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A Norfolk police officer appeared in court today, charged with weapons, harassment and assault offences. | Police officer appears in court |
The Transportation Security Administration announced this week that the airline industry has met a key requirement of the 9/11 Act by screening 100 percent of air cargo on domestic passenger aircraft. | Airline industry begins screening 100 percent of air cargo on domestic passenger aircraft |
Nestle , the world's largest food company, said on Monday it had recalled a UHT pure milk product in Hong Kong after a local food watchdog discovered samples containing a tiny amount of the chemical melamine. | Nestle recalls milk product in Hong Kong |
After already redesigning the football uniforms for Arizona State and Washington State this offseason, the Los Angeles Daily News is reporting that the Trojans will wear alternate uniforms for its regular season finale against UCLA this fall. | Usc Trojans to wear alternate uniforms vs. UCLA |
German exports fell in October and in Q2 2008, Germany had the smallest increase in labour costs in Europe. | German exports fell in October; |
Z. Mason and Gee McGhee scored 17 points apiece as Chattanooga beat Samford 74-70 Saturday night in a Southern Conference game. | Mason and McGhee score 17 points apiece as Chattanooga beats Samford 74-70 |
Myxer has launched a music app for BlackBerry that claims a catalog of more than 2 million MP3s. | Myxer launches music app for BlackBerry |
An SUV crashed into a local cemetery on Friday, killing a passenger. | SUV crashes into cemetery |
Despite a sudden U-turn by Cornwall Council, emotions ran high at a meeting to discuss the future of a day care centre for adults with learning disabilities. | Emotions run high at meeting |
Sacramento State came from behind in the fourth quarter to beat Southern Utah 27-22 on Saturday afternoon. | Sacramento State beats Southern Utah 27-22 |
Roger Federer won the Qatar Open without dropping a set when he beat defending champion Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 6-4 in a 79-minute final on Saturday. | Federer wins Qatar Open without dropping a set, beats Davydenko in final |
Vitamin D may protect against an artery disease in which fatty deposits restrict blood flow to the limbs, researchers said Wednesday. | Vitamin D may protect against artery disease |
The Drug Enforcement Administration ``acted arbitrarily and capriciously'' in denying a petition to reclassify cannabis as a less harmful substance, a lawyer for medical marijuana advocates told a federal appeals court on Tuesday. | Medical marijuana advocates to appeals court: |
Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin responds to GOP criticism that Barack Obama will raise taxes if elected. | Will Obama raise taxes? |
Vebnet, a market-leading global technology provider of total rewards and flexible benefits solutions, and Towers Watson, a leading global professional services company, have announced a formal partnership in Latin America. | Vebnet and Towers Watson announce partnership throughout Latin America |
Unisono, officially launched its research division, January the 10th 2011. | Unisono launches research division |
The euro lost ground last week amid a shortage of developments with regard to the ECB's promised action, while Greece is once again hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons. | Euro loses ground |
Italian president Silvio Berlusconi leaves a Milan hospital four days after being assaulted during a rally. | Berlusconi leaves hospital |
Kwame Kilpatrick has been sentenced to prison for the duration of 18 momths to 5 years. | Kwame Kilpatrick sentenced to prison |
Spencer Matthews is returning to 'Made in Chelsea', after his disastrous stint on 'The Bachelor'. | Spencer Matthews returning to Made in Chelsea |
Balakrishna gets to romance two sexy ladies in his forthcoming film Simha. | Balakrishna romances two sexy ladies |
Allstate released a report stating that almost 40% of coastal Texans say they would not evacuate if a hurricane was heading for the Texas Gulf coast. | Allstate reports that 40% of coastal Texans would not evacuate |
Liverpool striker Fernando Torres saw a knee specialist in Spain on Monday after injury forced him out of Sunday's Premier League match against Fulham, the English club said. | Torres sees knee specialist in Spain |
Gwyneth Paltrow once said that she didn't ``believe in religion'' but in a complete u-turn, she now claims she will be raising daughter Apple, 7, and son Moses, 5, in a Jewish environment. | Gwyneth Paltrow to raise Apple and Moses as Jewish |
British No 1 Andy Murray reckons that Rafael Nadal will soon overtake Roger Federer as top dog of tennis. | Nadal will soon overtake Federer: |
UFC 85 betting odds were available already early in the spring. | UFC 85 betting odds |
