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Bailout signals Lisbon’s capitulation to financial markets

27 December, 2020

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Saturday, April 9, 2011 Having resisted financial-market pressure for months, Portugal has finally requested an International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Union bailout. The emergency loan, believed to total around 75 billion euros, comes three weeks after the country’s prime minister, José Sócrates, resigned following parliamentary rejection of his government’s proposed austerity measures. Following recent […]

McCain ad questions Obama’s benefit to families

27 December, 2020

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Thursday, August 7, 2008 The latest advertisement for United States Republican presidential candidate John McCain is questioning Democrat Barack Obama’s benefit to families. Last week the BBC reported that the McCain campaign had released an advertisement comparing Obama to American celebrities Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, calling him “the biggest celebrity in the world.” McCain’s […]

U.S. judge orders release of President Trump’s tax records, appeals court issues delay

27 December, 2020

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Thursday, October 10, 2019 On Monday, United States District Court Judge Victor Marrero issued a ruling against President Donald Trump finding that New York City prosecutors could view his tax records after a subpoena issued by a grand jury. The Manhattan district attorney’s office is investigating Trump over alleged hush money paid to two women […]

UK minor faces charges for calling Scientology ‘cult’ at protest

27 December, 2020

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008 News media in the United Kingdom are reporting that a boy under the age of 18 was served with a court summons by City of London Police because he held a placard calling Scientology a “cult” at a peaceful protest on May 10. Human rights activists have criticized the decision to […]

Canadian city announces first Studios of Brampton tour

27 December, 2020

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Thursday, August 25, 2005 Created by the Brampton Arts Council and the City of Brampton, the Studios of Brampton studio tour will allow residents a chance to view works by dozens of local artists at twelve locations. The tour will run October 1 & 2 from 10 pm until 4 pm ET. On the tour […]

Doctor diagnoses Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s infertility

27 December, 2020

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Monday, April 23, 2012 File:Frida Kahlo by Artist René Romero Schuler.jpg According to a new diagnosis by a surgical pathologist, Frida Kahlo most likely suffered uterine damage during a streetcar accident as a teenager and this led to a rare condition known as Asherman’s syndrome, and that would explain the Mexican artist’s infertility. Dr. Fernando […]

US President Obama celebrates his first Martin Luther King Jr. Day while in office

27 December, 2020

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010 On Sunday, at a Bapist church originally founded by freed slaves, US President Barack Obama addressed the congregation about the “Dream” of slain civil rights activist Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—whom Obama credits with paving the way for his 2008 election—and about the importance of hope and faith in his […]

Category:August 2, 2010

27 December, 2020

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Florida man accused of threatening to bomb animal shelter

27 December, 2020

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Saturday, April 28, 2012 A Florida man was arrested after he allegedly left multiple phone messages with a local animal shelter in Brooksville, threatening to blow them up. Peter Dalessandro, 52, surrendered himself to authorities around 11:00 p.m. (local time) on Wednesday. Dalessandro has been charged with multiple counts of threatening to place or discharge […]

Heatwave hits the UK and Ireland

27 December, 2020

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006 Today has seen Britain’s hottest recorded July day with temperatures hitting 36.5ºC (97.7ºF) in Wisley in Surrey. Warm air from the Gulf Stream is raising the temperature, and the hot weather is causing the asphalt on some public roads to melt, requiring gritting. Some schools stayed closed on Wednesday, while others […]