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Man Sets Record Surfing Tallest Wave Ever

Kevin Spak — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:10:05 CDT

American pro surfer Garrett McNamera has done something no other man alive has done: surfed a 78-foot wave and lived to tell of it. Guinness World Record has declared McNamera's wave the tallest ever surfed, topping the previous record, held by legendary surfer Mike Parson, by just one foot, the...

Cops Track New Maddy Clue

Polly Davis Doig — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:29:24 CDT

On the heels of its announcement that Madeleine McCann could still be alive , Scotland Yard is following up on a report that a child matching her description was spotted by a tourist at a Spanish campsite a few days after her 2007 disappearance. Accompanied by a German couple and two...

Portugal: We Won't Reopen Maddy Probe

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:45:05 CDT

Despite Scotland Yard's belief that Madeleine McCann may still be alive , Portuguese police said today they will not reopen the case, AFP reports. "There are no new elements at the moment that would allow for the reopening of the inquiry," says the deputy head of the criminal police department. Investigators...

Madeleine McCann Could Still Be Alive: Scotland Yard

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:54:30 CDT

Scotland Yard uncovered evidence while reviewing the Madeleine McCann case that has let it to "genuinely believe there is a possibility that she is alive," a detective announced today. Do read on, but stop holding your breath: Detectives wouldn't elaborate on the new leads. But they did release a new...

Eurozone Economy Shrinks

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:11:06 CST

For the first time since 2009, the eurozone economy contracted last quarter. The fourth quarter of 2011 saw the GDP shrink 0.3% compared to the third quarter; the last quarterly contraction occurred during the second quarter of 2009 when the GDP dropped 0.2%. Meanwhile, the GDP grew just...

Portugal May Need a 2nd Bailout

Matt Cantor — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:10:26 CST

In order to pay back $11.6 billion in debt, Portugal needs to re-enter capital markets next year—and as it stands, that's looking like a tall order. The deadline isn't until September 2013, but the International Monetary Fund could call on the country to release a financial plan a...

Get Ready for 'Eurogeddon'

Mark Russell — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 07:23:05 CST

With the euro crisis spreading even to mighty Germany last week—when investors ignored a bund auction and sovereign debt yields grew more expensive than the UK's—it is clear now that the euro crisis is not just about the debts of the poorer, peripheral countries like Greece and Portugal,...

Portugal Won't Extradite Fugitive US Killer

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:37:28 CST

George Wright, the killer who escaped from prison in 1970, hijacked a plane two years later, and was finally caught in Portugal in September, will not be extradited to the US to serve the rest of his murder sentence. A Lisbon court denied the US request on the basis that...

Man Surfs 90-Foot Monster Wave, Sets Record

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 09:00:37 CST

There are waves, and then there are waves. Garrett McNamara managed to surf one of latter. The Telegraph reports that the Hawaiian set a world record after riding the 90-foot monster off the coast of Portugal. The 44-year-old professional surfer was in a prime position to do so: He was...