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Video: Scamander is the go-anywhere, swim-across-anything RV from England
Autoblog.comFiled under: Videos, UK, Specialty, Design/Style When Evo magazine's founder and Editorial Director Harry Metcalfe says a machine is "the most amazing vehicle you've ever seen," you know you're in for a treat. After all, Metcalfe has been at the head of... -
New data add to worries about European economies
World NowWith European leaders squabbling over how to revive their withering economies, new market indicators Thursday showed the steep challenge they face, including signs that even powerhouse Germany may be heading for trouble.... -
1812: Our first war of choice
In this bicentennial year of the start of the War of 1812, the StarSpangledBaltimore.com website tells us: "The War of 1812 represents what many see as the definitive end of the American Revolution. A new nation, widely regarded as an upstart,...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Kandahar Massacre (2012), American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Baghdad (Iraq), Dick Cheney
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Britain's deep double-dip raises questions about austerity
We knew it was bad, but news out from across the pond indicates that uncertainty in Europe might be slamming the economy there even more than had been thought. Revised data show that Britain’s gross domestic product contracted more than previously...
Tags: Europe, World War II (1939-1945), Economic Indicator, Personal Investing, Consumer Confidence
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Orange Prize to lose its color
Jacket CopyThe Orange Prize will no longer be sponsored by mobile company Orange.... -
Iran counters Western offer on nuke inspections, news agency says
World NowIranian negotiators have countered a proposal from six world powers with their own plan to resolve the long-running dispute over Iran's nuclear program, according to a state-controlled Iranian news agency.... -
Lockerbie bomber dies in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya — The Libyan intelligence officer convicted in the 1988 bombing of an American airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, died at home here Sunday nearly three years after passions around the case were reawakened when he was freed on...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Wars and Interventions, Prostate Cancer, Tripoli (Libya)
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Quick Takes: Registry adds recordings
Donna Summer's throbbing 1977 hit "I Feel Love," Prince's 1984 "Purple Rain" album, the first known commercial sound recording dating to 1888, the Sugar Hill Gang's watershed rap record "Rapper's Delight" and 1930s and '40s news reports and speech...Tags: Leonard Bernstein, Steve Edwards, Dolly Parton, CBS Corp., Arts and Culture
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46.5 seconds vs. 33 months
Halfway up a wee hill, the fuselage had landed in the backyards of Rosebank Crescent. Bob Edgar ... counted 18 bodies in his own backyard, many still in their seats. But the detail that will forever remain in his mind is how most of the passengers had...
Tags: London (England), Crime, Law and Justice, Rosebank, Wars and Interventions, BP Plc
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2012 Summer Olympic torch relay begins: David Beckham does his part
Zap2itThe 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London are getting closer, sports fans. The Olympic torch relay started Thursday (May 17) in Greece, where Greek actress Ino Menegaki took on the role of High Priestess at the kick off of the relay. Former England...Tags: Republic of Ireland, London (England), Cornwall, 2012 Olympics Games, England
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Museums abound in British Columbia's capital city of Victoria
There's a museum with something for everyone in Victoria, B.C., from evocative exhibits of native history to tea and croquet on the lawn of a 19th-century home-turned-museum. Here's a sampling: —Royal BC Museum This don't-miss museum, the city'...Tags: Arts, Paleontology, Shintoism, Museums, Artists
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Bee Gees' Robin Gibb Dies After Battle with Cancer
KTLA NewsRobin Gibb, one of three brothers who made up the group the Bee Gees behind "Saturday Night Fever" and other now-iconic sounds from the 1970s, died on Sunday, according to a statement on his website. He was 62. Gibb "passed away today following his long...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Health, Social Media, Music Industry, Robin Gibb
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