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The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates for a 7th time in 8 months, but signaled that the rate-cutting may be nearing an end. The federal funds rate was lowered to 2% from 2.25%.
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Scientists at Hewlett-Packard said they have discovered a fourth basic type of electrical circuit that could lead to a computer you never have to boot up. The three fundamental elements of a passive circuit included resistors, capacitors and inductors. In 1971 Leon Chua of the University of California at Berkeley, theorized there should be a fourth called a memory resistor, or memristor, which remembers the direction and the amount of charge that flows through it.
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Afghan security forces raided a Kabul hide-out where militants with suspected links to the attack on President Hamid Karzai were holed up. Seven people died in the pre-dawn raid, including a child.
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Attorney General Robert McClelland said Australian gay and lesbian couples will have the same rights as heterosexuals under new laws but marriage will remain off limits.
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Western Australia state police raided the Perth offices of the Sunday Times, which is published by Australia's largest newspaper publisher, Rupert Murdoch's News Limited. Staff said police were searching for the source of a leak that led to a story alleging the state government planned to use 16 million dollars (14.9 million US) in taxpayer funds on an advertising campaign to help its re-election.
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Canada pledged an extra C$50 million ($49.5 million) for international food aid and said it would also allow its money to be used to buy food abroad and not tie it to purchases of Canadian produce.
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Syncrude Canada's operations were under investigation by environmental regulators after as many as 500 birds landed in the waste water in the oil sands region of northern Alberta.
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MAY, 21
- Current / Future Events
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1987 –
Alipate Carlile, Australian rules footballer
1987 –
Nikki Webster, Australian entertainer
1987 –
Rohit Sharma, Indian cricketer
1985 –
Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American singer and call girl
1984 –
Shawn Daivari, American professional wrestler and manager
1983 –
Tatjana Hüfner, German luger
1983 –
Troy Williamson, American football player
1982 –
Cleo Higgins, British singer and actress
1982 –
Drew Seeley, Canadian actor and singer
1982 –
Kirsten Dunst, American actress
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April, 30
- Births
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2008,
John Cargher, Australian radio broadcaster (b. 1919)
2007,
Grégory Lemarchal, French singer (b. 1983)
2007,
Kevin Mitchell, American football player (b. 1971)
2007,
Tom Poston, American actor (b. 1921)
2007,
Gordon Scott, American actor (b. 1927)
2007,
Zola Taylor, American singer (b. 1938)
2006,
Lawrence Patrick, Biomechanics Professor, crash test subject (b. 1920)
2006,
Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Indonesian novelist (b. 1925)
2005,
Ron Todd, TGWU General Secretary (1985 Apr 30 1992) (b. 1927)
2003,
Peter 'Possum' Bourne, New Zealand race car driver (b. 1956)
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April, 30
- Deaths
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