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Car that uses 10,000 cups of espresso as fuel!
Jem Stansfield, a BBC presenter, will drive from London to Manchester to test an experimental car, which runs on coffee...


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Explosion by "Underwear Bomber" could not have blown up plane
An experiment conducted by a BBC documentary team has proven that even if the "Underwear Bomber" had exploded his device on Christmas day, 2009, the Airbus A330 would have...
Hp Aims For 'amazing' With Ad Campaign
PC market leader , is embarking on a new effort designed to juice up its image among people who may see it only as a traditional printer manufacturer. Developed by the ad...
Pepsi's World Cup Campaign Infiltrates Viral Chart
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Coke may be the official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, but Pepsi's 2.5-minute "Oh Africa" is the first World Cup ad to make the viral chart, and portends well...
2-second Video Clip In Toyota Report Causes Headache For Abc News
NEW YORK — For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles. The network's handling of...
<strong>abc News: </strong>7.2: Strongest Aftershock Yet Hits Quake-ravaged Chile
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera is urging citizens along the coast to move quickly to higher ground following five strongly felt aftershocks, including the biggest since last month's 8.8-magnitude...
<strong>abc News: </strong>deadline, Doa: Could Dems Derail Obama's Health Care Push?
health care bill, but serious questions remain as to whether the final legislation can be passed by President Obama's deadline of March 18, when he departs for Indonesia and...
<strong>mcclatchy Newspapers: </strong>commentary: No Reason For Obama To Backtrack On 9-11 Trials
At some point in the next week, President Obama is expected to announce whether he's decided to backtrack on his decision to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-admitted mastermind of the 9/11...
Florida Citrus Sports, Espn Ink 8-year Tv Pact
Bowl through 2018. According to a release, the 2011 Capital One Bowl will be shown on ESPN Jan. 1 and may be simulcast on ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile TV. William T. Dymond, president, CEO and...
Browser Ballot Not On Tap For Asia
Opera Software, the chief complainant in the European Commission browser case against Microsoft, will not be pushing for a similar action in the Asia-Pacific region. The Mozilla Foundation's Open to...
Pink Floyd Wins Court Fight On Downloads
Rock band Pink Floyd has won a court battle against downtrodden EMI that will force the record company to stop selling the band's individual songs as...
Layoffs Hit Bloomberg Bizweek
Around 25 Bloomberg BusinessWeek staffers are being let go today as the title continues its integration with new owner Bloomberg LP. Those being pink-slipped are art and editorial staffers....
Staff Cuts Hit 'bloomberg Bizweek'
- Lucia Moses, Mediaweek Approximately 25 Bloomberg BusinessWeek staffers are being let go today as the title continues its integration with new owner Bloomberg LP. Those being pink-slipped...
Iger Keeps Options Open For Abc
Bob Iger At Disney's annual shareholders meeting, CEO Bob Iger didn't dismiss the idea of selling ABC and rebuked one of the company's classic animated films. Calling the movie "antiquated"...
Carol Bartz Wants Yahoo To Move Faster
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- A year into her tenure as Yahoo CEO, Carol Bartz attended one of the advertising industry's annual gatherings, the 4A's Transformation confab in San Francisco. Much like the...
<strong>mcclatchy Newspapers: </strong>florida Bill Pushes To Ban Sale Of Exotic Reptiles
As a bill banning the sale and trade of Burmese pythons and other invasive reptiles came up for a vote at a House committee hearing Wednesday, sponsor Rep. Trudi Williams made a mockly stern request:...
Motorola Bringing Bing To China, Via Android
With Google's future in China uncertain, Motorola and Microsoft cut a deal to put the software giant's Bing search engine on Android handsets in China. In...
2-second Video In Toyota Report Causes Headache For Abc News
NEW YORK — For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles. The network's handling of...
2-second Video Causes Headache For Abc News
NEW YORK — For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles. The network's handling of...
