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Md. Hatchet suspect is son of Bush White House official
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The son of a former aide to President George W. Bush is charged in Maryland with killing a man with a hatchet. Montgomery County police on Friday arrested 20-year-old Claude Alexander Allen III. The killing occurred at a Gaithersburg home that property records show is owned by Allen's father, Claude A. Allen. The Bush adviser pleaded guilty to theft in 2006. ...
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Los Angeles Kings vs San Jose Sharks Live Stream Free Watch Online Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 Hockey
San Jose Sharks' Logan Couture (39) reacts after scoring the game-winning goal against Los Angeles Kings in the overtime period during Game 3 of their NHL Western Conference semifinal playoff hockey game in San Jose, California, May 18, 2013. Los Angeles Kings vs San Jose Sharks takes place in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 on Thursday night with the series all square at 2-2 and everything ...
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Deaf woman comes to the rescue of deaf dog
A deaf woman in New York state adopted a deaf pit bull, rescued from North Carolina where it was left chained up in a backyard - and unnamed - because the hound's handicap. WGRZ's Theresa Deluca ...
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Corporate America Blind to gender discrimination
How can a company expect to survive, let alone thrive, if half of its talent pool is excluded from key positions? Most companies can't even recognize they have a problem with gender ...
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Mariahs dress pops open on TV
Mariah Carey suffered a major wardrobe malfunction on live TV on Friday morning after her dress popped open as she prepared to perform on Good Morning America. The hitmaker donned a sequin Versace frock for her appearance on as part of the program's summer concert series in Central Park, but the zipper to her form-fitting gown split down Carey's back as she spoke with anchor Lara ...
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Americas oldest veteran to spend quiet Memorial Day at Texas home
World War II veteran Richard Overton, left, is seen in his Army uniform in an undated photograph provided by the City of Austin. Overton, 107, sits outside his Texas home earlier this month. (AP/Austin American ...
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Fitch to Confirm AAAF1+ Ratings on New York City GO Bonds 2006 Ser I Subser I-4 I-5 I-6
Macao Banks' Rapid China Growth Alters Risk Profiles Macao banks could see their risk profiles weaken as their exposure to China continues to climb.Fitch Ratingsexpects credit growth to accelerate to 30% in 2013 from 26% in 2012, primarily led by China-related trade financing. Generally Chinese exposures are driven by parent referrals and associated risk is adequately mitigated with ...
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Cannes Sony Pictures Classics Acquires The Lunchbox for North America
, a mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together by leaving notes in a lunchbox, but their fantasy gradually threatens to overwhelm ...
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There Are As Many Reasons As The Population of New York For Using “Dictionary of Numbers”
Dictionary of Numbers is a Chrome extension that mitigates this condition by allowing users to insert equivalences in real-world terms. It would be one thing to just mention that a military measure would require $8.2 billion; but it adds a whole new layer of context to mention that that a military measure would require the net worth of Fox head honcho Rupert ...
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Earthquake multiple aftershocks jolt Californians
GREENVILLE, Calif. An earthquake in far northeastern California did not injure anyone but did cause moderate damage, including to a water tank that supplies hundreds of homes with drinking water, local authorities said Friday. Plumas County Sheriff Greg Hagwood said the magnitude-5.7 quake sent items tumbling from grocery store shelves and downed chimneys when it hit at 8:47 p.m. Thursday. The ...
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Video Jodi Arias full statement to jury
In Full: Jodi Arias, seeking to avoid the death penalty, makes her case for a life sentence in a statement to the same jury that convicted her of first-degree ...
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Rand Paul Impresses Iowa Voters Still Loses to Hillary Clinton
Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo Hillary Clinton sits at the top of the pack in a new poll of Iowa voters, but her closest competition is firebrand Republican Sen. Rand Paul of ...
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Jennifer Hudson To Be ‘American Idol’ Judge
CHICAGO (CBS) – E! News has confirmed that the first "American Idol" alum turned judge will be Chicago's Jennifer Hudson. She's has signed a deal to join the judges panel for season 13 this fall, and the other two spots may be filled by former Idol contestants Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert or Clay ...
