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Don’t believe confessions
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 26/05/2014
» Novels about prison are of a kind. An inmate is scheduled to be executed and someone, usually a newspaper reporter, has reason to believe that he’s innocent. Can he bring the evidence to the governor before the electric chair, gallows, gas chamber or needle snuffs out his life? It’s a race against time.
Gritty Pacers determined to beat the Heat
AFP, Published on 17/05/2014
» Hungry for revenge and inspired by doubters, the Indiana Pacers will try to dethrone the two-time defending champion Miami Heat starting Sunday and win a place in the NBA Finals.
Trailblazers rattled by snake in locker room
AFP, Published on 09/05/2014
» Were the Portland Trailblazers rattled, literally, before their 114-97 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday?
HK brothers plead not guilty to 'Transformers' director extortion
AFP, Published on 04/02/2014
» Two brothers charged with trying to extort nearly $13,000 from Hollywood director Michael Bay while he was shooting the latest "Transformers" film in Hong Kong have pleaded not guilty, local media reported Tuesday.
When an SUV points to a Coupe
Life, Richard Leu, Published on 27/01/2014
» How can it possibly preview the TT?
Technology aims for perfect jump shot, golf swing
AFP, Published on 11/01/2014
» A connected basketball promises to improve your jump shot. Embedded sensors which gather and analyze data offer hope for a better swing in golf, baseball or tennis.
'Ultra HD' takes center stage but skepticism remains
AFP, Published on 08/01/2014
» Television giants at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas are touting the wonders of ultra high-definition screens despite doubts by analysts that people will buy them.
Violence in US holiday shopping 'Black Friday' frenzy
AFP, Published on 30/11/2013
» US shoppers scrambled for bargains as "Black Friday" launched the retail sector's holiday season and triggered sporadic outbreaks of violence across the country.
'Tween-Times tidbits
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 15/11/2013
» If you had suggested a breakfast date five years ago, your friends would probably have looked at you like you'd just suggested they shave their heads. Going out for brunch, let alone breakfast, is hardly part of the Thai lifestyle, with its roots in Western culture. Nevertheless, breakfast and all-day-dining venues have been deluging Bangkok, attracting hordes of trend-followers _ if not the genuinely famished _ with their naked lightbulb decor and staples of egg-based dishes.
Teacher dead, two injured in US school shooting
AFP, Published on 22/10/2013
» A teenager opened fire at a school in the US state of Nevada Monday, killing a teacher and critically wounding two students, police and reports said.