THE Stawell Gift could be moved to Ballarat to save the iconic professional running meet from prospective financial ruin. | Stawell Gift could move to Ballarat |
A female pedestrian was struck and seriously injured on Route 9W near Cabrini home in West Park late Wednesday afternoon. | Pedestrian struck on Route 9W |
Would Gaza truce last after both Palestinian and Israeli parties breached the ceasefire agreement? | Would Gaza truce last? |
The Florida Gulf Coast sand volleyball team split a pair matches on the weekend, defeating FAU at Estero Community Park and falling to No. 8 FIU in South Beach. | Sand volleyball splits a pair of matches over the weekend |
Jack Nicklaus has been nominated for the honour of the Congressional Gold Medal due to his long years of service to golf. | Jack Nicklaus nominated for the Congressional Gold Medal |
Rhode Island has the 4th most restaurants per capita in the US with 96 full service locations for every 100,000 people. | Ri has 4th most restaurants per capita |
DES MOINES, Iowa ― Officials say the Des Moines Public Schools will trim 300 positions next year because of budget cuts. | Des Moines Schools to trim 300 positions |
LAS CRUCES , NM -The New Mexico State soccer inaugural recruiting class has ranked fourth in the WAC according to TopDrawerSoccer.com. | Soccer recruiting class ranked fourth |
A Dover man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly receiving a large shipment of marijuana from California. | Dover man arrested for large shipment of marijuana |
Kilgore College will celebrate Constitution Day 1 pm today on campus in Devall Student Center Ballroom. | Kilgore College to celebrate Constitution Day today |
After driving the race of his life to clinch the 2009 world championship with one race to spare, Jenson Button said he never expected to win the title at Interlagos. | Button 'never expected to win title' |
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes declined one point to 15 in January on continuing concerns about the poor job market and large number of foreclosed homes for sale, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, released last week. | Builder confidence declines in January |
The Indian rupee strengthened to its highest level in two weeks on Thursday as part of a shift into global risk assets, but broader gains were capped as local shares retreated late in the session. | Indian rupee strengthens |
The Bank of Canada has slashed its forecast for Canadian economic growth this year to just 1.8 per cent, down half a percentage point from the 2.3 per cent it projected in its fall forecast, blaming a significantly weaker US economy. | Bank of Canada slashes growth forecast |
In the largest survey of its kind, most locked-in syndrome patients report that they are, in fact, happy. | Most 'locked-in syndrome' patients are happy |
A cache of 4,000 pounds of illegal fireworks worth at least $10,000 was seized from a business in unincorporated East Los Angeles, and its 34-year-old landlord was arrested, authorities said today. | 4,000 pounds of illegal fireworks seized in East la |
A tentative deal has been reached to end the ongoing stalemate over extending payroll tax cuts. | Tentative deal reached to extend payroll tax cuts |
A new report claims Mel Gibson is supposedly packing his bags and moving back to his native Australia, where he will reunite with his ex-wife, Robyn who he divorced last year. | Report claims Mel Gibson is moving back to Australia |
Beckerman, a New Jersey-based independent public relations agency with additional offices in New York and Washington, recently added six accounts to its real estate practice. | Beckerman adds six accounts to real estate practice |
New Zealand allrounder Grant Elliott has been signed by Surrey as their overseas player for the first half of the 2009 season. | Grant Elliott signs for Surrey |
Citizens Bank has announced that it is moving its local corporate headquarters from its current building next to Midtown Plaza on the corner of Main Street and Clinton Avenue to the Sagamore on East building, located in the popular East End area of downtown Rochester. | Citizens Bank moves local headquarters to East End area |
Celtic Crusaders will face a tough tie at home to former world champions Widnes Vikings in the quarter-finals of the Northern Rail Cup. | Crusaders face tough tie at home |
A 28-year-old man suffered minor injuries during a home invasion in Scarborough early Wednesday. | Man suffers minor injuries during a home invasion |
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered a high-level review of the military's senior mentor programs, including whether retired officers hired as advisers are overpaid and whether their private work for contractors poses a conflict of interest, his spokesman said Wednesday. | Gates orders review of military mentor program |
The Marshall County Sheriff's Department is investigating a death in the Martling community Thursday evening, The Times' news partner, WHNT News 19, reports. | Marshall County Sheriff investigating death in Martling community |
