Say what? Tortured metaphors of the debt debate

July 31, 2011

Not too long ago there was lofty talk of doing something big. Of a reasonable path.

Film Hitches a Weird Ride on Kesey's Bus

July 31, 2011

"Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place," a film by Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwood that opens on Friday, is an exercise in what they call "archival verite. " It's a documentary that uses ...

Flight diverted to Cuba due to odor

July 31, 2011

HAVANA (AP) -; A United Airlines jetliner carrying 135 passengers from Washington to a Mexican beach resort made an unplanned landing in Cuba on Sunday after a strange odor was detected on board, a ...

When the balloons inflated, so did man’s career

July 31, 2011

When he was just a high school kid hawking balloons with Mickey Mouse's picture on them, Treb Heining never imagined that his affection for those little helium-filled orbs would blow up into anything more than a fun summertime job.

Risky craze warning as teen jumps from bridge

July 31, 2011

d Dornoch attended the scene.They used ropes to scale the side of the ravine to reach the man, who was put on a spinal board before being floated down the river on a flat dingy.He was then ...

Cat cuts off power to thousands of homes

July 31, 2011

The cat apparently damaged high-voltage equipment at a substation in Kissimmee, Florida, about 32km south of Orlando, and triggered an outage for a large swathe of the city at 10.13pm local time on ...

Archivist seeks 1 of every book written

July 31, 2011

Tucked away in a small warehouse on a dead-end street, an Internet pioneer is building a bunker to protect an endangered species: the printed word.

Bell bats on after bizarre run-out

July 31, 2011

Sunday 31st July 2011, 7:30PM BST. Ian Bell Ian Bell survived one of international cricket's most bizarre incidents on his way to an exemplary 159 as England regained the initiative in the second npower Test at Trent Bridge.

England take control of second Test

July 31, 2011

England batted themselves to a commanding position in the second cricket Test, reaching 441/6 at stumps in the second innings, on a day when the Indian team's gesture of reinstating centurion Ian Bell

Dahmer’s Survivor Charged In Wis. Man’s Death

July 31, 2011

The man who led Milwaukee police to serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer 20 years ago was charged Friday in the death of a homeless man who drowned after he was thrown off a bridge.

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