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Here’s What Happened Today: Tuesday

Today everyone’s talking about the Seanad voting ‘no’, the Halawa siblings and the arrest in Dromore.

NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a roundup of today’s news.

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#ATLANTA: A man was arrested after gunfire at a school – all children are safe.
#UK: British government forced the Guardian to destroy wikileaks hard drives.
#BOSTON: The bombing suspect had multiple gunshot wounds and a fractured skull.
#AUSTRALIA: Over 100 people rescued from sinking asylum-seeker boat off Australia.
#US: Whistleblower Bradley Manning will be sentenced tomorrow.
#LONDON: William and Kate release first official family portrait with baby George.
#NEW ORLEANS: Crime writer Elmore Leonard dies at the age of 87.
#ARTIC/ANTARTIC: NASA took these incredible images of the planet’s polar regions.

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    Aug 20th 2013, 9:25 PM

    In other news –

    My mate and his wife are the proud parents of a baby boy. NICE!

    20/08/2013 is a marked day.

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    Aug 20th 2013, 9:28 PM

    Whoop! Any name?

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    Aug 21st 2013, 11:02 AM

    Great wrap up of the day before I hit the hay

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