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BERLIN (Reuters) — Environmental group Greenpeace started dropping three-tonne granite rocks on the North Sea bed off Germany to try to stop trawling it says is decimating fish, porpoises and other marine life.
Destructive fishing methods, such as de...
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A young motorcyclist was speeding prior to running a red light and dying in a collision with a Police van, an inquest has heard.
One eyewitness said Michael Scott (Sprockett) Kozma, 21, was travelling so fast prior to the collision that his bike beca...
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ABOARD THE NOORTLAND (AP) — Activists with the environmental group Greenpeace dumped the first of about 150 three-ton granite slabs into the North Sea off Germany on Tuesday, an effort meant to deter bottom trawling and protect a reef.
"Fishermen won...
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NEW YORK (AP) – An old Jay McInerney novel featuring a party girl based on John Edwards' future mistress, Rielle Hunter, is getting a fresh printing from its publisher.
An additional 2,500 copies have been commissioned for "Story of My Life'', accord...
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NASHVILLE (AP) — Reruns of the old cornpone comedy-variety show "Hee Haw" are coming back.
The one-hour programs will air at 9 p.m. each Sunday beginning September 7 on cable's RFD-TV, which bills itself as "rural America's most important network."
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White Hill community leader Senator Marc Bean yesterday attacked the "vain glory" culture of Bermuda's gangs — and called for parents to take more responsibility.
Sen. Bean — whom himself has tried to improve the behaviour of wayward White Hill teens...
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Former Corporation of Hamilton councillor Graeme Outerbridge has asked the Human Rights Commission to investigate why so few people are allowed to vote in municipal elections.
His complaint comes as the Corporation of Hamilton revealed it was likely ...
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MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — Isaac Hayes apparently died of a stroke, officials with the sheriff's department said yesterday.
The deep-voiced soul singer died on Sunday after he was found unconscious at his Memphis residence. No autopsy was performed, b...
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Georgians have told of their anguish and fear for their families following Russian military intervention in their homeland.
Expat workers say they feel "helpless" as television news reports tell of mounting civilian casualties and aerial bombardment ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – "Tropic Thunder" is pushing the boundaries of good taste too far for groups representing the mentally disabled.
Dozens of people from organisations such as the Special Olympics and the American Association of People with Disabiliti...
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