When he lifted off last Thursday afternoon, climbing aloft on a column of hellfire that made his puny Atlas look like a sparkler, the nation paid attention in a way it hadn't in decades.

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Last she heard on Thursday afternoon, her loved ones are still missing.

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The release Thursday afternoon of the FOMC minutes from the last Fed meeting contained no major surprises and did not significantly impact the market place.

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"We found out from our friends (on Thursday) afternoon and flew up from Los Angeles last night as soon as we could, " Wendy Higgins-Goodell was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.

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The US stock market had a sharp two-day slide last week, and most of the major averages made their lows Thursday afternoon before turning higher into the close.

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The next conversation I had with Rafa Benitez was last Friday morning when Liverpool had put in a faxed offer to us which we received on Thursday afternoon.

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Police Chief Tom Bergamine told reporters Thursday afternoon that investigators will continue talking with those who were at a Fayetteville bar where Bordeaux was last seen early Saturday.

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