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New York Expanding Police Force March 21, 2006
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced this morning that New York City would add 800 police officers and 400 civilians to the 36,450-officer Police Department in the largest city-financed expansion of the nation's largest police force since the Safe Streets/Safe City program began in 1993 under the Dinkins administration.
French lawmakers OK bill to force open iTunes March 21, 2006
French lawmakers approved an online copyright bill Tuesday that would require Apple to break open the exclusive format behind its market-leading iTunes music store and iPod players.
Cold War Bunker found in Brooklyn Bridge March 21, 2006
New York workers have discovered a trove of Cold War-era supplies within the masonry of the Brooklyn Bridge, a cache meant to aid in survival efforts in the event of nuclear attack.
Google Introduces Google Finance March 21, 2006
Google Inc. is introducing a financial news, stock quote and chat service that seeks to shake up the online finance information market now dominated by Internet media rivals and online brokers.
Defiant Hamas packs Cabinet with hardliners March 21, 2006
Hamas, the militant Palestinian group, has named a government dominated by its own leadership, defying international pressure and confounding hopes that it would moderate its extremist stance.
Labour says no more secret fundraising by Blair March 21, 2006
Labour’s ruling body issued a stinging rebuke to Tony Blair today, seizing back control of party finances and fundraising from Downing Street in an attempt to contain the damage from the "cash for peerages" row.
Fresh Nepal clashes ‘kill many’ March 21, 2006
Authorities in Nepal say at least 36 policemen and Maoist rebels have been killed in clashes across the country.
Gas prices rise to highest level since October March 21, 2006
The average retail price of gasoline soared by almost 14 cents last week, rising above $2.50 a gallon for the first time since late October.
Iraq Insurgents Storm Police Station March 21, 2006
The gunmen struck at dawn, arriving in civilian vehicles and attacking the government compound in the center of Muqtadya, 40 miles north of Baghdad.
Teachers Under Attack March 21, 2006
Earlier this month, the New York Times carried a story about Wendy Devore, a drama teacher at Fulton High School in Fulton, Missouri, who ignited a culture war by staging the musical “Grease” at her high school. As many of you may know, the original production of “Grease” is fairly risqué, but Devore changed the scripts out of ...
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