NewsGood news, bad news: U.S. gets in the game, Pistorius guiltyThe earth heals, an expensive scandal investigation, and other stories we give a thumbs up or down to from this week
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NewsGood news, bad newsIn the headlines: Quebec passes right-to-die legislation, and hope for peace in Afghanistan looks faint
GeneralWashington considers border-crossing fee for Canadians entering the U.S.Is Washington really considering a border-crossing fee for Canadians entering the U.S. by land? Or is this a late April Fool’s...
GeneralAfghan Taliban members freed from prison, rejoin insurgencyPeace talks with the Taliban are not exactly rolling along, and the past seven days have offered little new hope. A Pakistani...
General15,000 lose jobs at Hostess as company liquidates assetsMore than 15,000 workers will be out of a job after Twinkie maker Hostess received permission from a U.S. bankruptcy judge to...
GeneralTwinkies in jeopardy as Hostess closes its U.S. plants, seeks bankruptcyHostess, the U.S. maker of nutrition-void foods including Twinkies, Ho Hos and Wonder Bread, has asked a federal court for...
GeneralNo evidence Tamiflu drug prevents flu, says British Medical JournalTamiflu, a drug that has been stockpiled by governments around the world in the event of an influenza pandemic, may do nothing to...
GeneralPentagon moves away from RIM as BlackBerry 10 testing beginsIn more bad news for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, the Pentagon has put out a request for proposal looking to expand its...