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Nights of rioting test Sweden's reputation for tolerance
LONDON -- Residents of Stockholm braced for more violence Friday after five consecutive nights of rioting that have rocked the Swedish capital and shaken the Scandinavian country’s self-image as a tolerant, liberal place. Since Sunday, sections of...
Tags: Riots, Shootings, Racism, Police Arrests, Immigration
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Stockholm in relative calm after five nights of rioting
LONDON — The streets of Stockholm were quieter late Friday after five consecutive nights of rioting that rocked the Swedish capital and shook the Scandinavian country's self-image as a tolerant, liberal place. Since Sunday, sections of northwest...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Riots, Shootings, Culture, Aftonbladet (newspaper)
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Most local homeless have ties to Costa Mesa
Challenging perceptions that the homeless mostly come to Costa Mesa from other communities, new data show a solid majority of the city's homeless population have ties of some kind to the city. At least 65% of the 182 homeless interviewed last year lived...
Tags: Mental Health, Interior Policy, Culture, Hospitals and Clinics, Personal Data Collection
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Russia's leading social network banned by "mistake"
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a "mistake" but which follows intensifying official pressure on the company as President Vladimir Putin consolidates his power. VKontakte (www....Tags: Social Media, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Arts and Culture, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Science and Technology
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Special Report: The deeper agenda behind "Abenomics"
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - When ill health and political gridlock forced Shinzo Abe to quit after one dismal year as Japan's prime minister, his pride was dented and his self-confidence battered. One thing, however, was intact: his commitment to a controversial...Tags: Elections, Parliament, Photography Supplies and Services, Parties and Movements, Government
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COLUMN-Some cracks in the technocrat cult-Chrystia Freeland
Reuters(Chrystia Freeland is a Reuters columnist. Any opinions expressed are her own.) By Chrystia Freeland NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - We are living in the age of the technocrats. In business, Big Data, and the Big Brains who can parse it, rule. In...Tags: Political Systems, Finance, Career and Workplace, Government, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Column: Some cracks in the technocrat cult
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - We are living in the age of the technocrats. In business, Big Data, and the Big Brains who can parse it, rule. In government, the technocrats are on top, too. From Washington to Frankfurt to Rome, technocrats have stepped in where...Tags: Political Systems, Finance, Career and Workplace, Government, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Nextdoor, the social network for neighbors, rolls out iPhone app
SAN FRANCISCO -- Nextdoor, which wants to be the go-to social network for neighborhoods, is rolling out an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Nextdoor co-founder and Chief Executive Nirav Tolia said he expects the mobile app to fuel growth and...Tags: Social Media, Culture, Computer Hardware, Apple iPod, Apple iPhone
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Middle Peninsula antiquers enjoy finding, assessing and selling treasured items
TOPPING — What is the value of a fine set of stemware? Or your mother's favorite chair? Or a long-lost toy? If you specialize in antique selling, the value can always be found if the price is right. Janice Jones is one of those people who buy and...Tags: Colonial Williamsburg, IKEA, Culture, PBS (tv network), College of William and Mary
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Julian Bond: Race relations progress still has long way to go
I have always suspected racists didn't like being called out for their racism. Now I have proof. When I told MSNBC's Thomas Roberts on May 14th that the tea party was "the Taliban wing of American politics", a firestorm erupted. Arguing the IRS was...Tags: Taliban, MSNBC (tv network), Parties and Movements, Racism, John Lewis
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