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  • India-US Homeland Security dialogue to begin today

    The four-day India-US Homeland Security dialogue between Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and his American counterpart Janet Napolitano will begin here today. Threats from terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and al-Qaeda, illicit financing and transnational crimes are high on their agenda. Both the sides are expected to take stock of the existing mechanisms such as the Joint Working Group on ...

  • Tornadoes tear through central US

    Tornadoes tore through three central American states of Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa with baseball-sized hail and wind blasts ripping roofs off homes and turning trees to matchsticks, as severe weather swept the region. A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted Sunday night on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas and a second confirmed one was seen near Edmond, Oklahoma, the ...

  • Alleged unmasked CIA agent leaves Russia

    Ryan Fogle, the man Russia's security services claimed to have captured last week as he tried to recruit a Russian to spy for the US, left Moscow Sunday, a media report said. Fogle checked in on a flight at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, NTV said. The Russian foreign ministry had earlier declared Fogle, a third secretary at the US Embassy in Moscow, persona non grata for "activity incompatible ...

  • Sarah Michelle Gellar shares best parenting advice

    Sarah Michelle Gellar shared her best parenting advice ever as she showed up at the CBS Upfront event for her new comedy series, The Crazy Ones, in New York City. When it comes to her parenting style, the Vampire Slayer actress said she likes to keep it simple, Us magazine reported. The mom of two told the publication that her parenting tip is not too original but it works. The 36-year-old ...

  • Quotations of the day

    Quotations of the day "Tomorrow's commute will be extremely challenging. Residents should plan for a week's worth of disruptions."- Conn. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, saying the aftermath of Friday's commuter train collision will cause traffic problems in his ...

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The Times of Harvey Milk [Blu-Ray]

The Times of Harvey Milk [Blu-Ray]

The Times of Harvey Milk begins in a moment of grief and shock: The very first images we see are from news cameras recording in almost uncomfortable close-up the face of Dianne Fienstein, then-president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, announcing that ... ...

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  • Arias returns to court for penalty phase of trial

    FILE - Jodi Arias cries as Steven Alexander, brother of murder victim Travis Alexander, makes his "victim impact statement" to the jury in this Thursday, May 16, 2013 file photo, during the penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias returns to court Monday May 20, 2013 for the continuation of her trial after being convicted of murder in ...

  • Discovery Channels North America – in pictures

    North America's diverse climate, geography and wildlife are the subject of an impressive new series on the Discovery Channel. It is narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor and spans the continent from the Canadian Rockies to the jungles of ...

  • Gay man gunned down in New York

    The man who police say hurled homophobic slurs at a gay man on a Manhattan street before firing a single fatal shot at his head appeared in court on Sunday to face a charge of murder as a hate ...

  • See The San Francisco Symphony Perform Outdoors

    Catch the San Francisco Symphony performing at the new America's Cup Pavilion on July 20th. It's the Best of Tchaikovsky performance with violinist Nicola ...

  • Foodie Chap With Chef Renee Cade of The Palace Hotel San Francisco

    Chef Renee Cade’s diverse background has inspired her innovative pastry style. The daughter of a diplomat, she was born in Japan and moved to Hawaii at a young age. As a child she used to cook with her mother in their family kitchen. Renee’s mother was an excellent cook who loved to try new recipes. Renee was a finicky eater as a child, but her mother always encouraged her to taste ...

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