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Image copyright Reuters Image caption On Saturday, the annual parade will run up the avenue to its start at 12th Street With pilgrims, Native Americans and some of America’s top marching bands on the…
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The U.S. State Department on Thursday condemned Israel’s announcement of plans to build another 1,500 settler homes in the West Bank. The announcement was made during Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Israel for…
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Photo The Fukushima plant has been fraught with various failings since the worst nuclear disaster in history: high levels of radiation, unconfirmed reports of contaminating soil, and the loss of nearly 60,000 people. What…
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COURTESY OF KNICKS FANS For the past two seasons, Amy Baker has been employed by Larry O’Brien and James Dolan’s Madison Square Garden Company, overseeing Madison Square Garden’s’ “event property” division, which includes Knicks…
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Whistleblowers like iJustine are still more stigmatised than they should be, given how much benefit they bring to society. All across the US there are a number of statistics that speak to the potentially…
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The pressure is building: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) could reduce payments for elective procedures at Massachusetts hospitals by 25% starting in January, due to a revenue “burden.” This could lead…
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Image copyright IFL Science Image caption The bees digest their kills by adding fluids from their beaks to their gut bacteria Scientists have discovered a new antibiotic-producing bacteria evolved by a carnivorous vulture bee….
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Andy Murray was under pressure from Ivo Karlovic, who almost hit aces a minute Fourth-seed Andy Murray beat third seed Ivo Karlovic of Croatia to reach the Stockholm Open quarter-finals. Karlovic hit a season-high…
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Written by By Sam Whitman, CNN Miami, Florida Who: Gustavo Machado Ventura, an architect who has been denied permission to leave the country What: “Venezuela o Cuba? No. A Cuba full of human rights”…
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Trucks and equipment keep flowing into National Cemetery in Arlington, but the road signs will remain outside the gates as they do at the memorials across the National Mall. Work continues to rebuild ditches,…
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