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Telegraph, 23.04.13 23:34 UTC

Maria Miller tells arts world to show how it is boosting the economy

Arts organisations will in future have to prove that they benefit the UK economy or face having their public funding withdrawn, Maria Miller will warn.

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 16:17 UTC

Pacers' Paul George wins NBA's Most Improved Award

Pacers forward Paul George spent the past summer turning himself into a better player.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, 22.04.13 06:03 UTC

They lived the dream ... then tried to destroy it

He married into a world of carports and clapboard houses that for so many immigrants embodies the American dream, and yet even as he did so, Tamerlan Tsarnaev was apparently preparing to destroy what ...

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Seattle Times, 21.04.13 15:43 UTC

Kebede wins London Marathon amid tight security

Tsegaye Kebede claimed a second London Marathon title on Sunday, cheered through the streets by thousands of spectators reassured by enhanced security at the first major race since the twin bombings at the Boston event.

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Telegraph, 21.04.13 11:16 UTC

London marathon: runners defiant in the shadow of terrorism

As the crowds weaved their way through the dappled sunlight in Greenwich Park this morning, there was little sense that the Boston bombings had overshadowed today's marathon.

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Telegraph, 20.04.13 18:32 UTC

Boston bomber arrested: Tamerlan Tsarnaev's hateful rage behind American dream

He married into a world of car-ports and clap-board houses that for so many immigrants embodies the American dream, and yet even as he did so, Tamerlan Tsarnaev was apparently preparing to destroy what he had once heralded as a great gift.

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Daily Mail, 20.04.13 12:13 UTC

'I like the USA': Slain Boston bomber was promising Golden Gloves boxer who turned to radical Islam after failing to fit in even after becoming US citizen

PUBLISHED: 15:04 GMT, 19 April 2013 | UPDATED: 11:19 GMT, 20 April 2013 The older of the two Chechen brothers accused of the Boston marathon bombings had once dreamed of representing the US in the ...

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Chigago Tribune, 19.04.13 20:10 UTC

Chicago boxer faced marathon suspect in the ring -- and won

A Chicago boxer hoping to go pro faced one of the Boston Marathon suspects in the ring in 2009 and beat him to go on to the Golden Gloves finals.Lamar Fenner's record was 24-0 when he fought Tamerlan ...

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Telegraph, 18.04.13 16:59 UTC

Sir Chris Hoy retires as Britain's most decorated Olympian

SIR Chris Hoy, Britain s most decorated Olympian, has announced his retirement from international cycling after a glittering 19-year career on the track.

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Seattle Times, 18.04.13 14:24 UTC

Memories of safe Olympics assure London runners

Any anxiety runners have about competing in the London Marathon after the Boston bombings is being allayed by the successful security measures at last year's Olympics.

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