Jimmy Fallon|Woody Allen|Brad Pitt|Tribeca Film Festival Jimmy Fallon: Exiting Saturday Night Live? Nothing could have been more excruciating than watching this past weekend’s Saturday Night Live. Not funny? Not even an issue. Painful? That’s a problem. Irrelevant, not irreverent. Crashing and burning. So I will tell you that it’s pretty …
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MONROVIA, Liberia – President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s son, who just suffered a defeat in Liberia’s Senate elections, is not ruling out a run for his mother’s job. Robert Sirleaf lost a December election to George Weah, a former soccer star and current opposition leader. He was once a presidential adviser …
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TUNIS, Tunisia – Tunisia’s army spokesman says an ambush by extremists in a mountainous region near the Algerian border has killed two soldiers and wounded three others. Brig. Gen. Belhassen Oueslati told the state news agency Tuesday that the attack took place near the mountain of Mghilla in the central …
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MOSCOW – A senior Russian intelligence official has warned of the potential influence of the Islamic State group inside Russia. Gen. Sergei Smirnov, deputy chief of the FSB intelligence agency, was quoted by Russian wires on Friday as saying that the group is “beginning to infiltrate” terrorist organizations focused on …
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Australia’s government says it has completed preparations to send about 300 additional troops to Iraq and will deploy them over the coming weeks. The troops will work alongside about 100 New Zealand troops at the Taji base north of Baghdad. Australia’s government says the combined force …
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ATHENS, Greece – Seismologists in Greece say a magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck near the island of Crete, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the undersea quake occurred at 9:07 p.m. (1807GMT) on Thursday. The institute’s seismologist Efthymios Lekkas said …
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FRANKFURT, Germany – Swiss bank Credit Suisse Group AG says net profit rose 23 percent to 1.054 billion Swiss francs ($1.13 billion) in the first quarter compared with a year ago. CEO Brady Dougan said Tuesday that earnings were boosted by stronger results at the bank’s wealth management division and …
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COALINGA, Calif. – Bullfighting (search)might be more common in Madrid or Lisbon, but under a canopy of oak trees in Coalinga, Calif., Dennis Borba makes his stand. Borba is the lone American matador in theFiesta Brava (search), a Portuguese tradition of bloodless bullfighting, now held in the United States. “To …
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LONDON – BP says first-quarter profit fell 26 percent in the wake of the sharp drop in oil prices. The company says Tuesday that net income for the quarter was $2.6 billion, compared with $3.5 billion in the same period last year. BP says the company is “rebalancing” its business …
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VIENNA – The city of Vienna has decided to honor Nelson Mandela by naming a square after him. A city statement issued Thursday says the move recognizes Mandela’s role as an “international example for civil courage and the fight for democracy.” The “Nelson Mandela Square” will be located in a …
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