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Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson dies at 82

• Posted on June 22, 2020
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Monday, December 24, 2007 Oscar Peterson, a Canadian jazz pianist who earned many honours during his decades-long career, died Sunday in Mississauga, Ontario aged 82. The Montreal-born Peterson learned to play piano in childhood and by the 1940s was actively performing in Canadian big bands such as the Johnny Holmes Orchestra. A groundbreaking performance at

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Alternative to controversial hotel proposed to Buffalo, N.Y. business owners and residents

• Posted on June 21, 2020
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Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 “Court date

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Chess: R Praggnanandhaa becomes youngest Indian Grand Master

• Posted on June 15, 2020
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Monday, June 25, 2018 On Sunday, R Praggnanandhaa became the youngest Indian chess player to earn the title of Grand Master. At the age of twelve years, ten months and thirteen days, Praggnanandhaa was the second youngest person to earn the title. Praggnanandhaa earned his third norm on Sunday as he faced Dutch Grand Master

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Tony Blair tells Iraq Inquiry he would invade again

• Posted on June 15, 2020
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Friday, January 29, 2010 Tony Blair, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, appeared before the Iraq Inquiry today. He faced six hours of questioning, starting at 6:30 am, at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London concerning his role in the 2003 Iraq invasion. During the inquiry, Blair stood by his decision to

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Minneapolis I-35W bridge spans Mississippi River

• Posted on June 14, 2020
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Monday, July 7, 2008 The United States bridge that collapsed almost a year ago, spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is close to being reconstructed. The final sections of the northbound lanes of the new Interstate 35W St. Anthony Falls Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota were put in place on July 5. The final segment

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Major security flaws found in Mozilla Firefox browser

• Posted on June 13, 2020
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Tuesday, May 10, 2005 Two serious security flaws have been found in the Mozilla Firefox browser, both rated by security analysts as being ‘extremely critical’. An attack using a combination of the two flaws has already been posted on the Internet, which can allow an attacker to run code on a victim’s computer and take

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German intelligence participated in U.S. bombing of Iraq, media alleges

• Posted on June 10, 2020
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Friday, January 13, 2006 The Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) helped the U.S. military during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the daily Süddeutsche Zeitung, ARD‘s Panorama magazine and the Los Angeles Times concordantly reported on Thursday. According to their information, two agents of the BND stayed in Baghdad during the war even after the German embassy was evacuated