Construction crane collapses in New York City
A crane has collapsed at a Manhattan construction site.
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Up, up and away… skydiver’s £6m dream vanishes into thin air
It was supposed to be another giant leap for man. It was more of a giant misstep.
Obama to ‘complete circle’ in Iowa as final votes loom
His eyes turned more than ever toward John McCain and the national election contest, Barack Obama will make a symbolic return trip to Iowa tonight even as results from the primary votes in Kentucky and Oregon begin to flow in.
White House vs white bear: Judge says Bush must decide whether to save the polar bear as the ice melts
It’s a classic stand-off between one of the world’s best loved animals and one of its most unpopular leaders, between the planet’s largest bear and its most powerful man. And it comes to a head this week.
Obama wins key primary after pastor controversy
Barack Obama secured a healthy victory in North Carolina’s presidential
primary election last night, according to network television predictions.
However, he appeared locked in a tight race in Indiana, with most exit
surveys pointing to a win in the state for his opponent Hillary Clinton.
White working class vote still eludes Obama
It may have been Kentucky Derby weekend, but it was that other horse race in America – the political one between the rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination – that continued to demand attention yesterday with two more do-or-die primary contests set for tomorrow in Indiana and North Carolina.
Helicopters shatter peace in the Hamptons
It’s Friday evening, the sun is blushing and you are chit-chatting with your
guests, chilled mojitos at the ready. This is the ritual of arriving in the
Hamptons, your weekend getaway from Manhattan from May until September. But
all is not as it should be in paradise. "Sorry, what was that? I CAN’T
HEAR YOU!"