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Chan Lowe: FAU sells stadium naming rights to a prison company
The grand old names—the ones we gave to places before somebody invented “naming rights” for sports venues—can still stir the American spirit with their roughhewn poetry: Camden Yards, Fenway Park, Yankee Stadium, Candlestick Park,...
Tags: Candlestick Park, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Fenway Park, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Mitt Romney
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Gustavo Dudamel statement: 'Unpleasant and very unfortunate'
What was supposed to be a brief guest-conducting job with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Tel Aviv has turned into a media frenzy for Gustavo Dudamel, the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Dudamel traveled to Israel in late January to...
Tags: Orange County (New York), Culture, Ben Gurion International Airport, Venezuela, Arts and Culture
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Gustavo Dudamel was detained by Israeli authorities, reports say
Classical conductors spend a lot of time on airplanes flying from one job to the next and are thus used to the frustrations that come with modern-day air travel. But for Gustavo Dudamel, a recent episode during a trip to Israel seems to have gone beyond...
Tags: Culture, Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Tel Aviv (Israel), Israel
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Pakistan militants kill 5 in attack on tribal official's compound
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Militants disguised as policemen stormed the compound of a top tribal region official in the northwest city of Peshawar on Monday and killed five police officers, the latest outbreak of violence to rattle the country as its civilian...
Tags: Suicide, Karachi (Pakistan), Elections, Islam, Civil Rights
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U.N. panel finds conflict in Syria 'increasingly sectarian'
BEIRUT—The situation in war-ravaged Syria “is deteriorating rapidly” and both sides have committed crimes against humanity in an “increasingly sectarian” conflict that threatens peace throughout the Middle East, a United...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Justice and Rights, Prosecution, Civil Rights
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Nigeria extremists claim responsibility for kidnapping 7 foreigners
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- An extremist splinter group Monday claimed responsibility for the weekend kidnapping of seven foreigners in northern Nigeria. The group, Ansaru, broke away from the Islamist insurgent organization Boko Haram, which has been...
Tags: Islam, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Mali, Afghanistan, U.S. Army
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Hugo Chavez's battle with cancer: A timeline
Questions persisted Monday over how Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was faring as supporters cheered his reported return home from Cuba. Even as Chavez has undergone repeated rounds of surgery and chemotherapy, the kind of cancer he is suffering and...
Tags: Cancer, Biotechnology, Cuba, Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses
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Russian scientists collect, study pieces of meteor
This post has been corrected and updated. See the notes below for details.MOSCOW -- Russian scientists declared Monday that they have found and established the composition of pieces of the meteor that exploded over the Chelyabinsk region last week, injuring hundreds of people and causing millions of dollars worth of damage....Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Explosions, Russia, Disasters and Accidents, Moscow (Russia)
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Murder charges filed after woman burned alive in Papua New Guinea
Two people face murder charges in Papua New Guinea after a woman was burned alive, a gruesome killing that drew global attention to sorcery slayings in the Pacific nation. A mob of attackers killed Kepari Leniata earlier this month after she was accused...
Tags: Justice System, Papua New Guinea, Judges, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Chavez return may increase pressure for new election
CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez’s return to Venezuela after a 10-week absence while undergoing cancer treatment in Cuba answered questions about whether he was still alive and has gratified his supporters. But it may only add to pressure...
Tags: Elections, Government, Venezuela, Caracas (Venezuela), Politics
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Pope blesses thousands at Vatican as details of ailments emerge
VATICAN CITY -- A week after Pope Benedict announced his resignation, more than 50,000 supporters jammed into St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for his next-to-last weekly blessing, as it emerged the aging pontiff may have gone blind in one eye. ...Tags: Oscar Pistorius, Rome (Italy), Vatican City, The Pope
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Hugo Chavez back in Venezuela after months in Cuba for cancer treatment
President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela from Cuba today to continue treatment for cancer less than a week after the government released the first photos of him since December. Chavez thanked his doctors, Cuban President Raul Castro and his brother...Tags: Raul Castro, Venezuela, Cuba, Twitter, Inc.
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