The death toll caused by rains in Nicaragua in the last weeks rose to 66, Civil Defense officials said Monday. | Death toll from rains in Nicaragua rises to 66 |
Lebanon has chosen career diplomat Michel el-Khoury as its first ever ambassador to Syria, a foreign ministry official said on Wednesday. | Lebanon chooses first ambassador to Syria |
Maggie Gyllenhaal has made little brother Jake an uncle again, after giving birth to a baby girl, Gloria Ray. | Maggie Gyllenhaal gives birth to baby girl: |
Arson suspected in Sydney temple fire Updated: 08:40, Sunday December 30, 2012 Arson may have caused a fire that destroyed part of a religious temple in Sydney's west. | Arson suspected in Sydney temple fire |
GRAND FORKS, ND The city of Grand Forks will be keeping an eye on a garbage study that's planned in Minnesota's Koochiching County. | Grand Forks to keep eye on garbage study |
Microsoft has offered to give European computer users a choice of Web browsers, an unprecedented move that the company, the world's largest software maker, hopes will avert another antitrust conviction and big fine. | Microsoft offers Europe a choice of browsers |
Mitt Romney is poised to clinch the Republican presidential nomination after Tuesday's Texas GOP primary, a largely uncontested election that will formalize the former Massachusetts governor's status as President Barack Obama's general election challenger. | Romney poised to clinch nomination |
Japan will not review its stance on the ``comfort women'' issue, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday, rejecting for now a move suggested by Shinzo Abe before he became prime minister. | Japan not to review stance on 'comfort women': |
The following white paper details things you always wanted to know about Windows profile management! | Things you always wanted to know about Windows profile management |
Michael Jackson has been rushed to the hospital, a fire department official told the Los Angeles Times. | ``King of pop'' rushed to hospital |
It is no secret that the use of social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter has paved the way for the grassroots revolutions taking place in the Middle East. | Social media paving the way for grassroots revolutions |
US soap and lotion seller Crabtree & Evelyn Ltd. said it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, a victim of the slowdown in consumer spending amid the recession. | Crabtree & Evelyn files for bankruptcy protection |
Swiss stocks rose, after earlier swinging between gains and losses, as investors awaited the outcome of a meeting between the European Union's finance chiefs on a new strategy to contain the region's sovereign-debt crisis. | Swiss stocks rise; |
Two terrorists, allegedly planning a massive attack in the capital, were arrested from Islamabad on Monday, reported Express 24/7. | Two terrorists arrested in Islamabad |
Two out of five football fans want to see players take a wage cut and nearly half would like to see the introduction of wage caps, according to Virgin Money's authoritative Football Fans' Index*. | Two out of five fans want players to take wage cuts |
1,255 more Syrians, who escaped from the violence in their country, have crossed in Turkey, Anadolu Agency reported. | 1,255 more Syrians cross in Turkey |
Women entrepreneurs are playing a big role in China's economy and the country is making new efforts to foster women entrepreneurship, a leader of China's biggest women's organization said here on Friday. | Women entrepreneurs play big role in Economy |
Arik Air said it resumed daily flights to Johannesburg Saturday, 24 hours after suspending them in protest over South Africa's refusal to let in 125 Nigerians on health grounds. | Arik Air resumes daily flights to Johannesburg |
German box shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd says it will implement a low sulphur fuel charge for North American routes in view of increased costs related to the North American Emission Control Area. | Hapag-Lloyd to implement low sulphur fuel charge |
Medical services were affected in the city when over 200 medical officers in the city went on mass leave as part of a state-wide protest. | Medical services affected |
As a way of simplifying lab-on-a-chip devices for superior medical tests, University of Michigan researchers have created microfluidic integrated circuits. | Researchers create microfluidic integrated circuits |
The man, who lives in the 5000 block of Mountain Road, said he discovered the fraud when Stub Hub called to confirm the purchase of $4,415 in Neil Diamond tickets. | Man discovers fraud |
The New Zealand dollar fell to its lowest level since March 28 as global equity markets slumped on concern about how the European debt crisis is playing out. | New Zealand dollar falls as global equity markets slump |
