Someone put together the above link as a parody of Google News (which I use a lot) which reports that many of the world’s most intractable problems have been solved.
Great stuff all around, a few examples…
China Withdraws from Tibet, with Apologies
Guardian Unlimited – 1 hour ago
BEIJING (AP) In a solemn ceremony attended by President Obama and the Dalai Lama, China officially restored Tibet to the Tibetan people and pledged to undo as much of the damage as…
“Lost” Buddhist texts returned from secret Beijing storehouse Aljazeera.net
Dalai Lama, Panchen Lama to reunite in Lhasa BBC News
Forbes – Voice of America – Bloomberg – Reuters.uk
all 1,263 news articles »———–
Amtrak Expansion Bill Approved by Senate
New York Times – 2 hours ago
The Leahy-Kyl Transportation Act passed handily in the Senate this afternoon in a 92-5 bipartisan triumph, with its companion House bill poised for approval tonight. Efforts to improve Amtrak to “Japanese levels of service” are expected to begin as soon…
AZ solar fields a key source of railway energy Arizona Republic
Not your father’s Amtrak: New trains quiet, clean, and fast Business Day
StreetsBlog – Forbes – WNBC – WNYC
all 3465 news articles »—————
Long-awaited spray-on solar coating now available
VNUNet.com – 2 hours ago
Going off grid just got a whole lot easier. For an average of $285 per home, you can now go solar using SolarKote spray, on shelves this week nationwide. For every 10 kilowatt-hours you need (the typical US home uses 35.3 daily), cover a 4’x8′ sheet of plywood with the spray and attach it to …
Rural third-world hospitals cool off to first-ever air conditioners Christian Science Monitor
Could solar unseat wind as dominant energy source? TIME
BusinessWeek – InformationWeek – Monsters and Critics.com – E-Commerce Times
all 6239 news articles »—————
Barry Bonds’ secret: I owe it all to yoga
USA Today – 1 hour ago
(AP) After enduring years of speculation, slugger Barry Bonds put an end to the steroid rumors with his revelation that he’s secretly been practicing yoga. With thanks to his guru, Bonds confessed that he hid his years of yoga training to avoid taunts from…
Namaste, Mr. Bonds! Washington Post
Cleared Bonds pledges millions to preserve yoga scriptures ESPN.com
Houston Chronicle – MLB.com – Washington Times – SBR Forum
all 4174 news articles »————
UPDATE: Here is an explanatory page from the author.
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