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A potential conflict of interest involving a congressman’s wife, the governor’s brother and a state legislator has kept a new $82 million ethanol plant from receiving a valuable state financing incentive.
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US talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is to marry her partner, actress Portia de Rossi, after California lifted its ban on same-sex ceremonies.
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The eight franchisee owners and sponsors of the Indian Premier League (IPL) have decided to donate Rs 60 million for the victims of the serial bombings that rocked the...
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According to the Indian intelligence sources, bombing in Jaipur on Tuesday that killed 80 and injured 216 has been orchestrated by a Bangladesh-based terrorist group...
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Crises are a usual scene in an economy. But one that is global and affects the world at large, is a threat. The food crisis is a black mark on globalization. Bringing...
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Following the California Supreme Court’s decision Thursday to overturn a ban on gay marriage there, both the LDS Church and the Catholic Archdiocese in San...
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Pakistan army opened gunfire on an Indian border post, violation the cease-fire agreement on LOC been in force since, 2003. A meeting has been called in between two...
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If Angelina Jolie and Brad Pit go to a ‘rocky’ beach for a stroll and play with three of ‘their’ kids it becomes news. The fact that she is pregnant (first...
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A Farmington woman collapsed while jogging and died Saturday near Birmingham, England, where she was serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
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Tuesday night’s blast in Jaipur killing 63 and injuring more than 150 showed once again how vulnerable is India to terrorist attacks and (once again) highlighted the...
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I like this article on sports developments as innovating moved civilization forward:
Japanese swimsuit makers race Speedo
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Neither can constructing a wall divide the citizens of a country nor can it bring peace to the region. The Americans however has oversimplified the idiom that out of...
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What is happening in Burma is unconscionable! Cyclone Nargis made landfall on May 2, carving a path of destruction throughout the country, and yet here we are 13 days...
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As the presidential primary season draws to a close, it is worthwhile to contemplate this:
It is unusual for a single individual to hold the fate of an entire industry...
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Holy places are fast turning out to be hottest target for terrorists. Miscreants take advantage of overcrowded places occupied by innumerable shops selling flowers,...
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Katie, Jennifer and Marcy got to march on Youth Day with the students and teachers of the Dilicig Primary and Nursery School. Last year in February they marched past...
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About 20 past or present Missouri officials have received more than $400,000 in tax credits for investing in alternative fuels such as ethanol or biodiesel. But many of...
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The NASA inspector general says the space agency is breaking the law by allowing conflicts of interest on a board overseeing the building of a new spaceship to return...
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Two people were injured following a grenade explosion in Pepiliyana. Borelasgamuwa police said that according to eyewitnesses unidentified men riding a motorbike lobbed...
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AP, Rio De Janeiro
Protesters fighting removal of settlers from an Amazon Indian reservation burned two bridges and blocked another, federal police said Wednesday.
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AP, United Nations
The situation for children caught in conflict remains “grave and entirely unacceptable” because 58 groups in 13 countries still recruit and use child...
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Former child soldier and best-selling author Ishmael Beah has taken on a new role _ showing children caught in conflict that there can be a better life after war and...
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AP, Dakar
About $18 billion a year has been drained from Africa by nearly two dozen wars in recent decades, a new report states, a price some officials say could’ve helped...
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Congo President Joseph Kabilla has invited rebels to join the national army to abstain from execution, as the government would not tolerate intolerance. Is it a move...
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Somalia stands beleaguered and battered, thanks to the continuing conflict, it is now the worst affected in inter-clan fighting, sectarian violence and outside...
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Instability in the Middle East spreads and grows by the day as violence flared up in Lebanon. The region had not yet recovered from the bloody conflict between Hamas...
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The Hezbollah and Hamas cards seem to be clicking for Iran. As a matter of fact, Iran was waiting for the time when taking advantage of the situation it can play it...
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The ghost of unemployment has haunted India so much that now even Brahman’s who from centuries were referred as dominant class infact the ruling one are seeking do even...
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written by Samira Gutoc, is about the personal experience and the journey of the young Muslim women, who grow up upholding their faith and femininity in the age of...
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If the Asian carp maintains or destroys the ecosystem is still a question. But, following a north-south fish fight, the Congress demands a ban in imports of Asian carp,...
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