Posts Tagged ‘two-weeks’

Influx of Dolphins Stranded on Cape Cod Perplexes Rescuers

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

In less than two weeks, scores of the mammals have washed ashore and died at a rate unusually high even for the area, which is considered a hotspot for strandings.

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Pakistan Supreme Court postpones standoff with government

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s Supreme Court granted the prime minister two weeks to prepare his defense on contempt of court charges, extending a political crisis that has churned this nuclear-armed nation and triggered a frenzy of media coverage. Read full article > >

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Jordan’s Abdullah sees glimmer of hope in Mideast talks

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Monday cited “baby steps” of progress after two weeks of talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators, and said he is convinced that both sides are looking for a way to break the impasse that has stalled peace negotiations for more than two years. Read full article > >

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Gas prices double their drop

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Gas prices have fallen over the past two weeks, continuing their slide despite an increase in crude oil prices, according to a survey published Sunday.

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Night-vision material unveiled

Monday, November 21st, 2011

Scientists say they have invented a material that can emit up to two weeks of near-infrared light after one minute’s exposure to sunlight.

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Apple launches iTunes Match a couple weeks late; $25-a-year plan puts your music in the cloud

Monday, November 14th, 2011

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple has turned on its iTunes Match service — although it’s two weeks late. The $25-a-year subscription promises to match every song on a person’s computer and store the tunes in an online account on distant servers known as the “cloud.” The songs can then be downloaded or streamed to other Apple devices without needing to physically connect them to the computer. Read full article > >

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Apple launches iTunes Match a couple weeks late; $25-a-year plan puts your music in the cloud

Apple launches iTunes Match a couple weeks late; $25-a-year plan puts your music in the cloud

Monday, November 14th, 2011

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple has turned on its iTunes Match service — although it’s two weeks late. The $25-a-year subscription promises to match every song on a person’s computer and store the tunes in an online account on distant servers known as the “cloud.” The songs can then be downloaded or streamed to other Apple devices without needing to physically connect them to the computer. Read full article > >

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Apple launches iTunes Match a couple weeks late; $25-a-year plan puts your music in the cloud

Turkey Hit by Another Earthquake

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

About 25 buildings, including two hotels, were destroyed in the second earthquake in two weeks, and dozens of people might be trapped in damaged structures, news reports said.

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Madoffs Tried to Commit Suicide, Wife Says

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Ruth Madoff said in an interview that she and Bernard L. Madoff attempted suicide two weeks after the Ponzi scheme was exposed in 2008.

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NBA lockout: David Stern cancels first two weeks of regular season

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

For the second time in the past 13 years, the NBA will not have a full 82-game season. With a deadline looming , negotiators for the league and its players’ union met for more than seven hours on Monday but were unable to reach an agreement, forcing NBA Commissioner David Stern to wipe out the first two weeks of the season. Read full article > >

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Key N.B.A. Negotiators Make Final Effort to Save Games

Monday, October 10th, 2011

With the first two weeks of the regular season expected to be canceled Monday, the N.B.A. and the players union made another attempt to resolve the lockout.

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New York City Lays Off 672 School Employees

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

Off the 777 school aides, parent coordinators, family workers and others who received pink slips two weeks ago, about 100 were spared.

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New York City Lays Off 672 School Employees

New York City Lays Off 672 School Employees

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

Off the 777 school aides, parent coordinators, family workers and others who received pink slips two weeks ago, about 100 were spared.

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New York City Lays Off 672 School Employees

Body identified as Karen Coyles

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

A body found off the coast of Scotland has been formally identified as a woman who went missing in Northern Ireland two weeks ago.

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Body identified as Karen Coyles

Vote keeps Madrid tent city alive

Monday, May 30th, 2011

Thousands of Spaniards vow to remain camping in central Madrid, two weeks after launching their protest against austerity.

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