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A criminal's caper has Russians shaking their heads
MOSCOW — The Russian underworld calls him "Sportsman" for his physical strength and stamina. Police identify him as "High-Tech" because of his allegedly ingenious ways of stealing luxury cars. Now Igor Lovygin has captivated Russia for daring...Tags: Saint Petersberg (Russia), Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Igor (movie), Russia
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Trial opens for Russia opposition leader, who calls claims absurd
MOSCOW — One of Russia’s most prominent opposition leaders went on trial Wednesday, proclaiming his innocence but predicting that the case will lead to a lifetime ban on his participation in Russian electoral politics. “Any independent...
Tags: Civil Rights, Elections, Human Rights, Politics, Trials
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Massive manhunt for suspect in killing of six in Russia
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.MOSCOW--Thousands of police and volunteers fanned out over the Russian city of Belgorod on Tuesday, hunting for a 32-year-old ex-convict who is suspected in the shooting deaths of six people, two of them teenage girls. The massive manhunt ranged through...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Prisons, Riots, Heart Attack
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Russia's Putin calls Boston attack 'disgusting'
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday began a U.S.-Russian youth hockey game opening the world championship competition by declaring a minute of silence for the casualties of the Boston bombings and the West, Texas, explosion. “In...
Tags: Vladimir Putin, Pakistan, Human Rights, Politics, Russia
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Van Cliburn dead: American piano virtuoso was Cold War hero, cultural icon
Van Cliburn, the immensely talented American piano virtuoso with the down-home charm and big romantic style, whose gold-medal win at the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958 at the height of the Cold War made him a cultural icon...
Tags: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Entertainment, Russia, Culture, New York City
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Van Cliburn dies at 78; pianist who gave U.S. a Cold War victory
After a tense decade of air raid sirens, duck-and-cover drills and fears of Soviet superiority, hope for America came in an unlikely form in the late 1950s: a lanky, 23-year-old Texan with a head full of curls and huge hands that ranged across a piano...
Tags: Entertainment, Russia, Awards and Prizes, Heroism, Crime, Law and Justice
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Van Cliburn, pianist 'who conquered Russia,' dies at 78
Van Cliburn, a little-known pianist who in 1958 dazzled the music world by winning an international piano competition in Moscow, died Wednesday of bone cancer at his home in Fort Worth, Texas, said his publicist, Mary Lou Falcone. A child prodigy,...
Tags: New York City, Music Industry, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Entertainment, Music
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Street artist Pasha P183, known as the 'Russian Banksy,' has died
The street artist known as the “Russian Banksy,” Pasha P183, has been found dead in Moscow, according to reports. He was 29. Teatralnoye Delo theatrical production company, which had commissioned the artist to create a mural for its...
Tags: Entertainment, Music, Fine Artists, Russia, Arts and Culture
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Orpheum Theatre adds 5 new shows to 2013 lineup
The Orpheum Theatre is pleased to announce the addition of five shows in 2013. The acts, to be held at the Orpheum Theatre at 200 N. Broadway, will feature musical favorites Pat Benatar, Aaron Neville and Taj Mahal, along with psychic medium John Edward...
Tags: MTV (tv network), Music Theater, Services and Shopping, Entertainment, The Rolling Stones (music group)
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Russian officials can't track all wage-earners, or income taxes
MOSCOW -- The Russian government has no idea how about 44% of the country’s registered workers are making a living, a top official said Wednesday. Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets said the government is unaware of what’s happening with...Tags: Employees, Russia, Career and Workplace, Personal Income
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'Star Wars' today: What would Reagan do?
President Reagan stunned fellow citizens and the world 30 years ago this month with a dramatic announcement that the United States would develop and deploy a system capable of intercepting and destroying strategic ballistic missiles. Like President...
Tags: Defense, Politics, John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, Nuclear Weapons
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Van Cliburn was a Cold War cultural ambassador
Van Cliburn, the lanky Texan pianist who died Wednesday at 78, was an unofficial cultural ambassador for the United States during much of the Cold War. His win at the 1958 International Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow made him a beloved musical figure...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Russia, Ronald Reagan, Mikhail S Gorbachev
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