24 November 2011 Last updated at 01:04 GMT Major airports, such as Chicago O’Hare, are expecting a 2% drop in holiday travellers The US is preparing to mark the annual Thanksgiving holiday, with more Americans taking to the road or skies for family visits than in recent years. An estimated 43m people are expected to [...]
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November 24, 2011
November 18, 2011
New abuse scandal at US college
18 November 2011 Last updated at 16:38 GMT Bernie Fine (r) and head coach Jim Boeheim met in 1966, and Mr Fine joined Syracuse in 1976 A veteran assistant coach for Syracuse University’s basketball team has been put on administrative leave amid accusations he molested young boys. Bobby Davis, now 39, told sport network ESPN [...]
October 29, 2011
13 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan Suicide Attack
A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in Kabul Saturday killing 13 NATO troops from the international security force or ISAF (according to ISAF) and at least 4 (four) Afghans. At least eight others were wounded in the attack. Twelve of the dead NATO troops are reported to be U.S. service members. Canadian news [...]
October 25, 2011
Security Forces, Deserters Clash in Syria
Syrian security forces have clashed with suspected army deserters on a road in northwestern Syria. Rights activists say the fighting Tuesday began when the deserters attacked a military convoy at a roadblock outside a town near the Turkish border. French news agency AFP reports that seven security agents were killed. The government of Syrian President [...]
October 25, 2011
Truck driver tells of moment 25 million bees escaped
Truck driver Louis Holst has never been scared of bees, but he’s rethinking his next long-haul load a day after being swarmed by 25 million of the stinging insects. Holst and his wife, Tammie, picked up 460 bee hives in South Dakota and were about 36 hours into their drive on Sunday night when he [...]
October 15, 2011
Occupy Wall Street: protesters claim victory as clear-up called off – Friday 14 October
06.30am: Adam Gabbatt writes: Occupy Wall Street protesters are waking up to what may be the final day of their semi-permanent camp in Zuccotti Park, in the financial district of New York. After four weeks of reluctant tolerance, the private park’s owners have ordered a clear-up. When the operation is complete, protesters will not be [...]
October 3, 2011
Occupy Wall Street – the story of the Brooklyn Bridge ‘trap’
To the hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protesters hemmed in on Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday, it felt like a trap. Hundreds of people had streamed onto the bridge without impediment, only to find their path blocked, and their retreat prohibited. The NYPD, however, claims it gave “numerous warnings” to protesters not to take the road [...]
October 2, 2011
Occupy Wall Street protesters arrested on Brooklyn Bridge
Scores of arrests were made on the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday evening during a march by anti-Wall Street protesters who have been occupying a downtown Manhattan square for two weeks. The group, called Occupy Wall Street, has been protesting against the finance industry and other perceived social ills by camping out in Zuccotti park in [...]
September 30, 2011
California man found after car plunged off cliff days ago
A 67-year-old man who survived for five or six days on leaves and creek water after his car plunged 61m (200ft) off a remote mountain road was found by his children, who tracked him down like television detectives. Chardonnay, Sean and Lisa Lavau appeared on NBC’s Today show on Friday, describing how on Thursday they [...]
September 30, 2011
The Origins of That Eisenhower ‘Every Gun That Is Made…’ Quote
Perhaps my favorite quotation from the late President Dwight Eisenhower is making the rounds on Facebook in the form of a virtual poster produced by a progressive Facebook group called “The Other 98%.” If you’ve got any progressive friends, you’ve probably seen it (pasted below), though it’s too bad they didn’t use more of the [...]