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Of all the speeches given during the season of Christmas and the New Year by authority figures such as the Queen, by assorted experts and by celebrities who managed to get themselves onto TV or radio, the most interesting by far was the one given by Pope Francis. |
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker used his inauguration speech Monday to lay out the rationale for his all-but-announced candidacy for president, emphasizing the “clear contrast” between Washington, D.C., and his home state, and stressing how reforms he pushed through during his first term have made Wisconsin “more free and prosperous. |
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One week, Heath Morrison was a popular school superintendent, lauded for his work advocating for teacher pay and closing achievement gaps. The next, he had hastily resigned. His undoing? Actions highlighted in a secret investigative report compiled by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools general counsel George Battle III. |
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A view of the pregame Ohio State Buckeyes marching band prior to the All State Sugar Bowl against the Alabama Crimson Tide at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 1, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) | Stacy Revere via Getty Images
Note to all purveyors of hot takes: Do not mess with marching bands. |
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A long-serving veteran of Uganda's trade union movement, Usher Wilson Owere is the chairman general of the National Organisation of Trade Unions. In a radio interview with Simon Kasyate on 91.3 Capital FM's Desert Island Discs, the 55-year-old Owere shares the story of his humble beginnings in.... |
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GETTY Peter Allen Frank Van Den Bleeken will be euthanised Frank Van Den Bleeken is in good physical health but claims his 'psychological suffering' is considered serious enough for him to be euthanised. Belgium's Federal Euthanasia Commission approved the request last September, and on Sunday a.... |
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Published January 5, 2015. This Sunday, DV.is published an article written by journalists Atli Þór Fanndal and Jón Bjarki Magnússon, wherein they review the meaning and connotations of the word fascism. The article was occasioned by the standpoint which one of the Prime Minister’s assistants,.... |
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MANILA - With just a little over a week to go before the papal visit to the Philippines, organizers are reviewing all possible scenarios to ensure that all scheduled activities, particularly the grand eucharistic celebration to be led by Pope Francis at the Luneta Grandstand on January 18, will be successful. |
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Mainland China’s box office revenues jumped more than 36% in 2014 to $4.8 billion, the fastest pace of growth in four years, propelled by Hollywood action, fantasy and sci-fi films like “Transformers: Age of Extinction” and “Interstellar,” and homegrown comedies, and romances and dramas. |
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It is said that in every competition there emerges a winner. Others say failing to prepare is preparing to fail. But if you prepare for the completion you become the successful among your competitors. A Malawian Young author, motivational speaker, graduate architect and Inner City Missions director.... |
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Luanda The conclusion of the Higher Polytechnic Institute, the construction of two classrooms in municipalities of Maquela do Zombo and Marimba, respectively in the northern provinces of Uige and Malanje, as well as the setting up of a radio broadcast studio were the main social projects implemented.... |
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