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NEW HAVEN, Conneticut (AP) — The Ku Klux Klan was rising again. Segregation was the law and Martin Luther King Jr. was not even born yet.
Amid the terror and oppression, civil rights pioneer W.E.B. DuBois published a groundbreaking book in 1924 that ...
DATE: Feb 18, 2009
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Independent MP Wayne Furbert is calling for large donations to political parties to be disclosed in order to remove fears of Government influence being bought.
The ex-United Bermuda Party leader said donations to his former party had included six fig...
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Police officers will be able to claim more pension money after a judge ruled in their favour following a pay row with Government.
Justice Ian Kawaley yesterday upheld a previous ruling that ten percent of their pay — called the 'Combined Allowance' a...
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WASHINGTON — Bipartisanship is safe and effective, when used as directed. In the present circumstance, however — dire economic crisis, hardheaded Republicans, time running out — bipartisanship is doing more harm than good. President Obama and the Dem...
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SYDNEY (Bloomberg) — Bermuda-based Aquarius Platinum Ltd., a producer of the metal in South Africa and Zimbabwe, signed an initial accord to buy Ridge Mining Plc for A$156 million ($99 million) in shares to add resources and output.
Aquarius agreed t...
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A scheme to get Bermudians off the wall and into permanent work was launched yesterday by Labour Minister David Burch, with the backing of the construction industry.
Six firms have agreed to take on workers who have graduated from the Island's Hustle...
DATE: Feb 18, 2009
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CONCORD, New Hampshire (AP) — It's not just fast food restaurants that have Supersized the way Americans eat — cookbooks share the blame.
So-called portion distortion, the trend of eating larger and larger servings, is as much a problem with recipes ...
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Millions of dollars are spent every year in Bermuda treating diabetes and yet there is no physician diabetes specialist on the Island.
But that is about to change as Bermudian endocrinologist-in training, Annabel Fountain hopes to soon help tackle th...
DATE: Feb 18, 2009
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Commercial Cup holders Lobster Pot crashed out of that competition at the weekend after failing to score against Tuff Dogs after 90 minutes and then missing twice from the ensuing penalties.
Tuff Dogs will joined in the semi-finals by North Village R...
DATE: Feb 18, 2009
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The 30th Annual Bermuda Rendezvous tournament held its finals on Sunday night with the top five women and top men bowling for the championship.
There were 102 doubles entries and 180 singles and the Optional special events resulted in 153 men and 134...
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