BoSox owner takes over Liverpool after "penalty shoot-out"

2010-10-15T10:00:14Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool's long-running takeover saga ended on Friday when the owners of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox completed their 300 million pound ($480.8 million) purchase of th...

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Today in History

2010-07-11T21:15:07Z

Today in History

Today is Monday, July 12, the 193rd day of 2010. There are 172 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On July 12, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill passed by Congress authorizing the Medal of Honor.

On this date:

In 1543, England's King Henry VIII married his six...

Today in History - July 5

2010-09-08T12:53:26Z

On July 5, 1810, American showman and promoter Phineas T. Barnum was born in Bethel, Conn.

Today is Monday, July 5, the 186th day of 2010. There are 179 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On July 5, 1810, American showman and promoter (as well as author and politician) Phineas T. Barnum was born in Bethel, Conn.

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In 1811, Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry plays competitive polo and showed on Saturday he could also throw a useful baseball pitch.

A blue Mets cap on his head, the third in line to Britain's throne tossed a strong ceremonial first pitch before Britain's Prince Harry throws out first pitch at Mets game

Britain's Prince Harry has thrown out the ceremonial first pitch before the New York Mets hosted the Minnesota Twins.

Harry walked to the mound when ...

Iceland volcano flight disruptions reach US

2010-10-27T15:11:30Z

Air connections between some major US cities and Britain and points in Europe were cancelled Thursday after a volcano in Iceland spewed huge clouds of ash into the skies above northern Europe.

"There are no flights that are leaving or coming from the United Kingdom," said

To Spam With Love: How a Nigerian Welshed Me in Wales Last Week

2010-10-27T08:03:19Z

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Today in History - Oct. 23

2010-06-16T11:45:39Z

Today is Friday, Oct. 23, the 296th day of 2009. There are 69 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Oct. 23, 1983, 241 U.S. service members, most of them Marines, were killed in a suicide truck-bombing at Beirut International Ai...

G-20 security driving away Pittsburgh's bustle

2010-04-16T10:13:13Z

Pittsburgh open for business during G-20 summit, but security, unknown keeping many away

Nick Mancini Hartner is like a lot of downtown business operators: He doesn't know what to expect if thousands of protesters show up for the Group of 20 economic summit or, for that matter, how many customers will show up either.

67M to 1 shot! British woman makes 2 holes-in-one

2010-04-16T10:15:24Z

Double aces: Retired 64-year-old British woman makes 2 holes-in-one, beats 67M to 1 odds

Ruth Day, a 64-year-old retiree from northern England, had the day of her life on the golf course last week.

Day shot two holes-in-one in the same round at Whitley Bay Golf Club, where she is a member.

"A hole in one in itself is usually pretty amaz...

Today in History - July 12

2010-06-25T21:37:26Z

On July 12, 1984, Geraldine Ferraro was chosen by Walter Mondale as the 1st woman on a major-party ticket

Today is Sunday, July 12, the 193rd day of 2009. There are 172 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On July 12, 1984, Democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale announced he'd chosen U.S. Rep. Gerald...

Today in History - June 28

2010-04-16T11:42:04Z

On June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending World War I

Today is Sunday, June 28, the 179th day of 2009. There are 186 days left in the year.

Today's Highlights in History:

On June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending World War I. In Independence, Mo., future president United States and abroad:

June 22

Los Angeles Times, on health care reform:

Legislation to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system hasn't emerged from congressional committees, yet it has gained enough momentum for the demonization of the reform effort to start in earnest. ...

There are three f...

Equestrian Holidays Around the World

2010-10-26T20:53:12Z

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The Next Stadium Wave

2010-10-21T09:56:11Z

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New Zealand set for England clash in Sevens semis

2010-06-16T12:09:57Z

Coach Gordon Tietjens pronounced himself "pretty happy" as IRB World Series champions New Zealand secured three comfortable victories on the first day of the Dubai Sevens to book a quarter-final clash with Kenya.

Wins over Wales and The earliest reference ever to the game of baseball found in England

Baseball is as American as ... tea and crumpets?

That may be case, according to a diary uncovered in southern England last year but only now being made public.

Julian Pooley, the manager of the Surrey History Centre, said Thursday he has authenticated a...

Today in History - Sept. 7

2010-04-16T13:26:30Z

On Sept. 7, 1907, the British liner RMS Lusitania set out on its maiden voyage

Today is Sunday, Sept. 7, the 251st day of 2008. There are 115 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Sept. 7, 1907, the British liner RMS Lusitania set out from Liverpool, England, on its maiden voyage, arriving six days later in New York. (Lusitania was sunk b...

Nortel Networks to Play Ball with the Mets

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Dramatic aerial race over the Thames

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Don Carlo takes opera to the people

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Flying visit for Red Bull racing pilots

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Reach for the sky

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Off the record

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Britain Tuition Tangle

2011-01-04T08:04:09Z

FILE - This is a Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010 file photo of Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, as they react as their car is attacked by angry protesters in London. British police released a video Tuesday Jan. 4, 2011 of ...

Britain Soccer Premier League

2011-01-02T11:00:17Z

Chelsea's Florent Malouda, left, is fouled by Aston Villa's Stilian Petrov during their English Premier League soccer match at the England, Saturday Jan. 1, 2011, after about 40 prisoners began a riot and set alight to some of the buildings inside the open prison, according to the a Ministry of Justice official. (AP Photo / Chris Ison, PA) UNITED KINGD...

Britain Prison Riot

2011-01-01T11:01:05Z

Specialist prison officers stand outside a fire damaged building at the Ford Open Prison near Arundel, 60 miles (95 kms) south of London, after prisoners began a riot and set alight the low-security prison Saturday Jan. 1, 2011. Officials said about 40 inmates at the prison began the disturbance at around midnight New Year's Eve after some prisoners refused to take breath tests for alcohol. (AP Photo/Chris Ison/PA Wire)

Margaret Thatcher

2010-12-30T08:00:27Z

FILE- In a June 7, 1984 file photo, President Ronald Reagan has a word in the ear of Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, at a reception given by the British Government at London's

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