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25000 attend huge wedding between Ultra-Orthodox Jewish families
There was standing room only in Jerusalem on Monday night as the heir to one of the most important Jewish ultra-orthodox families married his bride, in front as many as 25,000 ...
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Stillborn babys ashes stolen from home
(Fotolia) A Georgia couple has issued a plea for the return of their stillborn son's ashes, which were stolen during a break-in. Jody and Haley Hughey's son Caleb was stillborn in 2008 and they kept his ashes in an engraved silver box on top of their ...
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Hizbollah And Iran Propping Up Syria Says Hague
William Hague has warned that Iran and its militant Shi'ite Lebanese ally Hizbollah are "propping up" Syrian President Bashar al Assad. Speaking in Jordan, the Foreign Secretary said: "It is very clear that Syrian regime is receiving a great deal of support from outside Syria from Hizbollah and Iran. "This is a regime that is increasingly dependent on external ...
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Artist throws rock at the party machine
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Stories of survival Second-grader recounts tornado
(CBS News) The tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., completely demolished Plaza Towers Elementary School. Seven children were killed on the school's grounds. But miraculously, several students were pulled out from the rubble alive. Second-grade student Courtney Brown is one of those child survivors. From her hospital bed, the 8-year-old recalled the moment the warning sirens first sounded. ...
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Bono and Olivia Wilde join Matt Damons toilet strike
What is the latest celebrity accessory trend? Diapers. In a humorous, but fact-filled PSA, Olivia Wilde, Bono and Richard Branson announce they are joining Matt Damon's toilet strike to raise awareness about the global water crisis. In the definition of promises they can't keep (but it's the sentiment that counts), the three celebs pledge, "We won't go to the bathroom ...
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Corero appoints high tech executive to lead worldwide sales
HUDSON, MA, May 21, 2013 – Corero Network Security, the First Line of Defense for enterprises globally against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and ...
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Focus in Oklahoma Moves From Rescue to Recovery
MOORE, Okla. ...
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Why dont they have basements
>Country star Toby Keith tours the damage in his hometown of Moore, Oklahoma on 'AC360' tonight, 8pm ET. (CNN) -- It's one of the most familiar pieces of advice from authorities to people in the path of a tornado: Get into your basement. Yet few homes in the Oklahoma City area have them -- even though that state is hit by far more powerful tornadoes than most others. "Probably less than one ...
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Dem. Rep. There Will Be Hell to Pay If IRS Doesnt Cooperate Threatens Special Prosecutor
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In Russia Drunk Driver Who Killed Seven Jailed
A Russian drunk driver who triggered nationwide debate after killing seven people, including five orphan children, in a road accident last year has been sentenced to prison. A Moscow court has ordered Aleksandr Maksimov to serve 8 1/2 years in prison. Maksimov sparked an outcry in Russia last fall when he crashed his car into a bus stop at 200 kilometers per hour while drunk and high on ...
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Khomeinis Daughter Calls On Supreme Leader To Reinstate Rafsanjani As Candidate
The daughter of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of Iran's Islamic republic, has emerged among those stunned and angered by the exclusion of former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from next month's presidential race. Zahra Mostafavi Khomeini addressed an unprecedented letter to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urging him to put Rafsanjani back on the ...
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Court Rejects Bail For Musharraf In Judges Detention Case
A court in Pakistan has refused bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a case related to the detention of judges in 2007. Public prosecutor Aamir Nadeem said that an antiterrorism court in the capital, Islamabad, rejected Musharraf's bail application after listening to the defense and the prosecution. The ruling comes two days after a separate court granted Musharraf bail ...
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US Embassy Outpost legalization undermines peace process
American official attends High Court of Justice hearing on petition to raze selected W. Bank outposts; land forum condemns diplomat's presence at hearing; Peace Now: sending of US representative message to ...
