Gold! Haiti hopes ore find will spur mining boom
The Jamaica Observer Sat, 12 May 2012 12:07 PM PDT
TROU DU NORD, Haiti (AP) â€" Its capital is blighted with earthquake rubble. Its countryside is shorn of trees, chopped down for fuel. And yet, Haiti's land may hold the key to relieving centuries of poverty, disaster and disease: There is gold hidden in its hills â€" and silver and copper, too. |
Berens routs Phelps, Lochte in 200 free
The Japan Times Sat, 12 May 2012 11:56 AM PDT
Michael Phelps easily beat Ryan Lochte in their last race before the U.S. Olympic trials. Don't read too much into the results. |
Broken banking system is keeping growth at bay
Telegraph via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance Sat, 12 May 2012 11:56 AM PDT
Last weekend's election results in France and Greece, we're told, show that eurozone voters want "growth, not austerity". In the UK, too, the deficit-cutting coalition Government is being widely ... |
Guess who won online poll on Naia brawlers
Philippine Daily Inquirer Sat, 12 May 2012 11:54 AM PDT
Neither side would give up without a fight. That goes for their supporters, too. According to surveys conducted by the Inquirer news website, Inquirer.net, and its tabloid, Bandera, Inquirer columnist and radio host Ramon Tulfo isn’t to blame for the fight with celebrity couple Raymart Santiago and his wife Claudine Barretto at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) last May 6 and his ... |
Bill Haslam, Tennessee Governor, Signs Controversial Sex Education Bill
The Huffington Post Sat, 12 May 2012 11:53 AM PDT
By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 11 (Reuters) - Tennessee teachers can no longer condone so-called "gateway sexual activity" such as touching genitals under a new law that critics say is too vague and could hamper discussion about safe sexual behavior. |
Clubhouse is welcome addition
Lancaster Online Sat, 12 May 2012 11:52 AM PDT
 It started with a few couples meeting at the community gazebo in their Ephrata neighborhood. They eventually outgrew the gazebo and began meeting in each other's homes.Now, with 14 couples meeting Monday night for informal social gatherings, they are too large a group for one house at Towne S... |
T-town's favourite mother- daughter duos
The Times of India Sat, 12 May 2012 11:50 AM PDT
On Mother’s Day, here’s an interesting take on the small screen mom-children pairs from your favourite daily soaps. Did someone say the actresses looked too young to be screen ma? Read on... |
CDC: U.S. adults ignore skin-cancer warnings
Everett Herald Sat, 12 May 2012 11:47 AM PDT
ATLANTA -- The warnings about skin cancer from too much sun don't seem to be getting through. Half of U.S. adults under 30 say they have had a sunburn at least once in the previous year -- about the same as a decade ago, according to a government survey released Thursday. |
The contract for the 20th pick could get interesting, too
NBC Sports: ProFootballTalk Sat, 12 May 2012 11:46 AM PDT
On Friday, we pointed out that not every first-round pick’s contract will be a breeze to negotiate, given the question of whether the four-year deals will be fully or partially guaranteed. As it turns out, things could get interesting for more than picks 21 through 25-ish. Per a league source with knowledge of the dynamics,… |
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