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Suspect in killing of officer found dead in cell
A year and a half before the Boston Marathon bombing, the man Tamerlan Tsarnaev called his best friend died in a grisly crime: He was one of three men found nearly decapitated in an apartment, their throats slashed ear to ear, marijuana sprinkled over their ...
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Unusual condition seen before Conn. train wreck
Train service from New York to Boston was back on schedule Wednesday on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways, five days after a derailment in Connecticut injured scores of commuters and damaged ...
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Feds pull plug on Paducah plant 1000 jobs lost
FRANKFORT, Ky. - The U.S. Department of Energy rejected a proposal Friday that would have extended operations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant.The decision means some 1,100 employees will lose their jobs, drawing immediate reactions from Kentucky's top political leaders.U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear were among those who ...
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Brookfield Square adds Body Central Torrid and Glitter loses New York and Company
Women's apparel retailer New York and Company is closing its Brookfield Square mall store, and the space will be divided to accommodate two new stores. One side of the New York and Company space will filled by young women's retailer Body Central, while the other will house a relocated Champs shoe and sportswear store, Scott S. Oleson, manager of Brookfield Square, said Friday. Both ...
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Citi Bikes land in New York what to expect from the long-awaited scheme
New York in the early hours of Friday, greeted with a combination of curiosity, puzzlement, and not a little suspicion.Which is hardly surprising, as it's not been plain cycling so far. Residents of the West Village think the docking stations will destroy the area's historic character. In Brooklyn, treasured parking spots have been usurped. Tabloid columnists fear the city's ...
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Did Hillary Clinton Push Sale of Stinger Missiles to al-Qaeda in Benghazi
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends the Libya contact group meeting in Istanbul. Two former U.S. diplomats are reporting that whistleblowers are getting ready to reveal information that might turn the simmering Benghazi scandal into an explosive fiasco for both former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Barack Obama.According to ...
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No Limits No Culture Portents of a Post-Christian America
While that leaves thirty-eight states that haven't redefined marriage, we shouldn't deceive ourselves. As Rod Dreher recently pointed out in "The American Conservative," historians will one day remember our time as "a cultural revolution."Now to students of history, that phrase "cultural revolution" brings to mind Mao's attempt to re-invent Chinese ...
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Boy has a cow after pricey pet calf runs away
A boy in New Hampshire saved up birthday and Christmas money to buy a calf to enter into the local 4H competition. But soon after the baby bovine was delivered to his family's farm, it ran away -- leaving him out of the money he spent. WHDH's Sarah French ...
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Girl calls out McDonalds for tricking kids into eating junk food
During the annual McDonald's shareholder meeting, 9-year-old Hannah Robertson, whose mother is reportedly a children's nutrition activist, got the first question for CEO Don Thompson, accusing him of duping kids with marketing into eating junk food. Mika Brzezinski ...
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Exclusive NY attorney general says more evidence banks violated mortgage pact
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said there is mounting evidence that Bank of America Corp, Wells Fargo and Co and other banks violated the terms of a settlement designed to end mortgage servicing ...
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About New York Turning Lives Around and Saving Money Too
"I'd have them come around the store and order a sandwich or something, and stuff it in the sandwich when I wrapped it," Mr. Ramos said this week. "Or when I gave a book of matches. Be creative when giving it to them, instead of just being ...
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America Where the Poor Dont Get Holidays Off
The funny thing about national holidays in the United States is that they're not really national holidays. Unlike the rest of the developed world, we don't guarantee every worker paid time off. Not for summer vacations. Not for Christmas. Not for Memorial Day. So while most of us will be kicking back with beer and overcooked burgers this long weekend, many will still be on the clock ...
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Sandy who Jersey shore opens for summer seven months after storm
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New Jersey shore ushered in the unofficial start of summer on Friday, with businesses making last-minute preparations and officials declaring the resort towns ready for visitors seven months after Superstorm ...
