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With the job market taking such a big hit recently, now may be a good time to get your contacts in order. AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains.
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| | | The three-month suspension given Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps has ended. Speaking exclusively with The Associated Press, Phelps says he didn''t even realize his suspension ended today |
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| | | Joey McIntyre of the boy band New Kids on the Block arrives at the Miami International Airport in Miami, FL. |
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| | | Sales of Michael Jackson merchandise and memorabilia has spiked since the King of Pop''s death. As AP''s Haven Daley reports, everything from t-shirts to CD''s are flying off store shelves |
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The Iraqi Interior Ministry on Monday blamed ministry infiltrators for the 2006 killing of the sister of the Sunni vice president. The assertion was made to reporters by the head of the ministry's department of internal affairs and security, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Abu Ragheef. Twelve members of a death squad, all but one of whom was working for the ministry, have been detained for kidnappings and killings, |
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday to drop outdated U.S. views of Latin America as a region of communists, terrorists and drug traffickers. Lula said Washington needs to see Latin American countries as democratic partners rather than problems, and offer better trade ties with the region. |
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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 |
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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 |
Growing up in America, Joshu Harris was captivated by the mystique, music and history of Cuba. So before Harris started law school, he traveled to Santiago in southeastern Cuba -- something very few Americans can do today. While there, he played his trumpet with a local dance band, touring across the Cuban countryside. I wanted to see and experience the country |
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 |
Steven Olson wants his $200 deposit back from Princess Cruises, but the company isn't budging. The problem: he canceled the credit card through which he made the purchase. Princess will only refund it to the canceled card. After hours on the phone and promises of a check, Olson is no closer to getting his money. What now? |
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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 |
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How many ways can the world end? We can think of at least five. But before we get into detail, let's dismiss two things that won't cause the demise of the planet. Global warming is bad for people who live in low-lying coastal areas and at the edges of deserts, but the truth is that Earth has been much warmer throughout most of the past 500 million years, and life did just fine. |
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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 |
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Jonathon Porritt, one of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's leading environmental advisers, is to warn that Britain must drastically reduce its population if it is to build a sustainable society. Porritt's call will come at this week's annual conference of the Optimum Population Trust (OPT), of which he is patron. |
How many ways can the world end? We can think of at least five. But before we get into detail, let's dismiss two things that won't cause the demise of the planet. Global warming is bad for people who live in low-lying coastal areas and at the edges of deserts, but the truth is that Earth has been much warmer throughout most of the past 500 million years, and life did just fine. |
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Knut the polar bear celebrated his second and perhaps final birthday in Berlin on Friday with hundreds of well-wishers who sang "happy birthday." The cuddly orphan cub who once captivated animal lovers around the world has grown into a strapping 200 kg (441 lb) adolescent predator with a need for more space and a mate. |
London is home to the most expensive property in the world, followed by Monaco, New York and Hong Kong, a new report shows. Prime property in the British capital costs 2,300 pounds ($4,585) per square foot, just above Monaco, playground of the rich and famous, at 2,190 pounds, according to estate agent Knight Frank and Citi Private Bank's "Wealth Report 2007". |
It is early afternoon, and the blazing sun blinds me as I keep pace with Noris Ledesma, moving swiftly between rows of small, bushy tropical trees. I am still recovering from a close encounter with a pair of noisy geese who think the Colombian-born horticulturist is their mother when a gust of wind, smelling of earth and mulch, blows off my hat. |
Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger says that if he had not ended up making clothes he probably would have made movies. Known for a style that evokes the American East coast with his New England-inspired designs, Hilfiger says he could imagine himself on the West coast, behind or in front of the camera. Hilfiger was in Stockholm for a promotional |
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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 |
Ann Parsons, the new director of The Kampong in Coconut Grove, once spent a summer in Canada teaching Cree-Ojibway Indians to plant potatoes. She lived in a house without running water and was warmed by a wood-burning stove. She followed a boyfriend to Hawaii and, while that didn't work out, she made such good friends |
In a sparkling new kitchen in the Biltmore Hotel's conference center, five teary-eyed home cooks compared tips for no-cry onion chopping. I heard it helps if you breathe through your mouth, one said. My mother told me to put bread on the cutting board while you do it, offered another. Lourdes Castro chuckled. 'I say, `Chop faster.' |
Knut the polar bear celebrated his second and perhaps final birthday in Berlin on Friday with hundreds of well-wishers who sang "happy birthday." The cuddly orphan cub who once captivated animal lovers around the world has grown into a strapping 200 kg (441 lb) adolescent predator with a need for more space and a mate. |
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