Dark days have hit the road
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When the history of the 2004 Red Sox is written, the hardball poets will cite July 31 as the turning point of the season. That's right, all you Nomie Krishnas, still wearing those No. 5 jerseys . . . the Sox kicked it into gear when they traded Nomar Garciaparra in a complicated four-team deal that at once bolstered Boston's ...
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By Janice Gaston, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 11--HILTON HEAD, S.C.   Late on a misty day, when the wind sighs through trees lining a deserted road and sets their beards of Spanish moss to fluttering, nature takes center stage here.
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Some of London&#39;s key landmarks and top hotels are to go dark for an hour on Thursday evening as the capital does its bit for the fight against global warming and turns off its lights.
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Skies here were overcast by day, rainy by night. An uninitiated visitor might expect around-the-clock gloom to deepen despair over the local nine and their two-game
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Iceland's capital and several towns plunged into darkness on Thursday as street lights were turned off for people to get a better view of the night sky.
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The scars are barely visible much of the time, hidden beneath a veil of black. Only in the evenings, when the men wash away the day's grime, do they come to light.
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The news seems to get worse by the day for the carriers.
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The bloodbath in the residential mortgage market is attracting some creatures of a darker disposition.
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They have names like Wisk, Revok, Panic and Oiler. They work mostly in the dark, often above six lanes of hurtling freeway traffic, and their spray-can creations sometimes last only a day.
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Tourism businesses blame the bad weather as new figures reveal a mixed season for the industry.
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Thanksgiving Eve travelers were slowed by snow-covered highways in the Midwest and thunderstorms in the South on Wednesday, as millions of people took to cars, buses, trains and airlines.
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High winds have brought travel problems to parts of Britain and led to the death of at least one motorist.
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Rural roads are being traveled by more and more people, leading to an increase in fatal wildlife-related crashes.
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It's barely dawn when Mike Fitzpatrick starts his shift with a blur of colorful maps, figures and endless charts, but already he knows what the day will bring. Lightning will strike in places he expects. Winds will pick up, moist places will dry and flames will roar.
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By Murray Kelso  Yet another hapless driver has been caught out by rising tides at Holy Island causeway - less than a week after shock signs were put up to stop it happening.
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From the time you touch down in the British Isles, you get an overwhelming sense of grey. The skies are almost always leaden, the clothes people wear are generally either black or neutral shades guaranteed
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Cold weather enthusiasts may eagerly await the snowy days of winter, but for those with seasonal affective disorder, the change from sunny to gloomy days often brings on a similar change in mood.