At the crossroads between east and west in the desert nation of Turkmenistan, a quiet battle is under way for natural gas, oil and influence, and the U.S. and Europe are losing out to China and the Muslim world
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Padma Lakshmi from ‘Top Chef’ is pregnant
“Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi is pregnant with her first child, her publicist confirmed to CNN on Thursday.
Slogan hailing Stalin returns to metro station, draws scorn
Two sentences inscribed above the refurbished entrance hall of Moscow’s Kurskaya metro station are causing great agitation for survivors of Russian labor camps.Yuri Fidelgoldsh, who had five ribs removed after imprisonment six decades ago, is one of the offended survivors. “Stalin reared us on loyalty to the people,” says the inscription above the pristine marble floors of the metro station.
Why the Office Oddball Is Good for Business
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Doctor: Clinging to boat, survivor thought of his mother
Clinging to an overturned boat for two days, Nick Schuyler kept going back to one thought: he didn’t want his mother to attend his funeral, Schuyler’s doctor told reporters Wednesday. “He was in the water for about 46-47 hours,” said Dr.
Dollhouse: Who Does Joss Whedon Think He Is?
Echo has an endlessly challenging job. On one assignment, she might play a hostage negotiator; on another, a midwife; on still another, a woman in love. Then she gets chauffeured to a treatment at a spalike facility filled with warm light and blond wood.