North America

North And South America Could Become Major Oil Players

The Washington Post | JUAN FORERO | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Energy, Oil and Gas, Oil Market, South America, Oil Production, Oil Drilling, Oil and Gas Industry, Gas Production, Oil, North America, Business News

LOMA LA LATA, Argentina — In a desertlike stretch of scrub grass and red buttes, oil companies are punching holes in the ground in search of what mi...

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Exclusive First Look At Discovery's Epic New Series

The Huffington Post | Maggie Furlong | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Discovery North America, Video, Tv Previews, North America 2012, Discovery Channel, North America Mini-Series, Documentary, North America, TV Spoilers, TV News

From snow-capped mountains to arid deserts, and all the lush forests in between, Discovery Channel has a gorgeous new series premiering in 2013 that z...

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Yummo: Blood Sausages Around The World

Off Track Planet | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Europe, Foodie Travel, Latin America, Blood, Food, North America, Travel, Asia, Otp, Culture, Travel News
Off Track Planet

Black pudding, blood pudding or blood sausage: Whatever you call it, it's bloody and the rest of the world thinks it's crazy tasty.

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Zionism Yesterday and Today

Anav Silverman | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: North America, Jerusalem, Zionism, Israel, Birthright Israel, Birthright, World News
Anav Silverman

The return to the Jewish homeland has always been a dream that has inspired the Jewish people for thousands of years. It is a dream that many continue to seek to make a reality, and for those that it is a reality, like the young generation of Israel today, it must never be taken for granted.

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WATCH: Supercontinent 'Smashup' Video Shows Earth's Fate

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Tectonic Shifts, South America, Video, Amasia, Supercontinent, North America, Atlantic Ocean, Pangea, Supercontinent Formation, Arctic, Science News

What lies ahead for planet Earth? In the next 50 million to 200 million years, geologists have predicted that the continents will smash together to cr...

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Epic North American Train Journeys

JustLuxe | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: California, New Hampshire, Slidepollajax, Trains, North America, Alaska, Arizona, Canada, Colorado, Train Travel, Travel Blogs, Travel News
JustLuxe

Without having to worry about things like commuter service and freight hauling, railway revivalists can find and explore pockets of natural beauty.

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Boeing: Jet Sales Will Reach $4 Trillion Soon Enough

Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: US Planemaker, Paris Air Show, Passenger Jet, Trillion, North America, Asia, China, Airbus, Boeing Jet Sales, Passenger Jet Sales, Business News

PARIS - Passenger jet sales will reach $4 trillion over the next 20 years, Boeing predicted on Thursday as it hiked demand forecasts on the eve of...

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How to Spread Revolution Without the Internet

Louise Mirrer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jean-Baptiste Belley, Equality, Yemen, Middle East Protests, Bahrain, American Revolution, Facebook, Abbe Raynal, Social Media, North Africa, Human Rights, Tunisia Protests, Middle East, Egypt, Revolution, Slavery, Freedom, Haiti, Political Uprisings, Liberation, North America, Haitian Revolution, French Revolution, World News
Louise Mirrer

Two centuries ago, news of revolution -- and revolution itself -- reverberated back and forth across the Atlantic at astonishing speed. The social media of the day? Word-of-mouth information, rumor, and opinion.

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Innovations in Magazines 2010: Adapt & Thrive

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Europe, Magazines, Mooks, Fusion Journalism, Print Media, Social Media, Blogazines, Video, Embedded Video, Apple, Convergence, North America, Runner's World, The Daily Beast, Vertical Branding, Ipad, Newsweek, Steve Jobs, Photos, Mobile, Augmented Reality, Audio, Text, Meredith National Media Group, Linear Workflows, 2D Tags, Innovations in Magazines 2010 World Report, Interactive Digital Narratives, Innovations in Newspapers, Ezines, Infographics, Forbes, Tablets, Seventeen Magazine, Flyp, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Shrinking advertising revenue, fewer pages, slashed payrolls and dropping circulations haven't deterred traditional and new titles from capitalizing on fast-paced changes in the media.

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WATCH: Citizen Reports From 194 Countries In One Video

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Europe, News Report, Cnn, Amateur Journalism, North America, Citizen Journalism, Ireport, South America, Around the World, Asia @Y:World, Video, World News

In 2006, CNN introduced a new mode of citizen journalism -- iReport, which allows users to share news stories that wouldn't ordinarily get coverage. ...

