RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan — The day Masahiro Osada’s Chinese restaurant reopened, the mayor showed up for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. A local TV station covered the event on its evening news. Osada spoke of the courage it took to resume business in a tsunami-devastated town whose recovery remains in doubt as skeptical residents move elsewhere. Read full article > >

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In tsunami-hit Japan, a Chinese restaurant makes a stand for hope

A House subcommittee explored the agreement that put private investors ahead of the government in the event of liquidation.

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Solyndra’s Restructuring Was Unusual, but Illegal? Not Clear

A decision gave Solyndra a chance to survive, but it also forced the government to waive its privilege as first creditor in the event of a bankruptcy, which then occurred.

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Queries Over Government Letting Another Lender Aid Solyndra

SDLP MP Alasdair McDonnell has written to the party’s branch chairmen inviting them to nominate him for the leadership in the event of a contest.

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MP writes SDLP leadership letter

Travelers should prepare themselves for possible closures and cancellations in the event of a government shutdown.

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The Department of Homeland Security is planning to tap social networks such as Facebook and Twitter to help spread the word in the event of a terror attack, the Associated Press reported Thursday.

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Government may use Facebook, Twitter for terror alerts

Tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games go on sale 500 days ahead of the event, priced from £20 to £2,012.

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2012 Olympics tickets go on sale

Piers Morgan better hope Larry King doesn’t want his job back. Morgan is set to interview his predecessor this week, and he’s been hyping the event by trying to pick a twitter fight with King. “Got a feeling we may need to discuss Larry’s claim that…

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Piers Morgan to Interview Larry King

Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globes for the second year in a row last night, but he may not be back for a third: Was the British comedian too mean? He questioned the sexuality of some “famous Scientologists,” and mocked the hosts of the event, The…

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Did the Golden Globes Yank Gervais?

It has emerged that the government’s most senior official has prepared a policy paper outlining alternatives in the event of a sharp economic downturn.

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Treasury’s economic ‘Plan B’ emerges

Downing Street plays down reports senior officials are preparing a “Plan B” in the event of a sharp economic downturn.

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No 10 downplays economic ‘Plan B’

Kentucky Senate candidates Rand Paul and Jack Conway may have kept things relatively civil in Monday night’s debate, but things got ugly outside the event: Outside the event, a woman representing the liberal group MoveOn.org was attacked and had her…

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Commonwealth Games chief Mike Fennell hails Delhi 2010 a success despite the event getting off to a troubled start.

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Games boss hails Delhi a success

Suresh Kalmadi, chairman of the Delhi Commonwealth Games organising committee, offers a vigorous defence of the event and says it will be hard for Glasgow to match Delhi’s achievements in 2014.

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Delhi boss hits back at Games’ critics

In an effort to draw more interest to the Academy Awards, the event’s organizers are considering moving the 2012 Oscar ceremony up to late January or early February. While next year’s ceremony is currently scheduled to air on ABC on February 27, the…

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An Earlier Oscar Ceremony for 2012?