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About 100 of the corporation’s most popular performers were summoned to a meeting where BBC director-general Mark Thompson warned them that, in the current economic climate, slashing fees is inevitable. Read more
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AUSTIN, Texas – Cursing and belligerent, the 72-year-old woman refused to sign her speeding ticket, got out of her truck and dared a deputy to shock her with a Taser. Read more
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details: “The couple [...]
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A general view of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square during a plenary session of the annual National People’s Congress in the adjacent Great Hall of the People on March 9, 2009, in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) Read more
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American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, detained along the China-North Korea border March 17 for allegedly breaching the border, were sentenced to 12 years of “reform through labor” — and the sentence cannot be appealed. Now begins the diplomatic tit-for-tat. More: Several senior administration officials said the idea of sending either Gore [...]
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Listen to University of Illinois President B. Joseph White talking this morning to WGN AM 720 morning host John Williams: Read more
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3:58pm UK, Wednesday June 10, 2009 Peter Allen, in Paris Two passengers with names linked to Islamic terrorism were on the Air France flight which crashed with the loss of 228 lives, it has emerged. [...]
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20th Century Fox reportedly does not want to make the proposed Alien prequel unless Ridley Scott directs it. Read more
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The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan has lasted more than 20 years and has resulted in the occupation of 20 percent of the territory of Azerbaijan. The conflict also caused the displacement of 1 million refugees, as well as the destruction of thousands of homes, schools, hospitals, and Azerbaijani [...]
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California’s already crowded 2010 governor’s race could get more interesting with some of those rumors we’re hearing — about a well-connected woman with deep state business and political ties being urged to jump in. Read more
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]
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It’s Wednesday, and that means our favourite sitcom of the week is almost upon us. Otherwise known as Only Fools and Expense Cheats, Prime Minister’s Question Time is usually as ridiculous as a prime-time BBC farce, only in this case the laughter isn’t canned and it comes from unruly backbenchers. Read more
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WASHINGTON — During his well-publicized endorsement of Barack Obama, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson praised the presidential candidate for his candor about race. “As a Hispanic, I was particularly touched by his words,” Richardson said, “Senator Obama has started a discussion in this country long overdue and rejects the politics of pitting race against race.” [...]
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PARIS, June 9 — Wine connoisseurs everywhere, rejoice. Read more
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SEOUL — For North Korean women who run off to China, rules are rigged on both sides of the border. Read more
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UNITED NATIONS, May 17 — Bill Clinton has been appointed U.N. special envoy for Haiti, a part-time position in which the former U.S. president will aim to attract private and government investment and aid for the poor Caribbean island nation, Clinton’s office and a senior U.N. official said Monday. Read more
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The Obama administration pressed ahead yesterday with its plans to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, flying a detainee to New York to face federal trial despite bipartisan opposition in Congress to bringing such prisoners to the United States for trial, resettlement or continued detention. Read more
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TEHRAN, June 8 — Supporters of both leading candidates in this week’s Iranian presidential election flocked to mass rallies here Monday, and the gatherings underscored the differences between the tactics of the two camps. Read more
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian Foreign Ministry source on Tuesday said there were signs that North Korea was preparing new missile launches, Interfax news agency reported. Read more