This year’s Atlantic hurricane season hasn’t kicked off yet, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an even more active season than we saw in 2012, with the possibility that it could end up being extremely active. NOAA released its forecast earlier today, stating that we can expect to see between 13 to [...]
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The images that come to mind when you read the words “African orphan” are of distended bellies, scrawny legs, and fly-covered faces. From TV spots asking for donations to feed hungry, parentless children to the high-profile adoptions of African orphans by the likes of Madonna and Angelina Jolie, the phrase has a well-defined place in [...]
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By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – Corporate researchers may be living on the moon by the time NASA astronauts head off to visit an asteroid in the 2020s, a study of future human missions unveiled on Thursday shows. The study by Bigelow Aerospace, commissioned by NASA, shows “a lot of excitement and interest [...]
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Mataram (ANTARA) – Anggota Majelis Syuro Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) Salim Segaf Al Jufri menegaskan partai tersebut tidak akan keluar dari koalisi. “Tergantung keputusan Majelis Syuro, keputusan beberapa hari lalu tetap dalam koalisi. Kita tidak akan keluar,” kata Salim di Mataram Nusa Tenggara Barat, Jumat. Salim yang menjabat Menteri Sosial di Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu II [...]
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WELLINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) – New Zealand’s second highest-capped lock Ali Williams announced his retirement from international rugby on Friday. The 32-year-old had played 77 tests for the world champion All Blacks in his 10-year international career. Ian Jones played 79 tests for the national side. “Guys, I just want to let you know first [...]
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New York – Kendati telah memberikan titel juara liga dan Piala FA, Roberto Mancini tetap dipecat Manchester City, CEO City, Ferran Soriano mengungkap alasan di balik pemecatan manajer asal Italia itu. Di musim keduanya di Eastlands, Mancini langsung memberi prestasi dengan membawa City menjuarai Piala FA, trofi kompetisi besar pertama dalam 35 tahun. Setelahnya, The [...]
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in Web display advertising, breaks antitrust law in how it handles some advertising sales, a source told Reuters on Thursday. The source said that it was unlikely that the Federal Trade Commission had sent [...]
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Gordon M. Grant for The New York Times The restoration and retrofit of the 1881 brick Bulova factory in Sag Harbor into 64 residences is expected to be completed next winter. Construction began in the fall of 2011. SAG HARBOR — From what will be the rooftop terrace of a penthouse at the transformed Bulova [...]
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Average U.S. mortgage rates rose for the third straight week, hitting their highest levels since mid-March, but still remained close to record lows. Here’s a look at rates for fixed and adjustable mortgages this week and over the past year: Current avg. Last week 52-week high 52-week low 30-year fixed 3.59 3.51 3.75 3.31 15-year [...]
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By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Representative Edward Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, on Thursday became the latest lawmaker to propose legislation that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration greater regulatory authority over drug compounding. U.S. lawmakers, responding to a deadly meningitis outbreak in 2012, continue to wrestle with ways to regulate the [...]
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