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Swine Flu Closes More Schools But Hong Kong Residents Are Calm

The swine flu outbreak continues to close schools around the Hong Kong area. Residents, however, remain nonplussed. Francesca Ayala reports. " HONG KONG -- Residents here say the recent precautions the...

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Thousands attend vigil for Tiananmen's 20th in Hong Kong

Over 150,000 people came to honor the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests in Victoria Park, event organizers said Thursday. Francesca Ayala reports from Hong Kong. " HONG KONG -- Thousands of people...

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Students honor Tiananmen 20th anniversary with hunger strike

A small group of university students in Hong Kong have gone on a hunger strike to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, which officially ends tomorrow morning. " HONG KONG - Members from the Hong Kong Teachers' Union publicly offered their...

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Bishop bashes Chinese government and church

Hong Kong's former church leader spoke about the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests and during a press conference on Monday. " Cardinal Joseph Zen said he wanted an official inquiry into what happened so future generations could tell the...

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Oxfam gives young ad mavericks chance to go to Cannes festival

The Oxfam international confederation to end poverty has teamed up with YouTube and the Cannes international advertising festival to run a 48 hour video advertising contest. " In December 2009, the UN will be...

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Schwarzenegger gives commencement speech to USC 2009 graduates

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The Governator tells USC 2009 graduates to fight on

After he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree, Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered the commencement address to 4,500 graduates at the University of Southern California on Friday. C.J. Dablo reports. " After...

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Can pole dancing make it as an Olympic sport?

Pole dancing's booming popularity since its emergence as a fitness trend three years ago has inspired several California women to start a petition for the sport to make it into the 2012 Olympics. However, the...

created by fayala | 27 wks ago | updated 27 wks ago
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UPDATE: Can 10th graders go for a whole week without electronics?

It had been two days since they used anything. Octavio Cruz didn’t know what to do with himself on the first day so he rearranged his entire room. Jamila Martinez was waking up in the middle of the night, bashing her head into...

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10th graders give up electronics for an entire week

In this age of all things digital, most people consider technology to be indispensable to their everyday lives. However, Shannon Meyer's 10th grade advisory class at the California Academy for Liberal...

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Is John Demjanjuk too sick to be deported?

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Rabbis urge U.S. government to deport ailing war crime suspect

Los Angeles --- Founders of a Jewish human rights agency urged the United States government to expedite the deportation of their most-wanted Nazi war criminal during a press conference at the Museum of Tolerance on...

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Recession in America prompts Californians to produce less trash

The recession in America has led to an unexpected drop in the amount of trash produced by California residents. Katie Evarts and Kevin Lu report.

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Coachella 2009 attracts hippies and hipsters alike

Living in a recession apparently doesn’t have much of an effect on concert-goers. At least that’s what nearly 200,000 sunburned, sweat-covered fans proved to skeptics when they scampered around the Empire...

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The Cure closes Coachella 2009 with an acoustic set

After their three-hour performance of goth rock songs, The Cure closed their set at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California with an acoustic encore. " THE CURE ignored a midnight curfew as...

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M.I.A. pulls up the people on the Coachella main stage | Photo 02

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M.I.A. pulls up the people on the Coachella main stage

British-born Sri Lankan music maverick Maya Arulpragasm performs her song "Bingo" of her first album, "Arular", at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. The artist was added later on...

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The Yeah Yeah Yeahs rock, rock, rock, rock, rock at Coachella | Photo 02

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The Yeah Yeah Yeahs rock, rock, rock, rock, rock at Coachella

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs perform the song "Y Control" from their first album at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California and once again, prove that they don't need a bass player to get people...

created by fayala | 30 wks ago | updated 30 wks ago
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