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| | | Famous siblings Samantha and Mark Ronson prowl about New York''s SoHo with their posse, including rapper Q-Tip. The group ate lunch at Bar Pitti. |
| | | At least 12 people have drowned after a tourist boat in the the central Philippines overturned and sank. |
| | | Jonathan Togo & the cast of CSI: MIAMI undergo a bomb scene investigation. We go on set to talk with co-star Megalyn Echikunwoke and check out dangerous explosions and on-set antics. |
| | | Legendary restaurant pioneer Norman Brinker has died at the age of 78 |
| | | 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. |
| | | Being a new mom at 40 used to be almost unheard of, but some very famous women are proving it''s never too late to start a family. TV Guide Network looks at Halle Berry, Salma Hayek, Madonna and others who had children later in life. |
| | | Robert Pattinson continues working on his latest film, Remember Me |
| | | Atlanta firefighter Bobby Stewart describes the scene of a four-level parking deck collapse at a office building at Georgia Tech''s Research Park. Several cars were crushed but there |
| | | With a few items found in almost any desk or tool drawer, you can make your very own mini hovercraft capable of gliding over any flat surface. |
| | | Get a sneak peek at the hottest movie stars the summer has as TV Guide checks out Gerard Butler and Olivia Wilde from the SUMMER''S SEXIEST MOVIE STARS special, airing Sunday, May 24th at 8pm on the TV Guide Network! |
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Only 15 Percent of Couples Express Confidence in Each Other's Ability to Manage Finances.
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| | | A Somali teen pleads not guilty of holding hostage a US ship captain after an attempted hijacking, while his lawyers describe the Somali teenager''s time in the US court system as heart-wrenching |
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| | | Davidson''s star player Stephen Curry talks with the New York media after working out at the Knicks Training Center |
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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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| | | An estimated 10,000 people have died in Mexico in the last four years in drug-related violence, prompting fears that the country''s cartel turf wars may spill over the border. |
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| | | Get a sneak peek at the hottest movie stars the summer has as TV Guide checks out Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Katherine Heigl from the SUMMER''S SEXIEST MOVIE STARS special, airing Sunday, May 24th at 8pm on the TV Guide Network! |
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| | | Senate Democrats strip apostate Sen. Specter of all committee seniority. Judiciary Committee top Republican says he''ll not allow Schumer-style political filibustering of Obama judicial picks |
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| | | The Marlins'' Dan Uggla and Steve Foster visit a local 4th grade class. See highlights of an afternoon that included turkey calls, a lesson on perseverance and more. |
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| | | Expulsion of Canadian diplomats a ''forced move'': Russian Foreign Ministry |
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| | | Get a sneak peek at the hottest movie stars the summer has as TV Guide checks out Gerard Butler and Olivia Wilde from the SUMMER''S SEXIEST MOVIE STARS special, airing Sunday, May 24th at 8pm on the TV Guide Network! |
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| | | In northern France runs the river "La Crise" (The Crisis). The ongoing world economic crisis has inspired locals to cash in on the pun, with one entrepreneur offering tourists "Crisis weekends" |
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WORLD» |
The notorious Iraq prison once called Abu Ghraib has reopened under Iraqi government control. And the Ministry of Justice has launched a public-relations campaign to show it has changed since the days when prisoners were tortured there -- first under Saddam Hussein, and later by American troops. It is now called Baghdad Central Prison, and has water fountains, a freshly planted garden and a |
At least 47 people have been killed in Mogadishu in fresh fighting between Ethiopian-backed Somali forces and Islamists, a human rights group says. Somalia's Elman Peace and Human Rights Organisation said most of the victims were civilians. More than 210 people are now known to have been killed in the past five days of fighting in the Somali capital. |
At least 20 people have been killed during a riot at a prison in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, say police sources. Officials said many other people were injured as prisoners |
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A fight between gangs at a state prison in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez left at least 20 prisoners dead and seven others injured on Wednesday, police said. Some gunshot wounds were reported and police were investigating how a firearm entered the prison, said Victor Valencia, the Chihuahua state governor's representative. |
Smugglers carrying a boatload of migrants forced their passengers to jump overboard in deep water off the coast of Yemen, causing up to 17 to drown, the United Nations said Tuesday. The 52 Somali and Ethiopian passengers in one of seven boats crossing the Gulf of Aden were made to jump after the smugglers spotted police and refused to sail closer |
If you're inclined to believe Igor Panarin, and the Kremlin wouldn't mind if you did, then President Barack Obama will order martial law this year, the U.S. will split into six rump-states before 2011, and Russia and China will become the backbones of a new world order. Panarin might be easy to ignore but for the fact that he is a dean at the Foreign Ministry's |
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TRAVEL» |
When it comes to travel, forbidden is in. Cuba, Iran and North Korea -- long off-limits to most American visitors -- might be added to the "allowed" list under an Obama administration. Other destinations that were considered too dangerous or hostile to Americans are becoming fashionable again, as travelers jettison boring "staycations" for something more exotic. |
Every year when I update my guidebook series, I find out what's new in Europe. Here's a review of what Americans can expect the next time they cross the Atlantic. Note that this is a continent-wide look at the latest in Europe. In upcoming columns, I'll cover what's new per major country. In 2009, it's not the "old Europe" anymore as |
