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Will the real Michael McIntyre please stand up?

published about 8 hours ago
Michael McIntyre never stops beaming, never stops punctuating his commentary with hearty laughter, not even when he is recounting how, not so very long ago, he broke down in public and sobbed at the failure of his career to take off.

The 'biblical' deluge that broke all the records

published about 8 hours ago
Extreme rainfall that swamped northern England with devastating floods, sweeping away bridges, making hundreds homeless and killing a policeman, was the heaviest ever recorded in Britain in a 24-hour period.

Brian Ashton: All Blacks show how to nurture smarter players

published about 8 hours ago
Some of the rugby I've seen played in the British Isles of late, including major international contests, has set me thinking anew about what I consider to be one of the burning topics in the modern game: the relationship between coaches and players, both before a match and during it.

Johnson desperate to avoid a mauling

published about 8 hours ago
By and large, Englishmen do not know a fat lot about winning games of rugby against the All Blacks. Only two men in red-rose history – Jason Leonard and a chap by the name of Martin Osborne Johnson – have tasted the glory of it more than once, and of those, only Johnson can claim to be in hat-trick territory.

Dylan Hartley: 'Haka will make hairs on my neck stand up'

published about 8 hours ago
Dylan Hartley usually gives newspapers a wide berth, but as he spent last week at the England team headquarters in Surrey rather than on the dark side of Planet Zog, he could not help detecting just a whiff of pessimism concerning the immediate survival prospects of the red-rose pack. "Everyone thought we were going to be bullied by the Argentines," he says, grinning from ear to ear. "But we weren't bullied, were we? We won 80 per cent of the ... more

Second Bangladesh twin wakes (AFP)

published less than 1 hour ago
AFP - The weaker of two Bangladeshi twins separated from her conjoined sister in landmark surgery in Australia woke fully from a coma Saturday -- ... more

Mutated H1N1 detected in Norway

published less than 1 hour ago
OSLO, Norway, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The first two Norwegians to die of swine flu were carrying a mutated version of the H1N1 virus, the ... more

Union reports on injuries to hotel workers

published less than 1 hour ago
CHICAGO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A union representing U.S. hotel workers says women, Hispanics and Asians are more likely to be hurt doing their jobs.

Hershey mulls $17 billion solo bid for Cadbury: source (Reuters)

published about 8 hours ago
Reuters - U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier Cadbury Plc as it seeks ... more

Peco raising natural gas rate

published about 8 hours ago
Peco Energy Co. natural gas customers will pay 5 percent more on Dec. 1, reflecting the recent upward movement in commodity prices. But the rates ... more

Hacked E-mails Fuel Climate Change Skeptics

published about 9 hours ago
The e-mails and documents hacked from a computer server at a British university will undoubtedly raise questions about the actions of some scientists.

Sun-Times Media names John Barron group publisher (AP)

published about 9 hours ago
AP - Sun-Times Media Group, which was recently sold out of bankruptcy to an investor group, has named John Barron group publisher and senior vice ... more

Simpsons' lampoon of Sarkozy sudden French web hit (AFP)

published about 14 hours ago
AFP - Thousands of French Internet users flooded video sharing websites Friday to enjoy a lampoon of their glamourous first couple, almost a week after ... more

FIU men's basketball team defeats N.C. Central

published about 1 hour ago
North Carolina Central got introduced to FIU's Marvin Roberts, and the Eagles probably wish they never had met him.<p/> Roberts finished with 21 points, 10 ... more

FIU captures awards in Sun Belt volleyball

published about 2 hours ago
Winners of 23 consecutive matches and sporting a perfect 17-0 record in Sun Belt Conference play, the FIU volleyball team (30-2) racked up plenty of ... more

Tour Official Expects No Pursuit of Agassi

published about 5 hours ago
In his autobiography, Andre Agassi admits using crystal meth in 1997 and then lying to tennis antidoping authorities about it.

Becoming the Alpha Dog in Your Own Home

published about 8 hours ago
Parents are borrowing from Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer, who is known for inspiring discipline, order and devotion.

Homegrown bubbly sparkles this season

published 1 day ago
One of the best Thanksgiving traditions is to extend the American bounty to the bottle. I particularly like to invoke it before the feast, when ... more

Jeanne-Claude, Collaborator With Christo on a Grand Canvas, Dies at 74

published 1 day ago
Jeanne-Claude collaborated with her husband, Christo, on dozens of environmental arts projects, including “The Gates” in Central Park in 2005.
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NY town decides to re-Christmas its holiday parade

published 1 day ago
A town on New York's Long Island is hoping for better attendance at its 16th annual holiday boat parade this year by restoring "Christmas" to ... more

$40,000 left at holy site — for safekeeping

published 2 days ago
Operators of a Catholic shrine in Maryland thought they had been blessed with a big donation this month when a worker found $40,000 worth of ... more

It's a boy: Zoo tortoise reveals mistaken identity

published 2 days ago
A tortoise's zookeepers in Cleveland are the ones feeling slow because after more than 50 years, they've discovered "Mary" is actually a male.

Jennifer Lopez, Adam Lambert ready for AMA stage (AP)

published about 9 hours ago
AP - Jennifer Lopez plans to include fireworks and an on-stage costume change in her performance at the American Music Awards. "American Idol" runner-up Adam ... more

Man accused of taping reporter to appear in court (AP)

published about 10 hours ago
AP - An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews is expected to appear in court for the ... more

Chief: I didn't try to sell Parker-Broderick items (AP)

published about 12 hours ago
AP - An eastern Ohio police chief accused of breaking into the home of the woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew ... more

H1N1 mutation found in some flu fatalities

published about 14 hours ago
Norwegian health authorities said Friday they have discovered a potentially significant mutation in the H1N1 influenza strain that could be responsible for causing the severest ... more

Arkansas Has 20 Confirmed Deaths Due to H1N1 Influenza

published about 16 hours ago
Arkansas reported it’s first H1N1 influenza death August 10. Since then 19 more deaths have been added to bring the total to 20 confirmed deaths ... more
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Correction: Plavix story (AP)

published about 16 hours ago
AP - In a Nov. 17 story about drug interactions between heartburn medications and the blood thinner Plavix, The Associated Press misidentified Johnson & Johnson's ... more