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Gold medal quotes from the London Olympics
Athletes and others have their say before and during the 30th Olympiad of the modern era in England.
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London Marathon organizers pledge to keep calm and carry on
City officials say they're watching security closely, but that events in Boston shouldn't dampen enthusiasm for Sunday's event, which is expected to draw 70,000 spectators.
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No more big banker bonuses? Europe set to crack down.
Europe's financial ministers are expected to approve new rules today that would cap bankers' bonuses at two years' salary – a move unthinkable in the years before the Lehman collapse.
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Tunnel vision: London celebrates 150th birthday of its iconic 'Tube'
Construction, crowding, and labor disputes rattle commuters daily. But world's oldest underground passenger rail is 'still at the heart of everything London does,' says London's elated mayor.
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Paralympics set to leave lasting impression on London (+video)
The Paralympic Games have proved remarkably successful, not just in tickets sold and prominent media coverage, but in making London into a city more accessible to disabled people.
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As London quiets down, British bask in a post-Olympic glow
London 2012 gave Britain a patriotic boost – not to mention spectacular results at the medal table. Not everything, though, was as rosy as hoped.
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30 Olympic questions spilling out of the XXXth Games
As the Olympics draw to a close in London, a TV spectator in the US is left with a host of random questions.
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In London's riot-torn neighborhoods, Olympics buzz feels far away
A year after Britain's worst rioting in decades, scars remain in London's Tottenham district. Many young people in cities say that rioting could break out again as poor conditions persist, says poll.
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Chapter & Verse Attention booklovers: Tokyo and Paris are your cities
The World Cities Cultural Report reports that Tokyo has a staggering number of bookstores while Paris made it to number one for the most libraries.
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Gold medal quotes from the London Olympics
Athletes and others have their say before and during the 30th Olympiad of the modern era in England.
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Boris! Mayor of London is biggest winner at London Olympics.
Boris Johnson's cheerleading of the Games has earned him legions of fans among the British public and made him the Conservative Party's favorite to replace Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Mitt Romney's foreign trip ends. Good thing for him these are the dog days.
Mitt Romney may be glad his less-than-perfect trip to London, Israel, and Poland has wrapped up – ending with his press secretary cursing at pushy reporters. But the good news for him is that few voters are paying attention.
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Opening ceremony London 2012: A city feels the thrill as Olympics (finally) begin (+video)
Opening ceremony London 2012: The Olympic torch is sailing down the Thames on its way to light up tonight's ceremony – as well as the mood in London, where grumbling has yielded to palpable excitement.
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Did Romney start off on the wrong foot in London? (+video)
In U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney's first stop on his tour abroad, he faced challenges both from British Prime Minister David Cameron and from London's mayor. Romney now begins his trip in damage control mode.
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London welcomes Olympic flame as excitement for Games builds
After years of preparation and months of buildup, London's Olympic moment finally arrived Friday night.
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Johnson’s Life of London
The other eternal city: Boris Johnson brings a collection of famous Londoners to life.
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Four British men admit guilt in London Stock Exchange bomb plot
A quartet of British men pleaded guilty to their roles in a plan to detonate explosives at the London Stock Exchange and other sites in December 2010.
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After London riots, some bemoan damage to city's image ahead of 2012 Olympics
Olympians and businessmen express concern that a week of riots have hurt the city's image as a safe, world-class venue for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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London riots subdued, wheels of justice begin to turn [VIDEO]
The first batches of more than 1,200 people arrested across England began appearing in court today. Among them were a postman, a charity worker, and a millionaire's teen daughter.
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London riots strain police force. Have spending cuts played a role in unrest?
The London riots and looting this weekend were among the worst civil disturbances Britain has seen in a quarter-century. Some blamed government spending cuts for sowing unrest and weakening police.
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London riots prompt 160 arrests in weekend (VIDEO)
London riots: Groups of masked and hooded young people looted shops, attacked police officers and set fire to vehicles in violence that has raised questions about security ahead of the 2012 Olympics and revealed pent-up anger against the city's police.
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Trains, British Airways planes, and automobiles all yield to Europe's snow
British Airways flights were canceled and delayed today due to snow and ice, with forecasters predicting bad weather through Wednesday. Travelers' frustrations mounted at airports over poor snow removal.
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Has BP oil spill damaged the US-UK 'special relationship'?
Some British officials complain about harsh criticism of the company formerly known as ‘British Petroleum.' Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron will try to smooth US-UK ties when they discuss the BP oil spill – among other topics – this weekend.
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Share price of BP falls after US demand to pay more for oil spill fallout
Shares of BP have fallen Thursday in London after US politicians called for the company to halt dividend payments and pay more compensation to American workers and companies adversely affected by the Gulf oil spill.
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Doesn't Harry Potter really belong in London?
With the "Harry Potter" theme park set to open in Orlando, Fla., London Mayor Boris Johnson is urging the boy wizard to come home.
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For Olympic Games, London dreams of a Cloud castle
The Cloud, an ambitious structure planned for 2012 Olympics, has airy spheres, spiral walkways, data projection.
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