Venice film festival throws the spotlight on youth
LONDON: What the Venice film festival lacks in star power this year it hopes to make up for with an unusually young list of directors and the appearance of some of Hollywood’s more enigmatic figures. With the irrepressible Quentin Tarantino heading the jury that hands out the coveted [...]

Where on earth is Mark Montebello?
Fr Mark Montebello – prison rights activist and outspoken Dominican friar – is thousands of miles away from the sensitive ears of the Maltese, a sensitivity which his order’s superior Fr Carlos Aspiroz Costa claims he has offended for his statements on divorce among other things.
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Newsline: Brethren to hold 40th annual Dunker Church service at Antietam (CoBNews Newsline: Bre)
Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md., on Sept. 19.
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The Ford Fiesta: Big car feel in a small hatch
THE Fiesta, Ford’s entry in the world subcompact market, is perhaps the most promoted car model in the country today. Prior to its media launch, Ford conducted a promotion in June using the social networking sites as medium and offered scale models of the car as [...]

Albert Pujols, Tony La Russa appear at Beck’s D.C. rally
Did you ever think you’d see people in St. Louis protesting something that Albert Pujols did? At the Stan Musial statue outside Busch Stadium, no less?
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White Sox bullpen takes another hit
Once considered the strongest link on the White Sox’s Central Division drive, the bullpen suddenly has become an injury-depleted and unproven mess.
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Trailer for The First Templar
Kalypso Media has released a new trailer for The First Templar, their upcoming cooperative third-person action game being developed for Windows PC and the Xbox 360. In this new trailer, viewers will be treated to a taste of the title’s cooperative combat. Watch as Knights Templar battle against an onslaught of [...]

News briefs: Reds send righty Volquez to bullpen
Saturday’s MLB news briefs: Edinson Volquez has lost his spot in the Cincinnati Reds’ rotation. Cincinnati Reds – Edinson Volquez – Sports – Baseball – Major League
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Baseball star Albert Pujols honored at Beck rally
Tony La Russa doesn’t understand the minor backlash that’s been created by his participation in radio personality Glenn Beck’s rally in Washington on Saturday, an event the St. Louis Cardinals manager said was…
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Yankees’ New Boss Determined to Carry On
Hank Steinbrenner made his first public appearance on Thursday since the death of his father George in July.
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Reineke dealerships rolling on
Bill Reineke Sr. still remembers his first day at the Fostoria car dealership he bought 50 years ago.
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News Near You for Aug. 24
NEWSNEAR YOUChesterfieldBermuda District Supervisor Dorothy A. Jaeckle will host two community meetings on “Higher Speed Rail,” today at 1 p.m. at Bensley Community Center, 2900 Drewry’s Bluff, and Thursday at 7 p.m. at Thomas Dale High School, 3626 W. Hundred Road in Chester. The speaker will be Chesterfield County Transportation [...]

While you were gone . . .
Over the past three and a half months, those of you not in and around Foggy Bottom missed out on some exciting events.
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Browning’s hit parade continues in minors
Not even the scarlet banners on the gymnasium wall at Fitch High School and the estimable history they represent can tell a better story. Never in the history of the place has there been such
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OAS to co-host renewable energy meeting
25 Aug 2010, Washington D.C. : The Organization of American States (OAS) will co-host the Renewable Energy Meeting and Site Visit for Energy Ministers from Central America and the Caribbean along the U.S. and Brazil, the U.S. Department of State announced on Wednesday.
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By definition a sports car is equipped with two seats, has a low center of gravity and a front mounted high performance engine. I believe to be a true sports car in the old sense of the word it must be a soft top. I think the true sports car originated in Britain with models [...]

Strasburg’s absence causes despair in D.C.
The woebegone Nationals can’t catch a break as Stephen Strasburg’s injury and impending surgery dampen the mood.
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Pirates management defends profit
PITTSBURGH #8211; Several Major League Baseball teams fell victim to the unauthorized release of previously confidential financial information Monday, which left them scrambling to explain the complicated numbers while the commissioner #8217;s office attempted to determine the source of the leaks throughout the day.
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MLB Capsules: Coonelly says Pirates’ $120 debt manageable
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t winners on the field, but they’re apparently no longer losers to the banks.
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