Bollywood movie. |
Mumbai is always colorful and dynamic but if you're lucky enough to be in town for one of the city's major festivals you'll witness Mumbai erupting into glorious Technicolor. This two-day event takes place in the caves on the island of Elephanta, some 10 km from Mumbai harbor. The caves themselves, filled with carvings, sculptures |
Deepa, 40, was born in Mumbai, where she is now a banking technology consultant, as well as running a company that offers "offbeat sightseeing tours" of six Indian cities, including Mumbai, Delhi and Jaipur. Deepa's Mumbai tours take in the city's bazaars, backstreets and culture and her blog, Mumbai Magic, is a personal view of life in the city. |
Planning a trip to Mumbai? Here are some tips to help you make sense of this vast, bustling city. While all big cities suffer from peak period traffic jams, Mumbai's rush hour combines vehicular gridlock with barely contained highway anarchy. And with the streets clogged with cars, buses and rickshaws the train system soaks up the overflow, |
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Blockbuster Inc. plans to rent and sell its movies and TV shows through TiVo Inc.'s digital video recorders in the second half of this year. The Dallas-based video rental company is playing catch-up to rival Netflix Inc., which already offers free instant streaming of its movies and TV shows through TiVo DVRs and other devices with its "Watch Instantly" service. |
A British driver has blamed his GPS navigation unit for leaving his car teetering on the edge of a cliff after he followed its instructions. Robert Jones said he trusted his navigational system and continued to follow it when it told him the steep, narrow footpath he was driving on was a road. Jones, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, northern England, now has a court |
A University of South Florida professor of archaeology wants students to know one thing: Archaeology is not just about dinosaurs. In her book "Archaeology for Dummies," Nancy Marie White explains what archaeology is all about. The book provides an overview of the field of archaeology and its different types. It covers prehistoric and historic archaeology |
Blockbuster Inc. plans to rent and sell its movies and TV shows through TiVo Inc.'s digital video recorders in the second half of this year. The Dallas-based video rental company is playing catch-up to rival Netflix Inc., which already offers free instant streaming of its movies and TV shows through TiVo DVRs and other devices with its "Watch Instantly" service. |
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Princeton undergraduate Xiaohang Quan was working on her senior thesis when she found a miscalculation in the hardware of the world's largest particle accelerator. Quan, a physics concentrator, traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, in mid-March with Princeton physics professors Christopher Tully, Jim Olsen and Daniel Marlow for the annual meeting |
New tremors at Alaska's Mount Redoubt are prompting speculation that the volcano could be in a phase that will lead to more instability. The 10,200-foot volcano erupted six times Sunday and Monday, spewing clouds of gritty ash high into the sky. A volcanologist at the Alaska Volcano Observatory said Tuesday that Redoubt was |
New tremors at Alaska's Mount Redoubt are prompting speculation that the volcano could be in a phase that will lead to more instability. The 10,200-foot volcano erupted six times Sunday and Monday, spewing clouds of gritty ash high into the sky. A volcanologist at the Alaska Volcano Observatory said Tuesday that Redoubt was |
Some students will go without fast food, alcohol or watching television, but a growing number of students are going without status updates and friend requests during Lent. The 40-day Lenten period for penance, which came about after Christ's 40 days in the desert, begins Ash Wednesday and continues until Easter. |
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After writing 16 books in his company, Randy Wayne White has every reason to be weary of Doc Ford. Sure, the Sanibel Island marine biologist -- who on occasion performs dangerous hush-hush work for the government -- is likable, capable, manly. He knows his way around a marina and the ladies. He's Travis McGee, only smarter. |
OK, so: kissing. Here's what we know. It has major evolutionary advantage. Only the hottest and highest species do it. Yet among current humans, the future of kissing seems an open question. In our liberated era, have we become so quick to get past the kiss and further into lovemaking that we have devalued the icons, wisdoms and traditions of the ancestors? |
A prestigious medical journal on Friday accused Pope Benedict of distorting scientific evidence to promote Catholic doctrine by saying that condoms increase the spread of AIDS. The Lancet in an editorial called on the Pope to retract the comments made last week, saying anything less would be an immense disservice to the public and |
Barbara Theodosiou stayed home for nearly two decades to raise her four children, an accomplishment she describes as profoundly fulfilling but also lonely and limiting. After the birth of her youngest nine years ago, she returned to school to earn a master's degree in family counseling, and along the way founded two organizations -- Mommy |
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Lights went out at tourism landmarks and homes across the globe on Saturday for Earth Hour 2009, a global event designed to highlight the threat from climate change. From the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge to the Eiffel Tower in Paris and London's Houses of Parliament, lights were dimmed as part of a campaign to |
Scientists have figured out a way to trick plants into doing the dirty work of environmental cleanup, U.S. and British researchers reported on Monday. Researchers at the University of Washington have genetically altered poplar trees to pull toxins out of contaminated ground water, offering a cost-effective way of cleaning up environmental pollutants. |
Parents wanting to instill good eating habits in their children, particularly teenagers, should make sure they eat meals together. In one of the first long-term studies to look at the benefits of family meals, researchers at the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota found that family meals have a big impact on |
At Smart Style Family Hair Salon in Hallandale, haircuts are a wonderfully cheap $14.95. Even so, the salon used to send out discount coupons twice a year that knocked two bucks off the price. Those were the good times. Now we're doing it every month, said manager Alma Elvir. With so many people pinching pennies these |
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