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RBS split plans raised by commission
Radical plans to split Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) into a "good" bank and a "bad" bank must be looked at immediately as part of an urgent rethink of Government plans for privatisation, according to an influential Parliamentary commission.In its keenly-awaited final report, the Commission on Banking Standards stopped short of recommending a full break-up of RBS, but said the ...
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Obama to deliver Brandenburg Gate speech
President Barack Obama's visit to Berlin caps three days of international diplomacy for the president, and marks his return to a place where he once summoned a crowd of 200,000 to share his ambitious vision for American leadership.Five years later, Mr Obama comes to deliver a highly anticipated speech to a country that is a bit more sober about his aspirations, yet still eager to receive ...
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The Music Academy’s New Programming VP Patrick Posey
/small-ad --> The saxophone may not be the first instrument that comes to mind when someone mentions the Music Academy of the West, but as of this season, a sax player named Patrick Posey is making many of the biggest decisions about what kind of music will be played. Posey has been the academy's Vice President of Artistic ...
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Tinie Tempah Ed Sheeran and Emeli Sande drafted in for all-star O2 concert to rescue struggling Stephen Lawrence Trust
The trust set up in the memory of Stephen Lawrence is facing a battle to survive funding cuts, Doreen Lawrence has warned, after the mother of the murdered teenager announced an all-star concert in his ...
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Carroll passes Hammers medical
Andy Carroll was this morning on the brink of joining West Ham permanently after passing a medical with the Barclays Premier League club.The 24-year-old striker, who spent last season on loan at Upton Park from Liverpool, had been due to undergo an assessment today.But last night Hammers chairman David Gold revealed the examination was already complete.Gold tweeted: "We managed to bring ...
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Rabbitte US can make own conclusions about tax system
The Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte has defended Ireland's tax policy ahead of an international digital conference in the capital today.Rabbitte was speaking before the launch of the Digital Agenda Assembly at Dublin Castle, billed as the final and largest event of the Irish Presidency of the EU.Around 600 delegates will meet to discuss a range of topics including the opportunities ...
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Court set to approve Sunday Business Post survival plan
The High Court will be asked to approve a survival plan for the Sunday Business Post newspaper today.The examiner put in place to rescue the troubled weekly publication has secured a new investor to take over the business, which employs 76 staff.It is understood that if the court approves the rescue package proposed by examiner Michael McAteer - investors will inject EUR750,000 into the Sunday ...
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Sheen in Anger Management quit threat
Charlie Sheen has allegedly threatened to quit 'Anger Management'.The 47-year-old actor, who plays therapist Charlie Goodson in the comedy series, has told producers that he will walk away from the FX show unless they fire Selma Blair, who portrays Dr. Kate Wales, immediately.A source told gossip website TMZ.com that the actor returned to work on Monday, where he told producers he ...
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Drink more dangerous than weed Cyrus says
Miley Cyrus thinks alcohol is more dangerous than marijuana.The 'We Can't Stop' hitmaker, who apologised after she was caught smoking a bong in late 2010 but insisted it was salvia, a legal hallucinogen, at the time, has hinted that rumours she regularly uses the drug are true.Asked whether she is a stoner, the 20-year-old singer laughed and told the July issue of Rolling Stone ...
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Kinnear gets to work after Newcastle finally confirm appointment
Joe Kinnear will begin work in earnest today after meeting Newcastle boss Alan Pardew to discuss the way forward.The 66-year-old was confirmed as the club's new director of football yesterday, almost 48 hours after he had revealed he was heading back to St James' Park, where he had six months as manager during the 2008-09 season.His arrival was officially announced in a brief statement ...
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Jill Meagher killer gets life
A serial sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of an Irish woman that outraged Australia's second-largest city.The death of Jill Meagher as she walked home from a bar in September shocked the city of Melbourne. A week later, 30,000 people took to the streets near the lane where she was strangled to rally against violence toward women.Ms Meagher, 29, was ...