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12 Most Memorable Meals and Restaurants of 2010 (SLIDESHOW)

Sue Frause | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Restaurants, Cooking, Food, Slidepollajax, North America, Italy, United States, Cuisine, Food News
Sue Frause

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Qatar and Sheikha Mozah's Vision Extends Further Than the World Cup

Taufiq Rahim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, Sheikha Mozah, Qatar, World Cup, Middle East, Lakdar Brahimi, North America, Lebanon, Algeria, Ghana, 2022, Barack Obama, Tariq Ramadan, The Wrong Decision Was Made, Europe, Syria, World News
Taufiq Rahim

When Qatar was awarded the World Cup for 2022 it was viewed derisively in many Western capitals. Its victory, however, was not just its own.

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12 Places to Take in America's Waters

Farryn Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Hotels, Awareness, America, Water Pollution, Water, Blog-Action-Day, Environment, North America, Blog Action Day, Travel, Oceans, Travel News
Farryn Weiner

In honor of Blog Action Day, we're celebrating the beautiful bodies of water that make up the American Landscape -- and our favorite places to sit back and enjoy the view.

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Asia's Wealthy Surpass Europe's For First Time: North American Rich Still On Top

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wealthiest, India, South America, North America, Richest, Wealthy, Stocks, Trillion, Rich, Europe, Asia, Real Estate, China, Business News

SINGAPORE — The wealth of rich Asians has surpassed Europe's millionaires for the first time as the region's stock and property prices rebounded...

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Toronto Rises as the New Capital of Cool

Lauri Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Luminato Festival, Toronto, Betty Ann Jordan, Caribana, Toronto Film Festival, Javier Mariscal, Queens Park, Art Fairs, North America, Music Festivals, Flag International, Contact Photo Festival, Gladstone Hotel, Lauri Lyons, Nxne, Travel, African Trilogy, Canada, Flash Forwrd, Flag: An American Story, Conscious Food Festival, Origin, Thompson Hotel, Vacation, G-20 Summit, Brooklyn, Cuisine, Art Tourism, Art, Summer Festivals, Tourism, India, Immigration, Greece, Portugal, China, Caribbean, Africa, Travel News
Lauri Lyons

If your idea of Canada is dominated by maple syrup, hockey, flannel shirts or the G-20 Summit, it's time to discover Toronto as the new capitol of Cool.

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nasa, Coronal Mass Ejection, Super Flare, Energy, Earth, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Bp, Gulf of Mexico, Climate, Health, Water, Lighting, Food, Weather, Health Care, Shelter, Mobility, Safety, Transportation, National Security, Security, Communication, Hot Star, Soho, Star, Solar Flare, Sun, BP Oil Spill, Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, Green, Green Energy, Green Living, Sustainability, Battery Life, Smart Grid, Batteries, Electromagnetic Pulse, Electromagnetic Radiation, Emp, Bahamas, Europe, Telegraph, Jamaica, Solar Energy, Solar Maximum, US, Latin America, Solar Cycle, Carrington Event, Hawaii, Cuba, Cme, Brown Dwarf, Space Environment Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Sec, Substation, Generator, Transformer, Switching Equipment, National Grid, Electricity, Quebec, Canada, Ground Cover, Herbicides, Catastrophe, Exxon Valdez, Hemp, High-Altitude ElectroMagnetic Pulse, Magnetic Field, Electric Field, X-Ray, Magnetosphere, Fuel, Emergency, Radioactive, Gps, Cell Phones, Mobile Phones, Automatic Teller Machines, Credit Cards, Atm, Cash, New Jersey, 1989, Geomagnetic Axis, Heliosphere, North America, 1859, Civilisation, Alternative Energy, Infrastructure, Off Grid, Community, Astronomy, Microprocessors, Technology News
DK Matai

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Indy 500 weekend brings out special radio show guests

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Car Nut Show, Charlotte, Toyota, Jim Peltz, Www.TalkRadioOne.Com, Lexus, Nascar, Stp, Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, World Racing Roundup, Andy Granatelli, Coca-Cola 600, Los Angeles Times, Ken Bensinger, Mario Andretti, Abc, Fox, Turkey, Istanbul, Canadian Grand Prix, Formula 1, North America, Business News
Steve Parker

Join us Saturday at 11am Pacific /2pm Eastern for THE CAR NUT SHOW and Sunday at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern for WORLD RACING ROUNDUP on www.TalkRadioOne....

