The Philippine capital of Manila was battered by the heaviest rainfall it has ever experienced.
Sony Corp. is giving Google Inc.'s fledgling Web browser a boost by installing it on new computers.
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Brigadier-General Jonathan Vance, the country's top commander in Afghanistan, says Canada's combat mission here will end just as crucial momentum is building toward a lasting victory against the Taliban.
ScienceDaily (July 30, 2009) — The human brain can adapt to changing demands even in adulthood, but MIT neuroscientists have now found evidence of it changing with unsuspected speed.
Suicides by soldiers tragic By PETER WORTHINGTON, SUN MEDIA
Former Vice President Dick Cheney directed the CIA eight years ago not to inform Congress about a nascent counterterrorism program that CIA Director Leon Panetta terminated in June, officials with direct knowledge of the matter said Saturday.
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a karma chart building thingy for those of us whom are too inexperienced to do anthing relevant other than, Troll.
The fictional ginger teen hearthrob from Riverdale at last chooses between Betty and Veronica, angering legions of fans.
Here is a time lapse of a total lunar eclipse. Recorded with still images. The image shakes because the moon moves during the night.
This is a site for a global clock.Included are the timezones.
Germany is reportedly considering a large purchase of surveillance drones from Israel to be used by its troops in war-torn Afghanistan.
This is an outstanding article. It presents an issue specific to AIG, but its message applies to much of what we're doing in this country. Us. We are being our own worst enemy.
Did you read any of the recent news reports about a utility company employee in the United Kingdom who uses dowsing (also called witching, divining, or doodlebugging) to find underground water pipes?
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Statement: Many Americans dislike the concept of welfare. Is this an exaggeration? I think not.
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Conservative evangelical and Catholic leaders who went out on a political limb by aligning themselves with the Obama administration are expressing feelings ranging from disappointment to optimism in their reaction to the president's decisions so far on culture war issues.
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The general in charge of the Army's more than 9,000 wounded soldiers said Wednesday he is ordering a review of how the ones at Fort Bragg are being punished for minor violations. Brig. Gen. Gary Cheek said he is asking the Army Surgeon General to look at all discipline that has been taken against soldiers in the base's Warrior Transition unit to make sure each case was fair.
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It's the stuff nightmares and horror movies are made of. A holidaymaker got a nasty shock when he learned that the strange bleeding bumps on his head were not bites or shingles, but live maggots.
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