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5 great interviews with female crime authors
From Denise Mina to Nevada Barr, here are recent insights from some of the best contemporary female crime authors.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Mississippi flooding
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In Pictures: Top-selling albums worldwide
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In Pictures: Elton John's showmanship
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 02/07
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Not your average armchair fan: Scotsman shells out $1,700 for soccer stadium seat
A fan of the Scottish Premier League team Glasgow Rangers paid an astonishing sum for a seat that used to be part of the club's stadium before renovations in the 1970s.
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Scotland: Beg your pardon, these are not 'UK' riots
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has criticized the BBC and others for using the overly broad term UK riots when so far the riots have been limited to England.
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Terror risk increased after bin Laden's death
Terror risk increased for Americans? The State Department says after bin Ladin's death the terror risk has gone up.
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British phone hacking scandal hits second tabloid, crosses borders
The phone hacking inquiry broadened Friday with a police raid on the Daily Star Sunday and allegations that News of the World broke into a Scottish politician's voicemail.
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Iceland's volcanic ash cloud to cover British air space today
Authorities have already grounded more than 250 flights as a volcanic ash cloud from Iceland's Grímsvötn volcano covers British air space. They appear better prepared to limit the fallout after last year's Iceland volcano disruption.
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Difference Maker Why Tracy Cosgrove opened day-care centers in Thailand
A plucky British ex-pat in Pattaya, Thailand, saw kids playing in the dirt while parents worked at a construction site. So, she set up day-care centers and orphanages for needy children.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Mississippi flooding
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In Pictures: Top-selling albums worldwide
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When it comes to Facebook, EU defends the 'right to disappear'
New European Union rules planned for later this year will put the EU on the leading edge of privacy laws. The moves could have a profound effect on companies like Facebook.
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In Pictures: Elton John's showmanship
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Difference Maker Publishing children's books – and delivering them by elephant
Sasha Alyson hauls (sometimes by elephant) children's books in the local language to kids in rural Laos eager to learn to read.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 02/07
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 12/15
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What's with the accent?
The queen's own tight-lipped speech has softened over the years.
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Kabul 'safer' for kids than London or New York, says NATO official
Children’s advocates, aid workers, and human rights campaigners challenged the statement from NATO's civilian representative Mark Sedwill, saying it was blind to ground realities.
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Qantas A380 engine emergency casts scrutiny on Airbus superjumbo jets
An Airbus A380 operated by Qantas blew out an engine shortly after taking off from Singapore Thursday in the most serious incident involving the world’s biggest jetliner since its launch in 2007.
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Commonwealth Games: Too old to play? Not here.
The Commonwealth Games in India give a sporting chance to older athletes who may never be Olympians but have the competitive spirit and the skill to compete alongside of younger athletes.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/16
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Pope Benedict XVI extends hand to a wary Britain
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Britain today for the first papal trip there since 1982. The visit is clouded by recent sex-abuse scandals and is being met with a distinct lack of reverence.
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Susan Boyle likely to perform for Pope during his UK tour
A spokesman said that Boyle is expected to sing at an open-air papal Mass in Glasgow.
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Black holes can devour entire galaxies, scientists say
Supermassive black holes are thought to reside at the center of almost every galaxy. Sometimes they end up destroying their home.
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Why the Times Square bomb failed spectacularly
The Times Square bomb failed to go off because it was badly constructed and poorly designed. But other bombs made of easy-to-obtain ingredients have caused mayhem, which analysts say was the intent in New York City, too.
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Volcanic ash cloud economics: Europe's winners and losers
As Iceland's volcanic ash cloud hangs over Europe, stranding airline passengers for a fifth day, the train, bus, taxi, and ferry companies are doing a booming business. Would you pay $5,000 for a taxi ride from Norway to Britain?
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Life on Saturn's moon Titan: Who needs water anyway?
The search for life on Saturn's moon Titan shows that organisms appear to thrive on far less water than conventional wisdom holds is needed to keep microbes active and alive.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 03/09
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