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Survey German consumer confidence rises strongly
BERLIN (AP) -- A survey is showing a significant rise in German consumer confidence as people's expectations for the economy and for their own income ...
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I-5 bridge collapses into Wash. river injuring 3
The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the ...
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Actress Amanda Bynes arrested in NYC on marijuana charge police say she threw bong out window
FILE - This 2012 police booking photo released by Los Angeles Conty Sheriff's Department shows actress Amanda Bynes, 26, who was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after allegedly hitting a sheriff's patrol car. Bynes was been arrested in midtown Manhattan Thursday May 23, 2013 after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Conty Sheriff's ...
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Asia stocks extend losses after big sell-off
View Photo A man walks past an electronic stock indicator showing the Nikkei 225 index which nosedived 1,143.28 points, or 7.3 percent to close at 14,483.98 in Tokyo Thursday, May 23, 2013. Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. (AP Photo/Shizuo ...
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Maine governor moves out of State House office over TV dispute
AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine's governor, who has gained attention in the past for telling the NAACP to "kiss my butt" and comparing the Internal Revenue Service to the Gestapo, has moved out of his office at the State House and says he'll work out of the governor's mansion because of a dispute over a television screen. Republican Gov. Paul LePage has temporarily moved ...
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Frequency
Although it is otherwise quite good, "Frequency" starts off on a bad note. It opens with a hectic, confusing, and disorienting action sequence that has something to do with a tanker truck that has overturned on a highway and is threatening to explode, although most of the action takes place in the sewer underneath the wreckage. This sequence, overlong and badly handled (it seems to be right out o ... ...
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Oil falls below $94 on weak outlook for demand
Benchmark oil for July delivery was down 40 cents to $93.85 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile ...
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Rescue squad sets open house blood drive
';We want to get out to the public that we're here and we're here for the public,'; Rescue Squad Capt. Mike Bettis said.The free event will run from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Rescue Squad Building, 911 Black Creek Road. There will be activities for children, including face painting, as well as hot dogs, chips, cookies and refreshments.The squad's primary focus is search ...
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No fatalities in I-5 bridge collapse in NW Wash.
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. Authorities say there were no fatalities when an Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed. The Thursday evening bridge failure dumped vehicles and people into the water. Marcus Deyerin , a spokesman for the Northwest Washington Incident Management team, said there were no fatalities or suspected fatalities. He said three people were rescued from the water ...
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Japans PM Abe defends policies as markets settle
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's top leaders are defending the economic strategies championed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, though the central bank chief acknowledged a need for better communication with financial markets, a day after Tokyo shares suffered their worst loss since the 2011 tsunami ...
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White Alabama top Ole Miss in 10 innings
HOOVER — Alabama’s Mikey White hit a game-winning, two-RBI single in the 10th inning to lead the Crimson Tide to a 7-5 win over No. 21 Ole Miss in the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament ...
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We must define the nature and scope of this struggle, or else it will define us. Neither I, nor any President can promise the total defeat of terror. What we must do is dismantle networks that pose a direct danger.
Barack Obama
The U.S. president was speaking on his administration's counter terrorism policy.
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Hilton Baynunah Tower
The drive from Abu Dhabi International Airport was about 40 kilometres. We arrived into the city, and out along the ...
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