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The man who isn’t there
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 03:07 pm PST
The Upshot - You might say that Liu Bolin likes to blend in. But the Chinese artist does more than just wear camouflage pants and stand next to a bush. With the help of some assistants, Bolin paints himself, head to toe and unassumingly just stands there--in grocery stores, next to piles of coal, on staircases, you name [...] Full Story | Top |
Turmoil in Egypt rages: Key questions and answers
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 03:18 pm PST
 Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Steve Clemons Clashes between protesters and government supporters intensified Thursday in central Cairo and began to spread around the city. Meanwhile, the government claimed foreigners were partly to blame for more than a week of demonstrations demanding the ouster … Full Story | Top |
Cow that escaped slaughterhouse has new adventure
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 02:18 am PST
 AP - Five years after a cow dubbed the "Unsinkable Molly B" leapt a slaughterhouse gate and swam across the Missouri River in an escape that drew international attention, the heifer has again eluded fate, surviving the collapse of the animal sanctuary where she was meant to retire. Full Story | Top |
'Tsunami' of obesity worldwide: study
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 06:29 pm PST
 AFP - A "tsunami of obesity" is unfurling across the world, resulting in a near-doubling of the numbers of dangerously overweight adults since 1980, doctors warned on Friday. Full Story | Top |
Metro Detroit chef Matt Prentice has $1.5M tax bill
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 11:08 am PST
Y! News - Detroit - Robert Snell, The Detroit News Restaurateur and high-profile chef Matt Prentice, who shuttered two eateries recently and unloaded his restaurant company amid crushing corporate and personal debt, is bankrupt and owes $1.5 million in delinquent taxes. Prentice filed Chapter 7 … Full Story | Top |
Police say Bellagio bandit returned after heist
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 09:24 pm PST
AP - The bankrupt son of a Las Vegas judge followed a crude holdup at a posh casino by racking up hundreds of thousands of dollars in gambling losses and spending a week like a high roller, but got caught after trying to hawk his stolen chips online to poker players, police said Thursday. Full Story | Top |
San Francisco Bay’s only private island still for sale
Wed, 2 Feb 2011 10:50 am PST
The Lookout - The housing bust has even extended to fancy private islands, apparently. The last patch of privately owned real estate in San Francisco Bay has been lingering on the market since at least 2007, though the price has increased to $22 million since then. According to the real estate site Zillow.com, the 5.7-acre Red Rock Island [...] Full Story | Top |
Thousands wrongly claimed electric car tax credit
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 01:49 pm PST
AP - Car companies like General Motors and Nissan are slowly rolling out rechargeable electric cars. But that didn't stop thousands of U.S. taxpayers, including prisoners and some IRS employees, from incorrectly claiming lucrative tax credits for the electric vehicles last year. Full Story | Top |
Tens of thousands march against Yemen's president
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 05:23 pm PST
 AP - Tens of thousands of protesters Thursday staged unprecedented demonstrations against Yemen's autocratic president, a key U.S. ally in battling Islamic militants, as unrest inspired by uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia spread further in the Arab world. Full Story | Top |
US Officials: US-Egypt discuss Mubarak quitting
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 10:42 pm PST
 AP - The Obama administration is in talks with top Egyptian officials about the possible immediate resignation of President Hosni Mubarak and the formation of an interim government that could prepare the country for free and fair elections later this year, U.S. officials said late Thursday. Full Story | Top |
Private landowners complicate reshaping of Detroit
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 08:10 am PST
Y! News - Detroit - Christine MacDonald, Detroit News staff writer Mayor Dave Bing wants to reinvent Detroit. Land speculators may have other ideas. In the next few months Bing, the NBA Hall of Famer-turned politician plans to unveil long-awaited plans that likely will involve … Full Story | Top |
Census estimates show big gains for US minorities
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 02:40 pm PST
 AP - Racial and ethnic minorities accounted for roughly 85 percent of the nation's population growth over the last decade — one of the largest shares ever — with Hispanics accounting for much of the gain in many of the states picking up new House seats. Full Story | Top |
1,500-year-old church found in Israel
Wed, 2 Feb 2011 03:25 pm PST
 AP - Israeli archaeologists presented a newly uncovered 1,500-year-old church in the Judean hills on Wednesday, including an unusually well-preserved mosaic floor with images of lions, foxes, fish and peacocks. Full Story | Top |
House Republicans move to slash domestic programs
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 09:15 pm PST
 AP - Republicans now controlling the House promised Thursday to slash domestic agencies' budgets by almost 20 percent for the coming year, the first salvo in what's sure to be a bruising battle over their drive to cut spending to where it was before President Barack Obama took office. Full Story | Top |
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