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A sensor is being tested by the Federal Aviation Administration to detect debris that can damage airplane engines on takeoff or even lead to plane crashes.
In the waters not far outside New Orleans, a touch of Cajun flair is called for if you’re stalking the redfish — the king of Bayou Country.
Double-decker buses may come back to New York City’s Fifth Avenue.
The ruling abruptly threw the largest custody case in recent American history into turmoil.
An audit of $8.2 billion spent on contractors in Iraq found that almost none of the payments followed federal rules.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 21, 2008, covering May 23, 2008.
Neil Diamond
Toby Keith
Madonna
Clay Aiken
Mariah Carey
2008Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, Spanish mountaineer (born 1967)[†]
Iñaki Ochoa de Olza was a Spanish climber. Ochoa de Olza took part in more than thirty separate climbing expeditions in the Himalayas over the course of his career, and was involved in more than 200 expeditions as a guide. He climbed 12 of the world's 14 tallest mountains without using oxygen. Ochoa went on record as saying that he did not believe in using oxygen to climb mountains, claiming "if you use oxygen, you are not an alpinist; you are more of an astronaut or a scuba diver.". He died of pulmonary edema in May 2008 while climbing Annapurna.
2008Utah Phillips, American singer-songwriter and poet (born 1935)[†]
Bruce Duncan "Utah" Phillips was an American labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller and poet. He described the struggles of labor unions and the power of direct action, self-identifying as an anarchist. He often promoted the Industrial Workers of the World in his music, actions, and words.
2008The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.[†]
The International Court of Justice, or colloquially the World Court, is the only international court that adjudicates general disputes between nations, and gives advisory opinions on international legal issues as interpretation of international treaties, borders disputes and human rights cases. It is one of the six organs of the United Nations (UN), and is located in The Hague, Netherlands. The ability to file a case before the ICJ is limited exclusively to recognized governments of states.
In 2008, the world population was approximately 6,844,457,662 people[†]