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First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 1 Documents

New book: Obama inhaled, frequently

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama inhaled. Frequently, happily and allegedly quite greedily.Various websites published excerpts on Friday from an upcoming book on the U.S. president containing fresh details about his enthusiasm for marijuana as a young man, adding ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Metronews ]

Entities: Barack Obama, David Maraniss, Ethan Nadelmann

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Harvard University

Harvard publishes update from Unabomber in alumni book

BOSTON – Harvard University alumni attending their 50th class reunion this week are getting updates on classmates, but one person stands out among those sharing news about career moves, retirements and grandkids — Unabomber Ted Kaczynski.Kaczynski graduated ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Metronews ]

Entities: Harvard University, United States District Court for the Eastern Di..., US Marshals Service, Mathematician, University of Michigan

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Rafael Viñoly

Artist arrested on fake bomb counts for ‘I Love NY’ installation

NEW YORK – A Japanese-born artist who was setting up an “I Love New York”-themed public art display in Brooklyn was arrested after the wired contraption was mistaken for an explosive device.Takeshi Miyakawa, a visual artist and furniture designer, was ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Metronews ]

Entities: Bomb, Fake, Rafael Viñoly, Donna Lieberman, Architect

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

Egypt

Blind women shine in an Egyptian orchestra

CAIRO – Just from hearing it, it’s like any professional orchestra. But the assembly of white-veiled Egyptian women in matching black gowns has a startling difference. Every woman in the orchestra is blind.The women in Cairo’s Egyptian Blind Girls Chamber ... [ Published May 20 2012 by Metronews ]

Entities: Egypt, Cairo, Education

First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 19 2012 - 1 Documents

Ed Westwick

Ed Westwick: TV Romeo turned movie star

CANNES, France – From the Upper Eastside to the south of France – via medieval Italy – Ed Westwick is on the move.The “Gossip Girl” star was in Cannes on Saturday to celebrate a new movie, “Romeo and Juliet,” at a champagne reception on the beach.Filmed ... [ Published May 19 2012 by Metronews ]

Entities: Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl, Cannes (France)

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 19 2012 - 1 Documents

Stephen Harper

Kingston artist paints Harper in the nude

TORONTO – It’s the prime minister as you’ve never seen him before.A painting by Kingston, Ont.,-based artist Margaret Sutherland depicting Stephen Harper in the nude is creating a stir.“Emperor Haute Couture” shows the prime minister reclining on a chaise ... [ Published May 18 2012 by Metronews ]

Entities: Stephen Harper, Kingston (Jamaica), Margaret Sutherland

First Reported May 12 2012 - Updated May 13 2012 - 1 Documents

Franklin D Roosevelt

WWII battleship becoming Californian naval museum

RICHMOND, Calif. – Firing its 16-inch (41-centimetre) guns in the Arabian Sea, the U.S.S. Iowa shuddered. As the sky turned orange, a blast of heat from the massive guns washed over the battleship. This was the Iowa of the late 1980s, at the end of its ... [ Published May 12 2012 by Metronews ]

Entities: Iowa (United States), World War II, Franklin D Roosevelt, US Maritime Administration, San Pedro (United States)

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 11 2012 - 1 Documents

Man buys signed Picasso print for $14 at thrift store, sells for thousands

COLUMBUS, Ohio – An unemployed Ohioan was browsing at his local thrift store for items he could restore and resell when he spotted a Picasso poster with the word “Exposition” written across the front, some French words, and the image of a warped round ... [ Published May 10 2012 by Metronews ]

Entities: Columbus (Ohio, United States), Christie's, Vallauris (France)

First Reported May 08 2012 - Updated May 08 2012 - 1 Documents

Illegal movie download trial starts in Germany

BERLIN – The alleged head of an illegal movie downloading platform is going on trial in Germany.Prosecutors accuse the man, identified only as Dirk B., of breaching copyright laws in about 1.1 million cases.The Leipzig state court in eastern Germany, ... [ Published May 08 2012 by Metronews ]

Entities: Germany, prison, State Court, Leipzig

First Reported Apr 27 2012 - Updated Apr 27 2012 - 1 Documents

NDP slams cuts to N.L. Arts Council

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador NDP member Gerry Rogers says she’s been inundated with messages from all over the province about the cut to funding to the province’s Arts Council.The Art Council’s funding was cut by $33,000 in this year’s ... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Metronews ]

Entities: Gerry Rogers

First Reported Apr 26 2012 - Updated Apr 26 2012 - 1 Documents

Black memoir up for business book award

TORONTO – Conrad Black’s critical account of the U.S. justice system has been nominated for a National Busines Book Award.“A Matter of Principle,” published by McClelland & Stewart Ltd., is one of three books nominated for the $20,000 prize.It’s up against ... [ Published Apr 26 2012 by Metronews ]

Entities: Conrad Black, McClelland & Stewart, Pamela Wallin, Peter Mansbridge

First Reported Apr 25 2012 - Updated Apr 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Philadelphia Orchestra announces China tour

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Orchestra is travelling to China next month for concerts in preparation for the anniversary of its historic China visit in 1973.The orchestra said Wednesday it will perform in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Guangzhou from ... [ Published Apr 25 2012 by Metronews ]

Entities: China, Eugene Ormandy, Tianjin, Chapter 11, Guangzhou

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