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Huge crowds unite in Brazilian protests
Thousands of demonstrators have flooded into a square in Brazil's economic hub, Sao Paulo, for the latest in a historic wave of protests against the state of public transport, schools and other public services. Sparked earlier this month by a hike in bus and subway fares and organised via social media, the nationwide protests are giving voice to growing discontent over the gap between ...
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Netflix to Launch in Netherlands Later This Year
Netflix said late Tuesday that it would launch its streaming service in the Netherlands later this year as the company continues to expand into international ...
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Anchorman 2 Trailer Ron Burgundy Is Back
Paramount releases the first full-length trailer for the anticipated follow-up, reuniting Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and Christina ...
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The Voice Backstage Blake Shelton Celebrates Birthday With Ultimate Gift Wife Miranda Lambert
backstage to find out what they got their fellow coach for his birthday!Plus, we exclusively chatted with Blake about his huge night, drinking on live TV and the rumors surrounding his marriage to fellow country ...
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Summer Music Preview Kanye Neko Case No Age More
hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are joined by a revolving cast of NPR Music's finest to share some of the summer albums they're most excited about. We kick the show off with an album that isn't technically a summer release, but it'll certainly be talked about a lot in the coming ...
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Overmatched Tahiti stealing Confed Cup spotlight
CBC News reporter Nick Purdon examines why the 138th-ranked Tahitians are the talk of the 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil. Watch Purdon's report ...
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Henry Cavills Old Yearbook Photo and Sweet Dog-Walking Past Revealed
and was already starting to look like leading-man material.But, as tends to be the case for many aspiring actors, he needed a few side jobs along the way-like ...
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Goodwood Rd should become Adelaides Broadway Urban Myth Theatre artistic director says
URBAN Myth Theatre artistic director Glenn Hayden wants Goodwood Rd to be Adelaide's Broadway. Well, little Broadway at least. The company has received a $30,000 interest-free loan from Unley Council to finish an upgrade of the Goodwood Institute. "It will mean the Goodwood Institute is a very, very well serviced, professional standard venue for South Australia," Mr Hayden ...
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Red Door Wine Market Gets OK for Amplified Music
LAKELAND | Amplified music now will be allowed at the Red Door Wine Market, but the volume is subject to city noise ordinances, the Lakeland Planning and Zoning Board voted unanimously ...
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Celebrity Photos of the Week Bringing the pain at the MMVAs
Either Henry Cavill is posing on the red carpet at the London premiere of Man of Steel last week or Tip Top Tailor is having another sale.(Eddie ...
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Celebrity birthdays on June 19
Celebrity birthdays on June 19 Singer Tommy DeVito of The Four Seasons is 85. Actress Gena Rowlands is 83. Actress Phylicia Rashad is 65. Singer Ann Wilson of Heart is 63. Actress Kathleen Turner is 59. Singer-dancer-choreographer Paula Abdul is 51. Actor Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”) is 41. Actress Robin Tunney is 41. Singer-banjoist Scott Avett of The Avett Brothers is 37. ...
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European stocks gain Fed policy outcome in spotlight
European stocks opened higher on Monday, rebounding from last weeks losses as investors were waiting for clues on whether the Federal Reserve might exit its quantitative easing program this ...
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Dollar rebounds after housing data spotlight on Fed meeting
The dollar advanced against a basket of major currencies on Tuesday trading after U.S. housing data, where investors will put the Fed meeting this week under scrutiny to get clues whether the Fed will taper or continue with ...
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In majority-Latino Cornelius its Indian Bollywood not Spanish-language films drawing crowds
June 17--In Cornelius, the city of 12,000 with a majority Latino population, people come from all over the Portland metro area to watch Indian films. On the surface, the trend is surprising. According to the 2010 census, only 2.2 percent of Cornelius' population is Asian, and it is unclear how much of that is Indian. But at Cornelius Cinemas, Bollywood is among the highest rated categories ...
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