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Great Depression, 1929 Stock Market Crash, European Union, Financial Crisis, Europe, Euro Crisis, European Central Bank, Great Depression, Russia, India, United Kingdom, Spain, United States, Deflation, IMF Bailout, Eurozone, Inflation, The Great Reset, Ireland, Greece, Global Financial Crisis, Portugal, Global Economic Collapse, Piigs, Debt, National Debt, Greece Debt, Greece Debt Crisis, Corporate Bonds, Corporate Greed, International Monetary Fund, Income, Unemployment Rate, Livelihood, Living Standards, Volcano, Keynesian Economics, John Maynard Keynes, Latin America, North America, Middle East, Sovereign Debt Crisis, Business News
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Meet the Amazing Aroon Shivdasani of NYC's Indo-American Arts Council

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jews, Rabindranath Tagore, Jawaharlal Nehru, Pakistan, Salaam Bombay!, Punjabi, Sundaram Tagore, Hindus, Mira Nair, Sesame Street India, Indian Diaspora, Oiww, Bengali, Sikhs, Indian Consulate New York, Mumbai, Indian Classical Music, Aroon Shivdasani, Christians, New York Philharmonic, Jeffrey Sachs, Iona College, Indian Independence, Slumdog Millionaire, Barack Obama, Spanglish, U.S.S.R., Parsis, British, Danny Boyle, Amelia, Upper East Side, M.F.Husain, Broadway, Mahatma Gandhi, Ravi Shankar, Cold War, Hindi, 1947, Vishakha Desai, Indra Nooyi, Global Citizen, Doris Day, Isheeta Ganguly, Telugu, North America, Earth Institute, Salman Rushdie, Manvendra Singh Gohil, Indian-Americans, Urdu, Harold and Kumar, Buddhists, United States, Asia Society, Non-Aligned Nations, Queens, Indo-American Arts Council, Rockefeller Foundation, New York City, Royal House of Rajpipla, India Unveiled, Daily Kos, Thought Leader, Tamil, Mississippi Masala, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Columbia University, Haitian Earthquake Relief, Muslims, Nuclear Weapon State, Baha'is, Bollywood, Zubin Mehta, Orphans International Worldwide, Sanjay Gupta, Jains, Gujarati, Indo-Americans, New York News
Jim Luce

Indo-American Arts Council founder and executive director Aroon Shivdasani has lived all over the world but has called New York home for about half he...

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Wadi Abou Jamil: Stories About the Jews of Beirut

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Syria, Egypt, Europe, Sephardic, Lebanon, Cyprus, Hezbollah, Ashkenazi, Talmud Torah School, Dr. Farhi, Shiite, Gamalo Mezrahi, Ambassador Yitzhak Levanon, Muslim, Nada Abdelsamad, Middle East, North America, Alliance Israelite School, Jordan, Magen Abraham Synagogue, BBC Arabic Service, Beirut Jews, Lebanese Civil War, Wadi Abou Jamil, Holocaust, Palestine, Six-Day War, Zionist, Dar Annahar, Israel, Sheila Cohen, Dr. Shams, Christian, Mediterranean, Abadis, Attiyehs, Shoas, Sourours, Salamons, Shreims, Lizbonehs, Tagers, Sassons, Linados, Basals, Sakkals, Zeitunes, World News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Riveting is an understatement. The beautifully recounted stories about Beirut's Jews are enlightening, but beg for details about community members w...

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2010 Census Count Begins: Noorvik, Alaska, Records First Household

AP | RACHEL D'ORO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Census, 2010 Census, Alaska, Alaska Village, 2010, North America, United States, Noorvik, Home News

NOORVIK, Alaska — One down, more than 309 million to go. U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Groves on Monday began the 2010 count of the nation...

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Legalize It and I Will Industrialize It: Industrial Hemp Is the Engine to Kickstart This Economy

Anna Brones | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vote Hemp, Oregon, North America, Hemp, Living Harvest, Marijuana, Drug Enforcement Administration, Industrial Hemp, Reefer Madness, Livity, Naturally Advanced Technologies, Ecotextiles, Green News
Anna Brones

Multipurpose and versatile -- hemp makes its way into everything from ice cream to paint to clothing -- hemp could be called the wonder resource.

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Method Man Could Face Time for Back Taxes

Essence | Essence | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Staten Island-North America, North America, Home News

Wu-Tang Clan rapper Method Man, 38, is the latest celebrity to be wanted by the IRS. According to the New York Post, the Staten Island, New York, ...

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Porshe Sales Jump 18 Percent

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: North America, Car Sales, Numbers, Statistics, Sales, Luxury Car Sales, Porsche Cars North America, Porshe Sales, Porshe, Detroit, Luxury Cars, Porsche Cayman, Monthly Sales, Cars, Business News

NEW YORK - Porsche Cars North America Inc. said Tuesday that its November sales increased 18 percent compared to the same month last year on stronger ...

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Shock And Caw: Pesky Starlings Sill Overwhelm

AP | MIKE STARK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Birds, Starlings, Starling Flocks, Pests, North America, Bird Strikes, Most Hated Bird, Shakespeare, Poison, Green News

SALT LAKE CITY — The next time the sky darkens with a flock of noisy unwelcome starlings, blame Shakespeare – or, better yet, a few of his...

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