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INTERVIEW-Sri Lankan Airlines to buy 10 Airbus aircraft for $1.3 bln -CEO
Reuters* Signed MOU to buy six A330-300s, four A350-900s from 2014-2023 -CEO * Airline to replace ageing, fuel-guzzling aircraft -CEO * Boeing offer lacked interim aircraft the airline needed -CEO * Sri Lankan in discussion with lease firms on buying six...Tags: Corporate Officers, Boeing Co., Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Rolls-Royce Plc, Air Transportation Industry
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Sri Lanka opposition says government threatened to sack strikers
ReutersCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's opposition parties and trade unions accused the government on Tuesday of threatening state employees with the sack if they took part in planned street protests against a sharp rise in electricity prices. Only a few hundred...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, National Government, Sri Lanka, Civil and Public Service
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Amnesty says Sri Lanka represses dissent to consolidate power
Reuters* Sri Lanka intensifying crackdown on dissent-Amnesty * Space for criticism decreases, climate of fear in Sri Lanka * Urges Commonwealth members to pressure Sri Lanka * Sri Lanka government condemns Amnesty report By Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal...Tags: Human Rights Watch, United Nations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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Crime & Punishment: UConn's New Logo Leads to Controversy
Wayne Winston has been in a four-year battle to wrestle leadership of the Bridgeport chapter of the NAACP, alleging financial improprieties on the part of its current president. Recently, he petitioned the state NAACP to take over the chapter. Coverage of...
Tags: Middletown, Crime, Law and Justice, NBC (tv network), Manchester, NAACP
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Nonprofit hospitals: Do they give back enough?
Although Orlando is a medium-sized metro, its two main hospital systems rank in the big leagues of top-grossing nonprofit hospitals in the nation, according to a recent report. With annual gross charges of $8 billion, Florida Hospital came in fourth out...
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Policía: Disputa sobre el volumen del televisor enfureció a papá de New Haven
Hartford CourantUn hombre de 66 años de edad presuntamente apuñaló a uno de sus hijos gemelos en la mano después de que este le pidiera que bajara el volumen de la televisión. Alfonse Colombo fue detenido y acusado el lunes de asalto en primer grado, amenaza en segundo...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 2
Multi-faceted question will need many answers To the editor: There is no doubt that the carnage in Connecticut is horrible. Everyone is looking for the government to do something. Unfortunately, high emotion makes for bad legislation. We will go through...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Holidays, Hunting, Personal Weapon Control, Rentals
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New Five Crowns chef serves up enthusiasm
There's a new chef in town. After bouncing around more than four kitchens over the past decade, Greg Harrison has taken the reins as Five Crowns' executive chef. "I'm going to change it up," he said in a crisp white chef's uniform, his enthusiasm...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure
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All-State baseball teams announced in every class
CatchItKansas.comThe Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches have selected the 2012 all-state teams for each class. 6A state champions were BV North, who won in Lawrence and 5A state champions were Bishop Carroll who won in its home city of Wichita. 4A and 3A state...Tags: Human Interest, Josh Miller, High School Sports
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The angel of rock 'n' roll
When rock 'n' roll singer Jimmy Angel hits the stage at the Smoke House restaurant on Saturday, it will be just another stop along a decidedly tumultuous five-decade career path. Angel, who specializes in a mixture of retro-1950s big beat and fiery...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, James Dean, Concerts, Johnnie Ray, Bars and Clubs
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Tijuana cartel boss gets 25 years in prison
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO --He ordered murders. He ordered kidnappings and bribes. He helped distribute hundreds of tons of drugs into the United States, all from the top of one ofMexico'sbiggest cartels. Now, 60-year-old Benjamin Arellano-Felix will spend the next 25...Tags: Prosecution, Laws, Justice System, Criminal Laws, Prisons
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