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OTTAWA – The commander of Canada’s largest Air Force base, who once flew dignitaries around the country, has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two women. Ontario Provincial Police Det. Insp. Chris Nicholas said today that Col. Russell Williams, 46, was arrested yesterday in Ottawa. He was also charged in the [...]
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The news stories that shaped the first decade of the new millennium, from terrorism to natural and humanitarian disasters. (Note: These are not ranked in order of importance.) Read more
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Whether sparked by Mother Nature or by the carelessness or maliciousness of man, these fires have ripped across the Earth with alarming ferocity and deadly consequences. Read more
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A top Egyptian cleric has decreed that Farmville is bad, Super Poking is so anti-Sharia, status updates are for sinners, and, well, the land of all these apps and more, Facebook, is fatwa-worthy. More: “Statistics show that divorce rates have risen since the advent of Facebook and it has sharply increased marital [...]
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1. Rep. Art Turner – He finished second in the Democratic light gov primary and would be as easy and relatively safe choice. As an African American he would stand to be the first black light gov and offer diversity and racial balance to the Democratic gubernatorial ticket. But he’s not well known and probably [...]
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12:12pm UK, Monday February 08, 2010 Roddy Mansfield, Sky News Online Ukraine’s pro-Moscow presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich has declared victory in the country’s fiercely contested elections, sparking fears of a repeat of [...]
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Tess Daly has admitted that she nearly vomited on live TV when she was pregnant with her second child. Read more
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A massive avalanche hit an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing at least six soldiers and trapping nearly 60 others. Read more
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A week ago, Jeb Hensarling was a generally anonymous backbencher in the House of Representatives, one of hundreds of middle-aged, white, Republican males holding consistently conservative views and… 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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KIEV, UKRAINE — More than five years ago, a Western-funded exit poll challenged the official results of the presidential election in Ukraine and sparked the drama that became known as the Orange Revolution. Huge crowds protested voting fraud, the courts ordered a new election and the Kremlin’s candidate was forced to concede defeat. Read more
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TOKYO — Toyota’s quality woes mounted over the weekend, with a reported decision in its home market to recall and repair the brakes on its latest model of the Prius, the hybrid that last year was the best-selling new car in Japan. Read more
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FERMATHE, HAITI — It was a couple of weeks after the earthquake when word began to spread in a small, poor village here. Read more
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CARACAS, Venezuela — Every day, Pascual Cicenia plays golf on an emerald course that is 18 holes of tropical heaven in the middle of this chaotic city. He doesn’t take it for granted, he said, especially now that President Hugo Chávez has disparaged the sport as an elitist endeavor with few friends in his populist [...]
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The party boss who was accused of election fraud and toppled by Ukraine’s peaceful Orange Revolution appeared on the verge of a remarkable comeback Sunday, with exit polls suggesting that he had prevailed in a bitter presidential race and won the office denied him by mass protests five years ago. Read more
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KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich headed for a slender victory on Monday in a bitterly contested presidential election but rival Yulia Tymoshenko refused to concede. Read more
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MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) – At least five people were killed and 12 injured on Sunday when a massive explosion rocked a large gas-fired power plant being built in Middletown, Connecticut, the town’s mayor said. Read more
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A member of Viktor Yanukovych’s campaign team told me before the exit polls they expected a much bigger margin of victory of around 10%. So while Mr Yanukovych is already claiming victory, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is clearly not prepared to concede defeat so far. All the experts I’ve spoken to said if it was [...]
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AP – U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, right, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke look on as they … Related Quotes Symbol Price Change ^DJI 10,012.23 +10.05 ^GSPC 1,066.19 +3.08 ^IXIC 2,141.12 +15.69 By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer Martin Crutsinger, Ap Economics Writer – Sun Feb 7, 7:22 am ET IQALUIT, Nunavut – Top international finance officials renewed their commitments to [...]
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AP – Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych is seen at a polling station … By DOUGLAS BIRCH and PETER LEONARD, Associated Press Writers Douglas Birch And Peter Leonard, Associated Press Writers – 11 mins ago KIEV, Ukraine – Exit polls showed pro-Russian candidate Viktor Yanukovych with a narrow lead in Ukraine’s presidential runoff, a result that would [...]