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Heroes and Villains
For me one of life’s great joys is meeting someone new with a story to tell. That happened again for me while on vacation in Central Europe, a part of the world I have always wanted to see and at least get a small taste of its remarkable history,...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Budapest (Hungary), Heroism, Trips and Vacations, Danube River
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Voucher students = tiny South Bend private school enrollment boom
Some private schools in our area are experiencing an enrollment boom ... only a couple months after Indiana's controversial voucher program went into effect.
So far, 3,400 students across Indiana are enrolled in private schools using taxpayer dollars....Tags: Church and State Relations, Indiana, South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana)
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Elvis to be named honorary citizen of Budapest
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Budapest's mayor says Elvis Presley will be declared a posthumous honorary citizen of Hungary's capital and a city landmark will be named after him. Mayor Istvan Tarlos said Wednesday that Elvis will be commemorated...Tags: Elections, Budapest (Hungary), Danube River, Elvis Presley, Human Interest
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3 young women die in stampede at Hungarian disco
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Police say three young women have died in a stampede at a Hungarian nightclub. Budapest police spokeswoman Katalin Fanni Horvath says thousands of people were caught up in the stampede and the victims may have been...Tags: Budapest (Hungary), Dining and Drinking, Disco (genre), Lifestyle and Leisure, Bars and Clubs
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Notorious 84-year-old burglar caught in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's notorious octogenarian thief is not ready for retirement. Police say the 84-year-old woman, known as "Flying Gizi," whose criminal record goes back to the 1950s, is again in custody for suspected theft. Fejer...Tags: Crimes, Theft, Crime, Law and Justice
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Balkan states back TAP, IAP gas pipeline projects
ReutersTIRANA, May 23 (Reuters) - Four Balkan states backed the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project on Thursday, weeks before the Shah Deniz 2 consortium picks between TAP and its rival Nabucco West project. The TAP project aims to bring 10 billion cubic...Tags: Azerbaijan, Norway, Austria, E.ON AG, Albania
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OTP seeks growth abroad, sees consolidation at home
ReutersBUDAPEST (Reuters) - Half of Hungary's largest banks could come up for sale in the next few years in a long-overdue consolidation, with OTP Bank , the country's biggest bank by assets, potentially one of the buyers, its chief executive told Reuters in...Tags: Belgium, General Electric Company, Austria, European Union, Viktor Orban
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Europe oil probe seeks market abuse evidence in 2010-2013
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The European Commission is asking oil traders across the continent to provide evidence of market abuse to determine whether companies sought to manipulate prices reported to leading price-setting agency Platts. Authorities last week...Tags: Energy, Petroleum Industry, McGraw-Hill Incorporated, Renewable Energy, BP Plc
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Supporters and opponents of Ukraine president clash in Kiev
ReutersKIEV, May 18 (Reuters) - Supporters and opponents of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich scuffled as both sides held large rallies in the capital Kiev on Saturday, police and local media said. A dozen young men hurled stones and plastic water bottles...Tags: Punishment, Ukraine, European Union, Nazi Party, Riots
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Oil price probe widens, senator wants Justice Department help
ReutersLONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A European probe into possible oil price manipulation expanded with the investigation of a small niche trading house in the Netherlands, while a key U.S. senator on Friday called for the Justice Department to join the...Tags: Eric Holder, Ethanol, McGraw-Hill Incorporated, BP Plc, Royal Dutch Shell Plc
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Geza Vermes dies at 88; scholar wrote about Dead Sea Scrolls
Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls,...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Duke University, Book, Christianity, Arts and Culture
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Hungary returns to growth but Czech downturn deepens
ReutersPRAGUE (Reuters) - Hungary's economy unexpectedly broke out of recession in the first quarter and Romania expanded faster than forecast, but their regional peer the Czech Republic plunged deeper into its longest downturn in two decades. The European...Tags: Czech Republic, European Union, Economy, Business and Finance, Audi, European Debt Crisis
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