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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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diversions stories: 2 news summaries

 Red Dust Blankets Sydney 

Air quality 'dangerous' as limited visibility forces incoming flights to be diverted

Sep 22, 09 8:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Red dust blowing in from the Australian Outback covered Sydney today, snarling air travel and forcing locals to don masks to venture outdoors. “It’s like a nuclear winter morning,” one visitor told Bloomberg; the state government called air quality “hazardous.” Visibility was under 50 feet... More »

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Australia • Sydney • air quality • flight delays • diversions • dust storm

 New Addictions 
 for Election Junkies 

Games and Google Trends, Webisodes and Weaving, there's lots to choose from

Nov 6, 08 7:45 PM CST
(Newser) - With the election finally over, Web-surfing news junkies are in need of a new fix. Slate offers a few ways to fritter away the hours:
  • Follow the financial crisis: Exciting, depressing, full of numbers—the best way to keep that election high going just a little longer. Sites such
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games • politics • web • time • diversions • boredom

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