U.S. Envoys in Beijing to Smooth 'Bumpy Path' The New York Times | BEIJING — Two senior United States officials arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for meetings aimed at smoothing relations with Beijing after months of economic and political disputes. | The officials, Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg and Jeffrey A. Bader, the senior director for Asian...
It's Official: Spyker Owns Saab CBS News Dutch Luxury Automaker Says Ownership Transferred From GM: U.S. Company Retains "Preferred Shares" | Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments | Dutch company Spyker Cars NV said Tuesday it has completed its $74 million purchase of loss-making Swedish carmaker Saab Automobile AB from General Motors In...
Japanese gaming to profit from child subsidies The Times | Japan's child subsidy scheme, which aims to shower parents with cash and encourage young couples to start reproducing, is expected to have far-reaching effects on the gambling industry. | Pachinko parlours - the cacophonous pinball arcades that cla...
Stop-motion discourse The Boston Globe | Yui Kugimiya uses her paintings to create stop-motion animation. It's an eye-catching form, stilted but compelling, like William Kentridge's animated films made with drawings and erasures. But Kentridge, a South African, touches on issues of violen...
After the boom, Russia's leading clubs are fighting to avoid the bust The Guardian | The perception may be that English football is unsustainable, but compared to Russia it seems comfortingly robust | Zenit St Petersburg have invested their hopes in Luciano Spalletti, the former Roma coach, during a period of transition. Photograph...
From a Small Stable, Big Derby Dreams The New York Times | Alexis Barba put her head on her pillow on Friday without a worry in the world — at least about her horses. Two of her colts were running at Santa Anita, and she was certain that both were healthy, talented and ready. Reed Saxon/Associated Pr...
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Nintendo Download: February 1, 2010 IGN Insider | Swing True, Bet Big and Vanquish Evil with New Game Downloads | February 1, 2010 - Golf fanatics who can't hit the real-life links again till springtime will be especially please...
The first sit-in at a Woolworth store began 50 years ago today Penn Live | Feb. 1, 2010 | Today: is the 32nd day of 2010. There are 333 days left in the year. | On this date | In 1960, four black college students began a sit-in protest at a whites-only ...
Vodka retired after 2nd nosebleed Daily Yomiuri | Vodka, the Japan Racing Association's horse of the year in 2008 and 2009, has been retired after suffering a nosebleed during a prep race for the upcoming Dubai World Cup, trainer Katsuhiko Sumii announced on Sunday. | Vodka, which in 2007 became t...
Horse racing: Vodka pulls out of Dubai World Cup, retires+ Breitbart TOKYO, March 7 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Vodka, a record-tying seven-time Grade One winner, has pulled out of the Dubai World Cup and will retire earlier than planned, her trainer Katsuhiko Sumii said Sunday. | Vodka, who was set to retire after the world'...
Hasheem is no dream Chicago Sun-Times | When you think about the Bears signing a superstar such as Julius Peppers, you first think of the impact Peppers should have on the team's defense. More sacks than Jewel? | Then you think about pressure. Not on quarterbacks. On Rod Marinelli, Lovie...
Squaring the circle with Nissan's Cube LDN The Daily Mail | How would you solve this giant Rubik's cube? Ridiculous question, I know, but I bet you there'll be some readers who could take one look at its messed-up sides and know how to twist them back into order in a matter of seconds. | I've seen people do...
Chips are down for US casinos as revenues slide Breitbart | File photo of a player sorting his poker chips in Las Vegas. US casinos hav... | Customers react as they play slot machines at a casino in Las Vegas. Gaming... | File photo of a late night gambler playing the slot machines in Las Vegas, ... | US casinos have run into a string of bad luck as the recession and other factors cut into gambling revenu...
Real Madrid's Iker Casillas: Today We Need The Bernabeu Like We Need To Eat Goal Casillas has stressed the need for the crowd to drive Los Blancos forward against Lyon... | By Cyrus C. Malek | Share Speaking in an interview with Spanish sports daily AS just hours before Real Madrid play for their Champions League lives against Lyon, Iker Casillas spoke of the importance for the fans to support their team. | "We need the Be...
