NEW YORK – Liza Minnelli, Barbara Walters and John Lithgow are forming the supporting cast for Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s inauguration on New Year’s Day. Walters will deliver welcoming remarks for the 1 p.m. ceremony at City Hall. After “The Star-Spangled Banner,” an introduction will be given by Lithgow, who is …
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KITGUM, Uganda – Sabina Abwo is a victim of one of the most horrifying tactics of Uganda’s northern war: her lips and ears were sliced off. Abwo said she believed she then would be killed by rebels, who abducted her when she ventured from a refugee camp to fetch firewood. …
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. – A lawsuit by parents of a teenager who says she was raped during a party at Nick Nolte’s home can include evidence of previous drug and alcohol use by the actor and his son, a judge ruled Tuesday. Nolte’s publicist has said the actor was not …
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. and Peru have wrapped up negotiations on a free trade agreement, officials from both countries said Wednesday. The pact was reached after Colombia and Ecuador halted their own discussions with Washington on what was expected to be a regional agreement linking all three countries with the …
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NEW YORK – A rap mogul known for his gangster persona and for producing chart-topping acts under the Murder Inc. label was acquitted Friday of federal charges alleging he laundered drug money for a notorious crack kingpin. Irving Lorenzo and his brother Christopher were found not guilty of money laundering …
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BOSTON – Police officers stepping into hostage standoffs and other dicey situations now have something new to throw into the mix — a baseball-sized camera that can be hurled from afar, survive the landing and wirelessly relay video and audio back to base for two hours. The EyeBall camera weighs …
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NETROKONA, Bangladesh – Police detained eight suspects Friday after a suicide bomber blew himself up on a crowded Bangladesh street, killing himself and seven others in an attack blamed on extremists seeking an Islamic state. The suspects were held for questioning in this northern town, site of Thursday’s bombing, police …
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BEIJING – The U.N. World Food Program chief said Thursday he failed to reach an agreement in talks this week with North Korean officials on extending the agency’s feeding programs in the impoverished communist country. James Morris, the WFP executive director, said his agency would consider the results of his …
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NEW YORK – Web search leader Google Inc. (GOOG) is in exclusive talks to buy a 5 percent stake in Time Warner Inc.’s (TWX) AOL Internet unit for $1 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. A deal would shut out Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) , which was …
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LOS ANGELES – Community leaders Friday called for peace in the city if convicted killer and Crips gang co-founder Stanley Tookie Williams is put to death next week as scheduled. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger heard arguments this week from Williams’ lawyers seeking to spare his life but hasn’t said if he …
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