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| Zebra that sprinted through Atlanta euthanized (AP) |
| Thursday, 11 March 2010 | |
| AP - A 12-year-old circus zebra that caused a stir when he escaped from an animal compound and ran through downtown Atlanta last month has been euthanized. |
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- Britain's Prince Charles urges 'sustainability revolution' (AFP)
- Schreker's opera 'Distant Sound' heard at Bard (AP)
- Italian screenwriter Cecchi d'Amico dies at 96 (AFP)
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- Veteran Italian screenwriter Cecchi D'Amico dies (AP)
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| Grand jury eyes monitor shutdown at Massey mine: report |
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal grand jury looking into an explosion that killed 29 workers at a Massey Energy Co coal mine in West Virginia heard testimony this week about possible illegal tampering with a mine safety monitor, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
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| Nebraska's Nelson first Democratic senator to oppose Kagan |
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson has announced he will oppose the nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court, making him the first Democrat to declare against her.
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| Pakistan spy chief scraps UK trip on "terror" remarks |
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's spy chief has called off a trip to Britain in protest at Prime Minister David Cameron's remarks on its militant ties, as Islamabad is hit by a barrage of criticism of its alleged links to terror groups.
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| Wildfires spread in western Russia, kill 28 |
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VORONEZH, Russia (Reuters) - Raging wildfires spread across parts of western Russia on Saturday, engulfing 30 percent more land in just 24 hours, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin described the situation as very difficult.
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| Second senior Democrat to face ethics trial: source |
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A second senior Democratic lawmaker may face a public ethics trial this fall, posing a possible setback to the party's efforts to keep control of the House of Representatives in the November elections.
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