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03/10/2010 12:01 AM
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Investigators to look into Toyota incident
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Federal safety investigators in the US are sending a technical specialist to investigate a Toyota Prius car that reportedly accelerated out of control on a California freeway on Monday.
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03/10/2010 12:01 AM
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Death by a thousand cuts
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The coroner was unequivocal. The last four soldiers to be blown up in a Snatch Land Rover in Afghanistan were unlawfully killed. They should not have died, and did so because they were inadequately equipped. By now, this must surprise nobody. It certainly would not have surprised those troops themselves. As the Wiltshire and Swindon Coroner David Masters reminded us yesterday, their commanding officer had requested a different vehicle for the mission, only to be told that none was available.
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03/10/2010 12:01 AM
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Deutsche Bahn may run London to Frankfurt service
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Deutsche Bahn could start high-speed train services from London to Frankfurt by December 2012, Eurotunnel has announced.
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03/10/2010 12:01 AM
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Legoland owner Merlin Entertainments may resurrect flotation plans
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The company behind Legoland and Madame Tussauds, which pulled its £2 billion stock market flotation last month, hinted yesterday that it could try again by the end of June.
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03/10/2010 01:00 AM
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Half of Food Aid to Somalia Is Diverted, Report Says
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As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted from needy people to a web of corrupt contractors, Islamist militants and local U.N. staff, according to a new report.
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03/09/2010 11:22 PM
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State Police Losing Its Second Chief in Two Weeks
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The State Police's first deputy superintendent had been serving as acting superintendent since last Tuesday, when his predecessor resigned.
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