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Fresh out of Aquinas College (now Xavier High School) in Albury, Culcairn boy Bernie Thomas joined the Commonwealth Bank in Albury not really sure what he wanted to do. He left the bank after a time for a job at the Blacklocks car dealership. But it was only when he joined the Young Catholic Workers.... |
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The words of Titus Brandsma (martyred at Dachau under Hitler) rang true that night, "Those who want to win the world for Christ must have the courage to come into conflict with it." This gospel of love is, ironically, becoming a message of hate to those who oppose it. Speaking the truth costs me (and it will cost you). |
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Capt. Mark Bonilla arriving at the Bronx home of a woman who was not breathing. Credit Kevin Hagen for The New York Times 2:15 p.m. Possible cardiac arrest. 2484 Arthur Avenue, the Bronx. Capt. Mark A. Bonilla gets the call. He flips on the lights and siren of his red Emergency Medical Service vehicle and steps on the gas. |
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FORT KENT, Maine — Logan Bouley, 13, is one of the many volunteers who make events like the Can Am Crown sled dog races possible. His enthusiasm and dedication, especially for someone not yet in high school, caught the attention of mushers and organizers this year. |
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iStock/Thinkstock (STROUDSBURG, Pa.) — What would it take to get you to put down your phone during a meal? Sarah’s Corner Café in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, is offering a deal for people who want to enjoy a meal, and each other, unplugged. They’ve set up so-called “family recharging stations” at tables where you drop your phone into a basket. |
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Courtesy of Andrew Richardson (NEW YORK) — One California Starbucks barista got a surprise on March 21 when a customer returned to apologize for her behavior from the day before. Andrew Richardson, 20, was floored when he received a handwritten card and $50 bill from his customer named Debbie, whom he admits he didn’t even think was that rude. |
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LONDON — The near-blanket coverage of the car-and-knife attack on the British Parliament has triggered questions about whether the vast amount of reporting actually helps the terrorists' cause. In "sensationalizing and dramatizing a crime" committed by a possibly deranged person, the British media.... |
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But the time came when the mother of three and self-described social-networking addict felt that something was wrong in her life. This was when her marriage and job as a theatre director and stage manager in Boston, Massachusetts started falling apart. |
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PTI, Thiruvananthapuram. india Rani Maria was stabbed by Samandar Singh inside a bus at Udainagar in Madhya Pradesh in February 25, 1995.(Radio Vatican website)
The Vatican has cleared the name of Keralite nun Rani Maria, who died after being stabbed in Indore 22 years ago, for beatification. |
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APIA, Samoa (August 9, 1999 – Radio Australia)---The son of a murdered Samoan Cabinet minister has pleaded for his father's killer to be spared the death sentence. A mandatory death sentence has been imposed on Eletise Leafa Vitale, who pleaded guilty in the Apia Supreme Court to murdering Works Minister Luagalau Levaula Kamu. |
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Glas-Denbury Festival has revealed more bands for this year's event, with British pop group Dr Robert And The Blow Monkeys booked for July 8. One of the south west's most eagerly anticipated festivals, Glas-Denbury is held at Fairfield Farm in Denbury, near Newton Abbot . The festival will take place from July 7 to 9 this year. |
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