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London man hacked to death in apparent terror attack was soldier
LONDON -- As police scoured the attack site for evidence, authorities confirmed Thursday that a man who was hacked to death on a London street before horrified bystanders in an apparent terrorist assault was a member of Britain’s armed forces. The...Tags: Boris Johnson, David Cameron, Shootings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief
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After London attack, Britain officials begin intelligence review
LONDON — British authorities on Thursday began combing through their intelligence files and evidence from the attack site to determine whether the apparently terrorism-related killing of a young soldier on a London street could have been prevented....
Tags: Boris Johnson, David Cameron, Religion and Belief, United Kingdom, Politics
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Weinstein Co. acquires Stephen Frears' latest, 'Philomena'
"Philomena," the latest film from Academy Award-nominated director Stephen Frears (“The Queen,” “The Grifters”), has been acquired by Weinstein Co. for distribution in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Spain after a...Tags: Holy Motors (movie), Cannes Film Festival, The Weinstein Company, Harvey Weinstein, Arts and Culture
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Two new suspects arrested in British soldier's hacking death
LONDON -- Scotland Yard has announced the arrest of two new suspects in the case of a young soldier who was hacked to death on a London street in an apparent terrorist attack. The new suspects, a man and a woman, both 29, were arrested on suspicion of...
Tags: Murder, Everest, David Cameron, Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Kingdom
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PREVIEW-Soccer-Watford and Palace chase Premier League jackpot
ReutersBy Sonia Oxley May 23 (Reuters) - Two days after Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund fight it out for Europe's most prestigious club prize at Wembley, Watford and Crystal Palace will take to the same pitch chasing an even more financially lucrative...Tags: Manchester United F.C., Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd., Soccer, Sports, England
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Watford and Palace chase Premier League jackpot
Reuters(Reuters) - Two days after Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund fight it out for Europe's most prestigious club prize at Wembley, Watford and Crystal Palace will take to the same pitch chasing an even more financially lucrative reward. Monday's English...Tags: Manchester United F.C., Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd., Soccer, Sports, England
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'S.W.A.T.' Star Steve Forrest Dies at 87
ReutersMay 23 (TheWrap.com) - Steve Forrest, an actor best known for his role as Lt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson on ABC's "S.W.A.T.," died in Thousand Oaks, Calif., on Saturday. He was 87. A cause of death was not made available, but he passed away peacefully...Tags: Michelle Rodriguez, Robert Taylor, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Golden Globe Awards, Alfred Hitchcock Presents (tv program)
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Britain's Tate museum sets $34 mln record for Constable painting
ReutersLONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - The Tate Britain museum bought 19th century English painter John Constable's masterpiece "Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows" for 23.1 million pounds ($34.75 million), making it one of the most expensive British paintings ever...Tags: Museums, Arts, Arts and Culture, United Kingdom
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Column: The many interpretations of Ben Bernanke
Reuters(Anatole Kaletsky is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) (Reuters) - On Wednesday in Washington, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke presented congressional testimony that repeated, virtually word for word, statements about U.S. monetary...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Money and Monetary Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Federal Reserve
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Brit twit tweets about knocking cyclist off bike
OrlandoSentinel.comOK, I've had close calls with cars while cycling in Central Florida but never have been intentionally run off the road as British cyclist Toby Hockley was recently -- and then had the guilty party boast about it on Twitter, according to the Daily Mail .... -
Paperless public library to open in Texas
A groundbreaking paperless public library system will open in Texas this year, the BBC reports. Bexar County's $1.5-million BiblioTech project will open its first library branch without a single print book. Instead, the BiblioTech library will...Tags: Judges, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Libraries, Steve Jobs
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Cars crashed, smashed and trashed in 'Fast & Furious 6'
It didn't have to be like this. In the age of green screens and VFX houses, filmmakers responsible for the sixth installment of the "Fast & Furious" franchise didn't have to actually destroy hundreds of cars. They didn't have to run over a custom 1969...
Tags: Michelle Rodriguez, Services and Shopping, Entertainment, Movies, Vin Diesel
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