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Bill O'Reilly is one of the most recognized and talked-about journalists of our time. With an unparalleled track record as an author and with the #1-rated Fox News show, 'The O'Reilly Factor,' O'Reilly has become a veritable institution of political insight and keen advice. In 'Keep It Pithy,' O'Reilly offers a classic collection of the most memorable ...
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Whats This 26 Year Old Worth
nn"Mobile disrupts personal computers, a market worth billions. Cloud disrupts computer servers and data storage, billions of dollars more. Social may be one of those rare things that is totally new." said Robert Tinker, the chief executive of MobileIron, a mobile device management ...
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Stodden I Have a Sex Tape
Need a break? Check out these three wild stories. Courtney Stodden announced last week she has a sex tape. We can't say we're shocked by that news, but we are a bit shocked ...
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Forbes Earnings Preview American Eagle Outfitters
before it reports its first quarter earnings on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Analysts are expecting American Eagle to come in with earnings of 17 cents per share, 15% less than a year ago when it reported earnings of 20 cents per share. Over the past three months, the consensus estimate has sagged from 25 cents. For the fiscal year, analysts are projecting earnings of $1.49 per share. After being ...
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18-foot python caught near Miami
A Miami man caught a record-setting 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python, larger than the one in this photo, in a rural area of southeast Miami-Dade County. (PHOTO: National Park ...
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DOJs secret subpoena of AP phone records broader than initially revealed
National Investigative Correspondent, NBC News The Justice Department’s secret subpoena for AP phone records included the seizure of records for five reporters' cellphones and three home phones as well as two fax lines, a lawyer for the news organization tells NBC ...
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More severe weather forecasted for Midwest
Tens of millions of people in the Midwest are on edge as forecasters warn severe conditions could continue for the next couple days. NBC News' Jay Gray ...
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High schools take aim at Assassin game
Lebanon High School senior Jeff Taylor, 18, with the water gun he uses to play "Assassin," a game that has been banned at New York City's Hunter College High School and others across the ...
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Marine military dog reunited
Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach and Casey, a golden Labrador, who was his constant companion in Afghanistan, were reunited in a surprise ceremony. WHO's Stephanie Moore ...
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We wont screw it up Yahoo buys New York-based social network Tumblr for $1.1bn as chief executive Marissa Mayer rules out radical changes
The statement from Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer begins with a promise "not to screw it up", whilst assuring users that David Karp will remain CEO and that Yahoo! will "operate Tumblr independently".The deal went through for $1.1 billion (723 million) in cash, a sum justified by Tumblr's impressive numbers as one of the world's fastest growing social-media networks.The ...
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Anger as Barack Obama opens White House door to Burmese President despite recent claims of violence
Just eight months ago, Burma's President was still on a blacklist barring him from travelling to the United States. Now, the ugly past and anxieties about the future were set aside when Thein Sein was welcomed into the White House, becoming the first Burmese head of state to cross the threshold since Lyndon Johnson rolled out the red carpet for the military dictator Ne Win in ...
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Indian-American teen invents device that can charge phone in 20 seconds
Washington: An 18-year-old Indian-American girl has invented a super-capacitor device that could potentially charge a cellphone in less than 20 seconds.Eesha Khare from Saratoga in California was awarded the Young Scientist Award by the Intel Foundation after developing the tiny device that fits inside mobile phone batteries that could allow them to charge within 20-30 seconds.The so-called ...
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White House blogger neglects to report on Obamas Morehouse tribute to MLK
Morehouse and its history, Obama spoke about "the unique sense of purpose that this place has always infused -- the conviction that this is a training ground not only for individual success, but for leadership that can change the world." "Your generation is uniquely poised for success unlike any generation of African Americans that came before it," Obama said. ...
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White House knew extent of IRS scandal in April says report
Barack Obama 's hopes of moving beyond the scandals that have dogged his administration were dashed on Monday, when it was disclosed that the White House had been informed last month about the details of the IRS affair. After being forced on the defensive all last week ...
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How the Obama Administration Talks to Black America
The first lady went to Bowie State and addressed the graduating class. Her speech was a mix of black history and a salute to the graduates. There ...
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Dreamliner 5 things to know
>Editor's note: CNN's Thom Patterson boards the 787 Dreamliner Monday for its first commercial US domestic flight after it was grounded for battery problems. Watch for his report this afternoon on CNN.com and follow his progress on Twitter. Houston (CNN) -- Aviation fans have already named it Dreamliner 2.0. No longer grounded for safety concerns, Boeing's embattled 787 Dreamliner now has a ...
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More poor people now live in U.S. suburbs than cities - study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people living in poverty in U.S. suburbs surpassed the number of poor in cities over the past decade, driven by strong growth in overall suburban populations, according to an analysis released on ...
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Connecticut governor tells commuters to work from home this week while crash repaired
MILFORD, Conn./NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters faced delays and crowded trains on Monday as Metro-North workers scrambled to repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line, caused by the collision of two ...
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Video Watch Massive tornado rips through Carney Okla.
One of several twisters that ripped through Oklahoma and Kansas Sunday night destroyed several mobile homes in a trailer park 35 miles southeast of Oklahoma ...
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Poor in suburbs outnumber those in cities study claims
A man walks down the street collecting cans on October 20, 2011, in Reading, Pennsylvania. Reading, a city that once boasted numerous industries and the nation's largest railroad company, has recently been named America's poorest city with residents over 65,000. According to census data, 41.3 percent of people live below the poverty line in Reading. Reading has about 90,000 residents, ...
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United Airlines resumes 787 Dreamliner flights
United Airlines is getting its 787s back in the air. The planes are flying again after being grounded for four months because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines. The incidents included an emergency landing of one plane, and a fire on another. Federal authorities lifted the grounding order on April 19 but it has taken Boeing, which makes the plane, and the airlines a few more ...
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U.S. govt anthrax adviser was on drugmakers board
Former Navy Secretary Richard Danzig (inset, from September 2000) was on the board of a firm that manufactured an anti-anthrax drug, at the same time he served as an adviser to the Bush and Obama administrations on defending against biowarfare agents. The government has purchased $334 million worth of the drug raxibacumab from his company since ...
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Watch Rhode Island Student Disappears on Drive Home
We've narrowed it down. 300 some miles we narrowed -- down to forty. For -- -- -- forty miles from our house and and we can't find them from here this text message to Matt Reuters mother Thursday night around six is the last one she received from him. Her -- Stanley says a gas station stop in Rhode Island Josie left around 6:30 PM. State police tell the Reuters -- -- office cellphone ...
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Allstate Sues 6 Physicians Medical Corporations in New York
Allstate Insurance Company is seeking to recover $3.8 million against six physicians and five medical professional corporations in its third insurance fraud lawsuit of 2013. Since 2003, Allstate has filed 47 fraud lawsuits in New York State seeking more than $235 million in damages. Allstate alleges that the defendants routinely submitted fraudulent billing for medical examinations and ...
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NFP PC Services Hires 2 Account Executives in New York
NFP Property & Casualty Services (NFPPC) recently hired two account executives in its New York office. NFPPC said Janine Fleury joined the firm as a senior account executive in the commercial lines department, handling a $6 million book of business. For eight years prior to NFPPC, Fleury was employed at York International Agency LLC, specializing in property and casualty lines of business, ...
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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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