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I-5 bridge collapse survivor You hold on
The sudden closure of westbound lanes on the bridge came after restricting heavy vehicles on the roadway caused supply problems in Key ...
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Shares fall on US stimulus decision
Thomas Molloy - 24 May 2013 Irish and European stocks dropped after the Federal Reserve signalled it will scale back its stimulus if the US economy improves and as data showed Chinese manufacturing ...
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€6.9m in funds for research projects
The funding is being provided through Science Foundation Ireland. Research and Innovation Minister Sean Sherlock says the awards will release vital funding to allow development of inventions with commercial potential. O'SULLIVAN JOINS DAA AS ...
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Nobel winner questions EU experiment
EU bid and drop the previous coalition's goal of euro adoption.Prime Minister-elect Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson, whose Progressives won last month's vote together with the Independence Party, said he doesn't want to join a bloc in crisis as his own economy recovers.According to Mr Phelps, the decision is likely to spare Iceland many of the risks plaguing the EU. "We're still ...
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Halfords shares fall on dividend cut
Patricia Laya - 24 May 2013 Shares in Halfords, the car-repair and bicycle business which operates here and in the UK, fell the most on record after announcing a surprise dividend reduction to boost investment in training workers, revamping stores and improving its web ...
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Formula 1 offering hits bump after investigation
CVC Capital Partners 's plan to hold an initial public offering of Formula 1 may be hurt by a bribery investigation involving the car-racing series ...
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European regulator urges forcing big firms to reveal how much tax they pay
John O'Donnell - 24 May 2013 EUROPE'S top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, a measure some politicians say could curb tax ...
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How new technology is changing the way we fly
Aer Lingus , among others, is in the final phase of testing on its new wifi service. Internet will soon be available on its long-haul aircraft and all of its short-haul routes should offer the facility by 2014.Technology is also changing the way we shop for flights. Consulting firm McKinsey recently estimated that online travel sales generate about $100bn (EUR77bn) annually, one-third of all ...
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Pump ESM funds into banks – Chopra
Governor of the Central Bank Patrick Honohan with former IMF mission chief for Ireland Ajai Chopra at the conference on bank-resolution mechanisms, held at the Institute of Bankers in Dublin's North Wall ...
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Markets post heavy losses amid slow growth fears
Thomas Molloy - 24 May 2013 Stock markets fell sharply yesterday as surprisingly weak data from China and Europe raised worries about slow growth a day after US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke broached the possibility of reducing stimulus that has buoyed investor ...
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UPDATE 2-BA plane makes Heathrow emergency landing after engine fire
Fri May 24, 2013 5:00am EDT LONDON May 24 (Reuters) - A British Airways plane travelling from London to Oslo was forced to make an emergency landing at Heathrow on Friday after a technical fault in an engine. "The BA762, Heathrow to Oslo service, returned back to Heathrow shortly after take-off due to a technical fault," BA parent company IAG said. The Airbus A319 aircraft was carrying ...
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No guarantee of peace North Korean envoy warns China
of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with North Korean envoy Choe Ryong Hae in Beijing, China. On a visit to repair ties with China and waiting to meet its leader, Choe paid deference Thursday to hopes by the North's chief ally for renewed multinational nuclear talks. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Xie Huanchi) NO ...
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15-year-old held in deaths of 2 younger siblings
A teenager was arrested Thursday in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Utah subdivision of new homes and tidy lawns, police said. Davis County Sheriff Todd Richardson said authorities believe the boys died from knife wounds. It appears the 15-year-old boy acted alone, he said. (AP Photo/Rick ...
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We are expecting the Pound to strengthen against the Euro
In your opinion should we expect any major impact on the nation's currency in the short and in a long term? We are expecting the Pound to strengthen against the Euro, primarily due to the fact that the Eurozone's currency will weaken over the course of the next six months as we are expecting the crisis in the Euro bloc to re-escalate to a certain degree. We definitely expect the ...
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IRS replaces official who revealed targeting
replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups. Danny Werfel, the agency's new acting commissioner, told IRS employees in an email Thursday, May 23, 2013, that he has selected a new acting head of the division, staying within the IRS to find new leadership. (AP Photo/J. Scott ...
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Gov. Christie co-hosting Today to promote N.J. shore
Sarah Palin as political figures who have been guest co-hosts on the morning show. Christie has spent this week as promoter-in-chief with a series of events designed to boost tourism ahead of Memorial Day weekend, when crowds usually start flowing to the beach. The show is to be broadcast from Seaside Heights, where the storm swept ...
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Some unions now angry about health care overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest ...
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Britains FTSE steadies after worst day in a year
Fri May 24, 2013 4:02am EDT * FTSE 100 flat after Thursday's 2.1 pct slump * Investors jittery ahead of long weekend * Morgan Stanley downgrades Next on valuation By Toni Vorobyova LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Britain's leading shares steadied on Friday after their steepest fall in a year in the previous session, with central bankers offering some reassurance that stimulus will stay for a ...
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Police Suicidal jumpers fall kills SKorean girl
South Korea (AP) -- South Korean police say a suicidal man jumping to his death killed a 5-year-old girl by falling on her as she walked with her parents outside the apartment building. ...
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Eurozone crisis live Japan closes higher after wild day of trading
The Japanese market suffered another turbulent session after Thursday's dive - dropping as much as 3.5% in the afternoon - but stabilised to close 0.9% ...
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Draghi We Need More Not Less Europe
Mario Draghi, head of the European Central Bank (ECB) insisted that the euro zone was more stable than a year ago but that the region needed more integration - and the U.K should be a part of that. In his speech at a gala dinner in London's financial center on Thursday, Draghi told the audience that the ECB had prevented market "panic and...financial meltdown." "We can ...
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5 climbers missing on worlds 3rd highest mountain
KATMANDU, Nepal – A Nepalese official says five climbers are missing and feared dead on the world's third highest mountain. Bad weather on Mount Kanchenjunga was hampering a search and preventing a rescue helicopter from reaching the base camp. Mountaineering Department official Dipendra Poudel said Friday the climbers were descending from the summit when they were believed to have ...
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In Iowa GOPs Walker preps for presidential run
Scott Walker tried to introduce himself to Iowa Republicans Thursday as so many would-be presidential candidates often do -- one of their own. After all, ...
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Actress Bynes arrested in NYC on marijuana charge
apartment building on West 47th Street at about 7:40 p.m. Thursday. Police say a building official called police to complain that Bynes was smoking marijuana and rolling a joint in the building's lobby. The officers went to Bynes' apartment where they saw heavy smoke and a bong, which Bynes then threw out the window in front of the officers. Bynes was arrested on charges of reckless ...
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5.7-magnitude earthquake shakes Northern California
GREENVILLE (AP) — An earthquake that struck Northern California’s Plumas County with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 was felt by residents of ...
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US nuclear missles in Europe remain poised for a war that will never come
The United States and Russia recently signed a new landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty called START in March and the US in early May followed up its non-proliferation goals by making the unprecedented step of publicly declaring how many nuclear weapons it had – just over 5,113 in total, though many of them are in storage and would take time to be deployed.
That is a vast reduction compared to the total arsenal the country possessed at the height of the Cold War in 1967, the number at that time was 31,225, according to reports by European news media. Read more
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