Stamkos extended his franchise-record points streak to 16 games, and Antero Niittymaki remained perfect against Atlanta, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Thrashers 6-2 on Saturday night. | Stamkos extends points streak to 16 games |
A worker found dead underground at a Vale Inco nickel mine in northern Manitoba died in an explosion. | Worker at nickel mine in northern Manitoba died in an explosion |
UPC has issued a ``call to arms'' to the cable industry and for it to find ways to cooperate with over the top providers. | UPC issues ``call to arms'' |
Four people were convicted at Belfast Magistrates Court on Tuesday, January 19, for claiming benefits they were not entitled to. | Four convicted of claiming benefits they were not entitled to |
MARY TRAVERS, part of the popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died from leukaemia aged 72. | Folk singer Mary dies |
``Victorious'' star, Ariana Grande is gracing the cover of Dream Magazine's August issue, and we think TV's 'Cat Valentine' is looking as gorgeous as ever! | Ariana Grande covers Dream Magazine's August issue! |
Russia fought back to claim a 2-1 victory over Germany in their opening tie at the Hopman Cup in Perth on Monday. | Russia fight back |
A Thai woman has confessed to killing the baby she had with a British lover and dumping the body in an airport bin. | Thai woman confesses to killing baby and dumping body in airport bin |
Hulk Hogan has left the Florida hospital he checked into Monday after complaining of back pain, according to TMZ.com. | Hulk Hogan leaves hospital |
Beneficiaries of Inuvialuit Regional Corporation will receive a minimum distribution payment of $400 on May 7. | Beneficiaries to receive minimum payment |
The announcement of the new investment on the Great Western Main Line was the centrepiece of a UK Cabinet visit to Wales that the Prime Minister used to hail a new age of the train. | Prime Minister hails a 'new age of the train' |
MARIA Sharapova survived a scare Thursday as she outlasted Anabel Medina Garrigues 7-6 5-7 7-6 to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA Amelia Island claycourt event. | Sharapova survives scare |
Memphis was unable to find proof a former player cheated on his SAT exam in its internal investigation of NCAA allegations against the men's basketball team. | Memphis finds no proof former player cheated |
World Cup winning fly-half Stephen Donald inspired Bath to a 16-13 victory over Montpellier in their European Cup clash on Sunday to rebound from a last minute opening defeat by Glasgow last weekend. | Rugby World Cup hero Donald inspires Bath |
A new study has determined that climate change could deepen poverty in developing countries. | Climate change could deepen poverty in developing countries |
SUPERMARKET chain Asda is to create 7,500 jobs in 2011 as it opens new stores, expands home shopping and converts Netto stores. | Asda to create 7,500 jobs |
The Ohio State football program lost a recruit following a recent photo flap, as a convicted sex offender posted a photo on the internet of himself with the player. | Ohio State football loses recruit following photo flap |
Panasonic Corp. said Thursday it has developed a cheaper battery module for electric vehicles and home photovoltaic power generation systems. | Panasonic develops battery module for electric vehicles |
The Lockheed Martin board of directors has nominated Rosalind G. Brewer to its board. | Lockheed Martin nominates Rosalind G. Brewer to... |
Two MIT students, Matt Gethers and Alia Whitney-Johnson, have won prestigious Rhodes Scholarships to study next year at Oxford University in Britain. | Two from MIT win Rhodes Scholarships |
A popular preschool program for children with disabilities, which had faced potential closing, will stay open for the foreseeable future, officials with the Broome-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services said Wednesday. | Preschool program to stay open |
Sen. George Allen, R-Va., conceded defeat to Democratic challenger Jim Webb, giving Democrats control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994. | Sen. Allen concedes defeat |
Italy midfielder Thiago Motta has joined Paris St Germain from Inter Milan for an undisclosed fee, the Ligue 1 club said on Tuesday. | Midfielder Thiago Motta joins PSG from Inter |
Republican congressman Tom Cole made a stop at a Madill barbecue restaurant over the lunch hour to chat with constituents. | Congressman Tom Cole stops in Madill |
La Joya police seized more than 800 pounds of marijuana after a high speed chase early Friday morning. | La Joya police seize 800 pounds of marijuana. |
The Philadelphia Flyers have recalled centre Brayden Schenn from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, and have loaned wingers Zac Rinaldo and Harry Zolnierczyk to Adirondack, the team announced on Wednesday. | Philadelphia Flyers recall forward Schenn |
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