<strong>mcclatchy Newspapers: </strong>loggerhead Turtles Should Have 'endangered' Status, Scientists Say
With loggerhead nestings on Atlantic beaches continuing to trend down, federal scientists have proposed the sea turtles' designation be changed from "threatened" to the more critical "endangered." ...
Wearing Your Stickybit On Your Sleeve, Or Elsewhere
Barcode-based advertising has been around for a while, but Stickybits stands out because of the consumer-friendly, do-it-yourself angle that it puts on the concept. "When you solve a very compelling...
Chasing Groupon, Livingsocial Raises $25 Million
LivingSocial , announced Thursday that it's raised $25 million in a Series B funding round geared strictly toward growth and expansion. The round was led by U.S. Venture Partners with participation...
<strong>abc News: </strong>biden: Us Has 'no Better Friend' Than Israel
U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, and his wife Dr. Jill Biden, right, are seen during their visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. The U.S. will back...
<strong>abc News: </strong>liz Cheney Group Defends Attack On Holder, 'al Qaeda 7'
Keep America Safe , an advocacy group led by Cheney, criticizes Holder for not disclosing details about Justice Department lawyers who have previously defended alleged terrorists. ...
<strong>mcclatchy Newspapers: </strong>kansas City To Shutter 26 Schools
A split Kansas City school board tonight approved a historic plan to close 26 schools after turning back an effort to take several buildings off the list. By a vote of 5-4, the board ushered in...
35 Arrested In Ontario For Child Pornography
TORONTO - A massive child pornography investigation has led to dozens of arrests across Ontario -- including five people under 18 -- and the identification of two young victims. The effort -- part...
Google Tries To Make Its Rss Reader Fun, Too
(Credit: Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET) I've happily used RSS readers for years, but I'm not only an information junkie, I'm a professional information junkie. But I'm one of those people...
<strong>abc News: </strong>is Al-qaida Changing Tactics?
(AP) On Christmas Day, a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit tried to blow up the plane with plastic explosives in his underwear. He failed, yet the very attempt shook the...
<strong>abc News: </strong>india: The World's Next Economic Powerhouse?
(AP) "We are facing a major problem," said Farooq, a senior executive at Marvel Gloves Industries, which produces 3 million pairs of gloves a month, most used in industrial production in India....
Garciaparra Joins Espn, Retires With Red Sox
Nomar Garciaparra rejoined the Red Sox for one day and then retired, ending a 14-year career in which he won two batting titles with Boston and became beloved in the...
Lgbt Researcher Calls For Action To Combat Cyberbullying
reported , a recent survey by researchers at Iowa State University found that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth are more likely to experience cyberbullying than their heterosexual...
Two-second Video Causes Headache For Abc News
ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles. The network's handling of a February 22 "World News" story about potential problems with computer...
Marketers, Get Back To Boring
Warning: This column may put you to sleep. Yes, this is a pattern. Early last year I called for a "slow marketing" moment. Late last year, I suggested we fixate on three basic words to survive...
Headlines In Major Iranian Newspapers
** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL - President: Occupiers behind Afghan insecurity ** IRAN NEWS - IRGC to display power to armed outlaws ** IRAN DAILY - Unwavering support for Afghan people, government **...
<strong>abc News: </strong>haim: The Latest Child Star To Die Young
Haim , who most recently starred in the A&E reality series "The Two Coreys" with fellow '80s icon Corey Feldman, spoke about fighting his drug addiction. "I feel like ... I ruined myself to the...
<strong>mcclatchy Newspapers: </strong>supporters Of Georgia Bill: Abortion Providers Are Racist
ATLANTA — A bill that would criminalize race-based abortions narrowly cleared committee at the Georgia Capitol Wednesday evening, drawing the Georgia General Assembly closer to a full-blown...
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WASHINGTON - On Christmas Day, a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit tried to blow up the plane with plastic explosives in his underwear. He failed, yet the very attempt shook...
Senator Ensign's Office Responds To New Allegations Reported By New York Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The New York Times reports that investigators have new evidence that Sen. John Ensign tried to find lobbying work for the husband of his former mistress. The revelations came in...