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Outrage in Chicago Follows Largest Mass School Closing in US History
The axe has come down in Chicago in the largest mass school closing in US history, an act opponents have called an attempt to further privatize the school system and "neoliberal savagery masquerading as school ...
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San Franciscos Michael Crabtree tears Achilles but not expected to miss entire season
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Coach Jim Harbaugh confirmed that 49ers No. 1 wide receiver Michael Crabtree suffered a torn right Achilles tendon and that Crabtree underwent surgery Wednesday morning. Harbaugh also said that Crabtree is not expected to miss the entire 2013 season, though he declined to give a timetable for Crabtree's return. The injury happened Tuesday during a 7-on-7 drill ...
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U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner Gets Acronym For “Jewish-American Princess” Pulled From Bravo
In a fascinating bit of cross-cultural misalignment, Michael Yaki, a former San Francisco supervisor and now a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, got Bravo to cut the use of the acronym ';JAP,'; which is colloquially used, often in a self-referential way, to stand for ';Jewish-American Princess,'; from its promos for and episodes of a new ...
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New York man held captive for a month in warehouse rescued by police
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police rescued a businessman from a New York City warehouse where he had been held captive for a month by kidnappers who demanded a $3 million ransom from his family in Ecuador, authorities said. Acting on a tip from the victim's mother, police ...
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Our actions are effective says Obama of drone strikes
President Barack Obama talks about whether U.S. drone strikes are successful in most cases while delivering remarks at the National Defense University ...
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Okla. to hold memorial service for tornado victims
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin announces that a memorial and prayer service will be held this Sunday for tornado victims adding, "we can honor those we have lost, pray for those they left behind, and begin to heal ...
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Obama Preference is to capture suspects not use drone strikes
President Barack Obama expands on U.S. policy regarding unmanned aircraft strikes against suspected terrorists as he addresses the National Defense University ...
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Jimmy McMillan on Anthony Weiner
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner has officially announced his run for mayor of New York, joining an experienced field of contenders in the 2013 race. While he may not have the credentials of other candidates, McMillan does have pointed words for former Congressman Anthony ...
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Senate approves Obama nominee to key appeals court
In a break from partisan battles over judicial appointments, the Senate gave bipartisan support to Sri Srinivasan, 46, a political appointee in the Justice Department. The court is one level down from the Supreme Court and Srinivasan is viewed by some as a potential justice on the nation's highest ...
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New York State museum adds Lincoln artifacts to war exhibit
ALBANY, N.Y. – The New York State Museum has added two artifacts to its exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Now in the exhibit, entitled "An Irrepressible Conflict: The Empire State in the Civil War," are the notes taken by two physicians who attended President Abraham Lincoln on his death bed. Also added to the collection is the only existing oil painting ...
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Father of Chechen shot by FBI suspects son was tortured
FBI personnel walk through the complex surrounding the apartment, where Ibragim Todashev was shot and killed by FBI, in Orlando, Florida, May 22, ...
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Searchers find body of second child killed in Minnesota mudslide
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Searchers on Thursday found the body of a second fourth-grader killed when a landslide swept students, who were on a fossil-hunting field trip, into a pit full of water and mud at a park in St. Paul, Minnesota, authorities ...
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Cockroaches evolved to avoid sweetened poison
This image made from video provided by Ayako Wada-Katsumata shows glucose-averse German cockroaches avoiding a dab of jelly, which contains glucose, and favoring the peanut butter. For 30 years, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out sweet-tasting bait mixed with poison. But in the early 1990s, a formerly effective product stopped working. Some cockroaches had lost their ...
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Forecasters warn Up to 6 major storms this season
COLLEGE PARK, Md. Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season. Thursday's outlook calls for 13 to 20 named storms, seven to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and three to six that become major ...
