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Chicago Board of Ed votes to close 50 schools
CHICAGO -; The Chicago Board of Education voted Wednesday to close 50 schools and programs, an ambitious plan that has sparked protests and lawsuits and could help define - for better or worse - Mayor Rahm Emanuel's term in ...
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And the best and worst airlines in America are...
Spirit Airlines came in last place in a Consumer Reports ranking of America's best airlines. These days when most airlines are turning people off with their excessive fees and crowded flights, Virgin America is getting some of the highest customer satisfaction scores any airline has seen in years. According to ...
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Okla. victims find pets photos through social media
Clean-up volunteers are turning to Facebook and other social media sites to reunite the victims of the Moore, Okla., tornado with everything from sentimental wedding and baby pictures to family pets. NBC's Janet Shamlian ...
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Pickering agrees to be questioned over State Department’s Benghazi probe
WASHINGTON - The retired U.S. diplomat who co-chaired an internal State Department review of the 2012 terrorist attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on Wednesday ended his refusal to submit to a closed-door interview with a Republican-led House committee that is investigating the assault. No date was set for the private deposition of retired Ambassador Thomas Pickering by staff of ...
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Missouri-American Water request approved to adjust ISRS
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KSDK) - The Missouri Public Service Commission says they have approved Missouri-American Water Company's request to adjust the infrastructure system replacement surcharge (ISRS) for St. Louis County customers. The ISRS change was requested to reflect infrastructure replacement costs made by the company since last summer that are not currently included in rates. St. ...
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Miami Hurricanes Set to Improve NCAA Standing
The second season begins Thursday for the University of Miami baseball team. And judging by the national RPI rankings released by the NCAA, the Hurricanes would be hard-pressed to find a better tune-up for the NCAA tournament than the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. All eight of the teams that qualified for the ACC tourney are ranked in the top 20 in RPI -- the most from any ...
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Latin America Haiti Guatemala Paraguay With Highest Malnutrition
UN’s World Food Programme Paraguay, Guatemala, and Haiti are the countries with the biggest problem of food deprivation and malnutrition in Latin America, according to a report by UN. In the study by the World Food Programme, 25.5% of the Paraguayan population is undernourished, while the figure rises to 30.4% in Guatemala and 44.5% in Haiti. Nearly two million people worldwide are ...
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US government admits to killing four American citizens with drones
USA United States Attorney General Eric Holder has informed Congress that four American citizens have been killed in Yemen and Pakistan by US drones since 2009. It has been widely reported but rarely acknowledged in Washington that three US citizens -- Samir Khan, Anwar al-Awlaki and his teenage son, Abdulrahman al-Awlaki -- were executed in a September 2011 strike in Yemen. With ...
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Faith healers charged with murder after second sons death
Williams announced in a Wednesday, May 22, 2013 news conference that Herbert and Catherine Schaible who believe in faith healing over medicine have been charged with murder after a second child died of pneumonia. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police ...
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West Point staff member accused of spying on female cadets
By Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube, NBC News A West Point Military Academy staff member has been accused of planting hidden cameras in the shower and locker room facilities of female cadets, U.S. military and Pentagon officials told NBC News.Sgt. 1st Class Michael McClendon has been relieved of his duties at West Point. McClendon was charged with four counts of indecent acts, dereliction of ...
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Attorney General Holder says 4 American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Eric Holder says four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009. The attorney general said that in conducting U.S. counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida and its associated forces, the government has targeted and killed one American citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki. In a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, Holder says ...
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Liberal Democrat wins Los Angeles mayors race
1 of 2. Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti gestures while speaking during an election night party at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California, May 21, ...
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Jury says cannot decide if Arias should get death judge says keep deliberating
1 of 2. Jodi Arias addresses the jury during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona May 21, ...
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White House says criticism of its handling of IRS story is legitimate
Even though the Obama administration is intent on getting to the bottom of the misconduct at the IRS, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday, there have been "legitimate criticisms of how we're handling this." After a week of heated questions regarding the IRS scandal, Carney finally told reporters on Monday ...
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Washington farms solution for marijuana waste Pot-fed pork
One Washington state farm is raising a stock of potbellied pigs -- literally. Since the state legalized recreational marijuana in November, new cannabis growers venturing into the legal market find themselves facing unique problems in unprecedented territory. For one: What to do with all the stems, roots and other waste from their ...
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Ibragim Todashev implicated Tsarnaev himself in triple homicide before FBI shooting
Mugshot photos show Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, left, and Ibragim Todashev, who was fatally shot in Orlando, Fla., May 22, 2013, when he initiated a violent confrontation, law-enforcement officials ...
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Watch David Boies Many Areas of Social Discrimination That We Need to Address
Ladies and gentlemen I'm pleased to introduce David Boies who respond on behalf of the honorary degree recipients David. Thank you president sexton. Thank you Marty Lipton in the -- On behalf ...
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Watch Janet Napolitano Urges Oklahoma Tornado Victims to Contact FEMA
This is a special report from ABC news. I'm Dan -- New York with a CBC news digital special report on a tornado aftermath in Oklahoma that people of the town of more calling through debris hoping. ...
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Watch Georgia Teen Becomes Valedictorian Despite Homeless Past
-- tell myself. -- but that figure by now. If you -- that -- fishing lines seventeen year old -- Lisa fiercest washing dishes in the house that are heavily afflicted for a few months. Prior to that the high school senior at her family were homeless for years. Living and it out of shelters hotels. -- even their car when they had one. Every now -- the family of five would be able to move into an ...
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6 Still Missing Amid Tornado Damage
Eric Lowery looks over damage to his mother's vehicle after it was blown from her workplace and came to rest on the debris of a nearby collapsed building in Moore, Okla., May 23, ...
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The List Chicago Schools To Be Closed
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago School Board voted to close 49 underutilized or underperforming elementary schools on Wednesday as part of a plan to close a $1 billion budget deficit. Here is the list: Altgeld Elementary School, 1340 W. 71st St. Armstrong Elementary Math and Science, 5345 W. Congress Pkwy. Attucks Elementary School, 5055 S. State St. Banneker Elementary School, 6656 S. ...
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Board Votes To Close 49 Chicago Elementary Schools
CHICAGO (CBS)– The Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday voted to close 49 elementary schools, in what is believed to be the biggest single mass shutdown of schools in U.S. history. Initially, a total of 53 schools were on the chopping block, but four of them were ...
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Turkish-American relations to grow in trade
US Ambassador to Turkey: "Turkish-American relations to grow in trade, too" ISTANBUL - US Ambassador to Turkey, Francis Ricciardone pointed out on Tuesday that the accustomed strong Turkish-American relations will grow in the trade sector, too.Ricciardone, attending 11th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF' 13) and opening the American booths there, stated that the booths ...
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Americas Energy Advantage statement on LNG export decision
America's Energy Advantage (AEA) is pleased with the Department of Energy's (DOE) decision to approve one export permit and consider other permits on a case-by-case basis. As a result of this decision, the United States will be able to retain the natural gas advantage that is helping American manufacturing grow jobs and spur investment. This responsible process will decrease the ...
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No more drug war in Latin America Report explores new ways to fight drugs
A new OAS report looks at alternatives to prohibiting the drug trade, including legal market regulation, reform of the UN drug convention, and smarter ...
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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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