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New Yorkers are still feeling the pinch thanks to inflation — as experts just revealed Americans are forking over $709 more per month on common goods than they did just two years ago. Some are scrimping by shopping only when the sales come around — while others, like Yvonne Lindesay have been forced to eat less healthy to contend with rising food costs. “Everything is high as hell,” Lindesay, 67, said Monday. Here’s how other New Yorkers feel about having to tighten their purse strings:

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was hit by some gravel Monday while boarding a campaign bus in London, Ont. As Trudeau went to get on the bus, which was surrounded by angry protesters, small objects could be seen thrown in his direction. A masked Trudeau looked startled before he went into the vehicle. Trudeau later confirmed to reporters on the campaign plane that he was hit by gravel but said he is okay. He compared the incident to when pumpkin seeds were thrown at him. Trudeau's campaign has been the target of protests before, one of which led the campaign to...

<p>At least 15 people have been injured in a suspected suicide bomb attack in Istanbul's main square. The blast rocked the city's central Taksim Square, Turkish television channel NTV reported.</p> <p>The suspected bomber targeted a police vehicle, NTV said.</p> <p>TV footage showed police and ambulances rushing to the scene.</p>

LONDON (AFP) – Britain's new coalition government suffered a blow Saturday when a high-profile finance minister, David Laws, resigned after just 18 days in the job following revelations over his expenses claims. Laws stepped down as Chief Secretary to the Treasury after the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported he had channelled more than 40,000 pounds (57,800 dollars, 47,100 euros) of taxpayers' money in rent to his long-term boyfriend. "I do not see how I can carry out my crucial work on the budget and spending review while I have to deal with the private and public implications of recent revelations," Laws...

Street clashes broke out between rioting youths and police in central Athens today as tens of thousands demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government. Hundreds of masked and hooded youths punched and kicked motorcycle police, knocking several off their bikes, as police responded with volleys of tear gas and stun grenades. The violence spread after the end of the march to a nearby square, where police faced off with stone-throwing anarchists and suffocating clouds of tear gas sent patrons scurrying from open-air cafes. Police say 16 suspected rioters were detained and two officers were injured.

An ex-steward on the Navy frigate at the centre of the Iran kidnap drama is to be court-martialled following a fight involving lesbians, Sky News has learned. The incident involves HMS Cornwall, the ship that saw 15 crew members taken hostage by Iranian forces in March. Although exact details are still unclear, it is known it took place off the ship in Denmark in 2006. It led to the unnamed ex-servicewoman being charged with assaulting two other female crew members. None of those involved is 26-year-old Faye Turney, who was paraded on Iranian TV after being taken hostage on March...

Rocked by Aids, Zulu kingdom now faces even worse foe: incurable TB Doctors fear fresh fight with South African health chiefs for cash to battle new strain Chris McGreal and Tugela Ferry Wednesday September 13, 2006 The Guardian (UK) The first clue to the hidden killer stalking villages in the Zulu kingdom revealed itself at a small rural hospital long besieged by epidemics. Doctors at the Church of Scotland hospital in Tugela Ferry were already grappling with the onslaught of Aids and its partner in death, tuberculosis. But some relief appeared to be in sight when, after years of criticism...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2005 – A combination of rockets and car bombs exploded near the outer walls of the Palestine and Sheraton hotels in downtown Baghdad today, military officials reported. A statement from Multinational Force Iraq said civilian casualties have yet to be determined, but that no coalition forces were injured in the attack. Iraqi security forces and coalition forces are securing the area and bringing order to the bombing site, the statement said. Reportedly, a number of Western journalists stay at the Palestine Hotel. In other Iraq news, Iraqi army troops detained two men and their stash of ordnance...

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