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Art in Review Specific Objects | | Specific Objects tries to correct a widely held misconception about an often-quoted article by Donald Judd that has the same title. |
Breakingviews Drugged up on MA | | July 1 - Richard Beales talks to Rob Cyran about Onyxs search for a buyer and why the cancer drug maker was right to reject Amgens $10 bln hostile bid. |
U.S. asks court not to halt Guantanamo force-feeding | | MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. federal court has no jurisdiction and no reason to intervene in the force-feeding of prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base, the Obama administration argued on Wednesday in its latest defense of a policy that critics have deemed unethical. |
I.R.S. Scrutiny Went Beyond the Political | | A closer look at the I.R.S. operation suggests that the problem was less about ideology than about the indiscriminate application of a process instructing reviewers to be on the lookout for selected terms. |
Kite rider fights back from brink | | Hannah Whiteley laughs in the face of danger -- at least she does now. And after a near death experience she has gone on to establish herself as one of Europe's rising kitesurfing stars. |
Montgomerie Misses Out on British Open | | Colin Montgomerie's rushed journey to take place in British Open qualifying on Tuesday was all in vain. The Scottish veteran failed to make the field for the major after struggling in wet conditions. |
Egypt Is there economic hope for youth? | | Egypt is often described as the heart of the Middle East and North Africa. But it is economically weak and its future uncertain. CNN's John Defterios explores if its new political order could give hope for its young, and unemployed. |
Internet sites join July 4 protest against surveillance | | (Reuters) - The online community rallied on Thursday in support of live protests against the U.S. government's surveillance of internet activity, a practice recently exposed by a former contractor for the National Security Agency. |
Skeletons found under castle | | Nine skeletons and the remains of a church, all more than 1,000 years old, are discovered in England. ITN reports. |
U.S. Fed balance sheet grows in latest week | | NEW YORK, July 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's balance sheet grew in the latest week with additional holdings of Treasury debt, Fed data released on Friday showed. |
Vanderbilt Ousts 4 Football Players | | Vanderbilt has dismissed four football players from the team and kicked them off campus while the Nashville police investigate whether a sex crime occurred in a campus dormitory. |
Celtics Appoint Stevens as Head Coach | | The Boston Celtics have hired Brad Stevens to become their 17th head coach as they look to rebuild a franchise that has won a record 17 National Basketball Association (NBA) titles, the team said on Thursday. |
A fair World Cup deal ? | | After Apple and Google come under pressure over aggressive tax avoidance strategies, now its FIFA's turn to defend its lucrative financial arrangements with World Cup hosts Brazil. |
Howard set for move to Houston from LA reports | | (Reuters) - The tug-of-war between five teams to sign Dwight Howard appeared to be over on Friday with multiple media outlets reporting that the seven-time All-Star center was heading to the Houston Rockets. |
Clip Air brings air travel by train | | June 19 - Swiss researchers have released futuristic designs for attachable modular aircraft that will allow passengers to board a plane at a railway station and disembark at their destination without ever setting foot in an airport. EPFL says its Clip Air project is no flight of fancy. Jim Drury reports. |
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