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ROME (Reuters) – An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell into
a coma, but just hours after he killed himself the woman woke up, Italian media
reported on Saturday.
Recalling the end of "Romeo and Juliet," the 70-year-old man, Ettore,
who had sat by his wife’s bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma
following a [...]

The
Washington
Post today reports that the Defense Department on instructions
from the Defense Secretary, appearantly unhappy with the intelligence
they were getting [...]

MORAKETIYA, Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -A dozen Americans walked into a relief
camp here, showering bereft parents and traumatized children with gifts,
attention and affection. They also quietly offered camp residents something
[...]

So there we were, getting on the Green Line “B” train in Park Street Station, and we couldn’t help noticing that the gentleman sitting opposite us was dressed in a white full-body hazardous materials non-contamination suit, with a big fishbowl helmet and shiny silver gloves. He was carrying some kind of an electronic detector, and [...]

People using wireless high-speed net (wi-fi) are being warned about
fake hotspots, or access points.
The latest threat, nicknamed evil twins, pose as real hotspots but are
actually unauthorised base stations, say Cranfield University experts.
Once logged onto [...]

It
is always gratifying when one of our ridiculous rants is immediately
ratified by an unrelated local news story. It was just yesterday that
we (the Dowbrigade
[...]

It
is always gratifying when one of our ridiculous rants is immediately
ratified by an unrelated local news story. It was just yesterday that
we (the Dowbrigade
[...]

ATHENS (Reuters) – A clutch of complaints by U.S. viewers that the
Athens Olympics opening ceremony featured lewd nudity has incensed the
Games chief, who warned American regulators to back off from policing
ancient Greek [...]

Boston
University is the perfect school for Sydney Simpson, daughter of the
Juice. The stereotypical BU student is a semi-smart spoiled rich
kid, and although there are numerous and notable exceptions, the stereotype
[...]

More backlash from the community to the recent revelations of slipshod
containment methodology at Boston University pathogen bio-defense labs:
Boston University and city officials squandered public trust and galvanized
opposition [...]

Details continue to emerge concerning the supposed dirty bomb attack
on Boston. Strange that on the day of the inauguration, the Federal
security apparatus is investigating a possible attack on the home of
the President’s defeated rival. [...]