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UP man dies when jack collapses as he works on car
NORWAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Upper Peninsula authorities say a man was killed when a car fell on him as he worked under it. Dickinson County Undersheriff Scott Rutter says the accident happened Wednesday in Vulcan. The unincorporated village is in...
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Beck promotes, criticizes youth political camps
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Radio talk show host Glenn Beck has criticized summer political camps for kids like the one in Norway where 68 people were killed last week, even though he has promoted similar camps in the U.S. where children are taught tea...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel (tv network), Kentucky, Radio
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WikiLeaks nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A Norwegian lawmaker says he has nominated WikiLeaks for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. Snorre Valen of the Socialist Left Party says the secret-spilling website has promoted human rights, democracy and freedom of speech just like...Tags: Justice and Rights, Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Liu Xiaobo
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U.S. dollar marks worst week versus yen in a year
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar posted its worst week against the yen in a year on Friday as volatility in stocks and uncertainty about the outlook for U.S. monetary policy spurred investors to pare back bets against the Japanese currency. Some...Tags: Career and Workplace, Government, Weather Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Gross Domestic Product
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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: Germany, Montenegro, Romania, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Orkla, Royal Unibrew, Nordic vie for Heineken's Hartwall-sources
ReutersSTOCKHOLM, May 23 (Reuters) - Norway's Orkla, Danish brewer Royal Unibrew and private equity firm Nordic Capital have proceeded to the second round of bidding for Heineken's Finnish division Hartwall, three people familiar with the matter said. The...Tags: Private Equity, Finance, Analysts' Comments, Baltic Region, PepsiCo Inc.
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Norway crime novelist talks his way to live interview record
ReutersOSLO, May 23 (Reuters) - Defying the stereotype of the tight-lipped Scandinavian, popular Norwegian crime writer Hans Olav Lahlum set the world record for the longest interview on Thursday after spending more than 30 non-stop hours chatting in an online...Tags: Computer Crime, Arts and Culture, Chess Playing, Literature, Oslo (Norway)
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Scientists sequence Norway spruce DNA. The tree's genome is LONG
Researchers reported Wednesday that they had sequenced the genome of the Norway spruce, a giant evergreen native to Europe that has also been planted widely in parts of North America. Published in the journal Nature, the catalog of the tree's DNA was...
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Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision song contest ahead of Azerbaijan, Ukraine
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and...Tags: Benny Andersson, Same-Sex Marriage, Romania, Gays and Lesbians, Concerts
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Eurovision returns to ABBA's homeland with pop and kitsch
Reuters* 26 countries will compete in Saturday's final * Denmark has the best odds, followed by Norway and Ukraine * Sweden revels in pop nostalgia as host By Mia Shanley STOCKHOLM, May 17 (Reuters) - Bare-chested Irish drummers, a Ukrainian giant and a...Tags: Stockholm (Sweden), Museums, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program), United Kingdom, Politics
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Sons of Norway gathering tonight
In honor of Syttende Mai, or the National Day of Norway, the Sons of Norway lodge in Aberdeen is having a celebration tonight.May 17 The gathering begins at 6 p.m. at the Aberdeen Area Senior Center. Kumla, a potato dumpling, will be served,... -
Oil explorers not expecting tax hike from Irish review
ReutersBy Sarah Young DUBLIN, May 15 (Reuters) - Oil company executives shrugged off on Wednesday the risk of Ireland hiking its tax on licences, as the minister reviewing the rate said it was similar in other countries trying to encourage oil exploration....Tags: Energy Resources, Finance, IBM, Republic of Ireland, Google Inc.
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