Ultimately, many of the photos and cellphone records of Trayvon Martin released online Thursday by George Zimmerman’s defense attorneys – indicating that the slain teenager smoked marijuana, got into fights at school, and had an interest in, and perhaps access to, guns – may be ruled inadmissible in court. But they are already making the [...]
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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Istana Negara kembali angkat bicara ihwal protes dari sejumlah kalangan atas penghargaan yang akan diberikan Appeal of Conscience Foundation (ACF) kepada Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, 30 Mei 2013. Staf Khusus Presiden Bidang Komunikasi Politik, Daniel Sparringa, menerima penghargaan bukan dan tidak pernah menjadi tujuan pemerintahan SBY. “Ia (SBY) hanya memiliki kehendak melakukan [...]
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The tornado that hit Moore, Okla., on Monday (May 23) killed an estimated two dozen people and caused devastating property damage. Residents had advance warning of the storm, thanks to weather forecasts. But with forced budget cuts in effect, forecasters may not be adequately prepared for future natural disasters. In March, $ 85 billion in [...]
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By Khaled Yacoub Oweis ISTANBUL – Syrian opposition talks aimed at presenting a coherent front at an international peace conference to end the civil war faced the prospect of collapse after President Bashar al-Assad‘s foes failed to cut an internal deal, opposition sources said on Friday. The failure of the Syrian National Coalition to alter [...]
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Bayern Muenchen belajar sangat banyak dari kekalahan menyakitkan di final Liga Champions musim lalu. Kemenangan ternyata tak bisa dicapai hanya dengan penguasaan bola. Gol tak bisa dijamin akan datang hanya dari tembakan ke gawang lawan yang lebih banyak atau superioritas tendangan penjuru. Begitulah faktanya. Dalam laga di Allianz Arena pada 19 Mei 2012 itu, Muenchen [...]
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24 May 2013 Last updated at 10:40 ET Co-operative Bank has stopped offering new business loans amid concerns over its capital position. The bank is continuing to provide lending to existing customers, but has frozen lending to new corporate customers. Lending to individual retail customers is unaffected. The bank is currently in discussions with UK [...]
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Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times In an effort to become more accessible, Knoll International has opened its first retail store in its 75-year history. The shop, on the ground floor of the furniture company’s new corporate headquarters in New York, is a two-story space on Avenue of the Americas, around the corner from the [...]
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By Kathleen Kingsbury BOSTON (Reuters) – College graduates are carrying more than just their diplomas this spring as they enter the real world: student loan debt – a lot of it. Seventy percent of the Class of 2013 is graduating indebted, with an average balance of $ 35,200, says a recent Fidelity Investments survey. This [...]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Reading, writing, arithmetic — and PE? The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day for students and that PE become a core subject. The report, released Thursday, says only about half of the nation’s youngsters are getting at least [...]
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There’s just about no tolerance left in America for wealthy people griping about their financial woes. But put down the pitchforks for a moment and consider one possible exception we might all learn something from. The money-news site The Billfold recently ran an interview with an anonymous physician who earns $ 570,000 a year and [...]
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