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South Bend soldier MIA for 67 years identified; Arlington service set
A South Bend soldier missing in action since WWII has finally been identified, solving a 67-year mystery. This week, his family will be heading to Arlington Cemetery to say their final goodbyes.
It's a mystery Nancy Plennert and her sister have grown...Tags: Missing in Action, Wars and Interventions, Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Germany
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Swiss bus crash kills 28, including 22 children
SIERRE, Switzerland (AP) — A tour bus slammed into a tunnel wall in the Swiss Alps in a horrific accident that killed 22 schoolchildren and six adults returning to Belgium from a joyous ski vacation, police said Wednesday.
Another 24 students...Tags: Health, Teaching and Learning, Economy, Business and Finance, Swiss Confederation, Family
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South Bend airman recognized at Arlington, at long last
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterAmong what Tom Brokaw fittingly has called “the greatest generation’’ was South Bend’s John Harringer Jr., a 1941 Central High School graduate whom his parents, Loretta and John Harringer, would later characterize as a prankish...Tags: U.S. Army, Explosions, Indiana University, Tom Brokaw, Air and Space Accidents
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Move over Usain! Feathered Bolt sells for $400,000 after only 1 year in priciest pigeon sale
Associated PressBRUSSELS (AP) — Flying high above Europe's economic crisis, a local lightning-fast pigeon called Bolt became the world's most expensive racing bird when his Belgian breeder sold it for 310,000 euros ($400,000) to a Chinese businessman. One-year-old...Tags: Auction Service, China, Track and Field, Usain Bolt
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Swimming sites in Cyprus ranked cleanest in Europe
Reuters* Cypriot beaches, lakes and rivers all rated excellent * Belgium, UK and Netherlands have most non-compliant sites BRUSSELS, May 21 (Reuters) - Struggling Cyprus should be able to lure tourist revenue with pristine bathing waters, ranked the European...Tags: Netherlands, International Organizations, Beaches, European Union, Cyprus
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Nothing Sloppy About This Quaint Waffle Joint
The Hartford CourantThe taste tease starts as soon as you get out of your car at The Sloppy Waffle, Newington's newest eatery on the Berlin Turnpike. The scent of baking waffles wafts through the parking lot from the breakfast and lunch place, a sweet, fresh, comforting...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Sausages, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Plainville, Foods and Beverages
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French president signs gay marriage into law after wrenching national debate
Associated PressPARIS (AP) — France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate....Tags: Justice and Rights, Family, Civil Rights, Same-Sex Marriage, Minority Groups
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Belgian regulator to recommend reopening nuclear reactors -paper
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's nuclear safety regulator will recommend reopening two GDF Suez nuclear reactors closed last year over safety concerns, newspaper Le Soir reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the regulator's report. A...Tags: Nuclear Power
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Chief executives and the itch to quit
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - On approaching his 60th birthday this year, long-serving Tullow Oil boss Aidan Heavey told staff he felt "like two 30 year-olds". A handful of recent shock departures by 50-something chief executives at European blue chip companies -...Tags: Delhaize Group, Science and Technology, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, ABB Ltd., Corporate Officers
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Belgium's Galapagos says on track to meet 2013 guidance
ReutersBRUSSELS, May 17 (Reuters) - Galapagos, the Belgian developer of drugs to fight autoimmune diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, said it was on track to meet its full-year revenue guidance this year. The company, which raised almost 54 million...Tags: Lupus, Diseases and Illnesses, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Crohn's Disease
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Brussels airport moves to end baggage-handlers' strike
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Brussels airport began to resume baggage operations on Thursday after a four-day strike by baggage-handlers over working conditions left more than 20,000 pieces of luggage stranded in Belgium's largest hub. Baggage-handling firm...Tags: Strikes, Career and Workplace, Brussels (Belgium), Employees
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Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia stage 12 results
ReutersMay 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Giro d'Italia (Longarone - Treviso, 134 km) on Thursday 1. Mark Cavendish (Britain / Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) 3:01:47" 2. Nacer Bouhanni (France / FDJ) ST 3. Luka Mezgec (Slovenia / Argos) 4. Giacomo Nizzolo...Tags: Daniele Bennati, Elia Viviani, Garmin Ltd., Slovenia, Brazil
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