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- F1 teams to race while rage boils on Bahrain streets
- Voting begins in France, economy may doom Sarkozy
- Always Early: Marc Andreessen's Five Big Ideas That Have Shaped the Internet
- French head to polls in presidential election
- More 'Iron Man 3??? Casting News, And Potential Plot Hints
- My TEDx Talk for Student Entrepreneurs: "Why Wait 'Til You Graduate?"
- VIDEO: France set to vote for a president
- VIDEO: France set to vote for a president
- VIDEO: Great white shark caught in Mexico
- VIDEO: High alert for Mexico volcano
- A China Millionaire's Brush With Death
- Exclusive Review: "Glee" Star Chris Colford Writes, Acts in Surprise Hit at Tribeca Film Fest
- Secret Service scandal: Rising supervisor set uncovering of misconduct in motion
- Book review: ‘Why Nations Fail,’ by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
- In Tallinn, Estonia’s capital, let freedom sing
- Report: Wal-Mart hushed up Mexico bribe network
- VIDEO: Great white shark caught in Mexico
- Some Countries Non-Committal As U.S. Opts-Out Of IMF's EU Bailout
- Kingfisher Airlines Runs Into Payroll Snag
- Red Cross official kidnapped in Yemen
| F1 teams to race while rage boils on Bahrain streets Posted: 21 Apr 2012 11:10 PM PDT MANAMA (Reuters) - Formula One drivers will race in Bahrain on Sunday while rage boils on the streets outside, among protesters who denounce the Grand Prix as a gaudy spectacle by a ruling family that crushed Arab Spring demonstrations last year.
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| Voting begins in France, economy may doom Sarkozy Posted: 21 Apr 2012 11:13 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - France voted on Sunday in round one of a presidential ballot, with a feeble economy that could make Nicolas Sarkozy the country's first president to lose a fight for re-election in more than 30 years.
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| Always Early: Marc Andreessen's Five Big Ideas That Have Shaped the Internet Posted: 21 Apr 2012 09:50 PM PDT It is one thing to be right once, or even twice. But Marc Andreessen has been consistently right about where things are going for 20 years. What he is thinking about next? My guess is that it has something to do with mobile.
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| French head to polls in presidential election Posted: 21 Apr 2012 10:27 PM PDT First round voting begins in overseas territories as incumbent Nicholas Sarkozy appears set to face a stern test.
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| More 'Iron Man 3??? Casting News, And Potential Plot Hints Posted: 21 Apr 2012 09:46 PM PDT ? It appears that Guy Pearce is the actor joining the cast of 2013?s Iron Man 3. The role he?s taking might also give us clues about some elements of the super-sequel?s plot as well. Read on for more details, but remember it might have some slightly spoilerish info! Pearce is in final discussions with ...
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| My TEDx Talk for Student Entrepreneurs: "Why Wait 'Til You Graduate?" Posted: 21 Apr 2012 09:15 PM PDT I gave a TEDx talk on student entrepreneurship recently. It sort of sums up how I feel about the extraordinary opportunity student entrepreneurs have at their disposal in this day and age. ??I contrasted the environment of 25 years ago (when I was a college freshman) versus that of today??for a fledgling student entrepreneur. Let ...
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| VIDEO: France set to vote for a president Posted: 21 Apr 2012 09:26 PM PDT France is set to vote in a presidential election amid widespread disaffection caused by the eurozone crisis and high unemployment.
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| VIDEO: France set to vote for a president Posted: 21 Apr 2012 09:26 PM PDT France is set to vote in a presidential election amid widespread disaffection caused by the eurozone crisis and high unemployment.
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| VIDEO: Great white shark caught in Mexico Posted: 21 Apr 2012 08:50 PM PDT Two fishermen in Mexico land themselves a large and unusual catch - a great white shark almost 20ft (six metres) in length.
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| VIDEO: High alert for Mexico volcano Posted: 21 Apr 2012 06:52 PM PDT People living on the slopes of the Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City are watching with concern as the volcano spews ash and burning rocks, and the authorities raise the alert level.
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| A China Millionaire's Brush With Death Posted: 21 Apr 2012 08:51 PM PDT China one-percenter escapes the firing squad.
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| Exclusive Review: "Glee" Star Chris Colford Writes, Acts in Surprise Hit at Tribeca Film Fest Posted: 21 Apr 2012 08:30 PM PDT Chris Colford is 21, a slight kid who is popular from the TV show, ?Glee.? But tonight the first film he?s written?and in which ge stars?called ?Struck By Lightning? opened at the Tribeca Film Festival. And now Colford has been struck by lightning, since his movie? directed with a charming light touch by Brian Dannelly?is ...
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| Secret Service scandal: Rising supervisor set uncovering of misconduct in motion Posted: 21 Apr 2012 03:47 PM PDT Paula Reid, the new Secret Service boss for the South American region, was in Cartagena preparing for the president's visit when she received an urgent report: A prostitute, upset because she had not been paid by a Secret Service agent, had created a disturbance in a nearby hotel, knocking on doors and yelling in the hallways at daybreak. Read full article >>   
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| Book review: ‘Why Nations Fail,’ by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson Posted: 20 Apr 2012 12:52 PM PDT "Why Nations Fail" is a sweeping attempt to explain the gut-wrenching poverty that leaves 1.29 billion people in the developing world struggling to live on less than $1.25 a day. You might expect it to be a bleak, numbing read. It's not. It's bracing, garrulous, wildly ambitious and ultimately hopeful. It may, in fact, be a bit of a masterpiece. Read full article >>
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| In Tallinn, Estonia’s capital, let freedom sing Posted: 16 Mar 2012 12:54 PM PDT Sacred ground. That's what our guide, Magrit, calls the vast open-air theater on the outskirts of Tallinn, the ancient capital of the tiny Baltic nation of Estonia. Here, in the late 1980s, Estonians gathered by the thousands to sing patriotic songs and express their deep disdain for their Soviet rulers. Finally, in 1991, the "Singing Revolution" triumphed, and Estonia became free. Read full article >>
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| Report: Wal-Mart hushed up Mexico bribe network Posted: 21 Apr 2012 08:38 PM PDT
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| VIDEO: Great white shark caught in Mexico Posted: 21 Apr 2012 08:50 PM PDT Two fishermen in Mexico land themselves a large and unusual catch - a great white shark almost 20ft (six metres) in length.
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| Some Countries Non-Committal As U.S. Opts-Out Of IMF's EU Bailout Posted: 21 Apr 2012 08:10 PM PDT "We're going to need a bigger boat."
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| Kingfisher Airlines Runs Into Payroll Snag Posted: 21 Apr 2012 07:18 PM PDT Kingfisher Airlines runs into another payroll snag in India.
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| Red Cross official kidnapped in Yemen Posted: 21 Apr 2012 07:39 PM PDT French Red Cross official kidnapped by armed men while Yemen forces continue battling al-Qaeda in the south.
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