Mr Wride said the Counter-Strike team had recruited a new member who was one of the best players in the world.

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"FSB counter-intelligence agents detained a CIA staff member who had been working under the cover of third political secretary of the US embassy in Moscow, " the FSB said.

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Under outside pressure, the NYSE also last year repealed Rule 390, which for the first time enabled its member firms to freely trade listed equities over the counter, exposing the exchange to the full brunt of competition from Nasdaq and other venues.

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And in Europe, Italian parliament member Fiamma Nirenstein responded to the anti-Israel manifesto with a counter petition.

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John Brennan, a member of President Barack Obama's inner circle and his top counter-terrorism adviser, is to be officially nominated to direct the Central Intelligence Agency.

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Susan Westenberger shared her experiences as a member of the Police Service who has been working closely with schools to counter hatred and discrimination.

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One member, who did not want to be identified, said the move could be counter-productive.

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My member of ground staff was not amused, but ignorant of obstetrics she lacked any reasonable counter-suggestions.

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He became a member of the Society of St Pius X, which had been founded by Archbishop Lefebvre in 1970 to counter the reforms in the Church made by the Second Vatican Council during the previous decade.

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