Obama victory would be a dream come true for French blacks

October 31, 2008

By Siegfried Mortkowitz, Paris, Nov 1 : When French historian Pap Ndiaye was asked recently what Barack Obama's election as US president would mean to him personally, his voice grew soft: 'I will be v...

Idiot’s Guide to building a view factory

October 31, 2008

How will he supply electricity? - "That's a simple one," there'll be a brush system for each level. How will he rotate the levels? - A "simple mechanical system on each floor." But as Atkins engineer ...

Wallaby goes walkabout in Canada

October 31, 2008

An intrepid wallaby has escaped from its pen at an exotic zoo and gone on an 80-kilometre walkabout across eastern Canada where he remained on the escape, zookeepers said. Wendell, a three-year-old B...

Zamboni driver charged with drunk driving

October 31, 2008

KINGSVILLE, Ont. - A 34-year-old woman from Kingsville, Ont., has been charged with impaired driving - on a Zamboni. Provincial police say an off-duty officer spotted the woman driving erraticall...

For liberals, Obama lead is too good to be true

October 31, 2008

/article tools - narrow (used with span photos) --> In the den of his home in New Hope, Pennsylvania, a liberal Democrat sits tap-tapping at his computer. Jon Downs, 53, works the electoral vote m...

Madonna Sending Her Ex

October 31, 2008

TEXTING HER EX: Madonna has reportedly sent a host of strange texts to Guy Ritchie since announcing their split two weeks ago, blaming him for leaking details of the breakdown in their marriage.

Cheetahs on plane: Animal gets loose in cargo hold (AP)

October 31, 2008

AP - A Delta baggage worker got a bit of a fright before Halloween when she opened a jetliner's cargo door and found a cheetah running loose amid the luggage. Two cheetahs were being flown in the cargo area of a Boeing 757 passenger flight from Portland, Ore., to Atlanta on Thursday when one escaped from its cage, Delta spokeswoman Betsy Talton said Friday.

Peru hopes for record with 7.5 tonne pair of jeans (Reuters)

October 31, 2008

Reuters - Peruvian seamstresses hoping to snag a Guinness World Record for sewing the largest pair of blue jeans celebrated on Friday, one day after cranes buckled while trying to lift the giant 7.5-tonne pants.

Boy sent home from school for dressing as Jesus

October 31, 2008

A Paramus middle school student was sent home Friday after he came to school dressed up as Jesus for Halloween.

For a few hours, Alex Woinski was the messiah of West Brook Middle School, but like the real Jesus, Woinski was condemned, so to speak.

Cheetah Roams Airplane After Escape From Cage

October 31, 2008

A Delta baggage worker got a bit of a fright before Halloween when she opened a jetliner's cargo door and found a cheetah running loose amid the luggage.

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