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Snow Joke: Travel Chaos Hits Britain
Brits have lived through the Blitz (and rations) but, once again, a blizzard has brought much of the U.K. to a standstill.
Exclusive: Wikileaks’ Julian Assange Talks Politics and Privacy — “Of Course There Are Legitimate Secrets, But…”
In never-before-seen footage of a recent TIME interview with Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder and Person of the Year candidate discusses why information is so essential to good governance and how he sees his role at the …
Wall of Ancient Pompeii Collapses…Again
Another day of rain, another day Pompeii could fall again.
Iran Hangs Soccer Player’s Mistress After Alleged Murder
A woman has been executed for murdering the wife of a well known soccer player, her lawyer has said.
WikiLeaks Revelation: How Sarkozy Became “American”
Here’s another suspicion WikiLeaks has helped confirm: French President Nicolas Sarkozy was the source of his “Sarko l’Américain” nickname, and was so proud of it that he took pains to spread it around among U.S. …
Polls: British Public Can’t Make Up Mind About Royal Wedding
We live in an age where information flies at us from all angles, at all times. But who are we meant to believe as two different opinion polls are released Tuesday regarding the upcoming Royal wedding between Prince William and …
Reading While Eating for November 30: Circular Arguments
Tuesday’s links talk blogs, music and global health.
Disaster-Proof: Japan Endures 6.9 Quake
A deep, 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit off the southern coast of Japan today, jolting buildings as far as downtown Tokyo, several hundred kilometers north of the seism’s epicenter. But ever prepared for heavy tremblors, the Land …
Julian Assange: Is the WikiLeaks Whistle-blower 2010’s Person of the Year?
Updates, Dec. 1 – Exclusive video of Assange saying Hillary Clinton should resign; the full transcript of TIME’s Assange interview, and never-before-seen footage of Assange talking with TIME about politics and privacy: “Of course …
Spanish Woman Declares Ownership of the Sun
But don’t call her greedy. She promises to use the profits to end Spain’s public finance crisis.
Sticks and Stones: The Top 5 Cablegate Insults
The latest WikiLeaks dump includes a quarter million state department documents and almost as many diplo-disses. Which world leader was called a “flabby old chap?” Read on to find out. (Hint: It’s not Berlusconi.)