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Syrian TV: Suicide bomber carried out Deir al-Zor attack

ama_user — Sat, 19 May 2012 10:19:39 +0000

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A suicide bomber carried out a car bombing in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, state television said. In a bulletin flashed over its regular programming, it said the bombing was the work of a “suicide terrorist”. (Writing by Joseph Logan; Editing by Louise Ireland)

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Feds say Colorado wildfire started on camp stove

ama_user — Sat, 19 May 2012 10:17:05 +0000

Hundreds of firefighters are battling a blaze fueled by warm, dry weather in northern Colorado that federal officials say started with a camp stove.

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76ers stun Celtics 92-83 in Game 4 to even series

nc_user — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:58:55 +0000

Andre Iguodala squared up for a 3-pointer from the wing like he had hundreds of times in his career.

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LA police arrest 2 in killings of Chinese students

ama_user — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:35:12 +0000

Police arrested two young men in the shootings deaths of two graduate students from China last month near the University of Southern California, an attack that stunned a school that has more international students than any other U.S. university.

At Preakness, no one knows how horses with rebound

nc_user — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:34:31 +0000

Judging by his appetite and appearance, Bodemeister has rebounded nicely from his vigorous trip in the Kentucky Derby and is ready to shine at the Preakness.

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US agriculture companies set millions for Africa

nc_user — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:05:25 +0000

(Reuters) – A group of U.S. seed, chemical and equipment companies will invest at least $150 million over the next few years into African agricultural projects and products, the companies said on Friday. The investments pledged by DuPont, Monsanto, Cargill and others are part of an overall $3 billion effort by companies around the world announced by President Barack Obama. …

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Africa plan for $1 trillion trade bloc on track

nc_user — Sat, 19 May 2012 08:52:59 +0000

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Plans to create a 26-nation free trade area by integrating three existing African trade blocs by July 2014 are on track and the only major sticking point is likely to be harmonising rules of origin, the three blocs said on Friday. The East African Community (EAC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) aim to create a free market of 525 million people with an output of $1 trillion when they unite. …

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Hondurans protest DEA leave after shooting

nc_user — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:54:28 +0000

People in Honduras’ predominantly Indian Mosquito coast region burned down government offices and demanded that U.S. drug agents leave the area, reacting angrily to an anti-drug operation in which they say police gunfire killed four innocent people, including two pregnant women.

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RFK Jr.’s troubled estranged wife found dead in NY

nc_user — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:39:54 +0000

Mary Richardson Kennedy’s life had both highlights and troubled moments, and they played out publicly because of the famous political family she married into in 1994.

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‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse visible from China to Texas

nc_user — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:23:42 +0000

Sunrises and sunsets often dazzle, but they’ll have a special ring to them in a few days for people in the western United States and eastern Asia: The moon will slide across the sun, blocking everything but a blazing halo of light.

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