Tens of thousands protest against Morocco government

Source: Lebanon Daily Star

CASABLANCA: Tens of thousands of Moroccans took to the streets of Casablanca on Sunday in the largest opposition protest since an Islamist-led government took office in January. The protest was organised by trade unions which acc ...
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880lb. British Teen Freed From Home - Demolition Was Required

Source: Lime Life

With the abundance of media and television that swarms our lives, it's safe to say that many of us have seen our fair share of extravagant exits (The final scene in Casablanca, anyone?) None could compare with w ...
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Tokyo death of Irish girl: Two arrests as American men questioned amid claims Nicola was 'strangled'

Source: Daily Mail - UK

Two American men have been arrested by police investigating the death of Irish student Nicola Furlong in Tokyo. U.S. State Department officials yesterday evening confirmed the arrest of two of their national ...
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A-tisket, a-tassel

Source: Edmonton Sun

Tassels are a fabulous addition to any space and are so much more versatile than as window dressings or drapery tiebacks. The word tassel comes from the Latin word “tassau,” which actually refers to a clasp. We have used tassels throughout history i ...
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Dear Amtrak: Don’t Exploit My Fear of Flying

Source: Chronicle of Higher Education

I’m afraid to fly. I do it all the time, but it’s one of the hardest things I do. The only reason I get onto planes is because it’s just bad karma for me to get up in front of hundreds of students every year and tell them to face their fears and ...
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Close-reading Donna Summer

Source: Boston.com

It just keeps going. For nearly 17 minutes, through verse, through chorus, through decomposition and synthesis, through one climax after another, through (it was questionably tallied at the time of its release) some 22 s ...
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Disco Queen Donna Summer Dies Of Cancer

Source: Atlanta Daily World

Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty -- the Queen of Disco. “I grew up on rock ‘n’ roll,” Summer once said when explaining her reluctance to claim the title. Indeed, as disco boomed then ...
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Hussain Mohammed drowns during UK heatwave after leaping into River Thames to cool off

Source: Daily Mail - UK

Teenager got into difficulties after leaping into the Thames from a bridge in Oxford Temperatures will remain in the mid to high 20s this weekend with the Westcountry expected to really feel the heat Warm weather will continue next week althoug ...
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Wal-Mart And Death Of The Shareholder Spring: The Stock Story Of The Coming Week

Source: Seeking Alpha

Traders and the media have assumed a path-breaking turn in the ways and mores of the stock market: shareholders are going to rise up and be heard! Some have gone so far as to term this the Shareholder Spring, a reference to last year's Arab Spr ...
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