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From Politics & Policy 4:19 am
Yesterday was another down day for the Australian share market, with widespread selling in all sectors apart from the utilities, the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) ended off 101 points to 4,214 points.
From Society 3:18 am
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Kennedy, was found dead in her Mount Kisco, N.Y., home on in an apparent suicide by hanging, ABC News reported. The 52-year-old's body was found on Wednesday afternoon. RadarOnline.com reported that Mary Kennedy was "depressed and despondent" before her death.
From Society 3:17 am
Trayvon Martin died from a single gunshot wound to the chest fired from “intermediate range,” according to an autopsy report.
From Politics & Policy 1:53 am
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The AUD is trading just above USD0.9900 this morning after falling to a low close to USD0.9870 overnight.
From Society 1:02 am
The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, on Monday received the annual Templeton Prize at St Paul's Cathedral in London. Here are some motivational quotes meant to inspire inner peace from the Dalai Lama, as heard in a public speech he delivered in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 15 this year.
From Politics & Policy 1:01 am
True to recent form, Greece remained the primary directive overnight for currencies overnight with the global bid for safety promoting losses across the risk spectrum.
From Politics & Policy 12:50 am
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for a fourth straight day as confusion over Greece's political future extended the recent stock slide. The blue-chip Dow lost 33.45 points, or 0.26%, to 12598.55, to finish at the day's lows.
From Politics & Policy 12:07 am
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, announced Wednesday he has decided against moving across the country and running for Congress in Washington state.
From Society 11:33 pm
Mary Kennedy, wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is dead, an employee of the Westchester County, N.Y., medical examiner's office said Wednesday.
From Politics & Policy 11:06 pm
The state of Vermont became on Wednesday the first in the United States to ban the controversial natural gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing or fracking.