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10 Years after the 9/11 Attacks on the two Towers of the World Trade Centre, the new One World Trade Centre has reached 100 Floors (1,240 feet).
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An overall view of an LG EnV mobile/cell phone.
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Submitted by Sumantra on Sat, 03/10/2012 - 08:32
Hello Ladies and Gents! Kia Ora! This is me, the Indian wordsmith, writing from my country's Commonwealth sister, New Zealand, after I last reported during the Crimean War. Really, I am that old...and it has been that long! Sorry for the long delay, it is a tough life for an International Relations researcher.
Submitted by Jake on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 04:07
Officer Alan Edwards was informed on Wednesday that his position with the Spokane Police Department would be terminated effective, March 1. Edwards was fired after he was accused of using his position as an officer of the law in order to obtain the address of a woman he had met in a bar and wanted to pursue. Edwards was allegedly off duty at the time of the incident and is accused of the misuse of police equipment and lying to another officer to get the address of a citizen, which is violation of a policy that is meant to protect their privacy.
Submitted by Newsdesk on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 01:08
There was a lot of excitement about VIP visitors at a top London university on Wednesday. First the Queen graced King's College with her presence, then there was a speech from French presidential poll frontrunner François Hollande, who was mobbed by media and students like Europe’s version of President Barack Obama.
Submitted by Jake on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 06:11
TiVo owners who also have Android smartphones used to have to lament that their Apple-owning counterparts had an app that would work with their TiVo system. Lamentations shall be uttered no more, as TiVo now has an app for Android. Resource for this article: TiVo app now available for Android
Submitted by ayernaL on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 08:26
Monday it was announced by a bureau in Tehran that it was now unlawful to sell dolls and merchandise from the animated show The Simpsons. Although the show has never been formally aired there, its merchandising has been permitted until now. Bart and the gang have joined Barbie and other Western pop symbols as an illegal denizen of the underground in the Middle Eastern country. Source for this article: Iran tells Bart Simpson to 'eat my shorts
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