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London police explode illegally parked car

LONDON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A British man said police told him they blew up his car because it was parked illegally near the prime minister's office and raised terrorism fears. Michael Raphel, 28, of Oxford, England, said he was...

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Manhattan Army Cadet Named Rhodes Scholar

Manhattan Army Cadet Named Rhodes Scholar DNAinfo Alexandra Rosenberg, a Senior at the United States Military at West Point studying Sociology, was named a 2009 Rhodes Scholar. Rosenberg will study Global Health Science at...

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Stanford student, Saratoga resident among 2010 Rhodes Scholars from...

Stanford student, Saratoga resident among 2010 Rhodes Scholars from... San Jose Mercury News A Stanford University student from Illinois and a Princeton University student from Saratoga are among 32 Americans who have won...

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Wesleyan grad, Yalie named Rhodes scholars

Wesleyan grad, Yalie named Rhodes scholars TMCnet NEW HAVEN, Nov 23, 2009 (New Haven Register - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- When Geoffrey Shaw's professors at Yale University suggested he apply for a...

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Twitter's Stone could IPO, no interest in selling

OXFORD, England, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Twitter, the social internet firm that tracks trends through individuals' updates of events around them, may eventually go to the stock market for funding if necessary, its co-founder Biz...

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New Rhodes Scholar from Bellaire wants to inspire others

New Rhodes Scholar from Bellaire wants to inspire others Houston Chronicle “I really hope one day I can become a great leader for America,” the 21-year-old senior at MIT said. “I'm not saying I want to be president or a...

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Ky. Rhodes Scholar almost didn't go to college at all

Ky. Rhodes Scholar almost didn't go to college at all WHAS 11.com (subscription) The latest recipient is a young woman from eastern Kentucky who says she nearly didn't make it to college at all. "Growing up in Rush grounded me...

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Montana native selected as Rhodes Scholar

Montana native selected as Rhodes Scholar ABCMontana By AP GREAT FALLS - A 2006 graduate of Great Falls High School has been named a Rhodes Scholar. Raphael Graybill is one of 32 winners announced Sunday for the scholarships...

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Former bathroom book may sell for $99,000

LONDON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Christie's auction house in London said a first edition copy of Charles Darwin's "The Origin of Species" that once resided in a bathroom could sell for $99,000. The Oxford Mail said Sunday the book...

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Pitt 2008 Truman Scholar Eleanor Ott Named 2010 Rhodes Scholar

Pitt 2008 Truman Scholar Eleanor Ott Named 2010 Rhodes Scholar University of Pittsburgh News (press release) PITTSBURGH-Eleanor Ott, a University of Pittsburgh Honors College graduate who received a BA degree in history and...

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