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Bat for Lashes plays the Bowery Ballroom: an Interview with Natasha Khan

15 February, 2021

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Friday, September 28, 2007 Bat for Lashes is the doppelgänger band ego of one of the leading millennial lights in British music, Natasha Khan. Caroline Weeks, Abi Fry and Lizzy Carey comprise the aurora borealis that backs this haunting, shimmering zither and glockenspiel peacock, and the only complaint coming from the audience at the Bowery […]

One day after attempted rescue, six stranded whales die on Australian beach

15 February, 2021

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Thursday, March 26, 2009 File:Illustrazione globicefalo.JPG Six whales have died after becoming stranded on a southwest Australia beach, one day after conservation officials attempted to rescue them. A pod of about 90 long-finned pilot whales were stranded on Hamelin Bay Tuesday. More than 70 of the mammals died, along with four dolphins, but about 10 […]

Countryside Alliance lose legal case on UK fox hunting ban

15 February, 2021

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Wednesday, February 16, 2005The British Countryside Alliance has lost its legal bid to keep hunting with hounds after the High Court rejected their appeal, which had been made on the grounds that the Parliament Act 1949 was invalid. The High Court rejected this, ruling that the 1949 Act was valid. This means hunting with dogs […]

Sweden’s Crown Princess marries long-time boyfriend

15 February, 2021

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Monday, June 21, 2010 Sweden’s first royal wedding since 1976 took place Saturday when Crown Princess Victoria, 32, married her long-time boyfriend and former personal trainer, Daniel Westling, 36. The ceremony took place at Stockholm Cathedral. Over 1,200 guests, including many rulers, politicians, royals and other dignitaries from across the world, attended the wedding, which […]

Haiti rescue efforts continue, but survivors face increasing insecurity

15 February, 2021

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Friday, January 29, 2010 The survivors from the recent 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti are now facing increasing insecurity from human traffickers and convicts escaped from collapsed prisons, officials have cautioned, even as aid is flowing into the country. The acting head of the UN’s Haitian mission, meanwhile, says that that full reconstruction could take […]

Actor Jerry Orbach dead at age 69

15 February, 2021

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Friday, December 31, 2004 New York City — Actor Jerry Orbach died in his home in Manhattan at age 69. Orbach was a staple of American cinema, stage and television, with his most recent role being in the NBC police drama “Law and Order.” Orbach is survived by his wife of 25 years, Elaine Cancilla, […]

Nigerian parliament votes to make vice president acting president

15 February, 2021

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Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Goodluck Jonathan, vice-president of Nigeria, has become the country’s acting president after president Umaru Yar’Adua travelled to Saudi Arabia last November to receive medical treatment for a heart condition. In a televised address, Jonathan commented, “I am fully aware of the responsibilities reposed in me, and I want to reassure all […]

Michael Flynn resigns as National Security Advisor to Trump administration

15 February, 2021

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Correction — March 2, 2017 This article incorrectly said intelligence officials recorded Pence and Kislyak’s conversations. This was meant to say they recorded Flynn and Kislyak’s conversations. Wednesday, February 15, 2017 On Monday night, U.S. retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn resigned from his position as National Security Advisor at the request of President Donald Trump in […]

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer resigns

14 February, 2021

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Wednesday, March 12, 2008 New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has announced that he has resigned, effective Monday. Spitzer was recently discovered to have been a client of a prostitution ring on numerous occasions. In a press conference, Governor Spitzer said: “I am deeply sorry that I did not live up to what was expected of […]

Courts uphold firing of Pennsylvania cop who lost sense of smell

14 February, 2021

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Saturday, March 28, 2009 An appeals court said a Pennsylvania police department was justified in firing an officer because he lost his sense of smell in an off-duty motorcycle accident. The court said the Collier Township firing was valid because police need their sense of smell to detect substances like drugs, alcohol, hazardous materials, the […]