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Fitch Affirms Miami Intermodal Center TIFIA Loan at A- Outlook Stable
U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April. However, even at 15.1%, asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch ...
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Watch NJ Cop Accused of Setting Fire to Police Captains Home
New Jersey police officer facing arraignment today on charges that he firebombed a fellow officers home 35 year old Michael dutrow is charged with five counts of attempted murder and aggravated ...
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Missing College Student Found in N.C.
Pennsylvania State Police are looking for University of Rhode Island college student, Matthew Royer who went missing while driving back home to Skippack Township, Pa., May 16, 2013. Anyone with information is asked to contact PSP Skippack at ...
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San Francisco man celebrating birthday shot in downtown Oakland robbery
OAKLAND -- A San Francisco man in downtown Oakland to celebrate his 29th birthday was shot early Friday during a robbery after leaving a nightclub, police said.The suspects did not take anything from the man but did rob a woman with him of her jacket, police said.The man, whose name was not released, was in critical but stable condition with a wound to the lower torso. He is expected to ...
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Gov. Scott To Sign Texting While Driving Bill In Miami
MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Florida's new texting while driving ban will become official on Tuesday at Gov. Rick Scott's bill signing ceremony in Miami. Gov. Scott will sign SB 52, legislation to ban texting while driving at Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School in Miami on Monday ...
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President of the United States Obama said the US is fighting against the Al Qaeda and Taliban and the affiliates
President of the United States Obama said the US is fighting against the Al Qaeda and Taliban; and the affiliates WASHINGTON - President of the United States Barrack Obama said on Thursday the US is in war with Al Qaeda and Taliban and affiliated powers, not with Islam.In his speech at the National Defense University in the US capital Washington D.C., President Obama outlined the changes in US ...
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Mariah Carey has wardrobe malfunction on Good Morning America
Lara Spencer stands on stage and helps Mariah Carey fix a wardrobe malfunction when she performs on the ABC Good Morning America Show at the Rumsey Playfield/SummerStage in Central Park in New York City on May 24, 2013. UPI/John ...
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Jennifer Hudson signs on as American Idol judge
Jennifer Hudson arrives on the red carpet at the 85th Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highlands Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 24, 2013. UPI/Kevin ...
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Obama looking for way to end Americas war on terror
America's perpetual war against terrorism must come to an end, President Barack Obama declared yesterday, as he announced restrictions on drone strikes and a fresh effort to close Guantanamo Bay. In a speech to military and political leaders in Washington, Obama said the United States could not wage "a boundless global war on terror" but must face a new reality where threats came from regional ...
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Chase Bank plans four more South Florida branches BankUnited expands in New York
While JPMorgan Chase Bank is continuing its Florida branch building boom with four more local locations, BankUnited has its eyes set on a new New York City branch. Chase Bank (NYSE: JPB) filed plans with regulators for branches at 4501 Donald Ross Road in Palm Beach Gardens, Miller Drive and Southwest 93rd Court in Miami, Saddle Club Road and Indian Trace in Weston, and 7900 Griffin Road in ...
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Syria targeted Israeli jeep going to rebel village
Syria said it targeted an Israeli vehicle that crossed a ceasefire line into its territory earlier this week, because it was heading toward a village with a large rebel ...
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Broadwell expresses remorse for Petraeus affair
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -; The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the ...
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California prison labor?
California has a famously large budget deficit, budget cuts are being made to a number of state programs and services, but what hasn’t been considered is the cost avoidance potential of the state’s over 40,000 minimum-security prisoner’s, many of whom are already saving the state money by providing labor in return for shorter sentences.
With California budget deficit expected to be somewhere between $12 billion or as high as $25 billion for 2010 alone, state legislators have been anxiously looking for ways to reduce state expenses, cutting budgets wherever possible, but already existing programs operated by the state may present an opportunity for cost-savings in the areas of construction, services and maintenance of buildings and amenities. Read more
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