Archive for August 17th, 2012

Clown Had iPad Stolen From Steve Jobs’ Home

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Families waiting for San Francisco’s cable cars on a recent morning couldn’t help but notice Kenny the Clown blasting music from an iPad. Little did the…

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Laxman likely to announce retirement on Saturday

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VVS Laxman is likely to soon bring the curtain down on his international career, with a key announcement expected within the next 24 hours

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Douglas, Wieber Talk Celebs, Olympic Fame

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Olympic gold-medalists and P&G Beauty spokeswomen Gabby Douglas and Jordyn Wieber discuss their new-found fame and celebrity tweets.

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Lille 1-1 Nancy: Kalou strikes, Lille held

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Lille 1-1 Nancy: Kalou strikes, Lille held

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UN: Algeria’s Brahimi will replace Annan in Syria

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Lakhdar Brahimi, a former Algerian foreign minister and longtime U.N. diplomat known as a strong-willed, independent broker, has agreed to replace former Secretary-General Kofi Annan as peace envoy to Syria, the United Nations a…

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Cardiff 1-0 Huddersfield: Late Hudson winner

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Cardiff 1-0 Huddersfield: Late Hudson winner

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S. African leader vows probe into police shootings

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MARIKANA, South Africa (AP) — President Jacob Zuma rushed home from a regional summit Friday and announced an official inquiry into a police shooting of striking miners that left 34 dead and 78 wounded, an incident that police claimed was self-defens…

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Times Square Protest for Pussy Riot

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Supporters of the punk rock band Pussy Riot protested on the streets of New York on Friday after a Moscow judge sentenced three members of the provocative…

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Infiltration or bad blood behind Afghan attacks?

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. military trainers handed the new recruit, Mohammad Ismail, his AK-47 to defend his remote Afghan village. He turned around and immediately used it, spraying the Americans with bullets and killing two — the latest …

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Roland-Jones battles to set up chase

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For a long time, this was a day dominated by two excellent maiden Championship hundreds but Toby Roland-Jones and injudicious shot selection from Surrey’s batsmen ensured Middlesex’s victory target was limited to 254.

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