Every year when I update my guidebook series, I find out what's new in Europe. Here's a review of what Americans can expect the next time they cross the Atlantic. Note that this is a continent-wide look at the latest in Europe. In upcoming columns, I'll cover what's new per major country. In 2009, it's not the "old Europe" anymore as |
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. |
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When it comes to travel, forbidden is in. Cuba, Iran and North Korea -- long off-limits to most American visitors -- might be added to the "allowed" list under an Obama administration. Other destinations that were considered too dangerous or hostile to Americans are becoming fashionable again, as travelers jettison boring "staycations" for something more exotic. |
The "crime scene cookies", "baaji custard" and "sponge shafts" depicted in Oliver Beale's letter of complaint to Virgin Atlantic struck a chord worldwide. The missive he sent to Virgin chairman Sir Richard Branson about a meal he received on board a Virgin flight from Mumbai to London in December spread across the web and email with a vengeance. |
What would it cost to stay in a three-bedroom house in the heart of the nation's capital for Barack Obama's inauguration? Absolutely nothing, for those who don't mind bunking and bonding with perfect strangers. Members of a social hospitality network are opening their doors to inauguration-goers this week and |
The Economist Intelligence Unit will publish a report -- The Austere Traveller -- in February that will show that business travelers' expectations are changing. Economic pressures mean executives now care less about luxury. Instead they are going back to basics. In 2009 we will be traveling less, for shorter periods and trading down in hotels, airlines and restaurants. |
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY» |
After eight days together, space shuttle Discovery pulled away from the international space station Wednesday, ending a successful effort to boost electrical power and science research at the orbiting outpost. The two spacecraft went separate ways as they soared above the Indian Ocean. The undocking puts Discovery and its seven-member crew on course |
Animals obviously hook up, at least during mating season. But do they like it? According to experts, there are two answers: "yes" and "it is impossible to know." "Mosquitoes, I don't know," hedged Mark Bekoff, a University of Colorado biologist and author of "The Emotional Lives of Animals" (New World Library), "but across mammals, they enjoy sex." |
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. |
Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano erupted six times, sending an ash plume more than 9 miles into the air in the volcano's first emissions in nearly 20 years. Residents in the state's largest city were spared from falling ash, though fine gray dust fell Monday morning on small communities north of Anchorage. "It's coming down," Rita Jackson, 56 |
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You, too, can be a hero. For 99 cents, iPhone and iPod Touch users can now download a flight simulator called "Sully's Flight" which lets you recreate this past January's "Miracle on the Hudson." Based on the "X-Plane" flight simulator, also available at Apple's App Store, the game takes you through takeoff, hitting a flock of |
Chinese authorities have blocked access to the video-sharing Web site YouTube -- the latest victim of a politically motivated Internet crackdown. Authorities in Beijing have not explained why the site has been targeted for censorship. There is widespread speculation, however, that YouTube has been targeted because of a video showing Chinese police taking |
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 fossil from famous shale deposits in Canada was thought to be unremarkable, but a new study finds that it's actually the remains of a 500-million-year-old monster-looking predator. The Burgess Shale (a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia) has yielded exceptionally well-preserved fossils that present a |
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LIFE & LIVING» |
Dr. Arthur Agatston, cardiologist and South Beach Diet developer, talks about diet, exercise and Miami's new status as the nation's fattest city: Q: In your newest book, The South Beach Diet Supercharged, you write that the diet debates are over. What do you mean? A: The consensus is that we're beyond low-fat versus low-carb debates . . . The answer is |
Inauguration Day will belong to President Barack Obama, but that night will be wife Michelle's turn in the spotlight, as all eyes will be on her -- and her choice of ball gown. Throughout U.S. history, and especially in the post-World War II era, first ladies have made statements about themselves and the times they live in with their inaugural wardrobes. |
Delia Smith is one of Britain's best-loved cookery writers, a firm believer in bringing the nation back to basics through teaching classic cooking techniques. Her influence and popularity has led to 'The Delia effect', a phenomenon now enshrined in the English dictionary after her use of eggs led to a 10 percent rise of egg sales in Britain. |
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. |
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King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain will appear at the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival's gala ¡Viva España! celebration of Iberian cuisine and wines at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. The event benefits Florida International University's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and Fundación España-Florida. For information and |
British supermodel Naomi Campbell walked down the ramp in Mumbai on Saturday to pay tribute to the victims of last November's Mumbai attacks. Along with a host of Indian celebrities, the 39-year-old Campbell helped raise funds for the city's emergency medical services in a charity show called "Mai Mumbai." Campbell heads a charity called "Fashion |
Inauguration Day will belong to President Barack Obama, but that night will be wife Michelle's turn in the spotlight, as all eyes will be on her -- and her choice of ball gown. Throughout U.S. history, and especially in the post-World War II era, first ladies have made statements about themselves and the times they live in with their inaugural wardrobes. |
Global auction house Christie's sold HK$31.54 million ($4.07 million) of fine wine at a Hong Kong auction on Saturday, capitalizing on the growth of Asian demand for top vintages. Sales at the auction, which was buoyed by a rare collection of vintages sourced from Chateau Latour's reserve cellars, topped a pre-sale estimate of $3.2 million, with 94 percent of lots sold. |
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