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This week, President Barack Obama is visiting Britain, France, Poland and Ireland, which is the first stop on his European tour and the site of a driving snafu today in which the presidential stretch, armored Cadillac got stuck on a ramp. Whoops. (See video above … via HuffPo) Obviously, chief among the commander in chief’s [...]

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The New York Times is providing fantastic coverage of the still-lingering volcanic ash cloud that has been severely disrupting — and in most places completely halting — air traffic in Europe since the Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted in Iceland on Wednesday. Here is the Times‘ graphic showing just how widespread the airport closures have been. Over [...]

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Aviation authorities throughout the UK, France, Scandinavia and other parts of Europe were forced to halt all flights today as a giant plume of volcanic ash blow over the continent. The Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland erupted Wednesday, causing some flooding and general inconvenience domestically, but the lingering and drifting cloud has caused the most problems. [...]

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If you’re facing unemployment and are trying to pursuade your employer to ante up a payoff you feel you deserve, threatening to blow up your workplace may not be the best idea. But for workers at New Fabris car parts plant in Chatellerault, France, it seemed like the only option. The workers gave a deadline [...]

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