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Colombia Bogota to Host XXII Latin American Congress of Ports
The XXII Latin American Congress of Ports Colombia 2013, organized by the American Association of Port Authorities, will be held in the city of Bogot, June 25th to 28th, ...
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Exposed The Harrowing Impact of Americas Deadly Drone War in Pakistan
President Barack Obama's big speech on U.S. counter-terror policy last month promised that drone strikes were "legal," "heavily constrained" and only carried out if there is "near-certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured." But the use of the most deadly type of drone attacks calls that rhetoric into question. Known as "signature strikes," ...
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Ex-Fremont Teacher Charged With Molesting Student
FREMONT (CBS SF) — A former Fremont schoolteacher who was convicted more than 10 years ago of possessing child pornography faces new charges that he sodomized a boy in his classroom in the late 1990s. Michael Schoop, 63, of Pleasanton, was arrested on the new charges last week and is being held in the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin in lieu of $410,000 in bail. The Alameda County District ...
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ConsumerWatch New Bay Area Energy Firm Draws Complaints
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — Deregulation of the energy industry allows California consumers a chance to shop around for gas and electricity providers. But consumers should watch out for pressure tactics to switch. Karla Gallardo said she was duped, by a salesman who recently came knocking at her door. "They wanted to know if we qualified for one of the PG&E discount programs," ...
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American Metal Market Presents Best Mergers and Acquisitions Award to AK Steel
AK Steel has received an award for "Best Mergers and Acquisitions" from American Metal Market (AMM), a leading metal industry publication. The award recognizes the company’s ongoing progress in developing its strategic investments in Magnetation LLC and AK Coal Resources – acquisitions that were initially announced in ...
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Stocks slump as Federal Reserve hints at reducing cash infusions
US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said at a Wednesday press conference that the US central bank would consider reducing its $85 billion-per-month asset purchasing program later this year, based on an improved outlook for the US economy.The announcement sparked a sell-off on US stock and bond markets, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing down by 206 points, or 1.35 percent. Yields ...
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New York Times hides abortion editorial on the front page
That was the title on the web version. A note says that a version of the article appeared on page A1 of the New York print edition with this ...
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OH man to be sentenced in dying blink murder case
Walter Collier was charged with murder based on the word of an eyewitness. Then, a 17-year-old suspect confessed in detail to the Brownsville ...
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NYC heir 89 to hear whether hell go to prison
An 89-year-old heir to a famous New York City fortune is set to find out Thursday whether he'll succeed in an 11th-hour attempt to avoid, or at least postpone, prison after being convicted of plundering his mother's ...
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N. America trip tedious but worth the effort Su
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Su Tseng-chang (???) pronounced his trip to the United States and Canada as tedious but "worth it" upon his return ...
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No US-Taliban talks scheduled State Department
Taliban after reports that discussions with the Afghan rebel group could begin this week in Qatar. "Because we're working with the Afghans on what the next appropriate step is, there isn't a meeting. I know there were reports of it, but reports of a meeting being scheduled or on the books aren't accurate," State Department ...
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Lawyers for accused Colorado gunman barred from psychiatric exam
DENVER (Reuters) - Lawyers for James Holmes, who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to killing 12 moviegoers in a Colorado theater last year, cannot be present during his court-ordered psychiatric examination, the judge in the murder case ruled on ...
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Attempted Abduction Of Girl In Pacifica Was False Report
reported attempted abduction of a 10-year-old girl in Pacifica on Sunday was a false report by the girl and a friend, Pacifica police said Wednesday. The girl had told police that while she was in the area of Beach Boulevard and Santa Rosa Avenue shortly before 6:30 p.m., a man approached her and told her she was coming with him, according to ...
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San Jose Appoints 27-Year-Veteran As Acting Fire Chief
SAN JOSE (KCBS) -- The San Jose Fire Department announced the appointment of 27-year-veteran Ruben Torres as the acting fire chief on Tuesday. Torres, who was the deputy chief, is taking over after former Chief William McDonald announced last week he ...
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U.S shares close in red after Feds conclusion
Wall Street closed in red after that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ended its two-day monetary policy meeting and agreed to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low between 0.0% and 0.25%, while the FOMCs statements had not seen any ...
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Williams says sorry over lucky gang rape girl gaffe
SERENA Williams has been forced to issue a full apology for saying that the 16-year-old victim of a gang rape had been "lucky" and that she "shouldn't have put herself in that ...
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Hitman labelled chronic liar by Bulgers lawyers
John Martorano has been questioned about varying stories he told over the years about killings he says were orchestrated by Bulger (83) and his gang. Martorano, who has admitted killing 20 people, testified yesterday in Bulger's racketeering trial in Boston. Bulger's lawyer branded Martorano a chronic liar, repeatedly pointing out inconsistencies between what he told investigators in ...
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Moscow rejects Obamas call for further nuclear arms cuts
Mr Obama offered to cut deployed nuclear arsenals by a third, however Moscow immediately rejected his proposal. Speaking in Berlin where John F Kennedy and Ronald Reagan gave rousing Cold War speeches, Mr Obama urged Russia to help build on the "New START" treaty that requires both countries to cut stockpiles of deployed nuclear weapons to 1,550 each by 2018. The speech, a day after ...
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Country legend Slim Whitman dies aged 90
Country star Slim Whitman has died. The high-pitched yodeller who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film 'Mars Attacks!', died at a Florida hospital aged ...
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Fed to keep up bond-buying plan
The Federal Reserve in the US has said that it will maintain the pace of its bond-buying programme to keep long-term interest rates at record ...
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The China Dream a far cry from the American Dream - its Meng
The difference between what Western media thinks China dreams and what China actually says is of great significance for the future global language. China should compete for her names as she competes for everything ...
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Fewer drivers seen on July 4 as shorter holiday economy bite AAA
(Reuters) - Fewer drivers will take to the road during the Independence Day holiday in part due to a sluggish economy, but also because people will take less time off, travel group AAA said on ...
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Michael Hastings Wife Obliterates New York Times For Dismissive Obituary
Michael Hastings of Buzzfeed and Rolling Stone died Tuesday morning in a car crash. His wife has asked The New York Times to correct its obituary. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for The ...
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Lawmaker university spar over control of Chinese dissident in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressman who has been blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng's main champion in Washington said people working for New York University have tried to keep him from meeting Chen, barging into a meeting on Capitol Hill and pulling Chen out on one ...
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Milone Allows 6 Runs A’s Lose To Rangers
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