Nigerian cities enduring fuel shortages
UPI - Wed Dec 2, 4:04 pm ETABUJA, Nigeria, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Residents of the Nigerian cities of Abuja and Lagos are facing ongoing fuel shortages in the oil exporting African nation, officials said Wednesday.
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Hindus ask museum to remove painting
The Journal News - 1 hour 7 minutes agoTwo national Hindu leaders have called on the Neuberger Museum of Art at Purchase College, SUNY, to remove a painting that they say denigrates the Hindu goddess Kali by portraying her as a gruesome , machete-wielding figure.
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Honduran activist Jose Lagos dies in Miami
Miami Herald - Mon Nov 30, 8:05 pm ETJose Lagos, a self-styled political activist from Honduras and a longtime fighter in South Florida's myriad immigration causes, died Sunday of cancer at Jackson Memorial Hospital, his family said. He was 45.
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Latvia, Senegal Plan Bonds as Yields Show Dubai Selloff Is Over
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 2, 7:52 pm ETDec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Latvia, the European Union country worst hit by the global recession, and sub-Saharan Senegal began pitching dollar debt sales as emerging-market bonds recovered from declines sparked by Dubai’s debt crisis.
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Art, stories combine in Aiyb Dieng's music
The News-Press - 2 hours 28 minutes agoThe disparate musicians bear witness to the uniting power of their art.
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Weekend Guide: Theater
New York Post - 2 hours 38 minutes agoPREVIEWS “BRIEF ENCOUNTER”: A new take on Noel Coward’s classic about an affair between a housewife and a doctor mixes film and live action. St. Ann’s Warehouse, 38 Water St., Brooklyn; 718-254-8779. Opens Tuesday. BROADWAY "AFTER MISS JULIE" **½ I...
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Peppermint Everything--Yuck!
Newsweek - Thu Dec 3, 12:50 pm ETI have a friend whose most vivid Christmas memory centers on a bowl of peppermint ice cream. It was nothing fancy—unlike say, the white-chocolate-and-peppermint-bark version Häagen-Dazs brings out this time of year. Just the plain old Kroger grocery-store brand, the stuff available only during the holidays and billed rather grandly as a "limited edition." Clearly, his may not have been the ...
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Nigeria's Martins set for surgery
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 28, 11:18 am ETVfL Wolfsburg's Nigerian international striker Obafemi Martins will undergo surgery on his left leg that should sideline him for a month, coach Armin Veh said on Saturday.
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Sasol Signs Pact With Indonesia on Coal-to-Fuel Plant (Update1)
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 3, 12:33 pm ETDec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Sasol Ltd. , the world’s biggest producer of fuel from coal, said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia over the possible development of an 80,000 barrel-per-day coal-to-fuel plant in the Asian country.
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Scorecard: By the numbers
Pioneer Press - 2 hours 8 minutes agoNFL standings NATIONAL CONFERENCE North W L T Pct PF PA VIKINGS 10 1 0 .909 342 203 Green Bay 7 4 0 .636 296 215 Chicago 4 7 0 .
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World Cup draw ceremony boasts global interest
Miami Herald - Thu Dec 3, 8:14 pm ETFriday's World Cup draw, at which countries will learn their first-round opponents, will have a collection of dignitaries and a TV viewing audience of 200 million.
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Season's Readings: Top Picks From Indie Booksellers
NPR - Thu Dec 3, 9:09 am ETCorrespondent Susan Stamberg gathers recommendations for the season's best books from booksellers Rona Brinlee, Daniel Goldin and Lucia Silva. Their selections include comics about philosophy, novels about building families, and a box set that dives into the process of writing.
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US nervously awaits Friday's World Cup draw
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Dec 2, 11:12 pm ETBruce Arena remembered his first World Cup draw as U.S. coach and the sinking feeling he had watching the Americans get plunked into a group with Portugal and host South Korea in 2002. Then, four years later in Germany, the Americans were picked to play the Czech Republic, Italy and Ghana. "I remember a famous coach coming up to me," Arena recalled.
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Hanesbrands to Sell Debt as Junk Bonds Trail Stocks (Update1)
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 3, 10:06 am ETDec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Hanesbrands Inc. , the maker of Hanes underwear and the Wonder Bra, may sell debt as soon as today after high-yield, high-risk bonds returned less than equities and U.S. Treasuries in November.
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World Cup draw sure to draw a worldwide crowd
Boston Herald - 1 minute agoThe eyes of the world turn to Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, as the star-studded draw for the 2010 World Cup gets under way at noon EST. The ceremony, during which 32...
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Saudi Aramco to Complete Manifa Oil Field in 2015 (Update2)
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 3, 9:52 am ETDec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia expects to complete its Manifa heavy oil field in 2015, according to a statement on the Web site of state-run oil company Saudi Aramco.
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