9-Day Traffic Jam Stretches 62 Miles
Whatever traffic hell you endured getting to work this morning is nothing compared to what's happening in Beijing, where a mammoth traffic jam is entering its ninth day with no relief in sight. Read it at wired.com0 Comments
Nearly 80% of Oil From Gulf Spill Remains in Water, Threaten
A new report from the University of Georgia and the Georgia Sea Grant contends that the amount of oil remaining in the water in the wake of the Gulf oil spill is far higher than reported. Read it at treehugger.com0 Comments
Lion/tiger crossbreed "Liger" cubs create controversy
Local authorities have confiscated two newborn liger cubs crossbreeds of a tiger and a lion from a private zoo in Taiwan, reports Tuesday say. Read it at thestar.com0 Comments
Name dingo as baby's killer, mother pleads
The mother wrongly convicted of murdering her infant after the baby infamously disappeared in the Australian Outback 30 years ago has asked that a dingo be named the responsible party on her daughter's death certificate. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
Royal Navy sends three ships to help bring home Britons
THE Royal Navy has sent three of its largest ships based in Plymouth to recover Britons stranded by the air chaos. HMS Ark Royal, HMS Ocean and HMS Albion will bring travellers, including soldiers returning from Afghanistan, back to the UK. Read it at dailyrecord.co.uk0 Comments
Flights cancelled as ash cloud heads toward Canada
Volcanic ash from a massive plume drifting over Europe may be headed all the way to Newfoundland and that has caused many flights out of St. John's to be cancelled for Monday morning. Read it at theglobeandmail.com0 Comments
Volcano eruptions in Iceland could last years
The eruptions from a volcano in Iceland could last for months or even years, leaving aviation chaos and atmospheric damage in its wake, a leading volcanologist says. Read it at thespec.com0 Comments
Iceland volcano ash halts British flights
Airline traffic in Britain and other parts of northern Europe is at a standstill because of ash and smoke spewing into the air from a volcano in Iceland. The ash, which can damage a plane's engine, has blown as far south as London. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
Balloon Boy parents hit with $42,000 tab for October stunt
The parents in the "Balloon Boy" ruse have been hit with a tab of $42,000 from local, state and federal agencies for their October stunt that briefly left many fearing for the fate of their 6-year-old, their lawyer said Monday. Read it at denverpost.com0 Comments
Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' Sign Stolen
The infamous iron sign bearing the Nazis' cynical slogan "Arbeit Macht Frei" that spanned the main entrance to the former Auschwitz death camp was stolen before dawn Friday, Polish police said. The theft of the sign brought immediate condemnation. Read it at hosted.ap.org0 Comments
Canada Draws A Line In The Oil Sands
The Canadian government is leaving the door open to special tax breaks for the oil and gas industry to preserve its competitive position once proposed efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions kick in, a move likely to enrage climate-change critics. Read it at theglobeandmail.com0 Comments
Cities Hold Key To Green Dream
Municipal leaders from North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and South America gathered in Copenhagen on Tuesday in a summit intended to emphasize that the bulk of desired emissions reductions will occur in green cities. Read it at thestar.com0 Comments
Russian Nuclear Missile Test Fails, Visible In Norway
Russia admitted on Thursday another failed test of its much-touted Bulava intercontinental missile, after unusual lights were spotted in Norway across the border from the launch site. Read it at nytimes.com0 Comments
2009 in AutoTune
The end of another calendar year approaches which means a whole pile of musical montages and top 10 lists. It's missing some pretty huge events and mostly deals with entertainment crap but still a pretty catchy autotuned track.
Three arrested for online 'ginger-bashing'
Three children at a California school may face criminal charges for allegedly bullying redheaded students following an Internet-based "Kick a Ginger Day," police have said. Read it at ca.news.yahoo.com0 Comments
Six Bodies Found In Convicted Rapist's Home
A convicted rapist who fled before police arrived to arrest him on new rape charges was arrested Saturday in his inner-city neighbourhood after police found six decomposing bodies at his home. Read it at theglobeandmail.com0 Comments
Middle-Class Families Cope With The Recession By Growing Pot
A financial stimulus for the recession-battered middle class: pot farming. Read it at alternet.org0 Comments
60 Lashes Ordered For Saudi Woman
A Saudi court sentenced a journalist on Saturday to 60 lashes after she was charged with involvement in a television show in which a Saudi man talked about sex. Read it at nytimes.com0 Comments
Clashes Erupt At Temple Mount After 'Jewish Conquest' Rumour
Clashes erupted at Jerusalem's most holy shrine today with police firing water cannons and stun grenades to disperse hundreds of rock-throwing Palestinian protesters. it was one of the most intense incidents of violence in recent unrest around site. Read it at timesonline.co.uk0 Comments
Musicians Want Gitmo Torture Soundtrack
A high-profile coalition of artists has demanded that the government release the names of all the songs that were blasted since 2002 at prisoners for hours, even days, on end, to try to coerce cooperation or as a method of punishment. Read it at washingtonpost.com0 Comments
H1N1 "Still A Young Person's Disease"
U.S. health officials released figures for swine flu hospitalizations and deaths for the seven weeks since the beginning of last month, drawn from 28 states. They found that more than half of all hospitalizations occurred among people 24 and younger. Read it at washingtonpost.com0 Comments
I Helped Richard Heene Plan a Balloon Hoax
For the first time, 25-year-old researcher Robert Thomas reveals to Gawker how earlier this year he and Richard Heene drew up a master plan to generate a massive media controversy using a weather balloon. To get famous, of course. Read it at gawker.com0 Comments
Balloon Stunt In Works For Months: Report
An associate of the father accused of masterminding the runaway balloon publicity stunt in Colarado last week is wanted for questioning after he told an online publication the two of them had discussed a similar plan months ago. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
Rio Drug Gangs Shoot Down Police Helicopter, Torch Buses
Brazilian officials say security won't be a problem for the 2016 Olympics, despite drug-gang violence that plunged Rio de Janeiro into chaos yesterday. A firefight between rival gangs in a city slum killed 12, injured 6 and saw 8 buses set ablaze. Read it at google.com0 Comments
Hurricane Rick Forms Off Mexican Coast
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Rick was about 470km south of Acapulco, Mexico, as of 8am Pacific Time. The storm was moving west at about 15 kilometres an hour and was expected to run parallel to the Mexican coast. Read it at cbc.ca0 Comments
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