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Stockholm in relative calm after five nights of rioting
LONDON — The streets of Stockholm were quieter late Friday after five consecutive nights of rioting that rocked the Swedish capital and shook the Scandinavian country's self-image as a tolerant, liberal place. Since Sunday, sections of northwest...
Tags: Aftonbladet (newspaper), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Stockholm (Sweden), Immigration, Arts and Culture
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Comics' superpowers
was 4 when I was bitten. My parents had taken me to Yellowstone National Park. I remember wooden walkways among geysers. Old Faithful was still faithful then. My father tells me we saw bison and elk, but I only remember being entranced by a walking stick....Tags: Financial Aid, Robin Williams, The Amazing Spider-Man (movie), Crime, Law and Justice, Hill Street Blues (tv program)
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You (Still) Can’t Say That on TV?
Off The MarkleyIt should come as no surprise that as a happy proponent of vulgarity, I don’t think there’s much point in TV, radio, newspapers and other media censoring language. Let’s focus on a specific case: the word to which my parents referred... -
GOP gunning for Casey's seat debate
Pennsylvania Ave.We had the honor of moderating, alongside Pennsylvania political reporting greats Tom Fitzgerald of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Jim O'Toole of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pennsylvania Business Council's Senate Republican primary debate in New... -
‘Candy Crush Saga’ gives addicted mobile-game players a sugar rush
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesI slide three shiny red jelly beans together. Trumpet blast. I put three lemon drops in a line. A xylophone […]... -
Nights of rioting test Sweden's reputation for tolerance
LONDON -- Residents of Stockholm braced for more violence Friday after five consecutive nights of rioting that have rocked the Swedish capital and shaken the Scandinavian country’s self-image as a tolerant, liberal place. Since Sunday, sections of...
Tags: Aftonbladet (newspaper), Shootings, Police Arrests, Sweden, Riots
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Most local homeless have ties to Costa Mesa
Challenging perceptions that the homeless mostly come to Costa Mesa from other communities, new data show a solid majority of the city's homeless population have ties of some kind to the city. At least 65% of the 182 homeless interviewed last year lived...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Family, Arts and Culture, Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy
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Russia's leading social network banned by "mistake"
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a "mistake" but which follows intensifying official pressure on the company as President Vladimir Putin consolidates his power. VKontakte (www....Tags: Vladimir Putin, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Mark Zuckerberg, Media Industry, Science and Technology
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'I'm not racist': Common claim after racial slurs
It's almost a cliche. First, someone talking about blacks makes reference to fried chicken, watermelon, monkeys or dogs — or even uses the indefensible N-word. Then, along with the inevitable apology, comes the kicker: I'm not racist. The latest...Tags: Sergio Garcia, Barack Obama, Elections, Judges, Tiger Woods
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Special Report: The deeper agenda behind "Abenomics"
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - When ill health and political gridlock forced Shinzo Abe to quit after one dismal year as Japan's prime minister, his pride was dented and his self-confidence battered. One thing, however, was intact: his commitment to a controversial...Tags: Services and Shopping, Polls, Japan, Prices, Money and Monetary Policy
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COLUMN-Some cracks in the technocrat cult-Chrystia Freeland
Reuters(Chrystia Freeland is a Reuters columnist. Any opinions expressed are her own.) By Chrystia Freeland NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - We are living in the age of the technocrats. In business, Big Data, and the Big Brains who can parse it, rule. In...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Restraint of Trade, Authors, Social Sciences, The Washington Post
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Column: Some cracks in the technocrat cult
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - We are living in the age of the technocrats. In business, Big Data, and the Big Brains who can parse it, rule. In government, the technocrats are on top, too. From Washington to Frankfurt to Rome, technocrats have stepped in where...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Restraint of Trade, Authors, Social Sciences, The Washington Post
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