June, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

4 arrested after emerging from manhole near G20 summit site

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The arrest of two people emerging from a manhole in downtown Toronto on Sunday cast the spotlight on a mundane but critical piece of the G20 security puzzle. In Toronto, as in cities across North […] […]

Terrifying police raid wakens couple at 4 a.m.

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Men in black brandishing guns were seeking anarchist living in apartment below A Toronto veterinarian says he awoke around 4 a.m. Saturday to the sight of a gun pointed at him by a black-clad police […] […]

Jobless relocation plans condemned

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Coalition plans to relocate the unemployed to areas of the country where there are jobs have been condemned as “disgraceful”. Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said he wanted to tackle “ghettos of poverty” […] […]

Woeful England Mullered by Germany

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England crashed out of the World Cup as two goals from Thomas Muller helped Germany reach the quarter-finals with a 4-1 victory. Frank Lampard’s 38th-minute shot was clearly over the line when England were only […] […]

Suspect in model slaying got money before killing

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LOS ANGELES—A woman charged in the 2008 murder of an aspiring model-actress whose body was discovered in her Santa Monica apartment received hundreds of thousands of dollars from a business associate of the victim’s father, […] […]

Motorist held after London hit-and-run girl plea

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The mother of a student killed by a hit-and-run driver while jogging told of her relief today after a suspect surrendered to police. Lizzie Beach-MacGeagh, 20, was struck by a BMW as she crossed the […] […]

Body recovered in hunt for canoeist

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A body believed to be that of a canoeist who drowned in the Lake District has been recovered, police said. The male, believed to be in his late teens, was not seen to resurface after […] […]

Met boss: Day I took on racist yobs who called me ‘Paki’

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Scotland Yard’s most senior Muslim officer has told how he challenged a gang of yobs who racially abused him while he was off duty. Chief Superintendent Dal Babu was walking to a church confirmation when […] […]

Iran has enough uranium for two weapons, says CIA chief

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CIA chief Leon Panetta said Sunday he thinks Iran has enough low-enriched uranium to make two weapons, and that it would take at least two years to prepare the bombs and a delivery system. “We […] […]

Pakistan abortion hotline faces violent opposition

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An abortion hotline which has been set up in Pakistan is facing violent opposition. Islamic groups and political parties have condemned the hotline, which was launched yesterday, as “anti-Islamic” and “colonial”, even though it will […] […]