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When Minnesota approves gay marriage, does Supreme Court listen? Maybe
In the past two weeks the number of states recognizing same-sex marriages has risen from nine to 12, with new marriage bills signed into law in Rhode Island, Delaware, and – on Tuesday – in Minnesota. Continue reading
Cyprus President Attacks Bank Chief Over Crisis
Cyprus’s president has accused the island’s central bank chief of bowing to political pressure when he failed to prevent a looming banking crisis that led to the collapse of the country’s second-biggest bank last month. Continue reading
Exclusive: Lion Air crash pilot felt jet "dragged" from sky
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – The pilot whose Indonesian jet slumped into the sea while trying to land in Bali has described how he felt it “dragged” down by wind while he struggled to regain control, a person familiar with the matter said. Continue reading
Angelina from ‘Jersey Shore’ — No WrestleMania Freebies for You!
Angelina Pivarnick got Staten Island dumped by the WWE — TMZ has learned the former “Jersey Shore” star tried several times to score free tickets to WrestleMania 29 … but got no reply at all.According to our sources, Pivarnick has been contacting… Continue reading
Orbital Sciences Corporation: ORBITAL ROLLS OUT ANTARES ROCKET TO LAUNCH PAD AT WALLOPS ISLAND FOR UPCOMING TEST FLIGHT:
ORBITAL ROLLS OUT ANTARES ROCKET TO LAUNCH PAD AT WALLOPS ISLAND FOR UPCOMING TEST FLIGHT — Company Targets April 17 for Inaugural Launch of America’s Newest Medium-Class Space Launch Vehicle — … Continue reading
AT&T 4G LTE Available In Hilton Head And Bluffton
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — AT&T* has turned on its 4G LTE network in Hilton Head and Bluffton, bringing customers the latest generation of wireless network technology… Continue reading
Stocks finish lower as Cyprus euphoria fades
Stocks bounced off their worst levels but still ended in negative territory Monday, as initial euphoria over Cyprus fizzled and even after Eurogroup head’s Jeroen Dijsselbloem backtracked on his previous comments that the island nation’s bailout is a template for bank rescues. Stocks slumped near session lows shortly after the open after Dijsselbloem said the Cyprus rescue represented a n… Continue reading
MARKET SNAPSHOT: Cyprus Bailout Failure Would Shake Stocks
Investors faced a weekend of uncertainty as authorities in Cyprus race to put in place financial measures to secure an international bailout of their banking system aimed at averting a collapse of the tiny island nation’s economy and global market turmoil. Continue reading
Cyprus Parliament Takes Steps to Garner EU Rescue
Cyprus adopted legislation on Friday allowing the government to split the island’s failing lenders into good and bad banks as it races to clinch a bailout from the European Union and avert a financial meltdown. Continue reading
