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Los Angeles’s mayoral election Who
Now do something about the congestion LOS ANGELES has a new mayor-elect. The question is whether anyone noticed. In a run-off on May 21st Eric Garcetti (pictured), a longtime city councilman, defeated his opponent, Wendy Greuel, by 54%-46%. The election followed an interminable campaign waged by two Democratic City Hall insiders, neither of whom strained to fight the widespread perception ...
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Charlemagne Hobbling behind America
EUROPEANS like to blame America for their crisis. But look at the numbers, and it is plain the euro zone has mishandled its response. Take growth: output in America has surpassed its pre-crisis peak and is growing; the euro zone has yet to make up the lost ground and is shrinking. Or joblessness: it stood at 10% on both sides of the Atlantic in 2009, but it has now fallen below 8% in America ...
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Obama Meets With Illegal Aliens in White House
(CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met with three young people at the White House Tuesday who are in the country illegally but received "deferred action" status under the executive action taken by the administration last June. In all, Obama and Biden met with eight people advocating for comprehensive immigration reform on Tuesday, according to White ...
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Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers Live Stream Free Watch Online NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Final Game 1 Basketball
Miami Heat rookie Norris Cole (left) celebrates with LeBron James (right). Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers takes place in the NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Final Game 1 on Wednesday night – a repeat of their tough six game postseason battle last season when Miami came through. The game is scheduled to tip off at 8.30 p.m. ET and can be watched online through free live stream (details ...
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Four Ways The Feds Are Making State Marijuana Legalization Even Tougher Than You Think
Most people are aware of the ongoing conflict between federal and state laws on marijuana. While marijuana remains flatly prohibited and subject to criminal punishment under federal law, 19 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana, and two have legalized recreational marijuana. The most pressing and well-known issue for medical marijuana dispensaries and the customers ...
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Corporate Americas hoarding more and more cash even as the economy improves
The cash is piling up at home in part as companies such as General Electric Co. and chemical maker PPG Industries Inc. sell assets and Caterpillar Inc. cuts capital spending. Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric Co. Any lament that U.S. executives are sitting on cash at their companies instead of investing in plants and equipment may be about to get louder. ...
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LeBron saves Miami in OT
MIAMI - LeBron James caught the inbounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim. There was no one in his way. There was no stopping him, either. James made a layup as time expired in overtime, capping a 30-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist effort as the Miami Heat found a way to outlast the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wildly back-and-forth Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals ...
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Man arrested in Los Angeles for posing as Disney family member stealing Disneyland passes
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - Authorities say a man has been arrested after claiming to be a member of the Walt Disney family and giving away invalid Disneyland passes. Los Angeles County sheriff's officials say the man called himself "Stephen Disney" and had a fake driver's license and tax forms that falsely claimed income from the Walt Disney Corp. The statement says he gave ...
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Woman Slapped Robbed Outside Miami Market
Miami police have released surveillance images of three people who robbed and slapped a woman outside a Miami supermarket last month in hopes that someone recognizes them and gives them a call. (Source: Miami ...
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Bicyclist Run Over Killed By Garbage Truck In San Francisco
A mangled bicycle lies on the ground at the intersection of 16th St. and South Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco following a fatal crash with a garbage truck, May 23, 2013. ...
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Media take gloves off with Obama
>Editor's note: Howard Kurtz is the host of CNN's "Reliable Sources. "(CNN) -- The press has turned on President Obama with a vengeance. Suddenly, the White House briefing room is filled with confrontational questions. Suddenly, the news pages are ablaze with scandal, and the commentators -- even some of the president's usual defenders -- are bemoaning his ...
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Exaggerate terror threats
>Editor's note: Bruce Schneier is a security technologist and author of "Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust Society Needs to Survive. " (CNN) -- Terrorism causes fear, and we overreact to that fear. Our brains aren't very good at probability and risk analysis. We tend to exaggerate spectacular, strange and rare events, and downplay ordinary, familiar and common ...
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Feds Take Over California High-Risk Insurance Program
About 17,000 Californians with serious medical problems will be moved from a state-run stopgap health insurance program to a federal plan starting in July, ensuring they will have no break in medical coverage until the national health care reforms kick in next year, state officials announced this week. The state board that oversees the California Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan said ...
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Remember him Anthony Weiner bets on political forgiveness ahead of New York mayoralty run
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) holds a press conference about sending photos of himself to other women, in New York on June 6, 2011. (RICHARD ...
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Ex-teacher due in federal court in child porn case
WASHINGTON -; A former elementary school teacher who was on the FBI's list of most wanted fugitives is due in federal court on a child pornography ...
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Congress clears bill on lying about medals
The Stolen Valor Act cleared the Senate Wednesday and the House earlier this week. The act makes it a crime to lie about military medals, if the purpose is to benefit from the ...
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Across America 2013 Solar Impulse Sets World Record For Longest Zero-Fuel Flight
Image Caption: Across America 2013 - 2nd leg from Phoenix Sky Harbor to Dallas Forth Worth. B. Piccard and A. Borschberg after the landing. Credit: Solar Impulse |Revillard| ...
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Mom has son arrested for taking her Pop-Tarts
A North Carolina boy was placed under juvenile arrest and charged with a misdemeanor after his mother called police to report her son had stolen her Pop-Tarts. WCNC's Rad Berky ...
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WWL Vehicle Services America to Manage Subarus Georgia Facility
has chosen WWL Vehicle Services America to manage its vehicle processing in Brunswick, Ga.Starting in July, WWL Vehicle Services America, which specializes in finished vehicle logistics, will handle vehicle processing for Subaru's auto imports at the Port of Brunswick, including accessory installation, pre-delivery inspection and preparations for truck transportation to dealers.WWL Vehicle ...
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Billionaire Steve Cases Startup America Goes Global
Steve Case , announced today that is teaming up with Startup Weekend to found UP Global, an organization aimed at supporting entrepreneurial communities throughout the world. UP Global will draw on the institutional knowledge of Case's Startup America and the 100,000 alumni base of Startup Weekend, situated in more than 100 countries, with the hope of building support and momentum for ...
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Cops attend graduation of fallen officer’s daughter
Hundreds of Phoenix police officers stood in for a fellow fallen officer when they attended his 6-year-old daughter's graduation from kindergarten. KPNX's Kevin Kennedy ...
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Falcon chicks tagged atop NYC bridge
Four Peregrine falcons were banded by a wildlife biologist who visited their nest atop New York's George Washington Bridge. TODAY.com's Dara Brown ...
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Gem in the ruins for Oklahoma mom
By Miranda Leitsinger, Staff Writer, NBC News Pat Hall had one request for volunteers scouring the rubble of her ripped apart home in a rural corner of Oklahoma City: find the necklace that her son, who died quickly from cancer, gave her before his death.She got her wish. Brian Foster, an Air Force Master Sgt. volunteering with his local church, plucked the necklace with a gold nugget out of a ...
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Solar Impulse sets record at touchdown
The Solar Impulse broke the record for a single solar powered flight when it flew from Phoenix and landed in Dallas. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown ...
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Why Amazon is pushing back against sales taxes
Online retailer Amazon has refused to collect sales tax from most of the country, but in May the Senate stepped in to close that loophole. So why is Amazon supporting a bill it should seemingly be against? Fortune's Andy Serwer ...
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