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I Followed What I Thought Was the Law.
More than four years after he choked back tears at his sentencing, O.J. Simpson addressed a Las Vegas court on Wednesday sounding cheerful and confident in his bid to a win a new trial. He bantered with bailiffs during breaks, making them laugh, and chuckled at himself at times during testimony when discussing his drinking at the time. Simpson, 65, was called to the stand on the third day ...
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Watch Cleveland Police Recount First Moment of Freedom for Captive Women
for the first time we're hearing from the officers who rescued the women locked up in that home for a decade. Linzie janis reports tonight one of the young women jumping into the arms of an ...
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Watch New Twisters Caught on Tape 30 Million in Path of Storm
Thirty million Americans are bracing for possible twisters tonight new pictures coming in of this twister in Texas some real -- up close with a tornado the -- they're splitting off. And drifting ...
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Watch Sticky Fingers in the Office Costing Companies Billions
Who hasn't -- a little something from the office supply closet but tonight here are staggering number office -- perhaps one of your coworkers. Stealing more than fifty billion dollars a year in ...
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8 killed 8 policemen kidnapped in Iraqs violence
RAMADI, Iraq, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were killed in separate attacks across Iraq on Saturday, while gunmen kidnapped eight policemen in the western province of Anbar, the police said. In western Iraq, two people were killed in clashes between tribesmen and Iraqi security forces near the city of Ramadi, capital of Anbar province, when the tribesmen apparently believed that a police unit ...
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Mississippians join international environmental movement
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) - Coastal residents added their voices to those calling for the end of energy policies that hurt the environment. The Hands Across the Sand demonstrations took place on beaches around the world on Saturday. In South Mississippi, the concern centered around the state government's plan to allow offshore drilling off coastal waters. For five minutes people stood ...
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World hunger could be eradicated
19 May 2013 World hunger could be eradicated if the revenues that developing countries lose through tax dodging were available to them to invest in agricultural development, says a report from charity Christian ...
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International student Jorayev enjoys being senior at Coosa
The 17-year-old Coosa Christian student is getting ready for graduation and he already has been involved in awards night and senior prom.He received the award for highest average in Bible class and ranks eighth in the school’s class of 17 seniors.Kuvvat is from Turkmenistan, and this is his second year as an exchange student in the United States.He spent his junior year at Lee High School ...
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More students come to study from across the globe
The students want to improve their English skills as well as experience life in the United States.German Linares of Spain said of English, ';It’s the main language of the world and it’s good that I know it properly.';Linares said a lot of people are leaving Spain for jobs in other countries, and it the ability to speak English is imperative to success.He was required to do ...
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IAAF Diamond League Nine world leading results set
SHANGHAI - Nine world leading results were set on Saturday at the IAAF Diamond League Shanghai meet, which featuring a star-spangled squad including 7 reigning Olympic champions and 9 defending world titlists. London Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica outran her archrival Carmelita Jeter again as she won the women's 100m sprint. The 1.52-meter-high Jamaican set a ...
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Can Al-Jazeera win hearts and minds in America
The pan-Arab news giant is laying the groundwork for the launch ofAl-Jazeera America after its purchase of Current TV, a struggling US ...
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Passenger jet at Newark airport forced into belly landing
Emergency personnel spray foam on the fuselage of a US Airways Express commuter plane after it made a belly landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday. There were no injuries. (WABC TV News/Associated ...
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Fractured track to be analyzed
>Are you there? Stay safe and share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Federal investigators ruled out foul play in a commuter train derailment in Bridgeport, Connecticut, that left more than 70 people injured and shut down service along the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor, officials said Saturday. National Transportation Safety Board investigators are now focusing on a broken rail as a ...
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Fractured track to be analyzed
>Are you there? Stay safe and share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Federal investigators ruled out foul play in a commuter train derailment in Bridgeport, Connecticut, that left more than 70 people injured and shut down service along the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor, officials said Saturday. National Transportation Safety Board investigators are now focusing on a broken rail as a ...