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Minnesota loan program targets American Indian entrepreneurs
A Red Lake tribal member has opened a new restaurant in Bemidji with the help of a little-known state loan program targeting American Indian entrepreneurs. Given the high rates of high school dropouts and unemployment on the reservation, Marv Hanson hopes to be a role model for American Indians who want to start their own businesses. Hanson started The Marvelous Fish House and Market in ...
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Nahyan bin Mubarak attends Gala Dinner hosted by American University of Beirut
WAM ABU DHABI, May 24th, 2013 (WAM)--Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, has stressed that the UAE was committed to asserting the role of universities to achieve the socio-economic development in line with the clear vision of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in this respect. The remark came during the annual gala ...
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Embraer sees American closing out U.S. regional jet cycle
Fri May 24, 2013 12:25pm EDT * For other news from Reuters Latin America Investment Summit, click here * CEO says one big U.S. order left, after winning 3 in 4 * Options in recent deals to cover much of remaining demand * Planemaker doesn't need more capital to finance new E-Jets (Updates with quotes, details on renewed E-Jet lineup) By Brad Haynes, Cesar Bianconi and Roberta Vilas ...
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Developer buys 67 acres in Southwest Miami-Dade for $14.5M
A Miami-based home developer purchased 67 acres in Southwest Miami-Dade County for $14.51 million. Fortune Land Development, managed by Elvis Rodriguez in Miami, sold the property to Venetian by Luxcom, which is managed by Oscar Barbara. The property is on the west side of Southwest 157th Ave. (Newton Road) at Southwest 176th Street in the Richmond West area. It is within the Venetian Parc ...
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Obama Sexual assault threatens trust in military
President Barack Obama speaks at the commencement ceremony for the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 24, 2013. The president urged new graduates to exhibit honor and courage in tackling incidents of sexual assault as they assume leadership positions in the military. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez ...
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This Week in the Civil War
Union forces acted this week in 1863 in a coordinated onslaught against Confederates holding Port Hudson, La., bidding to dislodge them while Ulysses S. Grant ratcheted up his offensive against the heavily fortified city of Vicksburg, further up the Mississippi River. The Union on May 27, 1863, unleashed assaults on Confederate fortifications at Port Hudson, only to be pushed back. Federal ...
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Oversize load causes bridge collapse
In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, a man is seen sitting atop a car that fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge there minutes earlier Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Francisco ...
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Paul McCartney and Wings Remaster Wings Over America - Album Premiere
Paul McCartney and Wings embarked on their memorable "Wings Over America" tour – and next week, their classic 1976 live album from that journey will be rereleased as a remastered version with new bonus material. This deluxe take ...
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Why Anthony Weiner Shouldnt Bank on Forgiveness in the New York Mayoral Race
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner's bid for a second chance in politics is not evincing much sympathy from New Yorkers, starting right at the top. "Shame on us" if the disgraced Democrat is elected mayor of New York City, Gov. ...
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Miami foreclosure rate down but still high
Foreclosure rates in the greater Miami area remain astonishingly high, but theyre headed in the right direction.In March, 13.25 percent of the outstanding mortgages in the Miami, Miami Beach and Kendall area were in some stage of the foreclosure process, according to CoreLogic. That was down from 17.51 percent a year earlier. But it was dramatically higher than the national foreclosure rate of ...
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Water-supply problem shuts down Miami Dade College North Campus
Classes are canceled Friday at the North Campus of Miami Dade college “due to problems with the municipal water supply.”Classes at other campuses and at the Carrie P. Meek Center are open. North Campus classes will resume Tuesday, after the holiday, administrators ...
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Report 1 in 9 American bridges structurally deficient
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - The bridge collapse in Washington comes days after a new report released by the American Society of Engineers, which called one in nine bridges in the country "structurally deficient." It should be noted, ...
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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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