The Associated Press reports here at the WP website: Those sleep-deprived, multitasking drivers clutching cell phones, fiddling with their radios or applying lipstick apparently are involved in an awful lot of crashes. Distracted drivers were involved in nearly eight out of 10 collisions or near-crashes, says a study released Thursday by the government.
The Washington Post reports here: President Bush today urged China to use its growing influence to help resolve disputes with North Korea and Iran over their nuclear programs, and Chinese President Hu Jintao promised to work with the United States toward negotiating a peaceful outcome.Hu’s speech was interrupted by a Chinese woman protester who made [...]
Found at Yahoo News in this article here: Microsoft chairman Bill Gates made a cryptic remark about Internet freedom at a luncheon with Chinese President Hu Jintao, underscoring the sensitivity of the issue.
"This new era of an Internet-based economy also presents new challenges to us all," Gates said in a speech that preceded Hu’s [...]
CNN Money reports here: Brent crude oil jumped to a fresh record high above $74 a barrel on Thursday after a steep drop in U.S. gasoline stocks fueled fears of tight summer supplies at a time of growing anxiety over Iran’s exports.
CNN reports here: A shake-up in U.S. President George W. Bush’s administration widened Wednesday as White House press secretary Scott McClellan announced his resignation and a senior administration official said longtime Bush confidant Karl Rove will no longer oversee policy development.Newsweek Magazine writes here: New White House chief of staff Josh Bolten shows his mantle [...]
Spiegel Online writes here: Switzerland’s Tourist Board has launched an advertising campaign featuring some of the country’s most attractive men to lure Europe’s desparate housewives away from the soccer World Cup this year. But will it work?
The Washington Post writes here: By switching his chief trade negotiator yesterday, President Bush sent a gloomy signal to many trade experts and policymakers about the prospects for achieving significant gains in trade talks with foreign countries anytime soon.
Wired News writes here: Pharmaceuticals that combat alcohol abuse have come a long way since Antabuse. New formulations could make alcoholism easier to beat.
Skin cancer epidemic underway in the US. Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: There is an unrecognized epidemic of skin cancer underway in the United States, the American Academy of Dermatology warns.