Archive for September, 2011
Infant Fees Cost More Than Airline Fares, Reveals Skyscanner
EDINBURGH, Scotland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A study by Skyscanner.net has revealed that parents flying with some airlines may be spending more on infant fees than the cost of a full adult fare.
Diana Nyad presses ahead in Cuba-Florida swim
By Kevin Gray MIAMI | Sat Sep 24, 2011 4:42pm EDT MIAMI (Reuters) – American long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad stroked in the Florida Straits on Saturday, enduring stinging sea creatures as she pressed ahead in her latest bid to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. Nyad, 62, [...]
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Auction for Haiti raises nearly $14 million
NEW YORK | Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:45pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – An art auction featuring works by Jeff Koons, Jasper Johns and Chuck Close for relief efforts in Haiti raised nearly $14 million and set records for four artists, according to Christie’s. The sale of 27 works by 26 contemporary artists exceeded its [...]
Arkansas police want to talk to man about toe sucking
By Suzi Parker LITTLE ROCK, Ark | Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:22pm EDT LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) – Arkansas police want to talk to a man who came to be known as the Toe Suck Fairy in the 1990s, following a fresh spate of incidents by an assailant who approached women seeking to suck their [...]
