Selma couple part of historic kidney swap
A Selma couple helped make medical history this month at a San Francisco hospital.
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“Gay” Caveman Likely a Media Myth
Historians and archaeologists are dubious about media reports that refer to a recently unearthed skeleton as a “gay” caveman.
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South Korea revisits Afghan hostage horror
BEIJING – A South Korean military base in Afghanistan was last week attacked by rocket-propelled grenades, the fifth such incident this year.
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Leaders from the African Union arrived in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi to begin negotiating a ceasefire (al-Jazeera) between opposition forces and the regime of Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi.
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Electronic Press Kit Service myPPK™ – Power Press Kits™ Launches Private Screening Room Feature
Electronic press kit service, myPPK™ – Power Press Kits™ recently developed and installed a new Private Screening Room feature that allows users to set their electronic press kits to private, password-only viewing.
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Adelphi Theater site 1922-65; 1453 North Fifty-second at Media, Philadelphia; by 1995 Christian Church of Philadelphia
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Sorting fact from fiction on April Fools
Australians have spent the day sorting fact from fiction as pranks and jokes infiltrated the media on April Fools Day.
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Sorting fact from fiction on April Fools
Australians have spent the day sorting fact from fiction as pranks and jokes infiltrated the media on April Fools Day.
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Cape’s slave trade scandal
IN December 1859 the British warship HMS Lynx captured a cargo of slaves from an Arabic slave ship at Zanzibar and, instead of freeing them, shipped them to Cape Town as “Prize Negroes” to be sold as “indentured apprentices”.
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Taib to quit as CM after Sarawak polls, say sources
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud is likely to drop a bombshell this weekend that he will not be the Sarawak chief minister after the state elections, a move Barisan Nasional (BN) hopes will reduce anger against the veteran leader and allow the ruling coalition to easily win the polls. Sarawak insiders say state government …
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Plea Deal Puts Minkow Redemption Movie in Limbo
After the news broke on Wednesday that Barry Minkow would plead guilty to an insider trader charge, there was one other big, burning question in our minds: What will become of his blockbuster biopic?
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OVP area lands six girls on All-Ohio teams
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A total of six ladies from Gallia and Meigs counties were named to the 2011 AP All-Ohio girls basketball teams released Monday and Tuesday for the four divisions. Eastern — which …
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Manchester’s Brooke Tabaka makes second-team All-Ohio
Manchester High School’s Brooke Tabaka is a second-team selection on The Associated Press Divison III All-Ohio girls basketball team.
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OVP area lands six girls on All-Ohio teams
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A total of six ladies from Gallia and Meigs counties were named to the 2011 AP All-Ohio girls basketball teams released Monday and Tuesday for the four divisions. Eastern — which …
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BlueFire Renewables Names Petroleum Industry Veteran, Joe Sparano to Board of Directors
IRVINE, Calif. , March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — BlueFire Renewables, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BFRE.ob – News ), a company focused on changing the world’s transportation fuel paradigm through the production of renewable fuels from non-food cellulosic wastes, announced that Joe Sparano has joined the company’s Board of Directors. As former President and, subsequently, Executive Advisor to the …
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The business press must prove its economic literacy | Anya Schiffrin
The media reported the financial crisis and stimulus poorly. Now the story is deficit and cuts, is it equal to the task? The drama of Wisconsin and the fights down in DC about the state of government finances are a chance for US journalists to write about an economic story that affects everyone. It would be good to see more articles on the big picture questions of what sort of policies make …
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HUFFPOST HILL – Senate Budget Vote Back On
Organizing for America field staffers are nervous because college kids think Charlie Sheen would be a better commencement speaker than President Obama. A “Richard Lugar Flip-Flop” is no longer just a dish at the Terre Haute House of Pancakes.
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Gaddafi? Kadafi? Qaddafi? What’s the correct spelling?
You say, Gaddafi, we say Qaddafi. Other variations on the leader of Libya include “Gathafi,” “Kadafi,” and “Gadafy,” creating an unholy mess for newspaper editors.
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Merkel’s CDU routed in Hamburg state election
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats suffered a crushing defeat in a regional election in the northern German city-state of Hamburg on Sunday that will make it harder for her coalition to pass laws.
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Aide resigns as Gaddafi vows to crush revolt
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A senior aide to Muammar Gaddafi’s influential son Saif resigned on Wednesday, the latest top official to walk out after the Libyan leader vowed to crush a revolt that threatens his four-decade rule.
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DGAP-News: NANOGATE AG: Nanogate´s portfolio company GfO outperforms targets for 2010 and expects attractive earnings …
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Sir– As a citizen of and believer in democracy, I applaud the efforts of the Egyptian people. Their efforts are similar to what happened following the election in Iran and the most recent revolution in Tunisia.
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Agenda: Business happenings in South Florida
Grove-Gables Toastmasters: Communication skills; noon-1 p.m., Keller-Williams Conference Room (Suite 400), 4649 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Coral Gables; free. 305-951-1657.
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Dusty Saunders: These bad bromides don’t deliver 110 percent
Dick Hilker gets tired of hearing this: “It all depends on where the ball is spotted.” Hilker asks, “Doesn’t it always?”
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Theatre scene erupts with action
A Langley woman was given distinct honour. With the new year comes a treasure trove of theatre happenings in and around Langley, or involving Langleyites.
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Wait for complete package on debt crisis: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday any measure to stabilize the euro should come within a complete strategic package, dampening hopes for a quick decision on moves to tackle the euro zone debt crisis.
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Egypt church shooting attacker gets death sentence
Mohammed Ahmed FILE – Mohammed Ahmed Hassanein, also known by his alias Hammam al-Kamouni, one of three suspects charged in the Coptic Christmas Eve drive-by shooting on Jan. 6, 2010 in southern Egyptian town of Nag Hamadi that killed seven people, looks on during his trial in the emergency state security court in Qena, Egypt, in this Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010 file photo.
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Life and Death Struggle
By Father John Flynn, L.C. ROME, JAN. 16, 2010 ( Zenit.org ).- With the new members of the U.S. House of Congress now in place, abortion looks like continuing to be very much a high profile issue.
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Egypt church shooting attacker gets death sentence
Judicial officials say a court in southern Egypt has convicted a Muslim man in last year’s Christmas drive by shooting at a church and sentenced him to death.
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