Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks The New York Times | PARIS — The Maldives will make its territorial waters into a shark sanctuary, a government official said Tuesday, lending momentum to efforts to protect the fish at a United Nations endangered species conference that begins this week. | “We’ve decided to go ahead with a shark fis...
Senecas See Comeback Over Sale of Cigarettes The New York Times | There is a relatively short list of people who like mail-order cigarettes: teenagers, adults evading sales taxes and the Seneca Nation of Indians of western New York, which dominates the national market. Don Heupel/Associated Press | Representative Brian Higgins changed his mind about a bill. | Ev...
Sideshow: Save our land, tribe asks Cameron Philadelphia Daily News | By Tirdad Derakhshani | Inquirer Staff Writer A tribe in eastern India called the Dongria Kondh has asked James Cameron to save its land. In a Variety ad, the tribe of 8,000 compares its plight to that of the Na'vi, the people in Cameron's who figh...
Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks The New York Times | PARIS — The Maldives will make its territorial waters into a shark sanctuary, a government official said Tuesday, lending momentum to efforts to protect the fish at a United Nations endangered species conference that begins this week. | &ldqu...
Murdoch's speech in full The Times | The Greatest Resource of All | Rupert Murdoch | Abu Dhabi Media Summit March 9, 2010 | Thank you, Ed, for those generous words. I am grateful for the invitation to be with you today. | Each time I visit this part of the world, I experience your fab...
Rupert Murdoch at Abu Dhabi Arab media summit says censorship counterproductive Hartford Courant , (AP) — on Tuesday challenged tight controls on media in the Middle East, calling censorship counterproductive and urging Arab leaders to allow their citizens the freedom to unleash their creativity. | The chairman and chief executive, whose c...
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Chilean President Defends Handling of Quake The New York Times | SANTIAGO, Chile — As aid began to trickle out to the southern areas of Chile pounded by last weekend’s earthquake, President Michelle Bachelet struggled to respond to...
Va. Entrepreneur Faces Fraud Charges, Bankruptcy The New York Times | Filed at 3:00 p.m. ET | ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- When Virginia steakhouse owner Osama El-Atari disappeared last year, he left behind a $3.8 million McMansion, a few splashy sports ca...
For Web and Public TV, Brief Films That Dramatize Issues The New York Times | ITVS is best known for its financing of documentaries, many of which appear on PBS’s “Independent Lens” series. But beginning on Monday, the organization will present a series of brief, fictional films that cast social issues into...
After much anticipation, it's finally Oscar time The Examiner Comments LOS ANGELES (Map, News) - The big day is here. | Anticipation for the Academy Awards has been building all week, and finally, it's time. | The entire area around the Kodak Theatre is closed. Traffic is shut down on Hollywood Boulevard. Touri...
Settlement Deep in West Bank Seen as Peace Spoiler The New York Times | Filed at 12:24 a.m. ET | ARIEL, West Bank (AP) -- Ariel has ambitions of becoming a city, and already boasts 19,000 people, a college, a $10 million sports complex, and a four-lane highway leading to it. | But Ariel is a West Bank settlement, and i...
People: Jessica Simpson laughs all the way to the bank Denver Post | Jessica Simpson (AP) | Jessica Simpson has long been a punching bag in the celebrity world - she's been criticized for her weight, her lack of talent, and her tragic love life. | Most recently she had to hear about former boyfriend John Mayer telling the world that she was like "crack" sexually. | But, according to the celebrity website janetchar...
Baichung Bhutia's money on Brazil DNA India | Mumbai: With only a few months to go for football’s quadrennial showpiece in South Africa, the million-dollar question is already doing the rounds — who will win the 2010 World Cup? | India captain Baichung Bhutia, in the city for a promotional event, was predictably asked the question at a suburban hotel on Wednesday. | The East Beng...
