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...The last Mexican forces surrendered to the United States in 1848 — just a few months after gold was first discovered in California....
...On the trail Trump’s man in Vegas Phil Ruffin, a billionaire who repossessed a pet monkey for a Texas department store, is co-owner of the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Las Vegas and a longtime friend...
...At Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the stars are out in force: Will Smith, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Russell Crowe and, by video-link, Tom Cruise and Vin Diesel....
...She made her Met debut as Gilda in the company’s controversial Vegas-style Rigoletto earlier this month....
...But even though the Mayweather v Pacquiao fight of the century has failed to command much pre-fight attention outside the boxing press (if it still exists), it will still generate big money....
...ESA has also developed a smaller launch vehicle, dubbed Vega, which uses a final-stage engine to put satellites into orbit that is built in Ukraine and includes Russian technology....
...The first was Alfonso Cuarón, who a few days later would accept his Golden Globe for best director (Gravity) in Spencer Hart black tie....
...Through its Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysian subsidiaries it has casino interests from New York State to Birmingham in the UK, and Manila to Malaysia via Sydney and Singapore....
...2006 Saumur-Champigny, Loire • Dom Dujac, Premier Cru Aux Malconsorts 2006 Vosne-Romanée • Biondi-Santi, Riserva 2006 Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany • Ch Haut-Brion 1995 Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux • Vega...
...Alfonso Prat Gay, a former central bank president and now opposition deputy, had this to say on television on Monday night: The ball is now in Argentina’s court....
...Masterpieces of Chinese Painting: 700-1900, edited by Zhang Hongxing, V&A Publishing, RRP£40/$60 The world’s oldest painting tradition explored in the glorious catalogue to the V&A’s current, once-in-a-lifetime...
...David Thomson is author of ‘The Big Screen’ (Allen Lane, £25) ‘Hollywood Costume’ is at the V&A, London, October 20-January 27 2013, www.vam.ac.uk...
...Or, in US Treasury Department-ese, “no major trading partner of the United States met the standards identified in Section 3004 of the Act during the period covered in the Report.”...
...Source: United Country Colorado Brokers …………………………………………………………….....
...Twilight, Romney v Obama....
...“I don’t know where all those bodies are going to come from,” said Manny Diaz, former mayor of Miami....
...Sebald; Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather; A House for Mr Biswas by V.S....
...A judge in Regina v....
...Start holidays in the Virgin Holidays v-room lounge at Gatwick airport, £17 per adult, £10 per child. www.vhiphotels.co.uk or tel: 0844 573 2460...
...We had to try hard at this tourist hot spot to resist the temptation to invest in white “Vegas Elvis” jump suits and satisfied ourselves with fridge magnets instead....
...Sergio J V Gasparian, Sao Paulo, Brazil DT: No I don’t think that in the coming 2-3 years emerging economies will need to withstand a serious debt crisis....
...Bar an excursion to Las Vegas, there is none of the location-hopping of Pynchon’s other books. The mood is nostalgic. Dope smoke and rock songs float from the pages....
...@CES, Las Vegas – What matters most about media is how easy it is to manage and move around. That is the animating principle behind both Cisco and Microsoft’s view of the digital home....
...The dramatis personae of Obama v McCain included Joe the Plumber, Joe Sixpack and vice-president elect Joe Biden....
...And it wasn’t just the historical stereotypes designer Karl Lagerfeld was celebrating: he also gave some sartorial cheers for Las Vegas, courtesy of some knee-high sparkling silver boots, and Los Angeles...
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