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Britain’s Prince Harry closes a deal on the phone with broker Jay Aaronson at the offices of city traders ICAP on Dec. 10, 2008 in London. Prince Harry attended ICAP Charity Day in London, where all global revenues from trading went to 100 charities. Read more
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Have you watched the video as many times as I have? Is that horrible techo-pop “American Boy” song stuck in your head, too? Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was captured on cell-phone camera shaking his groove thang at his college reunion, and one of his friends pretending to be John Travolta in “Pulp Fiction” was all [...]
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News clips from the Tribune archives on the issue of the length of the school day and the school year. Do any of you with long memories recall other changes? Feb 11, 1954: Supt. Benjamin C. Willis told the board of education he will recommend at its meeting Feb. 24 that the grade [...]
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2:38pm UK, Thursday April 28, 2011 At least 190 people have been killed as a series of tornadoes and storms destroyed homes and caused flooding across America’s southeast. [...]
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It’s not often that you get to pick and choose what broadcaster covers an event, but the royal wedding is a special exception. Major channels from the UK, US and elsewhere around the world are sending their own crews to Westminster Abbey to film the nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton, so where will [...]
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A roadside bomb has hit a bus taking Pakistani navy employees to work in Karachi, killing five people in the third such attack this week and just days after the army chief claimed to have “broken the backbone” of militants. Read more
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Veteran former Monterey Rep. Leon Panetta, a Californian who has worn every hat in Washington, is President Obama’s pick as new Defense Secretary, replacing retiring Robert Gates, a holdover from… Read more
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PARIS – Under pressure from allies and growing calls for military intervention in Libya, the Obama administration on Monday held its first high-level talks with the Libyan opposition and introduced a liaison to deal full time with their ranks. But it remained undecided about exactly how much support to lend a group it still knows [...]
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TOKYO – Canned goods, batteries, bread and bottled water have vanished from store shelves and long lines of cars circle gas stations, as Japan grapples with a new risk set off by last week’s earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis: panic-buying. Read more
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A division of Johnson & Johnson is recalling 43 over-the-counter medicines made for infants and children — including liquid versions of Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl — after federal regulators identified what they called deficiencies at the company’s manufacturing facility. Read more
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VENEZUELA Chávez opponents jailed in crackdown Two foes of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez who had publicly criticized the socialist government in recent days found themselves in jail this week as part of a crackdown on opposition figures that has prompted alarm about the state of democracy in the oil-rich Latin American country. On Monday, former [...]
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At one junction, the charred remains of tires burned by demonstrators are being flattened by traffic as Tripoli gradually returns to a semblance of normality. A scorched police station is operating again, with police in black uniforms and green bandannas sitting on stools outside. The bloodstains in a sandy side street, where residents say soldiers [...]
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The German newsmagazine Der Spiegel has published two photographs depicting U.S. Army soldiers posing next to the corpse of an Afghan civilian moments after he was killed in an incident the Army has classified as a murder. The photos are among several hundred the Army has sought to keep under wraps as it prosecutes five [...]
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AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian troops tightened control on Wednesday over flashpoints of protest against President Bashar al-Assad, who faced growing international calls to end violence that a rights group said had killed over 450 people. Read more
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ZURICH (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson is to buy Swiss medical devices maker Synthes Inc for 19 billion Swiss francs ($21.6 billion) in its largest ever buy, boosting its orthopedic business and reshaping the industry. Read more
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A UN team has arrived in Tripoli to investigate allegations of human rights violations in Libya since the start of the conflict in February. Read more
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AP – An investor looks at the stock price board at a private securities company Tuesday, April 26, 2011 in … Slideshow:Stock Markets Play Video Earthquakes Video:New search for Japan quake bodies Reuters Related Quotes Symbol Price Change CAJ 43.24 +0.55 DAL 9.99 +0.99 F 15.66 +0.12 HMC 37.61 -0.22 By PAMELA SAMPSON, AP Business Writer Pamela Sampson, [...]
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AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad poured troops into a suburb of the capital overnight while his tanks pounded Deraa to crush resistance in the southern city where the revolt against his autocratic rule began on March 18. Read more
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It’s the news the organisers were dreading: the royal wedding could be a washout after forecasters warned of heavy showers on Prince William and Kate Middleton‘s big day. Read more
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Yesterday friends said Mr Cranch was a ‘thrill-seeker’ who opted out of his promising academic career and his conventional middle-class upbringing. Read more