8 spectacular transport projects
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:47:10 EDT
With all the chatter of fiscal restraint these days, it would be easy to assume the world's money-men were tightening the purse strings and shelving ambitious transport plans for a time when economic prosperity returns -- but you'd be wrong.
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Shark Rider's lifelong dream
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:46:12 EDT
Chris Kreis talks exclusively to CNN's Piers Morgan about his trip on a whale shark's back.
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One way to avoid a traffic jam
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:06:37 EDT
A driver in Russia gets creative to avoid this traffic jam.
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Has U.S. started internet war?
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:02:41 EDT
Today, the United States is conducting offensive cyberwar actions around the world.
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Land rights help Africa feed itself
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:28:29 EDT
Laws that protect traditional farmers from corporate land grabs can help African agriculture to reach its potential.
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Youth soccer goal: Mideast peace
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:14:38 EDT
"I think the younger generation wants to make a change," says Yael Lee-Weiss, who is helping to bring Israelis and Palestinians together through a football scheme that involves children from countries around the world.
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Summer solstice: All about sex
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:21:18 EDT
June 21 has a history of stirring libidos. From Sweden's Midsummer to Eastern Europe's Kupala, the longest day is a celebration of love and lust.
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Battle for Angry Birds rights
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:13:45 EDT
Those countries in the Middle East that have been spared political upheaval find themselves enmeshed in a different sort of battle of late. As Qatar, the UAE and Jordan split what's left of the region's tourists, each is fighting to pull in the lion's share. Their weapon of choice? Theme parks.
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A blurred clue to stop a child's rape
Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:50:44 EDT
U.S. agents watch in horror as an unknown man in an internet photo appeals for stomach-churning advice -- how to rape the child beside him.
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Remembering U.S. astronaut Sally Ride
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:52:08 EDT
Sally Ride became the first American woman in space when she flew into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983, but that was far from her only achievement.
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Want a one- way ticket to Mars?
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:16:17 EDT
Step right up and prove why you should get a one-way ticket to Mars! Well, wait -- you might want to know a little more about the venture first.
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Will Rouhani shift Iran's policy on Syria?
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:21:14 EDT
As Iran's new president, will Hassan Rouhani ease the country's support for Syria? Not likely, says Majid Rafizadeh.
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Rouhani: Hawk or dove?
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:14:21 EDT
With more than 50% of the vote, Hassan Rouhani succeeds controversial Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iranian president. He may be a moderate, but he's no pushover.
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Film fuels debate over 1996 air crash
Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:08:06 EDT
A documentary on the explosion that brought down TWA Flight 800, killing all 230 people on board, claims to offer "solid proof that there was an external detonation," raising fresh doubts about official findings.
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Larry King: Character actor became a star
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:04:03 EDT
Larry King reacts to the death of actor James Gandolfini.
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