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By , on June 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A couple died in an underground garage in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on Tuesday after the driver attempted to back the vehicle into a parking space and accidentally crushed her husband outside. The driver, who had received her driver’s licence only five weeks earlier, hit her husband as he stood next to the car giving directions. He was crushed to death against the wall in the parking garage in Fenghua, an hour’s drive south of Ningbo. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> An annual US State Department report on Wednesday cited China and Russia among the world’s worst offenders in fighting forced labour and sex trafficking, which could lead to US sanctions. The US designation drops China and Russia, which already often are at odds with Washington, in the same category as North Korea and Iran. The State Department ranks countries according to the efforts they make to fight human trafficking and China, Russia and Uzbekistan all fell to the lowest level, Tier 3, in the new report. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom said on Thursday he was “in tears” after a European company deleted all the data it was hosting from his shuttered file-sharing site. Netherlands-based LeaseWeb announced it had deleted all Megaupload files from 630 servers. LeaseWeb said in a statement it hosted the data for over a year at its own expense without receiving any requests to access it or retain it before deciding the time had come to use the servers for other purposes. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Wednesday that he had been in contact with representatives of Edward Snowden to discuss his possible bid for asylum in Iceland following his disclosure of US surveillance programmes. In a conference call with reporters, Assange said he had been in contact with representatives of Snowden, who has been based in Hong Kong since May 20, to discuss a potential attempt at securing asylum. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> James Gandolfini, the burly actor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss in the groundbreaking TV series The Sopranos, died on Wednesday while vacationing in Rome, HBO said. Gandolfini, 51, died of a possible heart attack, HBO spokeswoman Mara Mikialian told Reuters. Since The Sopranos ended its six-season run in June 2007, Gandolfini has appeared in a number of big-screen roles, including Zero Dark Thirty, a film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, and the comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The one thing George Zimmer couldn’t guarantee was his job at Men’s Wearhouse. The apparel retailer’s founder and longtime pitchman was abruptly dismissed from his position as executive chairman, the retailer said in a curt statement Wednesday. By starring in the company’s television commercials since 1985, Zimmer endeared himself to generations of shoppers. He marketed suits by intoning, in his distinctive gravelly voice: “You’re going to like the way you look. I guarantee it.” <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> LOS ANGELES (AP) — HBO and James Gandolfini’s managers say the actor famous for “The Sopranos” has died in Italy. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 19th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Quake shakes Chile, buildings sway in capital of Santiago. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM, on June 19th, 2013 Federal Reserve policy makers, more confident about the economic recovery, said they intended to reduce their monetary stimulus program later this year if unemployment continues to decline.
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By , on June 19th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Barry forms off Mexico’s southeastern coast, brings heavy rain to area. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 19th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON (AP) — Fed sticks with bond purchases but offers slightly brighter outlook for the economy… <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By JOHN M. BRODER, on June 19th, 2013 Officials said President Obama would announce new policy initiatives in the coming weeks, including the first limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants.
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By , on June 19th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> In the context of the war in Syria, the G8′s support for convening peace talks in Geneva “as soon as possible” and a pledge of US$1.5 billion in humanitarian aid are the diplomatic equivalent of motherhood and apple pie – a comforting reaffirmation of the decent and unobjectionable. But neither will do much to end the crisis any time soon. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 19th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A young girl shocked her family when she broke her silence and told them she could no longer endure the beatings and abuse from a staff member at school. Murong was one of six schoolgirls aged around 11 who were sexually abused by a classroom adviser for two years in a remote village in the northeast mainland. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 19th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> If you have just seen a play that you think is drivel, would you keep silent when everyone around you demands an encore? Possibly not, according to research published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. Combining a psychological experiment and mathematical analysis, the research marked a scientific attempt to quantify the fuzzy notion of “social contagion” – how individual behaviour is influenced by group dynamics. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 19th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Jack Lew was the senior budget adviser to President Barack Obama and President Bill Clinton. He was Obama’s chief of staff. Now he is the US treasury secretary. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 19th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Canada, among the 10 least corrupt countries in the world the past six years, according to rankings by Transparency International, is mired in scandals. Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum was arrested by Quebec’s anti-corruption task force on Monday over fraud allegations, adding to controversies rocking political circles in Toronto and Ottawa that have taken the shine off Canada’s image as a squeaky-clean nation. Applebaum quit on Tuesday, saying he plans to focus on defending himself against the “unfounded” accusations. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 19th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The top media aide at the Chief Secretary’s Office has become one of the most short-lived press secretaries in recent years, as Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor replaced Gilford Law Sun-on this week. Law made way for new press secretary Andy Lam Siu-hong after only 18 months in the job from November 2011, during Stephen Lam Sui-lung’s term as chief secretary. Government postings usually last for at least three years; Law’s predecessor Darryl Chan Wai-man stayed for more than four years from 2007. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 19th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Fashion design duo Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were yesterday each handed a suspended prison sentence of one year and eight months for hiding hundreds of millions of euros from the tax authorities. The designers, who are nearly as famous as the stars they dress, were not present in court in Milan and denied the charges. Given the complexity and length of the appeals process, they are unlikely to spend any time in jail. Public prosecutor Gaetano Ruta had asked that they be jailed for two- and-a-half years. A spokesman for the company declined to comment immediately. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 19th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A mentally disabled woman and her daughter were forced to live in an Ohio basement with snakes and pitbulls and were treated like slaves for more than two years, US prosecutors said. The case came to light after the woman was caught stealing confectionery and told police she would rather go to jail than go home because her roommates “were mean to her”. Three of her tormentors were arrested on human trafficking charges. “We are yet again reminded that modern-day slavery exists all around us,” US attorney for the northern district of Ohio, Steven Dettelbach, said. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Woman crushes husband and kills herself in freak parking accident in Zhejiang
<!– google_ad_section_start –> A couple died in an underground garage in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on Tuesday after the driver attempted to back the vehicle into a parking space and accidentally crushed her husband outside. The driver, who had received her driver’s licence only five weeks earlier, hit her husband as he stood next to the car giving directions. He was crushed to death against the wall in the parking garage in Fenghua, an hour’s drive south of Ningbo. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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