At her eight-minute hearing Wednesday, Brooks, the former top executive of Murdoch's British newspaper group, spoke only to confirm her address and was ordered to appear in Southwark Crown Court on June 22.

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The 83-year-old, from Wilmslow in Cheshire, spoke only to confirm his name and address during the hearing.

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The men, who have previously been charged with fraud offences linked to Miss Waugh's disappearance, spoke only to confirm their names and address.

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Flanked by two police officers, Michael Adebowale spoke to confirm his name, his address and that he was aware of the charges against him.

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Lee, who only spoke to confirm his name, age, address and guilty pleas at North Somerset Magistrates' Court, was granted conditional bail.

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When both of these are potentially in the public eye, that creates understandable concerns that a rogue agent could hike someone's rates without consent -- even the email address BT uses to confirm changes is only chosen on the spot, which could keep the change a secret early on.

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So I hope that the Senate will act swiftly to confirm Tom so we can work together to address all these concerns.

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Mr McDonald, who spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address, was ordered to re-appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 25 September.

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Once the purchasing tweet is sent out, Amex will ask the user to confirm in a second tweet and then they will charge the card and ship it to the address they have on record.

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