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College baseball roundup Seton Hill 1 win away from World Series
Seton Hill took advantage of an NCAA Division II-record 12 hit batsmen, including a D-II record five in one inning, and trounced top-seeded Millersville, 12-2, on Saturday night to remain unbeaten in the Atlantic Region ...
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2000-2010 Ten Years That Changed the World
It began with the collapse of the US mortgage system. By September 2008, the crisis spread all over the world. Within the last year, thousands of companies declared bankruptcy, unemployment reached unprecedented levels, and the number of suicides linked to unemployment and collapsed businesses has greatly increased. Most of the countries are saving their economies using their money. The world ...
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Imagine what the world could look like and pursue it CLU grads told
"This is a very historic commencement," President Chris Kimball told the Class of 2013. "Cal Lutheran has come a long way in just five decades, and you stand on the foundation built by those who came before you, and those who participate in the years ahead will benefit from what you have ...
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Mexico judge orders prison for suspects in killing
FILE - This undated file photo courtesy of the Shabazz family shows Malcolm Shabazz in an unknown location. Shabazz, the 28-year-old grandson of political activist Malcolm X, died in Mexico City on Thursday, May 9, 2013. Mexico City prosecutors said on May 13, 2013 that they have arrested two men in connection with the death of Shabazz, who died of blunt-force trauma injuries. A companion said ...
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Sports Briefing | Hockey Sweden Tops Finland and Advances to World Hockey Championship Final
Sweden reached the final of the world championships by beating its fellow co-host and rival Finland, 3-0. Dallas Stars forward Loui Eriksson scored ...
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Pakistan Woman Politician Gunned Down
Police in Pakistan say gunmen have killed a woman politician who was a member of former cricket star Imran Khan’s party. Police said Zohra Shahid Hussain was shot outside her home in the southern port city of Karachi on Saturday. The gunmen escaped, and there was no immediate claim of responsibility. Police said it was unclear whether the killing was a murder or the result of a ...
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QA Crisis Escalates as International Community Fails Syria
- With no end in sight for the ongoing two-year war in Syria, the ensuing humanitarian crisis continues to escalate, with over 1 million refugees having fled to neighbouring countries and at least another 3 million displaced within ...
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FIBA best Europe basketball player stabbed in Belgrade restaurant
Predrag Danilovic, president of the Partizan Basketball Club of Serbia and former Yugoslav international player, was stabbed in a Belgrade restaurant after a confrontation with other guests, reported Radio Television Serbia (RTS).Danilovic was hospitalized early Saturday morning with wounds to his stomach, head and hands. Hospital officials said Danilovic is in stable condition after surgery to ...
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China crushes Thailand at Beilun International Volleyball Tournament
China powered past Thailand in straight sets on Saturday for their second victory at the Beilun International Women's Volleyball Tournament.The Chinese, who lost to Thailand on four occassions in the past four years, gained sweet revenge with the 15-15, 25-13, 25-9 win.However, Chinese head coach Lang Ping played down the significance of the big victory."Thailand didn't play their ...
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Former Danish Olympic champion Hoyer Larsen elected as new world badminton chief
Former Olympic badminton champion Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen of Denmark was elected as the new president of Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Saturday, pledging to bring the sport to a new height on global stages.The 1996 Olympic Men's Singles gold medallist defeated his only rival, Justian Suhandinata of Indonesia, at the BWF Annual General Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur."One of my focus ...
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Best Airports In The World
Probably no one, really. The better question is "who hates airports?" For the most part, it's often the airports that make flying such a chore. Some of them are better than others. According to the Airports Council International, these are the airports that travelers prefer. For customer service in South Africa to China, here's a look at the top three airports in six ...
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Albuquerque leading the way in sustainable development
The Global Warming debate over whether humans or natural processes are to blame for rising temperatures, is far from settled. But for many environmentalists and conservation groups there is a concern that the debate may detract from the fact that something must still be done about the unsustainable way in which humans currently live.
Albuquerque is leading many cities in the United States, and even the world, in efforts to develop a sustainable development program by which future generations will not have to suffer for the industry and economic growth of the present. Read more
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