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The American dream has always been that even those with humble roots can end up wealthy.The American dream is what has motivated generations of Americans - natives and immigrants alike - to work hard and play by the rules.And as Michael Moore wrote in ...

According to the intro to her brilliant 2005 album, the Swedish pop ass kicker Robyn has "split the atom" and "invented the x-ray," and is the "world record holder with a high score of two gazillion in Tetris." And while those claims may be (slightly) dubious, ...

Nord Stream has secured 3.9 billion euros in financing allowing it to start building a pipeline to pump Russian natural gas to Europe under the Baltic Sea. The Financial Times reported on Tuesday that the funds will come from 26 banks with loan guarantees secured for 80% of the financing ...

Biosensors (B20.SG) has gained 1.9% at 79.5 cents in active trade as investors relook at stock after 8.2% fall since beginning March, reported Dow Jones Newswires. Recent weakness triggered partly by concerns over heart stent maker’s distribution business in Germany following Medtronics’ acquisition of Invatec, an affiliate Krauth Cardiovascular, ...

Lady Gaga is going to make a tour at Northe Amerca which will be held this June. It comes under the name of Monster Ball Tour. The singer just released her epic Video for “Telephone.” The tour will start on June 28 in Montreal. Tickets are already available for sale. Virgin ...

Stockholm Syndrome Tour Blog Part 10: SoCal, Arizona & Colorado Another report from tour manager Danny Owen: Stockholm Syndrome After a short trip down from L.A. the band found themselves near San Diego and ready to go for the last show in the state of California. ...

In May, the Hold Steady will drop Heaven Is Whenever, their "less anthemic and more complex" fifth album. Rough Trade will release it in Europe on May 3, and Vagrant will drop ...

After a few months spent touring Europe, Vampire Weekend returned to North America on their Contra tour, playing Edmonton, Alberta, this weekend. Our photographer Aaron Vanimere was there. Vampire Weekend VIEW MORE FULL-SIZE PHOTOS IN OUR PHOTO BOOK...

Nicolas Sarkozy's party takes a battering in France's regional electionsHE MAY have steeled himself for a poor result in the first round of French regional elections, held on Sunday March 14th. But the outcome for France’s president, Nicolas Sarkozy, must nonetheless have felt crushing. Polls had suggested that his ruling ...

As I pointed out in November:A report by University of California, Berkeley economics professor Emmanuel Saez concludes that income inequality in the United States is at an all-time high, surpassing even levels seen during the Great Depression.The repo...

By: Jim Welte "Hi, how are you?" Nneka Americans hear this greeting several times a day, from co-workers in the hall to the clerk at the corner store. It's assumed to be a swift nod to your presence, not an earnest question, and we ...

1790: John Frederic Daniell, a 19th-century scientific and academic heavyweight, inventor of the first practical electric battery and all-around geek, is born in London, England. Daniell, the son of a prominent London attorney, attended prestigious schools in Europe where he excelled in science — especially when it came to performing experiments ...

Canadian-born actor Ryan Gosling is joining the crusade to save the cluckers of the world from becoming the main course in your next box of Chicken McNuggets. The Oscar-nominated Notebook star just fired off a letter to McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner — on behalf of controversial animal rights group People for ...

GRINGO STAR SIGN TO CARGO RECORDS IN EUROPE, KICK OFF US TOUR THIS WEEKEND Gringo Star 2009 was a busy year for Atlanta's Gringo Star - they toured Europe with...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, followed by a U.K. ...

German electro-punks Atari Teenage Riot had something of a zeitgeist moment in the mid-90s by blurring hardcore punk, jungle, noise, and bloodcurdling screaming, turning all that stuff into a hyperspeed mush that basically forced you (well, me) to stop doing your homework and ...

The HTC Smart, the Taiwanese company’s foremost BREW based cell phone is expected to get launched in India by the end of March. HTC is well known to manufacture Windows Mobile and Android OS based Smartphones. The HTC Smart was priory named as the Touch B, the first ever non-Smartphone by ...

Where employers are most optimistic, and pessimisticIN 27 out of 36 countries surveyed by Manpower, an employment-services firm, more companies said they expected to add jobs in the three months to the end of June than said they reckoned on reducing their workforce. The difference between the proportion of hirers ...

New distribution agreement with ASBIS Enterprises Plc takes Buffalo into new territories.

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM THIRD ALBUM OUT MAY 18 ON DFA/VIRGIN Coachella, Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, Pitchfork Festival Dates Confirmed UK/Euro Headline Dates Continue To Sell Out James Murphy :: LCD Soundsystem LCD Soundsystem has confirmed May 18 as the U.S release date of its as yet untitled third album. ...

Photo by James Cadden This weekend, we learned the sad news that Sparklehorse frontman Mark Linkous had taken his own life. The New York Times reports that Linkous shot himself in the heart in Knoxville, ...