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05/16/2024 11:14:54 pm

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Gold

North Carolina Gold Bar Heist Appears To Be Inside Job

One of the three crew of the truck loaded with 275 pounds of gold bar appears to have used carsickness as an excuse to help rob the vehicle of the valuable goods it was carrying, authorities said.

Mormon Church

LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill In Utah Approval Seen With Backing Of Legislation By Mormon Church

In a rare turnaround of its usual conservative stand on issues concerning gays and lesbians, the Mormon Church said on Wednesday that it is supporting a landmark bill that would penalize discrimination of members of the LGBT community in Utah.

Search for Plane Crash in Virginia

3 Killed In Small Plane Crash In Virginia

A small private plane that the owner lent to his friend crashed in Virginia on Wednesday morning, killing all three people on board the aircraft.

Archaeologists

Hans Dynasty Tomb Complex Unearthed In Beijing Suburb

The Beijing Institute of Cultural Heritage announced on Sunday the recent discovery of a 70-hectare archeological site with artifacts covering three Chinese dynasties.

Kim Jong Un

North Korea Fires 2 Missiles to Protests Joint U.S.-South Korea Military Drill

Pyongyang is in a bad mood - make it war mood - as it fired on Monday two short-range missiles from its east coast.

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Boehner Did Not Advise White House That Netanyahu Will Address Congress

House Speaker John Boehner is on another collision course. After incurring the ire of conservative Republicans over the Department of Homeland Security funding, this time he is going again against the White House.

Madera the Blind Labrador

Missing Blind Labrador Reunites With Owner After 2 Weeks

Dog owner Ed Davis has given up hopes of finding his missing 11-year-old blind female Labrador, Madera, which left their home in Ester, Alaska, on February 6 at the height of a cold snap.

Coyote

To Kill or Not To KIll: Upscale New Yorkers Debate Over Coyote

Residents of Chappaqua in New York City have raised the alarm over the issue of roaming coyotes in their upscale neighborhood.

Fans and racers wore orange in honor of Kevin Ward Jr., who was killed at the racetrack on Aug. 9.

LA Police File Murder Charges Against Street Race Driver Who Killed 2 People

Police filed on Sunday murder charges against 21-year-old Henry Gevorgyan, who lost control of his grey Ford Mustang while engaged in illegal street racing and plowed into a crowd of 60 people in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, killing two people and injuring one onlooker.

Dog Freezes To Death After Truck Falls Into Icy Toms River

The U.S. Coast Guard and New Jersey State Police recovered a dog frozen to death inside a 1989 Mazda white pickup that fell into the icy Toms River on Saturday night.

China Cuts Interest Rates To Stimulate Economy

China cut for the third time in four months the key lending rate on Saturday by one-quarter of a percentage point, the same rate cut on deposit rate.

baba

Alibaba Suspends Online Lottery Sales In Yet Another Tiff With Government Regulators

Pressure from the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the General Administration of Sport ordered Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding to suspend its online lottery sales.

Chinese Netizens See ‘50 Shades Of Black’ Screen Instead Of Sexual Bondage Film Stream

China's censors are at it again, that is prevent the showing of the sexual bondage movie "50 Shades of Grey" via streaming.

House Speaker John Boehner

Speaker John Boehner Faces Ouster Over DHS Funding

House Speaker John Boehner is in a no-win situation over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding and immigration reform.

New York City ID Applicants

New NYC ID Draws Hundreds Of Thousands Of Applicants

New York City officials were surprised by the interest among residents on the municipal ID card as evidenced by long queues to apply and get the identity document.

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