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“CBS'' eight-hour mini-series that starts this Sunday.”
“from 1200 to 1800 BST”
“A civilian aircraft crashed near the eastern French town of Tomblaine on Sunday, killing 11 people on board.”
“This ABC Weekend Magazine TV documentary looks at some of the challenges facing Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the two-year lead-up to its independence.”
“more than 3 million gallons of oil”
“fourth year”
“the axing of fifty percent of the ex-patriot public service”
“55 years ago today”
“almost 1,000 acres (400 hectares) of land was destroyed”
“The guide has radically altered harpists' understanding of Spanish practices in the 17th and 18th century”
“Appliances from five fire stations took about eight hours to bring the blaze on Muncaster Fell near Ravenglass under control on Friday”
“He's a 26 year-old Native American”
“The charges relate to the discovery of an alleged dissident bomb-making factory near Dundalk at the weekend.”
“His first book of poetry and short-stories, 'The Business of Fancydancing,' (Hanging Loose Press, Brooklyn) published in 1992”
“Philip McKevitt from Aghaboy, Mountpleasant, is charged with possession of a modified trailer and two gas cylinders.”
“wide-ranging, dexterous and consistently capable of raising your neck hair," and termed ALEXIE "one of the major lyric voices of our time."”
“A second man in his 30s is still being held.”
“ALEXIE has a new book, 'The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven.' (Atlantic Monthly Press)”
“Mr McKevitt, who appeared in court with a bandage on his head, stood briefly as the charge was read out but did not speak.”
“(3:30)”
“His lawyer told the court Mr McKevitt had suffered injuries to his head and body and needed medical attention.”
“It was recently reissued on compact disc (Mercury 434 360-2).”
“got married in a small ceremony at their Los Angeles home on 22 May, according to People magazine.”
“Wilma Cozart-Fine received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cannes Classical Awards last month for her work as producer of the 'Living Presence' series in the 1950 and '60s.”
“Morissette, 36, said she and the 30-year-old rapper were 'very excited to embark on this journey'.”
“"Possession," a Booker Prize-winning Victorian novel published here in 1990.”
“Two kittens, thought to be about four-weeks-old, have been abandoned by a road side in Shropshire.”
“"Babel Tower" is the third book in a planned quartet of novels ("The Virgin in the Garden" and "Still Life") set in different mid-centuary time frames.”
“at about 1830 BST on Wednesday”
“Set in the turbulant 1960s”
“in the most recent incident a tractor and a cement mixer were taken from a house in Frensham”
“Between them they have photographed every major news event in the last 15 years.”
“a 4x4 vehicle and a mini digger worth £8,000 were stolen from Chiddingfold”
“a joint display, ("In Times of War and Peace: The Photographs of David and Peter Turnley") will be exhibited from June 7 - September 8 in New York City.”
“an excavator and a dumper worth £20,000 were also taken from Ash Vale”
“PETER works as a contract photographer for "Newsweek"”
“Residents will be consulted this summer on plans for the multi-million pound park, to be called The Hive on King Hedges Road.”
“David is a staff photographer for the "Detroit Free Press."”
“What will make The Hive really different to other business parks is that its major focus will be on business that's good for both society and the environment.”
“On May 31, the Pope issued an Apostolic letter to bishops declaring that women could not be ordained as priests.”
“About 30,000 people are expected at the festival, which runs until Sunday in Noble's Park, Douglas.”
“More than 1,400 people are dead and over 3,200 injured, according to authorities, with many still unaccounted for.”
“This year there will be four shows and 30 different artists over the three days.”
“President Delcy Rodríguez has pledged to save 'as many people as possible' and called for unity as the death toll from the country's worst earthquakes in more than a century continues to rise.”
“which attracted 25,000 people”
“Isabel Mendoza, a Venezuelan street vendor who has lived in Colombia for the past five years, arrived at a donation center in Bogotá...”
“Ms Condron has led a campaign against the site since 2005.”
“Gisella Serrano, a Venezuelan humanitarian worker, said she expects the crisis to last for months.”
“Ms Condron was challenging planning permissions granted to Miller Argent for an adjacent 23-hectare site, the Cwmbargoed Disposal Point, which is three kilometres from her home.”
“Sometimes, in between preparing food in the kitchen, "I wonder to myself what would it have been like?" Miller said of the early days at the 276-year-old tavern.”
“She argued that the improved facility will process 1m tonnes of coal per year at a rate of 500 tonnes per hour, creating dust, causing problems for surface drainage, and blighting the surrounding land with light pollution.”
“Down the street from Middleton Tavern, the William Paca House & Garden offers an intricate view of the life of one of Maryland's four signers of the Declaration of Independence. Paca, who served as Maryland's governor in the late 18th cent…”
“But local people say the site is just 36m (118ft) away from some houses, raising concerns over noise and dust.”
