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Canadian astronaut wrestles with gravity after spaceflight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Back on Earth, Canadian astronaut and cyberspace tweeter Chris Hadfield is getting a rough re-introduction to gravity after a five-month stint aboard the International Space Station, the former commander told reporters during a video webcast from Houston.

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Parking meter 'Robin Hoods' provoke New Hampshire city's ire

LITTLETON, New Hampshire - In December James Cleaveland made an unusual New Year's resolution: to do all he could to keep police in the city of Keene, New Hampshire, from issuing parking tickets.

15 May 2013

Turks see art as good investment but also path to prestige

ISTANBUL - Turkey's contemporary art scene is buzzing. Collectors pay millions for the hottest works at exclusive auctions, high-end galleries are springing up by the dozen, and more and more Turkish artists are holding exhibitions abroad.

Lifestyle, 15 May 2013

U.S. justices play Shakespeare tragedy for laughs

WASHINGTON - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday evening sought laughs rather than legal clarity as they weighed a tragic case concerning a despotic Roman general and his overbearing mother.

U.S., 14 May 2013

Robbers target Bieber's South Africa concert, steal $330,000

JOHANNESBURG - Robbers equipped with ropes, hammers and chisels broke into a strong-room at Johannesburg's Soccer City stadium after a Justin Bieber concert and made off with 3 million rand ($330,000) in cash, local media and police said on Monday.

Lifestyle 13 May 2013

Michelin for the masses: Japan's standing restaurants head for New York

TOKYO - Japan's popular standing restaurants, where patrons eat food by former Michelin restaurant chefs for a fraction of the cost at a seated-restaurant, are about to hit New York.

Lifestyle, Japan, 13 May 2013

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The last huzzah?

Today, this site freezes in time. You can always revisit it for a little nostalgia, like that old amusement park in the creepy part of town, with all the chains and cobwebs...

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