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GLO to open mobile office on peninsula
CRYSTAL BEACH — The Texas General Land Office’s mobile Hurricane Response Information Unit will open today on the Bolivar Peninsula.
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Accident halts causeway traffic
GALVESTON — Traffic on the Galveston Causeway was shut down Thursday night when a crane knocked down a power line, which struck a police officer.
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Nigeria: Leadership Newspapers - Fresh Knocks for the President
After repeated harassment, detention and arrest of staff of Leadership Newspapers by the police and the State Security service (SSS), the publisher and some editorial staff have yet, again arrested. This was barely 24 hours after editors detained at the weekend were released.
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Excerpts from editorials in Florida newspapers
Here are excerpts from editorials in newspapers in Florida:
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Nigeria: NPAN to Set Up Ombudsman Bureau
Owners of newspapers in Nigeria under the umbrella of the Newspaper Proprietors' Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has promised to establish an office of Ombudsman whose task will be to investigate and make recommendations on complaints by members of the public against the press in line with the tradition in many countries.
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Wickery develops into anchor of Baker line
BAKER - Ryne Wickery has always had designs of going to Notre Dame. The Baker starting center's father accepted a football scholarship to play for the Irish years ago but eventually gave up football.
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Galveston in R.E.M. song
GALVESTON — The song, “Houston,” is on the band’s latest CD, “Accelerate.”
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Funeral firm ad warns of drink-drive dangers
A Belfast funeral services firm launches an advertising campaign in newspapers warning of the dangers of drink-driving.
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Were the World Mine (2008)
Tanner Cohen, left, and Nathaniel David Becker in “Were the World Mine,” inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Model Karolina Kurkova world's sexiest woman: report
Lingerie model Karolina Kurkova has been voted the world's sexiest woman by E! entertainment television, beating sultry actresses Angelina Jolie and Scarlett Johansson for the honor.
NATO ready to help Africa, but is not world's policeman: chief
NATO is ready to strengthen its ties with Africa, but Africa should come up with solutions to its problems and not expect NATO to police the world, its secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Thursday.
World stocks down amid fears of deep recession
World stocks fell sharply Thursday as fears of a deep global recession gripped markets and sent oil prices below $50 a barrel to levels not seen in more than three years.
World Series winners could lose key player for 2009 start
Reigning World Series champion Philadelphia might lose second baseman Chase Utley for the start of the 2009 Major League Baseball season due to hip surgery he will have next week.
'World of Warcraft: Wrath of Lich King' sets sales record
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion to the mega-popular online game, sold 2.8 million copies in its first 24 hours last week, setting what its publisher said is an all-time record for PC games.
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