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Alleged arms dealer in America following extradition
Richard Chichakli, who has been tied to convicted international arms dealer Viktor Bout, has been extradited from Australia to the US. The 53 year old alleged financial muscle behind the Bout gun-running organisation had been living in Melbourne under an alias before authorities arrested him in January. Syrian-born Chichakli had managed to evade police while working as a cleaner in the ...
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Arizona sheriff told to stop profiling Latinos
A US court in Maricopa County, Arizona has found that high-profile sheriff Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino men and women in his attempt to stop illegal immigration. Judge Murray Snow ruled that Arpaio's office would have to stop using race or Latino ancestry as a factor in stopping vehicles carrying Latino occupants. Arpaio had been sued by several Hispanic drivers ...
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UK spy agencies defended over drummer soldier murder
LONDON - The British government has defended its spy agencies for failing to prevent murder of a soldier in London despite signs and revelations that the two suspects were well known to MI5. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said it was impossible to control everyone all the time. "Peers and MPs will do a thorough investigation in terms of what the security forces knew but I've seen ...
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Bill Clinton congratulates Eva Longoria
Former US president Bill Clinton congratulated actress Eva Longoria on completing her Master's. The 38-year-old actress received her Master's degree in Chicano Studies from California State University, reports eonline.com. The Tweet said: "Thanks for inspiring others to never stop learning and for your support of @ClintonGlobal. Congrats on your degree." The actress responded: "Thank you Mr. ...
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Mets ace Matt Harvey dating Victorias Secret model Anne V
New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey and supermodel Anne V were reportedly spotted getting intimate in public at the New York Rangers playoff game at Madison Square Garden, on Thursday. Harvey- who is a Connecticut-born, die-hard Rangers fan- first met the green-eyed blond bombshell in early May after they watched the Broadway Blueshirts win at the Garden, the New York Post reported. According to ...
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Kerry US Working with AU to Reduce Sudan Violence
ADDIS ABABA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he is working with the African Union to end violence along the border between Sudan and South Sudan. America's top diplomat met separately with Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti on the sidelines of the African Union summit in Ethiopia. Kerry says Sudan and South Sudan "are in a very delicate place right now" and it is important ...
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Kerry Calls on Nigeria to Stop Human Rights Abuses
ADDIS ABABA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Nigerian authorities are working to stop human rights abuses by security forces in their fight against Boko Haram militants. The U.S. top diplomat made the remarks in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, where he took part in ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the African Union. Secretary Kerry said there is no denying the ...
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US Defense Chief Calls for End to Military Sex Assaults
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called for an end to sexual assaults in the military Saturday in a commencement speech to graduates of the West Point military academy in New York state. Hagel called sexual harassment and sexual assault in the military a "profound betrayal" of sacred oaths and trusts and a "scourge" that must be stamped out. A day earlier, President Barack Obama ...
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Bang With Friends mysterious CEO revealed
Bang with Friends- the controversial Facebook app run by its CEO and co-founder who just goes by his initial 'C' has been revealed accidentally by Internet New York which included the founders' name on the online ballot. BWF app creator Colin Hodge, 28, and Omri Mor had remained anonymous till last week, but the leak of their identity through Internet Week New York disappointed Hodge, the Daily ...
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US band Hanson debuts MmmHops Beer
American pop-rock band Hanson has unveiled a new beer, which they have named 'MmmHops.' According to BeerPulse.com, the India Pale Ale - made with the help of a craft brewery in Oklahoma - was introduced by the band at 'The Hangover Part III' afterparty in Los Angeles on Monday night, People magazine reported. Debuting the uniquely named beer at the afterparty was no accident - the film opens ...
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Petraeus mistress Paula Broadwell apologizes for extra-marital affair
Former CIA director General David Petraeus' mistress Paula Broadwell has apologized for her extra-marital affair with the disgraced chief. In her first in-depth interview, with ABC News affiliate WSOC in Charlotte, Broadwell said she has regret for the harm that the whole episode has caused. She said that she is regretful for the pain she has caused to her family and friends, and she is not ...
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Gallup Poll And A New Study Both Confirm America Is Starting To Lean Left
Gallup just released a poll that reveals more and more Americans are shifting in ideological attitudes, and identifying themselves as ‘liberals’ in regard to social and economic issues. At the same time, fewer Americans are describing themselves as ...
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NTSB Says Wash. Bridge Collapse Is Wake-up Call
The collapse of an Interstate highway bridge in northern Washington state is a wake-up call for the entire nation, the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board says. Investigators need to find out what happened at the I-5 span 60 miles north of Seattle and if it could be repeated at similar bridges around the country, Debbie Hersman said Saturday. "This is a really ...
