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• 62 mph! Cops hunt highway skateboarder
A video of the skateboarder, broadcast on German television networks on Wednesday, showed a helmeted figure wearing a red and white protective suit building up speed by holding onto the back of a motorcycle before letting go and freewheeling.
• Kaitlyn adorable, but should she be on ‘Talent’?
Indiggo, the Romanian twin sisters who have skated by on attitude and personality, got an earful of boos from the crowd throughout their performance of a campy, hokey song they said was written by Dieter Bohlen, a German producer.
• Jobless claims rose unexpectedly last week
GMAC is majority owned by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP while General Motors Corp. holds a large stake. Meanwhile, Freightliner LLC, a heavy truck subsidiary of German automaker Daimler AG, said last week it would cut 100 jobs.
• An hour of darkness is a real eye-opener
The idea and concept was developed in 1988 by German Andreas Heinecke, who worked for the Foundation for the Blind in Frankfurt and created "Dialog" to increase tolerance, respect and understanding among people with sight and those without.
• Federer rolls past Muller into semifinals
He let out several yelps during the afternoon, sometimes in anger, sometimes in delight, and sometimes it was tough to understand in which language (Swiss German, French or English)