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Rupert Murdoch gleeful at BBC debacle in Britain
LONDON (AP) — Few seem to be enjoying the management meltdown at the venerable BBC more than Rupert Murdoch, the News Corp. chief whose rival British newspapers have been caught up in their own lengthy, embarrassing and expensive phone-hacking...Tags: Jimmy Savile, The New York Times, News Corp., Sexual Misconduct, Abusive Behavior
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Activist girl's dad vows she'll return to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The father of a 15-year-old Pakistani activist girl who was shot and wounded by a Taliban gunman vowed Thursday that she would return home after finishing medical treatment abroad despite new insurgent threats against her. Since...
Tags: Head Injuries, Elizabeth II, Shootings, Taliban, United Kingdom
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Welsh restaurant sorry for serving booze to child
LONDON (AP) — A restaurant chain has apologized for accidentally serving alcohol to a toddler in Wales, calling it a case of human error. The BBC reported that 2-year-old Sonny Rees was taken to a hospital emergency room after drinking whiskey at...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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TV show claims UK TV host Savile abused children
LONDON (AP) — For decades, Jimmy Savile was a fixture on British television — an eccentric, aggressively jocular host of children's shows and a tireless charity fundraiser. When he died last year at 84 — by then knighted as Sir Jimmy...Tags: Charity, Jerry Sandusky, Sexual Misconduct, Abusive Behavior, Prosecution
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BBC journalist shares newsmaking at Elkhart's Career Center
ELKHART – A BBC journalist made a special trip from England to Elkhart to talk about his work with students at the Career Center. Richard Greenaway is from Bristol, England and got to know people in Bristol, Indiana a few years ago. He says he fell...
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TV series follows electric car on 16,000-mile trip
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — An eight-part BBC series that begins airing Saturday follows an electric car on its 16,000-mile trip from Alaska to Argentina. In "Racing Green," filmmaker Claudio van Planta follows postgraduate engineering students...Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Trips and Vacations, Argentina, Travel
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Palace nixes 3D TV broadcast of UK royal wedding
LONDON (AP) — Palace authorities say Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding will not be filmed in 3D because of the space needed for the format's cameras and relatively small demand. Some British broadcasters had hoped to use the technology...Tags: Family, Weddings, Christianity, Marriage, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
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BBC 'sorry' for anti-Mexican remarks on 'Top Gear'
LONDON (AP) — The BBC has apologized to Mexico's ambassador for remarks on its "Top Gear" program that described Mexicans as lazy. The BBC wrote to Ambassador Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza on Thursday, saying that national stereotyping is part of...Tags: United Kingdom, Diplomacy, Politics, Mexico
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Championship proves dangerous territory for managers
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Life just below the Premier League is becoming increasingly precarious for England's football managers as they strive to steer their clubs towards the riches of the top flight. The 2012-13 season was a brutal one for managers in...Tags: England, Sports, Soccer
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Cricket-"Don't panic" is the cry after Essex shot out for 20
ReutersLONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - Six batsmen made ducks as visiting Lancashire bowled Essex out for 20 in a second division game at Chelmsford on Friday, their lowest score in a first-class fixture. It was also the lowest score in county cricket since Essex...Tags: Cricket, Sports
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'Don't panic' is the cry after Essex shot out for 20
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Six batsmen made ducks as visiting Lancashire bowled Essex out for 20 in a second division game at Chelmsford on Friday, their lowest score in a first-class fixture. It was also the lowest score in county cricket since Essex skittled...Tags: Cricket, Sports
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Britain welcomes finding on Syrian use of chemical weapons
LONDON – Britain on Friday welcomed the U.S. statement that Syrian President Bashar Assad had deployed chemical weapons against the rebels battling his regime, a conclusion that prompted a pledge from President Obama to send arms to the opposition...
Tags: Weaponry, Biological and Chemical Weapons, United Nations, Government, David Cameron
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