BERLIN – A German train driver’s union says it’s ending its strike early after it agreed with the country’s largest rail operator to take a labor dispute to arbitration. The GDL union and rail operator Deutsche Bahn said jointly Thursday they’d agreed to a three week period starting next week …
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8 November
Fake killer whale being employed to scare away sea lions around Oregon docks
BELLINGHAM, Wash. – An Oregon community is bringing in some unusual help to try to fix their sea lion problem. They’re hoping a fake killer whale from Bellingham, Washington, will do the trick. KING-TV reports (http://is.gd/AJ81iw ) that Terry Buzzard of Island Marine Cruises has used the life-size mock orca …
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8 November
Death toll in Mexico tornado rises to 14, search continues for missing family of 4
MEXICO CITY – The body of a baby carried away by a tornado was found Tuesday in the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Acuna as the death toll from the sudden, devastating storm hit 14. City spokesman Edgar Gonzalez said searchers found the body amid the rubble of shattered …
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8 November
Major construction at North Korea rocket site, US research institute says
WASHINGTON – Satellite imagery shows significant new construction at North Korea’s main rocket launch site in a sign of leader Kim Jong Un’s determination to pursue a space program despite international censure, a U.S. research institute said Thursday. North Korea is barred under U.N. Security Council resolutions from launching rockets …
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8 November
UKIP's only member of parliament criticizes party leader as post-election sniping continues
LONDON – The U.K. Independence Party’s only member of the British Parliament has criticized party leader Nigel Farage for harsh comments about immigrants during the recent campaign. Douglas Carswell says Farage was wrong and mean-spirited when he said in a televised debate that Britons are upset by immigrants coming to …
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8 November
Egypt arrests a pair of senior Muslim Brotherhood officials after 2 years on the run.
CAIRO – An Egyptian security official says authorities arrested two top leaders of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood — once the country’s most influential political group — after two years on the run. The official says Abdel-Rahman el-Bar, the group’s top religious cleric, and Mahmoud Ghozlan, the Brotherhood’s former spokesman and …
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8 November
Scientists: Earth May Exist in Giant Cosmic Bubble
If the notion of dark energy sounds improbable, get ready for an even more outlandish suggestion. Earth may be trapped in an abnormal bubble of space-time that is particularly devoid of matter. Scientists say this condition could account for the apparent acceleration of the universe’s expansion, for which dark energy …
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8 November
Review: T-Mobile's 'Google Phone' Is a Solid Start
The much-ballyhooed “Google phone” finally goes on sale this Wednesday, Oct. 22 — and it’s a worthy competitor to the iPhone, even though clearly still a work in progress. The phone itself is ugly and quirky, but the T-Mobile 3G network speed (when you can get it) is speedier than …
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8 November
Fox 411: Michael Jackson May Have to Sing for Supper
Jacko May Be Forced to Perform | Nikki Haskell’s Hail Mary Pass | Marcia Gay Liked Kissing Ed Harris; Elvis Costello ‘Introduces’ Jenny Lewis; Remembering John Leonard Jacko May Be Forced to Perform Michael Jackson: He’s still in financial trouble. The result is he may be forced to perform live …
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8 November
11 Wardrobe Essentials
Step away from your computer! Go to your closet and take a look around. Go ahead. What do you see? Do have your basics? Not sure what they are? Well read on then! Every well dressed man needs a few basic pieces in his closet. Eleven to be exact. These …
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