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Despite Russia’s role as the main supplier of weapons to Bashar al-Assad’s regime, an advocacy group has put the president’s name forward because the former KGB agent “actively promotes settlement of all conflicts arising on the planet.” Vladimir Putin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize -...

--Incensed that a high school student attempted to steal some DVDs and video games from the Texas Walmart where he worked, a store worker allegedly followed the teenager out of the store, got into his car, and slammed the vehicle into the victim, according to police The confrontation between...

Yeah, I know, I know. Me too. Wage inequality, check; lack of transparency, check; lack of integrity, check. Sounds awfully familiar, doesn't it? And, please, do something about the cost of doing business. Maybe you can just cut wages or hours etcetera........... US Urges Fair...

Turkey, NATO's sole member from the Muslim world, has ordered a new, air defence system A government committee chaired by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prime minister, decided this week to proceed with buying the long-range anti-aircraft and ballistic missile system from the state-owned China...

booze, cigs and never having had children. A 111-year-old's secret to a long life? 20 cigs a day and a pint of sherry for breakfast She said: “I drank regularly throughout the day. In the morning I had half a pint of sherry, for lunch a gin and tonic and around 7pm a small...

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Eric and Ryan Jensen, ages 37 and 33, of the now-bankrupt Jensen Farms were arrested Thursday and each charged with six misdemeanor counts of introducing adulterated food into interstate commerce. The men appeared Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Denver and were released on a...

I'd almost forgotten Dean Del Mastro, Boss Harper's parliamentary secretary, he's been away for so long. All I can remember is that he was always blaming others for ethical lapses eh? So I really can't wait to see how he handles this one.

Instead of accepting low-paid work or unpaid internships, young people should focus on globalizing themselves. As Americans we can serve as warnings to other nations of what happens when neoliberal fanaticism runs its course. We have something to offer the world as a generation; we must...

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to be afraid of. The unscheduled knock on the door is something we very frequently associate with either bad news or something deeply unsettling. like the cops delivering bad news or a sales person and such. Is the Federal Nuke Commish trying to send a message? What could Stevie have to say...

Questions Canadian journalists should ask. Why a Goldman Sachs partner? Why is Wikipedia sanitized of any mention of this man? Why isnot even listed in as a director or officer of GS present or former? Why do you hate Canada Obummer ? This is getting more Machiavellian the more...

Out of the more than 250 companies year to date on the World Bank’s running list of firms blacklisted from bidding on its global projects under its fraud and corruption policy, 117 are from Canada — with SNC-Lavalin and its affiliates representing 115 of those entries, the World Bank said. “As...

Bostonian who found a backpack with more than $40,000 in cash and checks inside and returned it without taking a single penny. Boston homeless man glad to turn in lost money - WSFA.com: News Weather and Sports for Montgomery, AL. Man raises $50k for homeless man who turned in backpack with...

the “beef” was actually made from pork (considerably cheaper than beef) that had been treated with chemicals including paraffin wax and industrial salts to make it look like it came from a cow. Shanghiist reports that the factory sold more than 1,500 kilos (3,000 pounds) of the fake beef to...

Federal regulators say companies cannot require employees to receive their pay on debit cards, citing complaints from workers of high and unexpected fees on the cards. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a bulletin warning employers against using only so-called payroll cards to pay...

How he did it.............. http://www.whas11.com/news/national/Hero-dog-saves-boy-from-abusive-babysitter-223556671.html Meet Alexis Khan For about five months, Alexis Khan worked as a babysitter for the Jordan family in North Carolina. Unbeknownst to the Jordans, Alexis...

all the hair gel that was left behind by the Situation and the rest of the cast of Jersey Shore............. Seaside Park fire started at Kohrs Frozen Custard shop on boardwalk before spreading | 7online.com

An American man wanted on child-pornography charges in Tennessee fled to Canada earlier this year with his parents and sought refugee protection, claiming that he faces the possibility of persecution back home because of his affiliation with the online hacking group Anonymous. Matthew Paul...

Vince Cable has fired the starting gun on the sale of Royal Mail by formally announcing the government's intention to float the company on the London Stock Exchange in "the coming weeks". "This is an important day for the Royal Mail, its employees and its customers," the business secretary...