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- Plane crash in the Bahamas kills eight
- British actor and comedian Sir Norman Wisdom dies aged 95
- Two Chicago schools evacuated as suspicious package found
- Rare 1856 Double Eagle gold coin sells for US$345,000 in California
| Plane crash in the Bahamas kills eight Posted: Wednesday, October 6, 2010 A small twin-engined Cessna 402 crashed into a lake in the Bahamas shortly after take off Tuesday, killing all eight Bahamian occupants. More...   |
| British actor and comedian Sir Norman Wisdom dies aged 95 Posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Tributes are being paid following the announcement late last night that the veteran British actor and comedian, Sir Norman Wisdom, has died at the age of 95. He passed away peacefully at the Abbot's Wood nursing home, Ballasalla, Isle of Man yesterday evening. Following a series of strokes over the last 6 months, his health had declined severely. More... |
| Two Chicago schools evacuated as suspicious package found Posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Officials from the Chicago, Illinois bomb squad and arson squad were earlier a suspicious package found near two Chicago schools which forced their evacuation. It was later determined that the package was dynamite and the bomb and arson unit carried out a successful controlled detonation and issued the all clear at 3:45 p.m. local time. More... |
| Rare 1856 Double Eagle gold coin sells for US$345,000 in California Posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2010 An exceptionally rare coin, which had been hidden in a family collection for over a century, sold at Heritage Auction Galleries Californian Coin Auction for US$345,000. The 1856-O Double Eagle gold coin, rated as XF45+ (XF meaning Extremely Fine) was discovered in July 2010, having been held by a family after it had been held in the James Bullock collection. Given a value in the auctioneer's catalogue of $220,000, it quickly rose past that with the help of the 5,000 bidders Heritage say were involved in the auction. More... |
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