…ore he is due to leave the country. The South African was one of the star attractions at the 2012 Olympics in London, becoming the first double amputee to run at an Olympics by taking part in both the 400m and 4x100m. Oscar Pistorius then won gold medals in the T44 400m and T42-46 4x100m at the Paralympics, as well as silver in the T44 200m. The International Paralympic Committee said it would dis…
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…ity of their subscriber information, are very important to Stratfor and me,” George Friedman wrote. One member of the hacking group, who uses the handle AnonymousAbu on Twitter, claimed that more than 90,000 credit cards from law enforcement, the intelligence community and journalists – “corporate/exec accounts of people like Fox News” – had been hacked and used to “steal a million dollars”…
ni said. Michel Platini is due to open a new airport terminal in the city later with President Viktor Yanukovych. Euro 2012 championships, which are being held in Ukrainian and Polish cities, begin on 8 June. …
Despite winning the gold medal at the European championships in Helsinki, Finland, French runner Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad still seemed far from happy. As the 27-year-old steeplechaser crossed the finish line a 14-year-old female dressed as the Championships’ mascot “Appy” stood nearby with a gift bag to congratulate him. But rather than celebrate his 8.33.23-minute victory th…
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UEFA has confirmed that yellow cards rules used by the Champions League will not be changed for at least three years. Seven players are suspended for the Chelsea vs. Bayern Munich final after six were cautioned in the semi-finals. The rules are different for Euro 2012 when UEFA will wipe the slate clean for yellow cards after the quarter-finals. A UEFA spokesman said: “Different rules can a…
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The 2012 International German Beard and Moustache Championships have been held in Bad Schussenried. Beards from around the world have travelled to Bad Schussenried and took part in 18 categories, including Imperial Moustaches, Dali Moustaches and Chin Beard Freestyle. A total of 163 of the world’s most interestingly decorated faces paraded through the town before the competition got under w…
…e their customers. After Bank of America announced their debit card fee, Navy Federal Credit Union, the nation’s largest credit union, reported their volume of new account openings was more than 20% above normal. Bank of America had planned to start charging customers next year. Banks began crafting the monthly charges to make up revenue lost to a law that slashes the fees they charge retail…
…fast pass-and-move football, and robust physical presence on the ball has made the Spanish team appear almost unstoppable over the last half decade. Having first captured the European Championships in 2008, to overcome the psychological nightmare of decades of underachievement, they went on to clinch the World Cup two years later and cement their status as the dominant force in international footb…
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the snow to compress it before more snow is then added. The finished product is a 20-ton block of snow that is 10 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 12 feet high. When the competition begins, the teams have 65 hours spread over the course of five days to turn their blocks into masterpieces. While they all undoubtedly are going for gold, participating is still a feat in itself. Organizers invited 250 tea…
…a lawsuit over their “honor all cards” policies, which tied acceptance of credit to debit cards. The US Department of Justice also brought and settled a civil suit against the two firms in 2010 over policies that prevented stores from offering their customers cheaper forms of payments. However, that settlement left in place credit card company rules that stop stores from charging custo…
ured on the eight of hearts in the county’s deck of cold-case playing cards, among seven other people who vanished under suspicious circumstances. Judith Bello is the first missing person in the 52 cards to be located. Since receiving last week’s call, detectives worked to confirm her story and verify her identity. Through multiple interviews with Judith Bello and her family, detective…
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the Prada Candy Gift Set for $82 (usually $104). The biggest discount will be on the Sephora Collection Color Daze Blockbuster, available for $49.50 instead of the usual $370. TARGET (from Thursday at 9 p.m.) There will be special discounts across the board, including clothing from as little as $10. Those paying on the stores’s REDcard get an extra 5% off. TIBI Pieces from the fall and pre-…
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Sogelau Tuvalu was twice the size of the other six competitors and was the only athlete not wearing spikes on his shoes The American Samoan sprinter finished last with a time of 15.66 seconds, being 6 seconds slower than winner Mohammad Noor Imran A Hadi from Malaysia. Wagering websites had listed Sogelau Tuvalu’s odds of winning at 50,000-to-1. Sogelau Tuvalu’s time is the second slowest…