“The diets of the early colonists differed based on regional availability, but seafood dominated many plates as well. "There was just like this treasure trove of seafood that was fresh, and it wasn't polluted," Miller said. So many oysters …”
“there were 26 accidents on last year's Mad Sunday”
“The Founding Fathers were considered very much trendsetters, and a lot of them are Francophiles," said Sarah Lohman, a food historian and author of Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine.”
“Last year seven riders were seriously injured”
“Jefferson loved macaroni," said Ashley Rose Young, another food historian, who is an American history curator at the Library of Congress.”
“four slightly injured”
“Founding Fathers, including Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, helped shape food culture 250 years ago, according to food historians.”
“15 suffered damage to their motorbikes”
“As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, it's hard not to imagine, along with Gross, how people's diets shaped everyday life then.”
“The Air France Concorde crashed soon after take-off, after hitting a metal strip from a Continental jet that had taken off earlier.”
“He was the CBS Chief Watergate Correspondent, and is now narrating a five-part BBC documentary, "Watergate."”
“Mr Perrier, 80, is a former head of the Concorde division at Aerospatiale, now part of the aerospace company EADS.”
“After ending up on Nixon's "enemy list," SCHORR resigned from CBS in 1976”
“The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasts 14 to 23 named storms.”
“The "Watergate" series will air this week on the Discovery channel”
“Eight to 14 of these could develop into hurricanes, it says.”
“and will coincide with the twentieth anniversary of Nixon's resignation”
“The season could be one of the most active on record, with between three to seven major hurricanes, the NOAA said.”
“In recent days, Iran struck two ships attempting passage through the Strait of Hormuz. These ships were going through this newly coordinated route that hugged the coast of Oman, which shares part of the strait with Iran.”
“Major hurricanes can reach category three or higher, which means they bring sustained winds of at least 111mph (178km/h).”
“Traffic did drop over the weekend, according to monitoring groups.”
“The NOAA says the seasonal forecasts have a 70% probability.”
“A deal was reached between the U.S., Israel and the Lebanese government late Friday.”
“The hurricane season begins on 1 June and runs until the end of November.”
“The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City issued a rare "particularly dangerous situation" red flag warning in parts of Utah, Friday, for the first time in the office's history, due to a volatile combination of high winds, temperature…”
“Birstall Parish Council received £15,000 from the Youth Capital and Youth Opportunity funds to pay for a shelter and youth workers.”
“The fire, which has burned an area larger than the size of Salt Lake City, remains completely uncontained.”
“More than 1,700 people are known to have been killed”
“The vast majority of wildfires in the U.S. are started by humans every year, according to the U.S. Forest Service.”
“Officials have confirmed at least 1430 deaths from the magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes that struck on Wednesday.”
“Every person saved is a miracle”
“An estimated £4,000 of equipment has been damaged by vandals at a Somerset cricket club.”
“Six teenage girls who got into difficulty while undertaking a Duke of Edinburgh's Award in the Highlands were found safe and well over the weekend.”
“They were reported missing north of the 2,428ft (740m) Beinn Uidhe in Assynt at about 2030 BST on Friday.”
“A search by members of Dundonnell and Assynt mountain rescue teams and the Search and Rescue Dogs Association found the six by 0345 BST on Saturday.”
“In 1969 Elvaston Castle Country Park was the first one to be acquired by the county council, which made the purchase along with the Derby Corporation.”
“It now attracts more than 300,000 visitors a year.”
“The castle — which despite its name is really a country house — and more than 200 acres of surrounding woodland, parkland and gardens, was bought from Needlers development company.”
“The £160,000 B Class Atlantic 85 lifeboat is said by the RNLI to have better communication systems than its predecessor Eric Rowse, an Atlantic 75. A spokesman said the new boat can also carry more crew members.”
“The project will start on the top deck at the Green Street car park and should finish there by 10 July before moving on to other levels, which should be completed by the end of August”
“Hampshire Fire and Rescue said 36 firefighters were called to the property in Station Road, Chilbolton, near Stockbridge, just before 0900 BST.”
“Crews from seven stations took 90 minutes to extinguish the fire but the roof collapsed and top floor of the house was also destroyed.”
“Three children have been charged with threatening a schoolboy with a knife and trying to rob him in Nottingham.”
“They are accused of threatening the 14-year-old boy and demanding he hand over his mobile phone in Sherbourne Road, Aspley, on 6 April.”
“The union said the offer had "failed to make any material improvement" to pay in 2010 and ballot papers would be sent out on 18 June. [...] The ballot will close on 5 July with the result expected the same day.”
“BT replaced a single-year offer of a 2% rise, with a two-year deal, offering 2% in the first year, followed by 3%.”
“However, the CWU is seeking a 5% rise this year.”
