Peter Pae Los Angeles Times American Airlines to charge for checked baggage Passengers will be charged $15 for their first piece of luggage. The airline, blaming high fuel costs, also plans other fee hikes, domestic flight cutbacks and layoffs. | BBC News Design revamp for '$100 laptop' The wraps have been taken off the new version of the XO laptop designed for schoolchildren in developing countries. The revamped machine created by the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project looks like an e-book and has had its price slashed to $75 p... |
Compensation fund for airline wind-ups rejected news.gov.hk Airline Customer Satisfaction Lowest in 7 Years Susanna Alfonso IBTimes Another gherkin for me, please Alexandra Hudson Reuters HK, Shenzhen sign airport agreement news.gov.hk | YouTube rebuffs American senators's demands to remove Islamist videos Timothy B. Lee Ars Technica 3's key to mobile broadband to open doors Stephen Withers IT Wire Microsoft to tempt buyers with cash back Amanda Andrews The Times Top 10 Tools to Get Blogging Done Life Hacker |
 Being deprived of sleep even for one night makes the brain unstable and prone to sudden shutdowns akin to a power failure - brief lapses that hover between sleep and wakefulness, according to researchers. | ANDREA JAMES Seattle Post-Intelligencer Publisher sues over new Amazon policy In response to a change in Amazon.com Inc.'s publishing policy for certain types of books, an independent Maine publisher has filed a lawsuit seeking class-action status against the Seattle online retailer. |
Medical marijuana: How much is enough? Carol M. Ostrom The Seattle Times Higher asthma rates in first-born kids linked to pregnancy conditions: study The Canadian Press Teen blood donors experience more complications Will Dunham Reuters 13 birds with West Nile found in Orange County in May David Reyes Los Angeles Times Nanotechnology cancer risk found Alan Zarembo Los Angeles Times | Consumers cut driving but not diets Timothy Gardner Reuters Lobster fishermen end protests, confident they'll fish crab Richard Dooley Canada.com Corporate Express agrees to acquire Lyreco for 1.731 bln euros Aaron Gray-Block Forbes.com Senate panel OKs homeowner rescue package The Washington Times Thomson Reuters takes axe to 835 positions JANET MCFARLAND The Globe and Mail |
 Myanmar will not allow U.S. naval ships and helicopters poised off its shore to deliver aid to cyclone victims, according to state-controlled media Wednesday which cited fears of an American invasion aimed at grabbing the country's oil reserves. | Monica Guzman Seattle Post-Intelligencer Loni Anderson's new husband a Seattle-born folk singer In case you missed it ... Loni Anderson married yet another guy over the weekend. This time, Burt Reynolds' blond bombshell ex tied the knot with a Seattle native. |
Iceland tops list of peaceful nations, U.S. 97th Sue Pleming The Raw Story South Africa attacks reach Durban BBC News 'Iran's nuke program may spur arms race' The Jerusalem Post | 'American Idol' changed Seattle stars' lives for the better ATHIMA CHANSANCHAI Seattle Post-Intelligencer Bruce Lee to hit Broadway The Standard David Climbs to the Top of American Idol Natalie Finn E! Online |
 SEATTLE (AP) - Former SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz has added a third claim to a lawsuit that seeks to void the team's 2006 sale to new owners who are planning to move the Sonics to Oklahoma City. | news.gov.hk Int'l Arts Carnival to launch July 11 The Leisure & Cultural Services Department will present the annual International Arts Carnival July 11 to August 17, featuring more than 380 events for family enjoyment by 15 overseas and 28 local performing groups. |
Manchester United are Champions of Europe; Man Utd win 6-5 on penalties against Chelsea Phil McNulty BBC News Mike Piazza announces his retirement from baseball Bob Nightengale USA Today Rush, Reid for Tesco Clinics Bangkok Post Raimon Land takes over racing in the Gulf PETER CUMMINS Bangkok Post Thongchai, Chapchai join Wentworth test Bangkok Post | Bruce Lee to hit Broadway The Standard L'Empereur du Chant DiscoverHongHong Archives to reopen after flood The StarPhoenix Cultural Nomad Lifestyle Hong Kong |
JAMES BARRON Yahoo! Finance Biotech Company to Auction Chances to Clone a Dog A California company is planning a string of online auctions next month to clone five dogs, with the bidding to start at $100,000. Scientists consider dogs among the most difficult animals to clone because they have an unusual reproductive biology... | Flickr Kama Sutra For IT People |
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Manager Online Wooden supercar A US designer is working on the world's first wooden supercar. Joe Harmon, 27, started the project with other students at North Carolina State University to see whether it was possible to build a performance car out of wood. | |
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