“What art offers is space, a certain breathing room for the spirit,’’ John Updike once wrote. In novels, short stories, essays, and poems, Updike, who died last January, crafted a spacious and brilliantly conceived body of work that placed him among ... Read Full Story
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown waded into the acrimonious dispute between British Airways PLC and its cabin crew on Monday, calling a planned strike by workers "deplorable" and urging union leaders to cancel the walkout.
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Thai PM offers talks with protesters after rally
The Thai capital braced for possible violence as anti-government activists launched Friday what they hope will be one of the country's biggest protests in an effort to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to call new elections.
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Volcano erupts in Iceland, hundreds evacuated
Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beneath a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency said Sunday.
The eruption occurred around 11:30 p.m. Saturday (1930 EDT) beneath the Eyjafjallajokull











































