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Police: Plane, helicopter collide in Maryland
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FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Police say an airplane and helicopter have collided in mid-air at the Frederick Municipal Airport in Maryland.

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Three major nations absent as China launches World Bank rival in Asia
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Australia, Indonesia and South Korea skipped the launch of a China-backed Asian infrastructure bank on Friday as the United States said it had concerns about the new rival to Western-dominated multilateral lenders. China’s $50 billion Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is seen as a challenge to the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, both multilateral […]

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Specter of no-inflation world looms over Fed's return to normal
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The soft global inflation backdrop, from sliding oil prices to stagnant wages in advanced economies, has triggered debate over whether the Fed and its peers merely need to wait for a slow-motion business cycle to improve, or face a shift in the underlying nature of inflation after the global recession. The Fed is expected to […]

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Microsoft sales beat Street hopes, cloud profits up
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Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) reported higher-than-expected quarterly revenue, helped by stronger sales of its phones, Surface tablets and cloud-computing products for companies, while keeping its profit margins largely intact. The results on Thursday allayed fears of investors in recent days that the industry shift toward lower-margin cloud services was proving hard for established technology leaders to […]

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U.S. stock futures tumble on reports of NY Ebola case
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S&P 500 mini futures fell as much as 0.7 percent, slipping from two-week highs hit the previous day on budding optimism from corporate earnings and the global economy. In Asia, MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.1 percent, though Japan’s Nikkei share average bucked the trend rising 1.0 percent, led by gains […]

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Visiting the Bigfoot Discovery Museum (Seriously.)
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The BDM is quite possibly the most interesting place in the world, especially if you believe in Bigfoot, but perhaps even more so if you believe that people with a passion for the unusual are human treasures that should be cherished … like a Bigfoot …

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What MacGyver star does with his Swiss army knife
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The 64-year-old, best known for his role the as innovative MacGyver, is in Auckland for the Armageddon pop culture expo this weekend. Also known as Jack O'Neill from Stargate –" he was a little bit more fun to play because I could be a smart ass …

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Breaking Bad actor Gus Fring still scares fans
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Esposito, who plays Gus Fring in the addictive television drama, is in New Zealand for the Armageddon expo this weekend. The "gruesome and brutal" end of Gus in the television series led to an "explosion" of opportunities to attend comic-cons around …

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Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito interview
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One of the biggest stars at this year's Armageddon pop culture expo is Giancarlo Esposito, best-known for his role as Gustavo 'Gus' Fring in Breaking Bad. His acting career spans 48 years and began in theatre. He's starred in films as diverse as The …

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Vodní příšera, udoun? Hon na "ruskou" ponorku jako fraška
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Po UFO přichází podobně tajuplné UDO – neidentifikovaný potápějící se objekt (Unidentified Diving Object). očima Ve vodách před švédským hlavním městem Stockholmem se od uplynulého víkendu odehrávaly scény jako z časů studené války. Vojenské lodi …

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