Multiple choice (Guardian Unlimited)
Over the May bank holiday weekend of 2001, British news was dominated by three days of fierce rioting in the Lancashire town of Oldham. The disorders, involving Asians and whites, were the worst on the UK mainland in 15 years....more...Crews Demolish Landmark 'Martini Glass' (NBC 10 Providence)
A Massachusetts coastal landmark is demolished....more... Multiple choice (Guardian Unlimited)
Peter Wilby reports on a bold plan - based on an old idea - to unite communities that are currently segregated...more... Jim Ringo, Phillipsburg, NFL great, dies at 75 (The Express-Times)
Jim Ringo , one of the National Football League's great centers, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and a two-time world champion, in the end saw himself as just another guy from Phillipsburg....more... Market correction has silver linings for most (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Until last Tuesday's 320-point rally on Wall Street, the news on the business pages has sounded pretty grim lately. Stocks are still down 6 percent from their peak this year, and oil is near a record high....more... India seal historic win (BBC News)
Sachin Tendulkar's brilliant 97 helps India beat Pakistan by six wickets to take a winning 3-1 lead in their one-day series....more... KU could be making most surprising national title run ever (The Arkansas City Traveler)
College football has had few truly surprising national champions. Teams with no expectations or pedigree rarely rise up to win the whole thing. Then along comes Kansas, with a chance to become -- maybe -- the most unlikely national champion ever....more... Economic scene: U.S. turmoil has a bright side (International Herald Tribune)
The recent spate of gloomy economic developments probably will not turn out to be as bad as you think....more... Kansas Could Be Making Most Surprising Run Ever (FOX 11 Green Bay)
College football has had few truly surprising national champions. Teams with no expectations or pedigree rarely rise up to win the whole thing....more... |