resident Barack Obama and likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney are in a dead heat over jobs and the economy, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.... Read more»
L.A.‘s city council voted to ban city travel to Arizona and future contracts with the state. During a morning-long debate on the resolution, council members compared Arizona’s action to Nazi Germany and the beginning of the Holocaust, said the LA Times.... Read more»
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on Wednesday again asked President Obama to deploy the National Guard to secure the Mexican border.... Read more»
President Obama’s new health care law could potentially add at least $115 billion more to government health care spending over the next 10 years, congressional budget referees said Tuesday,... Read more»
A French lawmaker wants to reopen brothels, outlawed in France since 1946, in order to protect prostitutes from predatory pimps and exploitation. But the sex workers say no thanks.... Read more»
A cricket star took India by storm last week when he joined Twitter and began racking up followers at the rate of almost 4,500 an hour. Within the first 24 hours, Sachin Tendulkar’s following reached almost 80,000, sparking a media frenzy and countless tweets.... Read more»
In most Indian villages there is an “ojha,” or a magician who doubles as a medicine man. The ojha can cure snake bites with mantras and by rubbing leaves and homemade pastes on the wound.... Read more»
Environmental group Greenopia named Arizona the 13th greenest state, meaning 12 states are greener. Does less brown mean more green?... Read more»
Conductor Missak Baghboudarian is leading the effort to bring classical music to Syria, and even if he has to throw in some Arabic sounds to engage his audience, it looks as though he’s succeeding.... Read more»
U.N. human rights experts say Arizona’s new immigration law may lead to racial profiling, which is against international law.... Read more»
There is growing evidence that fraud was at the heart of the current financial crisis. Why haven’t more bank bosses been held responsible for this mess? (Video)... Read more»
Before Elena Kagan was a Supreme Court nominee, she was Obama’s nominee for Solicitor General, a position she now holds. She was required to file a financial disclosure, and an ethics agreement – outlining potential conflicts of interest and what she plans to do about them... Read more»
In desperate times, the perilous smuggler’s tunnels between Gaza and Egypt become lifelines.... Read more»
Dubbing movies is big business in Bogota. So are call centers. All because it’s easy to understand Colombian Spanish.... Read more»1
Update: Gordon Brown is no longer British Prime Minister. The Queen will now summon David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party, to form a government. Cameron is expected to form a coalition government with the Liberal Democrat party.... Read more»
Colonel Russell Williams was charged with the sexual assaults and murders. He was hit with a further 82 charges involving break and enters and theft – much of it women’s lingerie.... Read more»
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