Twelve injured in Washington after ride at fair topples over

Sunday, April 19, 2009 At least twelve children have been injured after a swing ride at the Puyallup, Washington Spring Fair toppled over. The ride is called a ‘LollySwing’, which is located in Kiddyland, where the riders sit in swings while the machine spins them around. It is owned by Funtastic Traveling Shows which has

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Market maker Bernard L. Madoff arrested in $50B ‘giant Ponzi scheme’

 Correction — January 10, 2009 This article incorrectly states that Mr Madoff attended Hofstra University Law School. His education was actually with Hofstra College, which he graduated from in 1960.  Friday, December 12, 2008 Top broker and Wall Street adviser Bernard L. Madoff, aged 70, was arrested and charged by the FBI on Thursday with a

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Explosion, fire on guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf injures five

Saturday, September 15, 2007 Five civilian contractors have been injured after an explosion and fire onboard the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf at 9:25 a.m. today. A large explosion erupted from the ship’s berthing area where welding work was being conducted during a stop in Norfolk, Virginia. A fire broke out two decks

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Security threats directed at US Democrats

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking into threats made against Democratic members of the US House of Representatives. The threats were directed at members of Congress who supported the recent health care reform legislation. Virginia’s 5th district representative Tom Perriello’s brother’s home had its gas line cut early

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Amélie Mauresmo wins Australian Open

Sunday, January 29, 2006 French tennis champion Amélie Mauresmo yesterday won her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Mauresmo was winning 6-1 2-0 when her opponent, Belgian player Justine Henin-Hardenne, retired, citing a stomach complaint. After winning a rally in the second game of the second set, Henin-Hardenne approached the umpire

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What Is Learned On A Business Course?}

Read More About: Digital Design School Bachelor Of Visual Communication What is Learned on a Business Course? by [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWvi4Vx4CDc[/youtube] Sarah Maple-11606 BA Hons Business and Management offers a range of modules over three levels. During the first level, some institutions focus on Business Environment, taking in how the market economy functions, and study of the

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Microsoft ends support for Windows XP’s first service pack

Tuesday, October 10, 2006 As Microsoft had previously announced, they will stop supporting the first service pack of their flagship operating system software, Windows XP. The company will not provide any security updates or incident support options for Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Service Pack 1a (SP1a). On October 10, 2006 support and

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Soyuz TMA-15 launches crew to International Space Station

Thursday, May 28, 2009 At 10:34 UTC (4:34 p.m. local time) Wednesday, a Russian Soyuz-FG carrier rocket launched from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with the Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft, on a manned spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS). Aboard were three Expedition 20 crew members, Roman Romanenko of the Russian Federal

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