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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Dido – End Of Night – Later… with Jools Holland – BBC Two
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Seasick Steve – Down On The Farm – Later… with Jools Holland – BBC Two
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sacrilege – Later… with Jools Holland – BBC Two
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Obama Talks Jason Collins, Boston Bombings and Syria in Press Conference
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Vampire Weekend – Diane Young – Later… with Jools Holland – BBC Two
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‘US public tired of lies on Guantanamo’
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‘Syria armed groups will not sustain without foreign backing’
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How to cash in on lawsuits – Investing 201
Not a plaintiff? No problem, you can still profit from big lawsuits. There are three publicly traded companies that help
Consumer confidence rebounds in April
NEW YORK | Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:05am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Consumer confidence rebounded in April as Americans felt better about the outlook for the economy and their income prospects, according to a private sector report released on Tuesday. The Conference Board, an industry group, said its index of consumer attitudes rose to 68.1 from an upwardly revised 61.9 in March. Economists had expected a reading of 60.8, … Read more »
Home prices rise, seen helping economic recovery
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON | Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:58am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Home prices rose in February at their fastest annual rate in almost seven years, a fresh sign the housing market recovery will help counter the drag on the economy from government belt tightening. The S&P/Case Shiller index of 20 metropolitan areas showed single-family home prices rose 9.3 percent in February from a year earlier, according to … Read more »
Roadside bomb kills three NATO soldiers in Afghan south
KABUL | Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:56am EDT KABUL (Reuters) – A roadside bomb killed three members of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the coalition said. It is ISAF policy not to identify the nationality of soldiers killed on duty. The Taliban on Sunday launched its spring offensive, saying it would take aim at foreign military bases and diplomatic areas. (Reporting by Amie Ferris-Rotman; … Read more »
Bomb in Damascus kills 13 day after attack on prime minister
BEIRUT | Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:46am EDT BEIRUT (Reuters) – A bomb killed 13 people in central Damascus on Tuesday, state television said, a day after Prime Minister Wael al-Halki survived an attack on his convoy in the Syrian capital. State-run Suriya television said 70 people were wounded, several critically. The British-based Syrian Observatory reported nine dead civilians and three security personnel but said the toll was likely to … Read more »
Mosque, Muslim shops attacked near Myanmar’s biggest city
YANGON | Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:41am EDT YANGON (Reuters) – Rioters attacked a mosque and Muslim businesses in central Myanmar on Tuesday, police said, the closest a series of sectarian clashes pitting Muslims against majority Buddhists has come to the commercial capital Yangon. Roaming gangs armed with bricks smashed the mosque’s windows and looted dozens of shops after a Muslim woman collided with a Buddhist monk while walking in … Read more »
What’s Grimmy’s best side? – Sweat the Small Stuff – Episode 1 Preview – BBC Three
More about this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s94h4 Grimmy does some actual science to see if people really have a
‘US doesn’t care about killings of Syrian civilians’
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Lake Levels: Tom Skilling Reports…
Obama threatens Assad with intervention if chemicals used by govt
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Israel gets 5th nuke-ready sub, ‘arms race in Middle East ongoing’
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Lost Every Day: Colorado Woman Has No Sense of Direction – Op-Docs
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‘Israeli bias makes US policy irrational’
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Dramatic footage: Cargo Boeing 747 crashes at Bagram Airfield
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Laser-powered Zebedee springs into action
April 30 – Researchers at Australia’s CSIRO have developed a hand-held, spring-loaded laser scanner that can produce three-dimensional maps with
Euro Scrapheap: Many of 26 mn jobless hit road to earn living
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Breakingviews: SoftBank leads in Sprint race
April 30 – Reynolds Holding and Robert Cyran discuss why the Japanese internet firm’s $20.1 billion offer for Sprint Nextel