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From the Newspaper: Online Digest for July 10, 2009

Chris Boutet — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Online extras Get your business ready Is your small business ready for the recovery? Join Scotiabank’s David Wilton and Warren Jestin for a live chat on Wednesday, July 15, at 1 p.m. ET. Send questions in advance to smallbusiness@nationalpost.com MMA...(read more)

Newfoundland fishing crew catches 328-pound halibut

Ron Nurwisah — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:13:00 GMT

Photo: From left to right, Sam LaCosta, Blair Payne, Roger LaCosta and Tracy LaCosta pose with their trophy fish. (Tracy LaCosta) By Natalie Alcoba A fishing crew from Campbell’s Creek, N.L., had been out on the still waters of Bay St. George for a few...(read more)

What the #!%*?... is the deal with the G8's emissions plan?

Chris Boutet — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:55:00 GMT

In this occasional feature, the National Post tells you everything you need to know about a complicated issue. Today: Megan O’Toole examines the contentious G8 plan to slash greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050 . Plan? What plan? In a historic meeting, the...(read more)

Just nod: Women spend nearly one year deciding what to wear, study says

Karen Hawthorne — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:05:00 GMT

Deciding on what to wear — especially for a woman — takes plenty of time and consideration. Image counts and the fashion-wheel constantly is churning out new rules and preferences to keep women on their toes when it comes to looking their best. It's...(read more)

Forget swine flu, scientists warn of pig ebola

Shane Dingman — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:43:00 GMT

That's right, scientists are worried that ebola — the disease that featured prominently in the haemorrhagic fever dreams of several Hollywood movies — may have found a new vector into the human population, your friendly neighbourhood porkers. Reuters...(read more)

Burger King uses Hindu god in meat sandwich ad

Scott Maniquet — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:00:00 GMT

In the latest of a string of ads that have been called offensive, Burger King used the Hindu goddess Lakshmi on in-store ads for meat sandwiches sold in Spain. (It is unclear which meat is used in the sandwich. Advertising Age says ham , the Telegraph...(read more)

Chicago cemetery graves dug up and resold: police

Karen Hawthorne — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:31:00 GMT

Now for a shot of creepy news of the day. We've heard stories of new subdivisions cropping up over reported ancient Indian burial grounds — remember the film Poltergeist ? But the deeds of these Chicago-area cemetery workers mark a new low in human...(read more)

Going Postal: Getting along like a house on fire, baseball liposuction and death by chocolate

Mary Vallis — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:09:00 GMT

Ah, revenge is sweet... ...and sometimes tangy. A Chicago woman has found her Chevrolet Impala repeatedly slathered in barbeque sauce and pickles . She has a hunch it’s payback for because another woman is interested in her man. We say make the most of...(read more)

GOP sex scandals: Before there was Mark Sanford, there was John Ensign

Shane Dingman — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:18:00 GMT

The L.A. Times has a fine summary of the latest in that other sex-scandal involving a Republican politician: The sex scandal engulfing Sen. John Ensign deepened Wednesday after his former mistress' husband made new allegations about the relationship...(read more)

News Roundup: G8 grinds on, China to 'unite and educate' Uighurs and Holy Host Harper!

Shane Dingman — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:19:00 GMT

Making news this morning: The G8 trundles onward , U.S. President Barack Obama said at the summit on Thursday there is still time to close the gap with developing powers on climate change , after the UN chief criticized the G8 for not going hard enough...(read more)

Harper almost does it again: Late for G8 group photo

Shane Dingman — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:30:00 GMT

Photo: Leaders of G8 and developing nations look on as Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, is the last to arrive for a family photo during the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, July 9, 2009. Jason Reed/Reuters It's almost beyond belief, but Canada's...(read more)

From the Newspaper: Online Digest for July 9, 2009

Chris Boutet — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMT

FP Advice live chat Is your small business ready for the recovery? Join Scotiabank’s David Wilton and Warren Jestin for a live chat on Wednesday, July 15, at 1 p.m. ET. Send questions in advance to smallbusiness@nationalpost.com Blogs Right of way Is...(read more)

What's next? Scientists make sperm, men not needed for reproduction

Karen Hawthorne — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:45:00 GMT

News from the journal Stem Cells and Development : Researchers in Newcastle, England say they've created the world's first human sperm in a lab. But it will take five years before the technique will be perfected. Who needs a sperm bank daddy,...(read more)

Pakistan president admits his country has created terrorist groups

Scott Maniquet — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:05:00 GMT

With his military (with help from the U.S) still thick in battle with the Taliban , Pakistan's president Asif Zardari seems to be reflecting on some old adages like 'the chickens are coming home to roost' and 'don't play with fire...(read more)

Iranians try out novel 'strike'; reports say regime is torturing reformists

Shane Dingman — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:37:00 GMT

AFP reports New York-based Human Rights Watch said it has gathered numerous accounts from Iranian detainees detailing mistreatment and coerced confessions. HRW said that the Tehran government has a history of subjecting political prisoners to beatings...(read more)