http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us Amateur British historian, Gavin Menzies, incited headlines around the globe in 2002 with his claim that Columbus was beat to America by Chinese sailors 70 years before. Now, he has set out to clarify the nature of the multitude of... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/997535 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:35:17 -0700 In California's Mojave Desert, British business tycoon Richard Branson has unveiled Virgin Galactica's first space tourism jet that will soon launch high-paying tourists into sub-orbit. The jet unveiled today will act as the base for a spacecraft to be released... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/995316 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:17:56 -0700 After 7 nuclear talks, the UN, EU and US have failed to sway Iran in their pursuit of an enhanced uranium enrichment program. After a brief period of silence, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today that the country has dramatically... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/979859 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:39:53 -0700 Chrysler told its dealer today that the company would no longer offer customers the option to lease its vehicles through the company's finance arm effective August 1. This decision accompanies falling resale values of gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs continue to... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/975157 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:38:22 -0700 Material like wood chips, garbage or crop waste may amount to more than just trash after all - a new industry selling motor fuel from waste has been catapulted into the spotlight by a solution-starved US, with the first commercial... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/968655 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:49:26 -0700 While soy milk is determinedly the more eco-conscious choice, it is not easy to compare it with cow's milk, despite common marketing as a dairy substitute. The two products are very different substances and also require very diverse production processes,... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/957182 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:01:09 -0700 In January, Louisiana state police arrested Baron Pikes, 21, on cocaine charges in Winnfield, LA. After Pikes was handcuffed, officer Scott Nugent tased the young man nine times with a 50,000-volt Taser (as tracked by a computer chip monitoring shocks... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/948621 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:04:54 -0700 In response to an article on Iraq submitted by Democratic nominee Obama, Republican nominee John McCain offered the New York Times a rebuttal opinion article, which, his campaign reports, was politely declined by the prominent news source. Barack Obama's initial... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/939199 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:16:35 -0700 At around 8 A.M. Sunday morning a 32 year old man competing in the New York City Triathlon died after being pulled unconscious from the Hudson River by medical staff patrolling the water who were flagged down by other participants.... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/929667 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:27:51 -0700 Following a highly anticipated meeting between top EU and UN Security Council officials, US Under-Secretary of State, William Burns, and Iranian nuclear negotiators, Iran remains 'silent' in response to the western-backed "freeze for freeze" proposal aimed at suspending its nuclear... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/921544 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:37:54 -0700 Senator John McCain, whose campaign has been extremely discrete with regards to ruminations on possible running mates, has visibly 'made up' with former Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney, with whom he fought bitterly throughout the Republican primary. McCain has said in... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/915490 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:16:17 -0700 The FDA lifted its warning against tomatoes - due to speculation on the source of a large salmonella outbreak - but failed to clear up the actual source of the bacteria. Left in its place was a warning against raw... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/905641 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:02:39 -0700 Citing an agreement with car-makers to gradually replace taxis with hybrid models, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg told the press that the city's fleet of over 10,000 taxis will be going green at a rate 300 replacements per month. This figure... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/900008 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:24:32 -0700 Local produce is rarely a possibility for the inhabitants of large cities such as New York and Shanghai, where the price of real estate far outweighs any savings on transportation, but with the new "vertical farms" proposed by Dickson Despommier,... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/887749 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:57:33 -0700 Former SS Doctor Albert Heim, known to have tortured Jews with exceptionally cruel methods during World War II, is still likely to be alive in Chile, concluded a five day fact finding mission conducted by the Simon Wiesenthal Centre. The... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/881840 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:49:23 -0700 The BBC has found evidence that China is currently aiding Sudan's government militarily in Darfur. The genocidal conflict, mainly between the Sudanese Military and affiliated Janjaweed militia groups and rebel groups such as the Sudanese Liberation Movement and the Justice... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/869247 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:41:08 -0700 Ireland, although it is still the second largest beer market in the world behind the Czech Republic, has seen the consumption of beer decline about 15% since 2001. Despite Guinness's 249 year old flagship brewery in Dublin, Ireland's largest tourist... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/856768 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:59:54 -0700 While many Americans lament the ever rising prices in gas, in reality the US sits near the middle of the pack in terms of price per gallon of gas, says International Research Inc., a Massachusetts relocation consulting firm. US cities... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/851107 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:47:58 -0700 In many countries where abortions are strictly prohibited, such as Northern Ireland among 70 others, women are increasingly turning to an online service called Women on Web which delivers medication to assist in an at-home abortion. The website claims to... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/851022 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:26:13 -0700 With the option to obtain legal marriage licenses as of its June 17 legalization in California, many same-sex couples are making the journey despite laws in their home state. In Wisconsin, the pairs that attempt to obtain the certificate, which... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/847152 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:12:37 -0700