…shirt was attacked by Fenerbahce fans and stabbed in the abdomen, the state-run Anatolia agency said. The man was said to be in a stable condition. Galatasaray ended the four-way title play-offs with 48 points, one ahead of Fenerbahce. Trabzonspor were third and Besiktas fourth. Galatasaray, former UEFA Cup winners, are now level on 18 championships with Fenerbahce. Their fans celebrated in Istan…
…over fees charged for card transactions made by people visiting Europe MasterCard, which said it would “fully co-operate” with regulators, could be fined up to $740 million, or 10% of its 2012 revenue, if found guilty. The credit card firm said that it always aimed “to balance the interests of both consumers and retailers”. The investigation will examine payments made by p…
ed in New York. The Wall Street Journal quoted its own industry sources as saying card-processing firm Global Payments was the company that suffered the breach. Shares in the company fell by more than 9% on Friday. Global Payments has not responded to requests for comment. Visa, Mastercard and Discover have warned that credit card holders' personal information could be at risk after a securit…
Your family may not be together when disaster strikes, so plan how you will contact one another. Think about how you will communicate in different situations. Complete a contact card for each adult family member. Have them keep these cards handy in a wallet, purse or briefcase, etc. Additionally, complete contact cards for each child in your family. Put the cards in their backpacks or book bags….
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Championships. London 2012 saw the biggest anti-doping operation in the history of the Olympic Games. Before the start of the Olympics, those competing were warned that 150 scientists were set to take 6,000 samples between now and the end of the Paralympic Games. Every competitor who won a medal at the Olympics was tested. British discus thrower Brett Morse apologized to his Twitter followers afte…
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More details are emerging in South Korea about Ri Sol-Ju, the woman identified as the wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. A lawmaker, quoting intelligence officials, said they believed Ri Sol-Ju had visited South Korea in 2005 and had studied singing in China. Other news reports suggest that Kim Jong-Un may have spotted her at a musical performance. North Korea has not given any details beyo…
. Alexander Dale Oen won gold in the 100m breaststroke at the World Championships in Shanghai in July 2011. His triumph came just days after the attack in Norway by Anders Behring Breivik which killed 77 people. Alexander Dale Oen was found collapsed in a shower late on Monday after training in Flagstaff, Arizona Norwegian Swimming Federation President Per Rune Eknes said the swimmer had suffered…
Scotland Yard is investigating a complaint of alleged assault against tennis player David Nalbandian, who was disqualified from the Aegon Championships final after line judge Andrew McDougall was injured. Argentine David Nalbandian, 30, was leading Marin Cilic 7-6 (7-3) 3-4 at Queen’s final when he kicked a panel in front of Andrew McDougall’s seat. Andrew McDougall’s leg was cu…
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;s not a lot we can do about it. We are under the governance of ATP rules. You’d like to think you can bend the rules but if you allow it [the match to continue] it sets a precedent.” Rule 8.04 of the ATP rule book states a player guilty of aggravated behaviour can expect to be fined “up to $25,000 or the amount of prize money won at the tournament, whichever is greater”. G…
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on Friday. Adam Lanza shot his mother Nancy, a kindergarten teacher, at the upscale suburban home they shared together and then took three of her guns and drove the Sandy Hook Elementary School about 9:30 a.m. He used two semi-automatic pistols, a Glock and Sig Sauer, and reportedly wiped out an entire classroom of young children and shot several in a second class before taking his own life. Witn…
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Murray allegedly said. David Walgren also laid out the order of events from inside Michael Jackson’s house on the night that he died. The prosecutor accused Dr. Conrad Murray of failing to call 911 as soon as he realized that there was something wrong with Michael Jackson. An emergency call was not made until 12:20pm, at least 24 minutes after Dr. Murray is believed to have discovered Micha…
Microsoft has unveiled Windows Phone 8, the next version of its smartphone operating system. Windows Phone 8 shares much of its code with the firm’s PC system, making it easier for developers to write programs for different types of devices. The company said it should mean there would be some “amazing games” for handsets running its new release. A tie-up with Nokia has already b…