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Myanmar bus accident leaves 11 dead 16 injured including American
YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar state media say a bus travelling from Yangon to Mandalay has skidded off a bridge, leaving 11 dead and 16 injured including an American citizen. State newspapers reported Sunday that the accident occurred Saturday when a tire on the bus blew, causing the vehicle to skid and plunge off the bridge into a stream below. They said the bus was carrying 27 people. The U.S. ...
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Search for Pilot of NY Angel Flight Resumes
Divers equipped with sonar and rescue workers canvassing the woods will resume their search Sunday for the missing pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two people, a town official said. The search for the third person aboard the twin-engine plane that crashed Friday evening in Ephratah, about an hour west of Albany, ended unsuccessfully on Saturday. ...
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NHL Chicago Blackhawks avoid elimination in play-offs
NHL play-offs with a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday in Game 5 of their second-round Western Conference series. In the day's other play-off game, the Boston Bruins defeated the New York Rangers 3-1 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals, where they will meet the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jonathan Toews and Andrew Shaw scored power-play goals in the second period as the ...
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American workers losing ground on wages
Competition from China and other low-wage rivals, coupled with fallout from the 2007-'09 financial crisis, has put American wages under such unprecedented strain that they have shifted into reverse -- not merely stagnating, but falling. And workers in Wisconsin are among the hardest hit in this bare-knuckled global phenomenon. "Water finds its equilibrium, its own level," says ...
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Search for pilot in Angel Flight crash that killed 2
EPHRATAH, N.Y. – The search for the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing at least two people, ended unsuccessfully Saturday, a town official said. Town of Ephratah County Board Supervisor Todd Bradt said rescue workers will resume their efforts Sunday to find the third person who was aboard the twin-engine plane that crashed Friday evening in ...
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Pregnant mother young child killed in NC boat collision
A pregnant woman and a young child were killed Saturday when their family's boat collided with a speedboat on a North Carolina lake. Wildlife officials said a speedboat collided and went over the top of a pontoon boat around 12:30 p.m. Saturday on the northern part of the High Rock Lake near Linwood. MyFox8.com reports all the victims were family members on the pontoon boat. The ...
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87-year-old great-grandpa skydives from airplane to raise money for 11-month-old boy
By Gil Aegerter, Staff Writer, NBC News An 87-year-old man jumped out of an airplane thousands of feet over Ohio on Saturday to help his sick 11-month-old ...
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DPS officers to speak at Grassroots America meeting
Grassroots America — We the People will meet at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Cornerstone Church Assembly of God, 9107 Paluxy Drive in Tyler.Department of Public Safety Lt. Jimmy Jackson will speak about the challenges the department faces regarding recruitment and retention and the dangers officers face each day. He also will discuss the varied scope of law enforcement work the department provides ...
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Calgary’s Suvurov earns victory over American Lochte at Zajac swim meet
American Olympic gold medal swimmer Ryan Lochte adjusts his swimsuit as he gets ready to workout at the UBC Aquatics Centre in Vancouver May 22, 2013. Lochte is in Vancouver for the Mel Zajac Jr. International Canada Cup being held at UBC May 24-26. (Jeff Vinnick/Jeff Vinnick/The Globe and ...
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Miami Shuts Out Clemson In ACC
DURHAM, N.C. | Bryan Radziewski threw eight shutout innings and Miami beat Clemson 7-0 on Saturday at the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball ...
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Aust javelin thrower 3rd in New York
Australian thrower Kim Mickle has recorded a season's best of 63.93m in the women's javelin to come third in a strong field at the IAAF Diamond League meet in New York.Competing in the third instalment of the IAAF Diamond League, Mickle opened the competition with a throw of 61.01m.She followed that with 59.89m in the second round before hurling the spear 63.93m in the third round to ...
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PRETTY CRAZYSan Antonio Flooding Kills 2 More Than 200 Rescued
SAN ANTONIO – Torrential rains swamped San Antonio with flash floods on Saturday, leaving at least two people dead as emergency workers rushed to rescue more than 200 residents stranded in cars and homes. "It was pretty crazy," said Gera Hinojosa, a valet parking cars downtown after the storm. "It was pretty unexpected. We hardly got any warning about it." For two ...
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Memorial Bridge is falling down, falling down
The Memorial Bridge linking New Hampshire and Maine is a historical landmark, its been there for over 80 years, but the bridge is old and in this age of recession, expensive repair work versus more valuable replacement may soon see the structure razed and replaced.
The Memorial Bridge that links Portsmouth in New Hampshire to Kittery in Maine is ageing. The through truss lift bridge is over 80 years old and has begun to feel its age in recent years, on the 16th of October, 2009 state authorities issued an emergency closure of the bridge due to essential repairs that were needed and its weight limit has steadily been reduced over the last year or so. Read more
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