Talvivaara may not expand if hit by tax: report

Source: Reuters Mobile

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish mining company Talvivaara (TLV1V.HE) (TALV.L) may halt plans to expand its nickel mine if Finland levies new taxes on mining as punishment for environmental problems, Talvivaara chief executive told week ...
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Obama gets nuclear waste expert as nuke safety top-cop

Source: Firstpost

Washington - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he will nominate Allison Macfarlane, an expert in nuclear waste, as the nation's top nuclear safety cop, seeking to turn the page on a period of bitter acrimony at the U.S. Nuclear Regul ...
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Video: Philly mayor: Romney gets an ‘F’ on education

Source: MSNBC

>>> mitt romney made a visit to a struggling charter school in west philadelphia today. things were going really well, until he brought up class size. >> i came into office and talked to people and said what do ...
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Breeders of Rare Woolly Pooch Want Dog to Have Its Day

Source: Wall Street Journal

By Melanie Grayce West When Teacleopatra Biscay's Sapphire—a fluffy, chocolate-colored pooch better known as Cleo—gave birth to 11 puppies this past Thanksgiving in Indiana, the U.S. population of the Barbet breed spiked by ...
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Romney ventures onto Democratic turf, gets earful in Philadelphia

Source: The Morning Call

PHILADELPHIA — Making a rare inner-city campaign stop, Mitt Romney preached the merits of traditional, two-parent families and touted his platform of educational choice at a West Philadelphia charter school. The Republican pr ...
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Hartman: Granlund would look better with Parise

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

The headline on the front page of Thursday's Star Tribune sports page read: "Finnish star starts a new Wild era." Mikael Granlund, a 20-year-old star in Finland, hasn't played a single game in the NHL and already he is bein ...
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Near-Record 40 SCORE Trophy Trucks Ready to Roar

Source: Racing West

LOS ANGELES, California — Leading over 275 race vehicles into the Mexican desert during next weekend’s 44th Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 500 desert race will be a near-record 40 majestic SCORE Trophy Trucks, the ...
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Dan McNeil: Cubs' season not all bad

Source: Chicago Tribune

Not everybody grasps the concept of "fun bad." You know, when your team is so dreadful you just throw your hands in the air and embrace the train wreck with laughter. As the Cubs attempt to stop the bleeding in Pittsburgh, give me a chance to sho ...
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Who loves the javelin? Besides Finland?

Source: Austin American-Statesman

Finland loves it, too. So does Norway. And Sweden. And ... and ... I'll have to get back to you. Humphreys relishes the athleticism his sport demands and the explosiveness at the point of release. He appr ...
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