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Former Labour cabinet minister Alan Milburn could become social mobility tsar to the coalition government, according to reports.
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Goodness knows what the the Pakistan side will be for the next Test. Obfuscation appears to rule their every movement.
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AP - President Barack Obama says the oil may have stopped flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, but the government's job in tackling the environmental disaster is far from done.
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Israeli suspected in serial stabbings in three states will be extradited to Michgan, where 14 of the 18 attacks occured, but it may not be any time soon — as disturbing portrait unfolds of 'Jekyll and Hyde' personality Suspect's Holy Land History
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More than 70 volunteers have joined police in a search of an area of countryside where a missing woman may have been buried.
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter says consideration is being given to scrapping the draw at the World Cup by bringing in a penalty shootout after 90 minutes or even resurrecting the golden goal in extra time.
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AP - A shooting outside a restaurant in downtown Buffalo early Saturday left four people dead and four wounded, police said. The victims were leaving a large party inside the City Grill bar and restaurant about 2:30 a.m. when gunfire erupted, police and witnesses said. Police were investigating witness reports that an argument may have broken out inside. Investigators did not know how many shooters there were.
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There are fears that defeated Tamil Tigers terrorists may be among the 490 passengers who docked at a naval base
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America's big income disparity is creating an economy that's dependent on the spending and investing of the wealthiest. As a result, economic growth may increasingly mean 95% of Americans are still not doing better financially. Continue reading Why Growth May Still Leave 95% of Americans Behind Why Growth May Still Leave 95% of Americans Behind originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:00:00. Filed Under: EconomyPermalink | Tweet this! | Comments
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Marijuana legalization proponents can see a day when the marijuana market looks like the alcohol industry. There would a range of quality among the products offered. And there would be taxes assessed -- perhaps even heavy taxes. Continue reading The Business of Buds: Why Marijuana Prices May Head Lower The Business of Buds: Why Marijuana Prices May Head Lower originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 14 Aug 2010 08:00:00. Filed Under: Columns, People, TaxesPermalink | Tweet this! | Comments
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There are fears that defeated Tamil Tigers terrorists may be among the 490 passengers who docked at a Canadian naval base
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The third KHL season begins in just under a month. However, it is a debut for new club United HC Dinamo Moscow after last year's surprise runners-up, MVD, joined forces with Dinamo Moscow in May.
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Spicy food flavoured with hot chilli peppers contains a natural chemical ingredient that may lower blood pressure, according to a study on a strain of laboratory rats with hypertension.
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Heavy rains triggered landslides that have left 32 missing in southwest China, state media reported Saturday, adding misery to a nation already battling with huge floods and a massive mudslide that has claimed over 1,150 lives.Landslides destroyed hospital buildings in Wenchuan county, the epicentre of the May 2008 earthquake that left nearly 87,000 dead or missing, the official Xinhua news agency said.
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New imaging technique captures caterpillar movement and may lead to a new design in robotics.
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Stored stress in the Earth's crust may be the source.
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Hong Kong director Christopher Sun arranges toy action models in front of a massive penis-shaped fountain, the easiest way to explain his intentions to the multilingual cast of what has been billed as the world's first 3D porn film."I can't ask my crew to do this and the best thing is you can get (the action models) naked without any complaints," he told AFP at a secluded studio in Hong Kong.The director is in a race against time to complete his 3.2 million-US-dollar film "3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy", which is due for release in May.
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Campaigners may try to disrupt the Pope's visit to Britain by blocking the road outside one of his destinations.
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Revenge may indeed be a dish best served cold but, even so, the International Stakes at York is shaping up as hot stuff. Harbinger – who emerged as one of the season's superstars with his 11-length romp in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes last month – will put his new-found reputation to the test on the Knavesmire, ground allowing. Two of his chief rivals will be Byword and Twice Over, who carry the Khaled Abdullah colours of Derby hero Workforce, highest-profile among those vanquished at Ascot.
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High-dose users with very low 'bad' cholesterol don't benefit, researchers say
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