A team that has learned from its mistakes had better learn fast against Tampa Bay.

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Time for Caps to cram

A bald eagle, described as a “big softie” by its carers, goes missing from its home in Perthshire.

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Fears for ‘big softie’ bald eagle

As Persian Gulf monarchs forcibly suppress street protests in the kingdom of Bahrain, the Obama adminstration has responded mostly with mild or muted objections — a sharp contrast from its demands for new governments in the republics of Egypt and Libya.

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White House appears reluctant to take hard line with Arab monarchies

Car maker Nissan says staff from its Sunderland plant who were in Japan when a devastating quake hit are safe.

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Car plant workers in Japan ‘safe’

Warner Bros. Television has fired actor Charlie Sheen from its comedy “Two and a Half Men” after a two-week public meltdown by the star that has included attacks on the show’s creator.

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Sheen calls firing a ‘day of gladness’

Glasgow Caledonian University confirms it is to cut up to 95 jobs in a bid to save £5m from its annual costs.

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University to cut up to 95 jobs

The UN drugs watchdog drops Colombia from its special observation list to recognise its progress in fighting drug production and trafficking.

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Colombia drug war efforts praised

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee (MPC) has diverged from its original remit of focusing solely on inflation and is attempting to maintain employment levels as well, former Labour minister Lord Davies of Stamford has suggested.

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The UK government needs to learn lessons from its European neighbours when it comes to promoting and supporting the organic sector, a report says.

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UK government ‘lazy’ on organics

The Kennedy family’s relentless lobbying against a controversial miniseries dramatizing their clan played a key part in the History Channel’s ultimate decision to yank it from its lineup. Caroline Kennedy, JFK’s daughter, reportedly lobbied Anne…

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Kennedys Helped Yank Miniseries

The White House ordered the Pentagon to squeeze almost all growth from its spending over the next five years, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said.

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Pentagon Seeks Biggest Military Cuts Since Before 9/11

Your double mocha venti latte has a new look: Starbucks has dropped the words “Starbucks Coffee” from its logo. The company’s paper cups will now be printed solely with an image of the company’s sea nymph. It’s the fourth iteration of the company’s…

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Starbucks Updates Its Logo

Fossil preparator Scott Moore Fay explains how to remove a colossal sea monster fossil from its rocky casing.

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Huge sea monster emerges from rock

Jullian Assange confirmed on Tuesday that Bank of America will, in fact, be WikiLeak’s next target. Maybe BofA wants to start a preemptive PR blitz by hacking a few zeroes from its year-end bonuses? Assange said last year that he has 5GB from a BofA…

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Assange Confirms BofA as Next Target

A reindeer which was part of a Christmas attraction in Sunderland breaks free from its pen and runs free through the city

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Escaped reindeer spotted on CCTV