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UK military says London attack victim was a popular soldier and drummer
LONDON (AP) — The soldier brutally murdered in a suspected terrorist attack in London was a popular 25-year-old ceremonial military drummer and machine gunner, a father and a passionate fan of the Manchester United soccer team, the British...Tags: Armed Forces, Manchester United F.C.
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Dollar recovers from two-week low versus yen, focus on Nikkei
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar recovered from two-week lows against the yen on Friday as a safety-bid for the Japanese currency ebbed after the Nikkei share average rebounded from the previous day's 7.3-percent plunge and Wall Street regained some stability...Tags: Inflation and Deflation, Mutual Funds, Weather, Stock Market, Italy
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PRESS DIGEST - British Business - May 24
ReutersMay 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Telegraph BURGLARY AND COMPUTER HACKING ADD TO WOES AT ENRC Eurasian...Tags: European Central Bank, G8, Fines, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Labor Disputes
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Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Colonial Invitational scores
ReutersMay 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Colonial Invitational at the par-70 course on Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas 62 Ryan Palmer (U.S.) 62 63 John Rollins (U.S.) 63 64 Morgan Hoffmann (U.S.) 64 David Hearn (Canada) 64 Graham...Tags: Robert Karlsson, Zach Johnson, Davis Love III, Robert Allenby, J.J. Henry
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Draghi says euro zone more stable, "needs a more European UK"
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone is more stable than a year ago but economic conditions remain challenging and governments must push on with reforms and banking union plans, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Thursday. Speaking in...Tags: Government, Foreign Exchange Market, European Union, European Central Bank, National Government
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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: Government, Murder, Religion and Belief, Boris Johnson, BBC
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Insight: In attacker's argot, Londoners shocked to hear one of their own
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - In the lurid scene of the red-handed knifeman describing his motives for hacking to death a British soldier in broad daylight, perhaps the most chilling aspect for many Londoners was the man's unmistakably familiar accent. Michael...Tags: Family, Religion and Belief, Twitter, Inc., Nigeria, Wars and Interventions
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Scott Thorson: How Liberace Protected His 'Big Secret' in the Homophobic '50s
ReutersMay 23 (TheWrap.com) - The '50s, like the decades leading up to them, were an intensely homophobic period. Muscle cars and macho men were the order of the day. Although Lee knew that many of Hollywood's most famous and desirable men were gay or bisexual,...Tags: Homophobia, Adultery
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Entertainment One acquires Naomi Watts as 'Diana'
Entertainment One acquired the U.S. rights to distribute the film “Diana,” starring Naomi Watts. The film, which will premiere in the U.K. in September, will hit U.S. theaters this year. Oliver Hirschbiegel, who was nominated for an...
Tags: Diana, Princess of Wales, Naveen Andrews, Imperial and Royal Matters, Entertainment, The Weinstein Company
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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: Armed Conflicts, Murder, Christine Lagarde, Everest, David Cameron
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Obama condemns 'appalling attack' on soldier, vows to stand with UK against violent extremism
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is condemning what he calls an "appalling attack" that killed a British soldier Wednesday. Two men have been accused of butchering the soldier with knives and a meat cleaver on a London street while...Tags: Washington, DC, Barack Obama
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Cub Scout leader tried to reason with London attackers
LONDON -- Minutes after a British soldier was hacked to death in an apparent terrorist attack on a London street, a former teacher and Cub Scout leader stepped off a passing bus to offer assistance at what she thought was the scene of an accident....
Tags: Russia, David Cameron, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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