Archive for April, 2010
HOROSCOPE for Friday, 04/30/2010
April 30th, 2010 | 
Author: ARIES (March 20-April 18): You’re not keen on revisiting old business yet the success of an enterprise depends on taking care of a matter that was swept under the rug. TAURUS (April 19-May 19): It pays to be a good sport. Colleagues recognize the error of…
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Hawaii House approves civil unions for same-sex couples; bill heads to governor
Hawaii is a step closer to joining a small group of other states in allowing same-sex civil unions.
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Ariz. immigration law brings entertainers to state Capitol, protesters to Wrigley Field
A backlash against a new Arizona law cracking down on illegal immigration is broadening from the political to the sports and entertainment arenas with lawsuits filed, singers denouncing the measure and protesters gathering at an Arizona Diamondbacks baseball game.
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Germany, Mexico hosting meeting of 45 nations in Bonn to push talks on climate deal ahead
Germany and Mexico will co-host a conference of 45 countries this weekend to get negotiations on a global climate deal moving again.
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Recent violent attacks at schools in China
China has witnessed a series of recent assaults by attackers on schools. Many have been blamed on personal grudges or people with psychiatric problems:
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Major Bangkok hospital evacuates patients after break-in by Thai anti-government protesters
A major hospital in the Thai capital evacuated patients and suspended all but emergency surgery Friday after anti-government protesters who occupy an adjacent zone stormed in to hunt for security forces they suspected were positioned there.
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Spanish unemployment rate over 20 percent, highest since 1997, amid eurozone debt crisis
Spain’s jobless rate has surpassed 20 percent for the first time since 1997, the government said Friday as it offered more dismal news for a recession-plagued economy that is being dragged into Europe’s debt crisis.
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Austria’s Erste 1st quarter net profit rises 10 percent to $338 million
Austria’s Erste Group bank said Friday its first quarter net profit rose 10 percent amid a slow stabilization in the economically fragile Central and Eastern Europe, though losses on bad loans remained high.
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Large number of endangered sea turtles wash up dead on Texas Gulf Coast as nesting begins
Flies buzz everywhere and the stench is overwhelming as biologist Lyndsey Howell stops to analyze the remains of yet another endangered sea turtle washed up from the Gulf of Mexico.
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