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2 Polish children killed by bomb, likely from WWII
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two Polish children have died after a bomb believed to from World War II exploded in a field where they were playing. Police said the 10-year-old boy died immediately after the explosion on Tuesday and his 9-year-old sister...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Emergency Incidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Explosions, Armed Conflicts
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San Leon Energy says summer key for Polish shale prospects
ReutersBy Sarah Young LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Poland-focused shale explorer San Leon Energy believes results from its wells this summer could help dispel the gloom around the country's shale resources after a number of major players quit the sector. Two...Tags: Talisman Energy Incorporated, Petroleum Industry, ConocoPhillips, Energy, Morocco
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Poland to adopt bill making shale gas push investor friendly-minister
Reuters* Foreign firms pull-out worries officials * New laws aimed to ease exploring and extracting shale * American companies "especially" needed By Agnieszka Barteczko KATOWICE, Poland, May 14 (Reuters) - Poland will adopt a bill by the end of June aimed...Tags: Italy, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Crime, Law and Justice
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Exit by two foreign firms leaves Polish shale gas under cloud
Reuters* Marathon, Talisman say quitting Polish operations * Polish government backs shale to replace Russian imports * Critics say reality falls short of shale gas hype * Estimates of reserves were drastically downgraded * Energy executives complain about...Tags: Talisman Energy Incorporated, Government, Lobbying, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Italy
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Poland's LOT tries again with Dreamliner launch
Tribune staff reporterPolish airline LOT, which had its maiden 787 Dreamliner flight interrupted by the plane's sudden grounding in January, has put flights on the heralded plane back on sale. Flights between Chicago and Warsaw are expected to restart on June 5. The...Tags: Boeing Co., Warsaw (Poland)
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Germans fascinated by Nazi era eight decades later
ReutersBy Gareth Jones BERLIN, April 26 (Reuters) - An exhibition chronicling the Nazi party's rise to power draws tens of thousands of visitors. Millions of TV viewers tune in to watch a drama about the Third Reich. A satirical novel in which Hitler pops up in...Tags: Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture, Judaism, Angela Merkel, Nazi Party
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Barbara Piasecka Johnson dies at 76; heiress to Johnson & Johnson fortune
Barbara Piasecka Johnson, a former chambermaid who married into the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical family and walked away with part of its epic fortune after a bitterly contested battle over her husband's will, died Monday in her native Poland. She...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City), New York City, The New York Times, Auction Service, Liechtenstein
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Following immigrants back to Poland
The Polish have long been one of the largest immigrant groups in Chicago. They worked in the stockyards and steel mills, and helped make Chicago the city it is today. And so when a Chicago Tribune editor heard Polish immigrants had begun to move back to...
Tags: Media Industry, Immigration, Chicago Tribune
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Letters to the Editor - Nov. 26
Democracy is a theory yet to be disproved To the editor: Watching the election returns on television reminded me why I migrated to this country a few years ago. I am proud to be an American. We are a country that is so big, so great, so diverse and...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Voting, Suez Canal, Political Systems, Petroleum Industry
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According to doc, sushi's a victim of its own appeal
The first several minutes of "Sushi: The Global Catch" (at the Siskel Film Center through Wednesday) lure you in with a quiet but detailed look at the extensive training required of sushi chefs in Japan. The seven-year apprenticeship is not for...
Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Twilight (movie), Environmental Pollution, China
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George Kalin: Put jokes aside and recognize contributions of all people
When you live in Indiana, you hear Kentucky jokes. In Maryland, they are about West Virginia. When you’re Polish, it doesn’t matter where you live — you are the brunt of jokes. I want to dispel the idea that this nationality is worthy of...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Casimir Pulaski, Nazi Party, Unrest, Conflicts and War, France
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Chan Lowe: Romney's London gaffes
Watching Mitt Romney’s blundering performance through Britain led me to suspect that his behavior may be part of a diabolical, calculated strategy to generate outraged headlines and tweets from overseas, because it plays well with xenophobic rubes...
Tags: Sarah Palin, Israel, Russia, Mitt Romney
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