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Why were women charged with murder in a lifeboat?
"The Lifeboat" by Charlotte Rogan, A Reagan Arthur Book/Little, Brown & Co., 288 pages, $24.99. It is 1914, two years after the sinking of the Titanic. Grace Winter, Hannah West and Ursula Grant are on trial for murder. Grace, the narrator, is 22. She...Tags: Murder, Thriller (genre)
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Double trouble: Another big DQ in track worlds; Felix loses 400
It couldn't have gotten much better for track and field than the last three races on Monday's program at the world championships.
Until further review, that is.
And then another disqualification of a world record-holder left a bittersweet taste as the...Tags: Allyson Felix, David Oliver
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Two medals, but not old glory for Felix
When Allyson Felix looked to her right at the press conference for the women's 200 meters Friday, she saw the two women's sprint stars of her sport.
That was supposed to be the right way to look at Felix less than a year before the London Olympics....Tags: Glenn Close, NBC (tv network), Awards and Prizes, Whitney Houston, Danica Patrick
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South African president snubs Michelle Obama, but she carries on to Botswana and her safari
Top of the TicketPresident Jacob Zuma sends prison minister and one of his three wives to meet with President Obama's wife.... -
Botswana's Got Talent
Change of SubjectThis is a CoS re-run -- I found this in the archives looking for something else...but what a great sound from a damaged guitar using highly unorthodox playing techniques!... -
Old play equipment is new in some parts of the world
Tim Clauson has traveled around the world installing playgrounds for impoverished children. In 2010, during a trip to the Republic of Zambia, he learned that some children in the African country weren't even familiar with the concept. "They didn't...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Gardens and Parks, Zambia
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Editorial: We hope Standard & Poor's latest warning brings Mr. Cullerton to his senses
Dear Standard & Poor's, We're back, Stan, appreciative (of you) but disgusted (with our inept politicians). In February, when we addressed the fourth of these occasional letters from the Tribune editorial board to all of you at Standard & Poor's, you...
Tags: Moody's Corporation, Biscuits, John J Cullerton, Interior Policy, Politics
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Tags: Ronald Reagan, Port Canaveral, Bahamas, Tourism and Leisure, Travel
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Botswana president grazed by cheetah's claw in 'freak accident'
World leaders are used to taking swipes – but perhaps not quite so literally. Botswana's president, Ian Khama, had to have two stitches after a captive cheetah clawed his face, leaving him with “minor injuries,” a government...
Tags: Seretse Khama Ian Khama
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Truvada pill urged for AIDS prevention after promising studies
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationweighs approval of a radical new method of AIDS prevention — a prescription pill taken once a day — advocates say the results of experimental trials in sub-Saharan Africa argue strongly for the drug's...Tags: Tenofovir (drug), Medical Research, South Africa, Diseases and Illnesses, Litigation
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Amazing Race Recap: Scorpion King Hunter
WDBJ7 BloggerVietnam is home to 90 million people and apparently the cast and crew’s visit caused tension to CBS. At the start of the show, Phil addressed an apology on regards from CBS to veterans. Something must have went down (angry emails, tweets, or phone...Tags: Paraguay, Auto Racing, CBS Corp.
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Foreign government offices
For tourist information about foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. Several no longer list phone numbers, so information is available only through their websites. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at...Tags: Estonia, Arts and Culture, Trinidad and Tobago, Lithuania, Tourism and Leisure
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