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USA

Children’s author Jan Berenstain dies

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (UPI) — American children’s book author Jan Berenstain has died after suffering a stroke, her son Mike said Monday. She was 88. Berenstain wrote and illustrated the classic Berenstain Bears picture […]

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New Zealand

Gillard wins, but at what cost?

By Ian Wishart Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has survived a leadership challenge from former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, but the damage to the ALP appears terminal. Caucus voted by a two thirds majority in […]

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World

Maid of the Mist loses Niagara contract

TORONTO, Feb. 22 (UPI) — The Maid of the Mist Steamboat Co., which has run tour boats at Niagara Falls since the 19th century, lost its exclusive contract Wednesday. Canada’s Niagara Parks Commission said it […]

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World

Tokyo quake could be highest intensity

TOKYO, Feb. 22 (UPI) — Central Tokyo someday could possibly be rocked by an earthquake that registers a 7, the strongest on the Japanese seismic-intensity scale, researchers say. The prediction for a major quake under […]

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USA

Boy, 10, shoots 9-year-old brother

JENNINGS, Mo., Feb. 20 (UPI) — A 9-year-old suburban St. Louis boy was recovering Monday after being shot in the back by his 10-year-old brother while they were home alone, authorities said. St. Louis County […]

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New Zealand

Why the Court got it right on Crafar deal

OPINION BY IAN WISHART The High Court ruling on overseas investment promises to be a precedent setter, and not before time. For years, observers of New Zealand’s foreign investment policy have nursed an increasingly nagging […]