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Chattanooga’s downtown waterfront near Ross’s Landing may have more problems than just the popular Passage, officials said Friday.

The city is checking possible structural issues adjacent to the hard concrete edge along the Tennessee River, said Larry Zehnder, parks and recreation administra...

In a Commons hearing this week, Mr Burnham was challenged by backbench MPs as to whether he would intervene in the row.

But the minister told them that whether or not the plans go ahead rests with the BBC Trust, which represents the BBC licence fee payer.

The BBC plans have sparked alarm among regional newspapers who fear they could jeopardise their own on-line operations at a time ...

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Strobe lights and disco balls are about to win over a whole new generation of fans.

Baby Loves Disco, an afternoon dance party for parents and kids to boogie down at a real discotheque, makes its South Florida debut at Fort Lauderdale's Revolution Live nightclub this summer.

The events are like living room dance parties, only they take place in a disco -- with all the trappings, sa...

The finding is based on a study, which found that coffee and cigarette use among AA members is greater than among the general U.S. population.

"Drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes are part of the culture of AA, but we knew little about the degree to which this occurred, how much more prevalent these behaviors were compared to the general American population, or why AA participants actu...

BAGHDAD (AFP) — The Iraqi parliament on Saturday voted for the return of six Sunni ministers to the cabinet of Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, giving a fresh boost to the country's reconciliation programme.

Parliament also voted in four independent candidates as ministers to replace those from the political bloc of radical Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr, which has boycotted t...

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AND THE centrepiece of the AFL's master plan to achieve footy domination in Sydney's west is … a 10,000 capacity stadium in Rooty Hill. Hard to say if the location is appropriate, but the name sure sounds like they're on the right track. 10,000 capacity! So, on one hand, you potentially prove to the hilarity of a national viewing audience that you can't fill a bonsai stadium; and on th...

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When a country shifts from authoritarian rule to democracy it provides a window of opportunity for women to secure wider rights and economic gains, a prominent Brazilian sociologist says.

"These are momen...

North Texas has plenty to offer - even in the woods.

News 8 has learned of a project that will bring artists from around the world here to live in a "compound."

That's right, they would live, work and think in a secluded area, that's right in the middle of Oak Cliff.

Just seven miles from downtown Dallas, things are a lot more interesting than you might think.

An oas...

Teenage patrons of the Windsor Branch of the Jefferson County Public Library will be in for a rare treat Wednesday as the St. Louis Ki Society presents a Japanese sword demonstration.

"It should be interesting," said Patty Lagerman, children's librarian.

Mark Rubbert, executive director of the St. Louis Ki Society, will give a presentation about the Japanese sword called katana and...

BERLIN (AP) — More than 1.5 million revelers danced through the streets of the western German city of Dortmund on Saturday at the annual Love Parade techno music festival.

A roughly one-mile main road was closed in Dortmund to allow the crowd — brightly and scantily clad and mostly young — to dance to techno music blasted from 37 floats. Some 250 DJs were taking part ...

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After an initial settlement in 1833, they began arriving in waves, leaving their mark on the tri-state area. And chances are most modern-day residents don't realize it.

"About 50 percent of the (tri-state area) people who say they are German actually have Luxembourg roots," said Mary Pat Breitfelder, St. Donatus, Iowa, resident and historian for the Luxembourg Society of Iowa.

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BERLIN - More than 1.5 million people danced through the streets of the western German city of Dortmund at the annual Love Parade techno music festival.

Enlarge Photo THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Roberto Pfeil A techno music fan celebrates during the Love Parade in Dortmund, Germany on Saturday, July 19, 2008. The Love Parade takes place in the western German Ruhr district. Stickers on her bra read,...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Commercial Appeal of Memphis was a big winner Saturday in the annual journalism competition sponsored by the Tennessee Associated Press Managing Editors.

For newspapers with more than 40,000 daily circulation, The Commercial Appeal won seven first-place awards: features reporting; sports/outdoors reporting; business news; feature photography; sports photography...