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Dollar tops 103 yen, a 4-1/2-year high, on robust U.S. data
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rallied across the board on Friday, topping the 103-yen level as it hit a 4-1/2-year high against the Japanese currency, after data showing a robust rebound in U.S. consumer sentiment prompted investors to add to bullish...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Nikkei, Iran, National Government, Exports
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Looking Out: Gay marriage makes strides in France
The Baltimore SunAs part of this blog's effort to provide LGBT-related news and commentary, we'll be bringing you links to stories from around the web in a weekly feature called Looking Out. Here's a look at what's making a splash today: -- Same-sex marriage has...Tags: Minority Groups, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage
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WRAPUP 3-France opposes Syria conference if Iran to attend
Reuters* U.N. chief wants peace talks soon * Planned conference faces growing obstacles * Refugee numbers top 1.5 million. says U.N. By Darya Korsunskaya SOCHI, Russia, May 17 (Reuters) - France spelled out on Friday that it would oppose a peace conference...Tags: Iran, Government, Biological and Chemical Weapons, National Government, Paris (France)
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UPDATE 1-Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia classification after stage 13
ReutersMay 17 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Giro d'Italia after Stage 13 on Friday 1. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Astana) 52:38:09" 2. Cadel Evans (Australia / BMC Racing) +41" 3. Rigoberto Uran (Colombia / Team Sky) +2:04" 4. Robert Gesink...Tags: Netherlands, Garmin Ltd., John Degenkolb, Mark Cavendish, Australia
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Ailing Wiggins, Hesjedal abandon Giro d'Italia
ReutersBUSSETO, Italy (Reuters) - A sick Bradley Wiggins withdrew from the Giro d'Italia on Friday to ensure he would be back to full strength for the Tour de France which starts on June 29. Pre-race favourite Wiggins and defending champion Ryder Hesjedal of...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Bradley Wiggins, Garmin Ltd., Giro d'Italia, Rigoberto Uran
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CORRECTED-French gay marriage law gets constitutional all-clear
Reuters(Corrects number of states where same-sex marriage is legal to 12) PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - France's Constitutional Council cleared the way on Friday for same-sex marriage, throwing out a last-ditch effort by opponents to scupper the country's biggest...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Marriage, Family, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians
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Chad seeks arrest of exiled president's allies
ReutersN'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad has charged four allies of the country's former president with human rights abuses and issued warrants for their arrest, a senior government source said on Friday. The source, who asked not to be identified, said they were...Tags: International Law, Rebellions, Chad, Government, National Government
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Former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle dies of apparent suicide
Former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle died Thursday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities in Boger City, N.C., said. He was 71. Lincoln County sheriff's Lt. Tim Johnson said authorities received a call, apparently from Trickle, who said...
Tags: NASCAR, Auto Racing, Suicide, Stock Car Racing, Dwayne Johnson
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Iranian director's taut family saga rivets critics at Cannes
ReutersCANNES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi premiered his latest tightly wound family drama at Cannes on Friday, confirming critics' advance buzz it would prove a contender for the film festival's top prize. The prestigious...Tags: Life of Pi (movie), Mexico, Political Corruption, Film Festivals, The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013)
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Cannes 2013: For Octavia Spencer, a new stop with 'Fruitvale Station'
CANNES, France -- You’d expect a savvy pro such as Octavia Spencer to have dropped in on the Cannes Film Festival once or twice over the years. But there she was on Thursday afternoon, taking it all in like a wide-eyed tourist. “First...Tags: Sundance Film Festival, Film Festivals, Octavia Spencer, The Weinstein Company, Entertainment
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Brussels, Berlin lukewarm on Hollande's euro zone vision
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European officials gave a lukewarm response to French President Francois Hollande's sweeping proposals for deeper euro zone integration on Friday, noting that many of his ideas were already in circulation. In a 2-1/2-hour news...Tags: Market and Exchange, Angela Merkel, European Union, Francois Hollande, Paris (France)
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'The Marriage of Figaro,' right in time with the 21st century
Suffice to say that Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte weren't thinking about Proposition 8 when they composed "The Marriage of Figaro." The 1786 comic opera follows bullying Count Almaviva's efforts to invoke droit du seigneur to sexually conquer...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Family, Entertainment, Rodarte, Frank Gehry
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