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Jury in Arias case gives up after no consensus
Jodi Arias ' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the victim's family, mouthing the word, "Sorry." The silent gesture offered a glimpse into what was likely a tense few days inside the deliberations room as the jury finally determined ...
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Is the FTSE Ready For a Sell on the Weekly
weekly time frame gives us a good clue that a medium term sell is imminent as it rejects 6800. All we need to dois wait for the close this afternoon at 4:30pm to see if it does close as a bearish pin bar reversal on the weekly. If it does, we our second clue that this Index is ready for a multi-week sell (using the weekly ...
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Italy railways picks arrangers for 4.5 bln euro debt programme
MILAN | Fri May 24, 2013 6:00am EDT MILAN May 24 (Reuters) - Italy's state railways Ferrovie dello Stato said on Friday it has mandated Deutsche Bank, Credit Agricole, UniCredit and JP Morgan to arrange a medium-term note programme worth up to 4.5 billion euros ($5.8 billion). "The first issue of the programme is expected by the end of July," Ferrovie dello Stato said in a ...
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La Liga Preview Pressure on for Euro spots
With the title well and truly decided in La Liga and two matchdays to play, all eyes are on the European race and the relegation battle.Starting at the top, Real Sociedad have it all to do them to sustain fourth position and the UEFA Champions League qualifying position as they prepare to host Real Madrid.Sociedad are fourth, level on points with fifth-placed Valencia and need to win to ...
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Obamas drone speech welcomed in Pakistan Yemen
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones to kill Islamic militants was well-received in two countries most affected by the strikes - Pakistan and Yemen - but criticism of the U.S. policy remains ...
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Euro Tour chief apologises for remark
The chief executive of the European Tour has issued an apology after becoming embroiled in the Sergio Garcia racism row.Garcia got into trouble after joking at a European Tour awards dinner on Tuesday that he would serve world number one Tiger Woods fried chicken for dinner.The Spaniard offered an unreserved apology on Wednesday for the remarks, which Woods described as 'wrong, hurtful and ...
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Britain braces for possible copycat attacks
LONDON -; Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the slaying of a young soldier, adding some 1,200 police to potential trouble ...
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5.7-magnitude quake widely felt across N. Calif.
GREENVILLE, Calif. -; An earthquake in far northeastern California was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco and in two other states, but there have been no reports of injury or serious ...
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Shares fall on US stimulus decision
Thomas Molloy - 24 May 2013 Irish and European stocks dropped after the Federal Reserve signalled it will scale back its stimulus if the US economy improves and as data showed Chinese manufacturing ...
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€6.9m in funds for research projects
The funding is being provided through Science Foundation Ireland. Research and Innovation Minister Sean Sherlock says the awards will release vital funding to allow development of inventions with commercial potential. O'SULLIVAN JOINS DAA AS ...
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Nobel winner questions EU experiment
EU bid and drop the previous coalition's goal of euro adoption.Prime Minister-elect Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson, whose Progressives won last month's vote together with the Independence Party, said he doesn't want to join a bloc in crisis as his own economy recovers.According to Mr Phelps, the decision is likely to spare Iceland many of the risks plaguing the EU. "We're still ...
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Halfords shares fall on dividend cut
Patricia Laya - 24 May 2013 Shares in Halfords, the car-repair and bicycle business which operates here and in the UK, fell the most on record after announcing a surprise dividend reduction to boost investment in training workers, revamping stores and improving its web ...
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Formula 1 offering hits bump after investigation
CVC Capital Partners 's plan to hold an initial public offering of Formula 1 may be hurt by a bribery investigation involving the car-racing series ...
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European regulator urges forcing big firms to reveal how much tax they pay
John O'Donnell - 24 May 2013 EUROPE'S top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, a measure some politicians say could curb tax ...
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How new technology is changing the way we fly
Aer Lingus , among others, is in the final phase of testing on its new wifi service. Internet will soon be available on its long-haul aircraft and all of its short-haul routes should offer the facility by 2014.Technology is also changing the way we shop for flights. Consulting firm McKinsey recently estimated that online travel sales generate about $100bn (EUR77bn) annually, one-third of all ...
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Pump ESM funds into banks – Chopra
Governor of the Central Bank Patrick Honohan with former IMF mission chief for Ireland Ajai Chopra at the conference on bank-resolution mechanisms, held at the Institute of Bankers in Dublin's North Wall ...
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Markets post heavy losses amid slow growth fears
Thomas Molloy - 24 May 2013 Stock markets fell sharply yesterday as surprisingly weak data from China and Europe raised worries about slow growth a day after US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke broached the possibility of reducing stimulus that has buoyed investor ...
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UPDATE 2-BA plane makes Heathrow emergency landing after engine fire
Fri May 24, 2013 5:00am EDT LONDON May 24 (Reuters) - A British Airways plane travelling from London to Oslo was forced to make an emergency landing at Heathrow on Friday after a technical fault in an engine. "The BA762, Heathrow to Oslo service, returned back to Heathrow shortly after take-off due to a technical fault," BA parent company IAG said. The Airbus A319 aircraft was carrying ...
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No guarantee of peace North Korean envoy warns China
of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with North Korean envoy Choe Ryong Hae in Beijing, China. On a visit to repair ties with China and waiting to meet its leader, Choe paid deference Thursday to hopes by the North's chief ally for renewed multinational nuclear talks. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Xie Huanchi) NO ...
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15-year-old held in deaths of 2 younger siblings
A teenager was arrested Thursday in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Utah subdivision of new homes and tidy lawns, police said. Davis County Sheriff Todd Richardson said authorities believe the boys died from knife wounds. It appears the 15-year-old boy acted alone, he said. (AP Photo/Rick ...
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We are expecting the Pound to strengthen against the Euro
In your opinion should we expect any major impact on the nation's currency in the short and in a long term? We are expecting the Pound to strengthen against the Euro, primarily due to the fact that the Eurozone's currency will weaken over the course of the next six months as we are expecting the crisis in the Euro bloc to re-escalate to a certain degree. We definitely expect the ...
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IRS replaces official who revealed targeting
replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups. Danny Werfel, the agency's new acting commissioner, told IRS employees in an email Thursday, May 23, 2013, that he has selected a new acting head of the division, staying within the IRS to find new leadership. (AP Photo/J. Scott ...
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Gov. Christie co-hosting Today to promote N.J. shore
Sarah Palin as political figures who have been guest co-hosts on the morning show. Christie has spent this week as promoter-in-chief with a series of events designed to boost tourism ahead of Memorial Day weekend, when crowds usually start flowing to the beach. The show is to be broadcast from Seaside Heights, where the storm swept ...
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Some unions now angry about health care overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest ...
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Britains FTSE steadies after worst day in a year
Fri May 24, 2013 4:02am EDT * FTSE 100 flat after Thursday's 2.1 pct slump * Investors jittery ahead of long weekend * Morgan Stanley downgrades Next on valuation By Toni Vorobyova LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Britain's leading shares steadied on Friday after their steepest fall in a year in the previous session, with central bankers offering some reassurance that stimulus will stay for a ...
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