Test driver Pedro de la Rosa will give the McLaren its debut in a private test at Portugal's Algarve circuit on Saturday - the first of a series of critical tests before the start of the new season in Melbourne, Australia on 29 March.

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals allowed a group of private citizens, proponents of the proposition, to step in and defend the law in court.

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Security in the capital, protected by a network of close circuit cameras and tens of thousands of police officers and private security guards, is not likely to deteriorate any time soon.

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American hedge fund billionaire Steven Cohen bypassed the auction circuit to snap up the year's priciest piece of art via a private sale.

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Their retro-fitted private planes loop from the city of Arusha to the smudged bush airstrips found in the northern circuit of great game-watching national parks.

BBC: On the hunt with Hemingway

This rapid cultural development has made Shanghai an important destination on the international art circuit: The Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai Biennale, Museum of Contemporary Art and countless new private galleries, though young, are turning it into a contemporary arts hub to rival China's capital, Beijing.

CNN: Shanghai bids to be 'Paris of the East' once more

Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit was the first appellate court to reach a decision on whether the Commerce Clause authorizes Congress to force private citizens to purchase healthcare insurance under penalty of federal law.

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