A self-proclaimed biblical soothsayer in Oakland, Calif., has gathered his followers in anticipation of the beginning of the end of the world.
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Years from now, I believe, we will look back and say the elimination of Osama bin Laden changed everything. To borrow Churchill’s assessment of the Nazi defeat at El Alamein, “Now, this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” Attempted terrorist attacks in the name of fundamentalist Islam will surely continue. Most will be amateurish failures, such as the alleged plot disclosed Thursday in which two homegrown would-be jihadists — now in the custody of New York City police — ineffectually aspired to blow up a synagogue . Tragically, we are bound to see attacks by genuine terrorists as well. Some may succeed. Read full article > >
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Now that he’s dead, let’s end bin Laden’s grip on us
The Washington Ballet announced Thursday that it has hired Peter M. Branch, the former head of Georgetown Day School, as its chief administrator. Branch, 68, will take over from Washington Ballet Executive Director Russell Allen, who plans to leave in the next few weeks. His three-year contract ends June 30. Not including interim officials, Branch will be the ballet’s fifth top administrator since Artistic Director Septime Webre arrived in 1999. Branch said he found out Wednesday night that he had been named the ballet’s new executive director, though he had been in discussions about the position since the beginning of the year. Branch and his wife, Paula Carreiro, who is head of the Beauvoir School, are donors to the ballet. Read full article > >
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Walter Breuning, the world’s oldest man, died Thursday at the age of 114. Breuning lived in Minnesota at the beginning of the century, in a house with no electricity or running water. At 16, after his parents split, he went to work for the Great…
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World’s Oldest Man Dies
The number of initial public offerings (IPOs) fell in Europe at the beginning of this year, a report says.
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Company share issues fall sharply
All 29 million workers in the UK could be in for a financial shock at the beginning of next month.
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Consumers warned about tax shock
Measures must be taken at the beginning of a building project to increase the likelihood that the structure will remain functional for generations.
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Measures to reduce the impact of a flu pandemic, such as closing schools, should not necessarily take place at the beginning of an outbreak, according to researchers.
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Start late to tackle flu pandemic
Hundreds of thousands of people have flooded the streets of Cairo, taking part in the biggest demonstration in Egypt’s capital since the beginning of the protests.
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‘Million man march’ underway in Cairo
It was a mellow end to a tumultuous but positive year for the stock market. The Dow Jones rose slightly, .07 percent, to end 11 percent higher than at the beginning of 2010. Had it closed just a little bit higher, it would have ended 2010 at the…
Tonight’s lunar eclipse also marks the beginning of the winter solstice.
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Analysts say discounts and eager shoppers could result in the beginning of a strong holiday season for retailers.
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Having led his party to midterm triumph, Representative John A. Boehner is now at the beginning of a harder fight.
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Tight Deadline for New Speaker to Deliver
Children born in Wales at the beginning of this century are more likely to be living below the poverty line than their peers in the rest of the UK.
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One in three children in poverty
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