Posts Tagged ‘the-last’

Yankees 9, Athletics 2: Teixeira Does His Hacking With the Bat in a 9-2 Yankees Victory

Sunday, May 27th, 2012

Mark Teixeira, who has started to feel the symptoms of a severe cough dissipate over the last few days, hit two home runs to back a solid outing on the mound by C. C. Sabathia.

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Yankees 9, Athletics 2: Teixeira Does His Hacking With the Bat in a 9-2 Yankees Victory

Google shows copyright complaints

Friday, May 25th, 2012

Microsoft has asked Google to remove more than 500,000 links from its search index in the last month, figures show.

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Google shows copyright complaints

SpaceX rocket launch fizzles on pad

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

SpaceX aborted the historic launch of its Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station at the last second because of a rocket engine glitch.

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Rider dies in North West 200 race

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

A competitor has been killed in an accident on the last day of North West 200 road races.

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Rider dies in North West 200 race

SpaceX Rocket Launch Is Aborted at the Last Second

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

The launch of a rocket owned by the private company SpaceX and carrying cargo for the International Space Station was aborted at the last second early Saturday.

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SpaceX Rocket Launch Is Aborted at the Last Second

Facebook Builds Network of Friends in Washington

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Over the last five years, Facebook employees have met with members of Congress and walked them through ways to best to use the Web site.

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Facebook Builds Network of Friends in Washington

State-funded elderly care ‘drop’

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

The number of elderly people in England getting council-funded care has fallen by 11% in the last two years and looks like it will fall further, figures obtained by Labour suggest.

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State-funded elderly care ‘drop’

‘Last chance’ to avoid Syria war

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Kofi Annan tells the UN Security Council that his peace plan could be the last chance to avoid civil war in Syria.

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‘Last chance’ to avoid Syria war

The Navigator: How a US Airways-American Airlines merger could affect travelers

Friday, May 4th, 2012

If it happens, the expected union of US Airways and American Airlines could be one of the last big legacy airline mergers. Maybe even the last one. Together, the two companies would create the largest airline in America as measured by number of employees, and the second-largest in terms of operating revenue. Read full article > >

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The Navigator: How a US Airways-American Airlines merger could affect travelers

As U.S. government contracts dwindle, losers protest more

Sunday, April 29th, 2012

The U.S. government’s push to reduce spending on contracts has left it fending off the most challenges in 16 years from unsuccessful bidders. Contractors filed 2,353 protest-related cases during the last fiscal year with the Government Accountability Office, which arbitrates contract disputes. Read full article > >

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Marathon donations cross £600,000

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

More than £600,000 is donated to a charity championed by a 30-year-old woman who died on the last leg of the London Marathon.

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Marathon donations cross £600,000

Bo Xilai’s Relatives’ Wealth Is Under Scrutiny

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

In the last decade, before Bo Xilai’s downfall, his family, including his and his wife’s siblings, quietly amassed a fortune estimated at more than $160 million.

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Bo Xilai’s Relatives’ Wealth Is Under Scrutiny

Mexico struck by two earthquakes

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off Mexico’s Pacific coast, the second quake to hit the area in the last 24 hours.

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Mexico struck by two earthquakes

VIDEO: Why we still lose our phone connection

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Smartphones may have revolutionised the humble mobile phone but voice quality has barely changed in the last 100 years.

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VIDEO: Why we still lose our phone connection

Girl of five forced into marriage

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

A five-year-old girl is among 400 children to have received assistance from the government’s Forced Marriage Unit in the last year.

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