The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 at Worcester, England and was the final battle of the English Civil War. Oliver Cromwell and the Parliamentarians defeated the Royalist, predominantly...
Why I'm Running...America is a great country but we also have some challenges that we need to solve if we're going to remain the world's superpower. The most important of our challenges is getting the U.S. economy moving again. People are hurting as they struggle to make ends...
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In this time of financial need and turmoil for the United States, one of those random acts has prevailed for 17 years. It started in Maine and is still spreading across America. Is this what the first President...
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"BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- The abandoned ashes are stacked floor to ceiling in the basement of the Graham, Putnam and Mahoney Funeral Parlors, tucked neatly on wooden shelves and tables and in an unused dumbwaiter. ...
Ahhh, the Brits. Merchants are still dunning for a family debt from 1651 and Prince Charles made good the debt. Something solid there, in those connections to a past not dumped in the dustbin." Prince Charles has...
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"Located in the heart of Newport Beach, California, the sprawling Portabello Estate has a price tag that's almost as stunning as its oceanic architecture. Portabello, meaning beautiful door in Italian, is without...
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"A prison officer saved his dying sniffer dog by giving him the kiss of life.
Handler Steve Tugwell, 42, leapt into action when he saw Welsh springer spaniel Frodo lying unconscious, reports The Sun.
Frodo had been play-fighting with fellow sniffer dog Patch when Patch's jaws...
"Motorists are facing delays after a lorry carrying shotgun cartridges caught fire on the M42.
The M42 northbound is closed between its junction with the M5 and junction 1 at Catshill, Worcestershire.
It is expected to remain closed until lunchtime so the motorway can be...
Here's an interesting lttle religion-in-society story: Attendees of a Christian theological conference struggled to come up with a "party line" with which to explain the random victimization of innocent people.The...
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"Gordon Brown said he had the "new ideas and vision" to govern Britain as he launched his long-awaited campaign to lead Labour and become prime minister
Standing in front of his campaign logo, "Gordon Brown for...
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" April 6, 2007 Rhode Island - Two empty tractor trailers were gutted by a fire at the site of the former People's Coal Company, next to Valley Falls Heritage Park, yesterday afternoon. Valley Falls Fire Chief Ernest Cimino said no one was injured and that the state fire...
"After an extensive six-year investigation by HM Revenue & Customs, and two criminal trials, the man behind a £54m VAT fraud has been jailed for 15 years, the longest sentence ever handed down by a British court for this type of crime.
Emmanuel Hening, a trader with dual...
"The New York Times Co. laid off 125 staffers from The Boston Globe and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. The company will extend buyout packages to eligible employees.
“You know as well as anyone that we are in the middle of one of the most challenging periods in...
"SAINTS forwards coach Peter Sloane is worried the new scrum laws will nullify the physical battle of scrummaging.
The game's rulers the International Rugby Council brought in the new laws to make the scrum safer on January 1. A working group headed by ex-England front-rower...