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Pirelli Mercedes to answer Tire-gate charges
Mercedes and Pirelli must answer charges that they breached Formula One rules by testing tires together.The governing body of motorsport, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), has convened the hearing of its international tribunal. The disciplinary body will meet in Paris on Thursday and Mercedes and Pirelli have been summoned to appear.The key issue is whether Mercedes gained a ...
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Kuznetsova out of Wimbledon with abdominal strain
Two-time Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova has pulled out of Wimbledon because of an abdominal strain.The Russian was seeded No. 26 at the All England Club. Her withdrawal moves 33rd-ranked Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic into the seedings at No. 32.Kuznetsova won the U.S. Open in 2004 and the French Open in 2009. She's never progressed past the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.The ...
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All eyes on the Fed for todays decision
WASHINGTON oWorry and speculation have consumed investors since Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to Congress last month about the Federal Reserve's drive to keep long-term interest rates at record lows.On Wednesday, many hope the Fed will settle the confusion.Will the Fed scale back its $85 billion-a-month in bond purchases within "the next few meetings," as Bernanke suggested during ...
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Markets drift as investors ready for Fed
The central bank wraps up a two-day policy meeting later and investors are looking to see if policymakers are moving towards any change in its monetary policy stance. The Fed's strategy of super-low interest rates and easy money over the past few years has been designed to shore up the U.S. economy. It has also helped drive sentiment in the ...
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Protests get support from Brazilian soccer players
A demonstrator holds up a Brazilian flag in front of a group of protestors gathered in the main plaza of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Some of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship have broke out across this continent-sized country, uniting multitudes frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a heavy ...
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21 Jump Street
The artistic bankruptcy of mining old television shows for big-budget movies is so firmly entrenched at this point that one of the best jokes in 21 Jump Streetyes, another movie mined from an old television showdirectly references it. Were reviving a cancelled undercover polic ... ...
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In Berlin Obama pays tribute to Berliners and Western values
Sumi Somaskanda, Special for USA TODAY BERLIN - President Obama told Berliners in a speech Wednesday at the iconic Brandenburg Gate that he was proud to pay tribute to a city that was divided for decades after World War II by a wall erected by the former totalitarian Soviet Union. "It is citizens who choose whether to be defined by a wall or whether to tear it down," Obama said. ...
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Man pleads guilty in Missouri teens stabbing death
Federal investigators used secret surveillance warrants to identify Khalid Ouazzani, who awaits sentencing in Missouri next month on terrorism-related charges, as part of the scheme, Deputy FBI Director Sean Joyce told the House intelligence ...
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Tipsheet By Josh Hamilton stinks
It wasn't so long ago that Josh Hamilton was this close to winning a World Series at Busch Stadium and claiming the MVP trophy as ...
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County library foundation offers award for teen
Teens who work or volunteer at a county library branch may be eligible for a $1,000 award.The St. Louis County Library Foundation's annual Sidney Johnson Learning Award is in its fourth year. Eligible applicants are 12-18 years old, live in the library district, and have demonstrated outstanding service to the library. The application deadline is July 31.The winner receives $1,000 and an ...
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Breakfast with Bernie Can the Spurs recover in Game 7
On this episode of Breakfast With Bernie, the Post-Dispatch's Bernie Miklasz discusses the end of Game 6 of the NBA Finals and looks ahead to ...