Four cities bid in 2010 Winter Games race
Vancouver and Salzburg lead the list of four official bidders for the 2010 Winter Olympics, with Bern and Pyeongchang joining them after IOC's cut from eight. Andorra La Vella Harbin Jaca and Sarajevo were eliminated. The final decision will come at the Prague session in July 2008.
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Stephen Wilson
Associated Press
Lausanne
Switzerland
Vancouver
British Columbia
Salzburg
Austria
Bern
Pyeongchang
South Korea
International Olympic Committee
Andorra la Vella
Andorra
Harbin
China
Jaca
Spain
Sarajevo
Bosnia-Herzegovina
U.S
IOC
Prague
Czech Republic
Yongpyong
Jack Poole
Canada
Egon Winkler
Kim Nam-soo
Salt Lake City
Europe
Athens
Greece
Torino
Italy
Sunday Flights Stir Lewis Sabbath Tradition Clash
On the Isle of Lewis Free Church worshipers oppose a planned Loganair Sunday flight service from the mainland to Stornoway. The Sabbath observance on the Outer Hebrides limits commerce and recreation, while Loganair cites resident demand and student travel. The airline says flights will be unobtrusive and crews will not be required to work Sundays.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Isle of Lewis
Hebrides
Free Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland
Lewis
Free Church
Stornoway
Loganair
Inverness
Logawair
British Airways
Scott Grier
Tomato Fight In Bunol Ends With Tomato Shower Riot
In Bunol 190 miles southeast of Madrid the Tomatina festival turned chaotic as 132 tons of plum tomatoes were dumped into the main square. Revelers hurled fruit as hoses sprayed the crowd. A rocket signaled the end and residents cleaned up. Local lore says the clash began in the 1940s when youths started a yearly food fight.
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Bunol
Madrid
Maria Isabel Ferrer
Efe
Shrimp Tops Canned Tuna as US Favorite Seafood
NOAA reports Americans consumed a record 3.4 pounds of shrimp per person last year, while canned tuna fell from 3.5 to 2.9 pounds. Fresh and frozen seafood rose to 10.8 pounds per person, total fish consumption up 0.4 pounds. Randi Thomas of the Tuna Foundation cites fresh tuna growth and deli sales as factors in the shift.
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Washington
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Marine Fisheries Service
Randi Thomas
Tuna Foundation
Delicatessen
Delis
New York
NOAA
Fisheries Service
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