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9-Year-Old Takes On Mayor At School Closings Rally
CHICAGO (CBS) – A 3rd grader from the South Side has become an Internet sensation, after delivering a rousing speech at a rally against school closings earlier this week. WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya reports there have been more than 88,000 views on YouTube of 9-year old Asean Johnson speaking at the podium for nearly three minutes on Monday at a protest rally in Daley ...
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Fardon Nominated To Succeed Fitzgerald As U.S. Attorney
CHICAGO (AP) – The Obama administration has named a private attorney and former federal prosecutor to head the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced the nomination of Zachary Fardon on Thursday. He would replace Patrick Fitzgerald, who stepped down last summer to enter private practice. Fitzgerald rose to national prominence during more than a decade in ...
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Concealed Carry Bill Moves To House Floor But Senate Objects
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A concealed-carry gun deal brokered by House Speaker Michael Madigan cleared a House committee Thursday, but its prospects were unclear across the Capitol in the Senate because of the way it would curb existing local gun laws. The House Judiciary Committee voted 13-3 to send the gun measure to the House floor, where Madigan, a Chicago Democrat, said it would get a ...
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Peak Rock Capital acquires Miami paper maker
An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital has acquired Atlas Paper Mills LLC, a Miami-based tissue paper maker. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, according to a news release. A spokesman for Austin-based Peak Rock declined to reveal the name of the affiliate company. Atlas Paper Mills, founded in 1981, manufactures tissue products using 100 percent recycled fiber. It employs 2,000 workers, ...
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Miami Beach to select convention center developer July 8
South Beach ACE is one of the development groups vying for the chance to overhaul the Miami Beach Convention Center. Its plan focuses on orienting the convention center toward the east and developing a small amount of retail, in addition to an 800-room hotel as part of the convention center. Miami Beach commissioners will vote July 8 on which of two developers will overhaul its convention center ...
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White House Fact Sheet on Counterterrorism Policy
Fact Sheet: U.S. Policy Standards and Procedures for the Use of Force in Counterterrorism Operations Outside the United States and Areas of Active Hostilities Since his first day in office, President Obama has been clear that the United States will use all available tools of national power to protect the American people from the terrorist threat posed by al-Qa’ida and its associated ...
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Sailing Americas Cup Panel Suggests New Rules for Safety
The ...
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Pennsylvania Couple Got All Stabby During Argument Over American Idol Finale
While the audience for "American Idol" continues to shrink, Ryan Seacrest will be happy to know that some viewers remain so passionate about the TV show that they'll stab each other while arguing about the program's finale. That is what happened last week in the Red Lion, Pennsylvania home shared by Karen Harrelson, 48, and Gregory Stambaugh, ...
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Tornado Alley lacks basements
>Country star Toby Keith tours the damage in his hometown of Moore, Oklahoma on 'AC360' tonight, 8pm ET. (CNN) -- It's one of the most familiar pieces of advice from authorities to people in the path of a tornado: Get into your basement. Yet few homes in the Oklahoma City area have them -- even though that state is hit by far more powerful tornadoes than most others. "Probably less than one ...
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Obama New guidelines in place for drone strikes
WASHINGTON -; President Barack Obama says he has signed new policy guidelines to oversee when the U.S. can use drone strikes against suspected ...
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Obama cites need to support emerging democracies
WASHINGTON -; President Barack Obama says supporting transitions to democracy in unstable regions like the Middle East will remain a key part of his strategy for fighting ...
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Memorial Bridge is falling down, falling down
The Memorial Bridge linking New Hampshire and Maine is a historical landmark, its been there for over 80 years, but the bridge is old and in this age of recession, expensive repair work versus more valuable replacement may soon see the structure razed and replaced.
The Memorial Bridge that links Portsmouth in New Hampshire to Kittery in Maine is ageing. The through truss lift bridge is over 80 years old and has begun to feel its age in recent years, on the 16th of October, 2009 state authorities issued an emergency closure of the bridge due to essential repairs that were needed and its weight limit has steadily been reduced over the last year or so. Read more
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