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For $50,000, a floating hotel room in Denver's skyline is yours

DENVER - If being a mile above sea level is not high enough for visitors to Denver, guests at one hotel can pay a cool $50,000 to get an additional 22-foot (7-meter) boost in an inflatable room hoisted into the downtown skyline.

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Guantanamo prisoners clamor for 'Fifty Shades of Grey'

- The "Fifty Shades of Grey" series of erotic novels are the favorite reading material among "high-value" prisoners at the Guantanamo detention camp in Cuba, a U.S. congressman said.

U.S., 30 Jul 2013

Russia's Putin gets big fish, quality time with protege PM

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin landed a giant pike and then shared the delicacy with Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev, who many say is battling for survival, as both men were pictured together on relaxed weekend fishing expedition. | Video

Lifestyle, Russia 26 Jul 2013

With Pope in town, ribald Rio a land of outdoor confessionals

Often, tourists and travelers leave this hedonist hotspot with a feeling of guilt. This week, however, thousands of young visitors are dropping to their knees and asking for forgiveness.

26 Jul 2013

"Pink Panther" jewel thief escapes Swiss jail

ZURICH - Armed men have broken a member of the so-called Pink Panther gang of jewel thieves out of a Swiss prison, police said on Friday.

26 Jul 2013

Turkey frees bird accused of spying for Israel

ISTANBUL - Turkish authorities detained a bird on suspicion it was spying for Israel, but freed it after X-rays showed it was not embedded with surveillance equipment, newspapers said on Friday.

26 Jul 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...