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Amid Syria tensions IAF chief says surprise war a threat
exchanged fire in the Golan Heights , Israel Air Force chief Maj.-Gen. Amir Eshel warned that Israel must be prepared for a "surprise war" developing.Speaking at a conference in Herzliya focusing on the conclusions of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Eshel stated that "a surprise war can develop today in many forms. Isolated events can escalate very quickly and require that we are ready ...
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FBI ‘kills man with suspected ties to Tsarnaev’
The Orlando Sentinel said a friend had identified the dead man as 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev of Orlando. The newspaper quoted the friend, Khusn Taramiv, as saying Todashev was being investigated as part of the Boston bombings and knew bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev because both were mixed martial-arts ...
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US general suspended over adultery allegations
Washington - A US general was suspended on Tuesday as commander of an army training centre following allegations of adultery and a physical altercation, an army spokesman ...
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Mark Bridger claims bone fragments found in fire were leftovers from chicken dinner NOT April Jones skull
‘I saw a little person pushed up against the front wheel. I scooped her up and she was floppy’: Mark Bridger takes the stand to deny murdering April ...
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Captain in Italy cruise ship crash faces July trial
The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship will go on trial from July 9 for manslaughter over the January 2012 disaster in which 32 people lost their lives, an Italian judge ruled on ...
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The courage of teachers
>Editor's note: LZ Granderson, who writes a weekly column for CNN.com, was named journalist of the year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and was a 2011 Online Journalism Award finalist for commentary. He is a senior writer and columnist for ESPN the Magazine and ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter @locs_n_laughs.(CNN) -- Each day more than 55 million students attend the ...
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Europes tax haven Ireland faces criticism over Apples tax bill
The Republic of Ireland has called for an international clampdown on multinationals shifting profits around the world to avoid tax, after criticism that Irish loopholes helped technology giant Apple to shrink its tax ...
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German chancellor Angela Merkel named most powerful woman in the world by Forbes - again
German chancellor Angela Merkel has been named as the most powerful woman in the world by business magazine Forbes for the third year ...
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Mugabe Paves The Way For Zimbabwe Elections
President Robert Mugabe has cleared the path to crucial elections later this year by signing Zimbabwe's new constitution into law. The 89-year-old, who has ruled Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980, signed the document two months after it was overwhelmingly approved by Zimbabweans at a referendum. "This is a happening of joy, great joy indeed," Mr Mugabe said at ...
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Why dont they have basements
>Country star Toby Keith tours the damage in his hometown of Moore, Oklahoma on 'AC360' tonight, 8pm ET. (CNN) -- It's one of the most familiar pieces of advice from authorities to people in the path of a tornado: Get into your basement. Yet few homes in the Oklahoma City area have them -- even though that state is hit by far more powerful tornadoes than most others. "Probably less than one ...
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IRS Lerner says did nothing wrong refuses to answer questions
1 of 3. U.S. Director of Exempt Organizations for the Internal Revenue Service, Lois Lerner, takes her seat before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on alleged targeting of political groups seeking tax-exempt status by the IRS, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 22, ...
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FBI says man shot dead while being questioned about Boston bombings
ORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON. (Reuters) - An FBI agent shot and killed a Florida man who turned violent while being questioned about the Boston Marathon bombings early on Wednesday, the bureau ...
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Stand fast Atlanta, but dont be selfish
Atlanta is the capital of Georgia, therefore it is the leader of the state, and the actions and decisions of city leaders will influence the stability, or lack thereof, of the state. It is a substantial responsibility and one that should not be taken lightly. Atlanta must weather the current recession in a manner helpful to the wider region as well as itself.
Atlanta is one of the fastest growing cities in the US. It is the beating heart of Georgia, and one of the main centers for economic activity with the head quarters of several major companies located in its CBD, including Coca Cola, Delta Airlines, and AT&T. Just behind Chicago and Minneapolis, it has one of the highest concentrations of Fortune 500 companies located within the greater Atlanta Metropolitan Area. Read more
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