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The sale of the RU486 abortion pill in Italy was given a final green light on Wednesday with the publication in the official journal of its approval by the Italian pharmaceutical authority AIFA, despite Vatican and government objections.
Erin Pac's grandfather was a ski jumper. He went to the Olympic trials but injured his knee, and that was the end of his Olympic aspirations. -- read more
SAYRE — Thousands upon thousands of people crowded onto the streets of downtown Sayre Friday evening to view the 11th Annual Sayre Borough Christmas Parade.
Amanda Knox is counting on an appeals trial to regain her freedom after a court sentenced her to 26 years in prison for murdering her British roommate, an Italian lawmaker who visited the American student said Wednesday. A jury in Perugia last week convicted Knox of murdering Meredith Kercher in the house they shared in that university town. Knox maintains she did not commit the crime.
WASHINGTON — At first glance, "Clothing the Rebellious Soul: Revolution 1963-1973" at George Washington University's Luther W. Brady Art Gallery could pass for a study in fringe. The long strands of suede — one of the quintessential adornments of the era — flow freely from many of the vests, jackets, belts, bags and jewelry on display.
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2009. There are 22 days left in the year. On Dec. 9, 1854, Alfred, Lord Tennyson's famous poem, ''The Charge of the Light Brigade,'' was published in England.
Facebook makes you despair? Social networking makes you want to end it all? You may be ready for online ritual suicide with the aid of a new website that helps you kill your virtual identity.
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese government bonds were little changed, with five-year note yields at the lowest level in a week, before the Ministry of Finance sells 2.4 trillion yen ($27.3 billion) of the securities today.
ROME -- Amanda Knox is counting on an appeals trial to regain her freedom after a court sentenced her to 26 years in prison for murdering her British roommate, an Italian lawmaker who visited the American student said Wednesday.
Wolfsburg (09 December 2009). Thirty-one years ago on 26 December 1978 the first ever Dakar Rally started from the Place du Trocadero.
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The yen fell, snapping three days of gains against the euro, as signs the global recovery is gaining momentum revived demand for higher-yielding assets.
Craig Breen celebrated his victory in the Fiesta SportTrophy International Shootout in style today as he took the wheel of a Ford Focus RS WRC to receive tuition from BP Ford Abu Dhabi's Flying Finn Mikko Hirvonen.
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A Chicago man with ties to Pakistani high society was arraigned in federal court Wednesday for his alleged role in plotting last year's terror strike in Mumbai. Jim Lehrer talks to a reporter for an update.
If one is known to be a lover of fine books, one of the best times of the year is quite near. Thanks to this short list of selections from Random House's Monacelli Press, we can happily enjoy some of life's finer pleasures.
With the United States drawn to play England in the 2010 World Cup, the surviving members of the 1950 American team recounted their stunning upset of England in Brazil.
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