If current weather models hold, a tropical storm (or quite possible a hurricane) could be crossing the ravaged Haitian landscape by late Friday night. The U.S. government advises outsiders to stay away.
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Disney Star Demi Lovato Drops Tour, Enters Treatment Center
Adjust your files accordingly, for we can add the name of Demi Lovato to the list of friends of Mickey who have entered rehab.
Germany Puts the ß into Internet Addreßßeß
If you had to put your finger — literally! — on the one thing missing from Germany’s online addresses, it would surely be the lack of the eszett or “ß.”
Dilma Rousseff Elected Brazil’s First Female President
“I want to thank all Brazilians for this moment and I promise to honor the trust they have shown me.”
— DILMA ROUSSEFF, speaking to supporters in Brasilia after being elected Brazil’s first female president on Sunday; Rousseff …
High Speed Internet Debuts Atop Mount Everest
Without a Starbucks positioned near the world’s most daunting summit, how can a climber stay in touch with the web?
Dreams Die: Paul The Octopus Was Just A Clever Publicity Stunt?
Say it ain’t so, Paul, say it ain’t so!
History Fires Back: World War II Bullet Fires From Tree, Injures Couple
Police in Germany are saying that a surprise attack on an elderly couple came from an unlikely source–a tree log.
We Live in the Future: Art Now Sold in a Vending Machine
Forget the gallery–now art lovers can get their fix out of a vending machine, reports Reuters.
Think Like the Chaplin Time Traveler: The 10 Historical Events We’d Crash
Sorry, crazy lady with a cell phone. If we had a time machine, we’d pick way better events to crash.
British Officials Fume Over Google Street-View Gaffes
One political voice in the United Kingdom revealed his fury over recent waves of the company’s rough practices toward its web surfers.
The Longest War: The United Nations Vs. Bedbugs (2009-?)
The news further destabilizes the already-fragile region of Manhattan.
Paul the Octopus is Dead? Long Live Paul the Octopus!
The English-born Paul the Octopus died earlier this week. Now a French-born successor has been chosen, and assigned the same name. Meet Paul II: Soccer psychic junior. (via AP)