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News Crowd.com [/] The News Service | Thu, 18 01 2007 No softies in Canada's Pillow Fight League (Reuters)

Amateurs take part in a pillow fight during tryouts for the Pillow Fight League (PFL) as referee Sarah Bellum (R) watches during a late night event in Toronto, January 12, 2007. The Pillow Fight League will hold its first live event in the United States in New York City on January 19. REUTERS/J.P. MoczulskiReuters - Toronto's College Street bar district has seen its share of late-night fights, but a recent scrap was a bit out of the ordinary, as a financial journalist in a '50s housewife get-up tried to wallop the daylights out of a 35-year-old part-time waitress -- using a pillow.


Nuclear, climate perils push Doomsday Clock ahead (Reuters)

The 'Doomsday Clock' in a file photo. The scientists who mind the Doomsday Clock on Wednesday moved it two minutes closer to midnight -- symbolizing the annihilation of civilization -- adding the perils of global warming for the first time to acute nuclear threats. (File/Reuters)Reuters - The scientists who mind the Doomsday Clock moved it two minutes closer to midnight on Wednesday -- symbolizing the annihilation of civilization and adding the perils of global warming for the first time.


Iraq resolution may expose GOP divide (AP)

Army Pvts. Oscar Sauceda, left, and Jason Freeman clear a room as they train at Fort Riley, Kansas, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007. Soldiers from the First Division's fourth brigade will deploy to Iraq in the next few weeks as part of President Bush's planned troop surge. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP - A Democrat-driven resolution on Iraq that has attracted the support of at least two Republicans threatens to expose fissures within the GOP over the unpopular war.


White House reverses course on spy program (AP)

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007 Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)AP - A year after disclosure of a domestic spying program that President Bush maintained was within his authority to operate, the administration shifted its position and said it would seek the approval of an independent panel of federal judges.


Lindsay Lohan checks into rehab (AP)

Lindsay Lohan poses as she arrives at the GQ Magazine 2006 Men of the Year dinner, in this Nov. 29, 2006 file photo, in Los Angeles. Lohan has checked into rehab, said the 20-year-old actress in a statement issued Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007 through her publicist. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)AP - Lindsay Lohan has checked into rehab.


BBC licence fee 'to rise by 3%' Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell is expected to announce a 3% rise in the TV licence fee, the BBC learns. Iraqi PM seeks US weapons boost Iraq's need for US troops could fall dramatically if Washington supplies more weapons, Iraq's PM says. Shetty speaks of Brother 'racism' Celebrity Big Brother contestant Shilpa Shetty speaks of her fears that she is the victim of racism. Storms affecting rush hour travel Gales and heavy downpours have started to batter many parts of the UK, affecting rush hour travel. Water firms lift hosepipe ban More than 13 million customers will be able to use hosepipes again as water companies lift their bans. New £625m deal for Premiership The Premiership winners will net an extra £50m from next season thanks to a new £625m overseas TV contract. Vegetative state drug review call The husband of a woman in a persistent vegetative state who was given an experimental treatment has said she would not have wanted the drug. Defra ups carbon offset standards The government is proposing standards for carbon offsetting schemes, in a bid to bring clarity to the industry. Crystal meth made class A drug The highly-addictive club drug crystal meth is reclassified from class B to class A to avert widespread UK use. Apple profits surge on iPod sales Apple reports a 78% jump in quarterly profits thanks to strong Christmas sales of its iPod digital music player. © newscrowd.com п»ї Biblos Internet Consulting • Женский блог • Львів СЃРїРѕСЂС‚ - РІСЃРµ РїСЂРѕ СЃРїРѕСЂС‚ Сѓ Львові • С–РЅ - Львів - що Сѓ Львові • Аренда теплохода - РљСЂСѓРёР·С‹ РїРѕ РњРѕСЃРєРІРµ - Праздник РЅР° реке | Отдых РЅР° теплоходе - Речные РєСЂСѓРёР·С‹ РїРѕ Волге - Навигация 2007 ® 4 / 0