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| Police Officer in New York Commits Suicide |
According to police reports, Lt. Michael Pigott from New York police turned 46 on Thursday. Some get depressed when seeing their years passing by, but some are happy to celebrate their birthdays. That was not Pigott’s case. The Lt. sneaked out of his house and went to his former command in Brooklyn. There, he shot himself in his head and he was pronounced... |
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The US financial crisis has gone global, putting the world on the brink of a recession that can only be resolved through international cooperation, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said Thursday.
In a press conference at IMF headquarters in Washington, Strauss- Kahn warned that a lack of confidence...
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The United States urged North Korea on Thursday to reverse its decision to ban international inspectors from its main nuclear complex.
"It's a regrettable step but one that is reversible," US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said.
North Korea had earlier told the UN nuclear monitoring body, the International...
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A 42-year-old man shot and killed a shop employee in a shopping centre in the US town of Knoxville in the state of Tennessee on Thursday before being disarmed by police.
According to media reports, the gunman opened fire after an argument with the 29-year-old victim.
The shooting prompted a panic in the shopping centre, with...
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The Department of Justice has released a report announcing that federal immigration agents made a criminal search warrant at a poultry processing plant in Greenville, South Carolina, and arrested nearly 300 workers. The federal agents went to the Columbia Farms at 9 a.m. after 10 months during which they tracked down numerous employment...
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 The National Hurricane Center announced on Wednesday that Hurricane Norbert, the latest hurricane in this season in the Atlantic, approaches Baja in New Mexico, California. Its winds reach 115 miles per hour and the NHC has developed a five-day period during which Norbert was analyzed.Now, the hurricane is located in the Pacific Ocean at...
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The US Federal Reserve announced Wednesday a 50 basis points cut in its federal funds rate, to 1.5 per cent, in a move coming simultaneously with rate cuts by leading banks in Europe.
The move comes in a bid to ease monetary conditions in the face of the severe financial industry crisis which has hurt the banking sector's liquidity.
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The US Federal Reserve announced Wednesday a 50 basis points cut in its federal funds rate, to 1.5 per cent, in a move coming simultaneously with rate cuts by leading banks in Europe.
The move comes in a bid to ease monetary conditions in the face of the severe financial industry crisis which has hurt the banking sector's...
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Greg Oden made a successful NBA debut with 13 points and five rebounds, as the Portland Trail Blazers buried the visiting Sacramento Kings, 110-81 Tuesday night in the pre-season opener for both clubs.
The centre Oden was the top overall pick in the 2007 draft, but his rookie season was delayed by one year due to right knee...
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On Monday, the police forced the front door of the Rajarams. Neighbors alerted the officials because they had noticed that no one was picking the newspaper no more and no activity seemed to be done neither inside nor outside their house. Friends called the police and what they had found inside was a terrible picture of a grotesque...
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Hope Orwick, 35, from Louisville stabbed and killed her two daughters and then she killed herself. The police are now trying to identify the reason for which the woman could have done such a thing. Alicia Smiley, the Louisville Metro Police spokeswoman, said that one of the family members who came to visit them, found their bodies at...
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 George “W.” Bush, Subject for the Movie
Director Oliver Stone has released a new movie about the life of the U. S. president, George W. Bush. Written by Stanley Weiser, the movie shows some other aspects of...
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 Medical Helicopter Crash Killed Four
Authorities announced on Thursday that a medical helicopter crashed and killed four people. The accident occurred in a Chicago suburb and a 13-year-old girl was among...
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Today is Thursday, June 5
the 157th day of 2008 with 209 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus. The evening stars are Mercury, Mars and...
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 General Petraeus Set for Central Command
It appears that U. S. President George W. Bush’s favorite
general has been handed the task of winning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
as well as confronting the...
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 A culinary journey through Crete
Almost as soon as you set foot on the southern Mediterranean island of Crete the poignant smell of oregano, wild flowers and wild teas tickles your senses while the...
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