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New federal prosecutor nominated for Chicago
A federal judge in Miami has rejected a local doctor’s bid to collect $600,000 in legal defense fees from the U.S. attorney’s office after prosecutors failed to win a conviction amid their alleged misconduct at the physician’s ...
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Ammonium nitrate chemical behind texas explosion is all over the United States
Smoke rises in the distance about half a mile from the West Fertilizer Company, April 18, 2013 in West, Texas. A massive explosion at the fertilizer company injured more than 200 people and left damaged buildings for blocks in every direction. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty ...
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Morgan Falls Asleep On Air
Morgan Freeman is pretty much Hollywood royalty, so it's no surprise that two Seattle-based news anchors were super excited to interview the famous actor. But the 75-year-old star didn't seem to share their excitement, as he struggled to keep his eyes open during an early-morning interview with the anchors on Wednesday. Freeman appeared to nod off during the segment, ...
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A TALL ORDER Lincoln Note Saving Teen Soldier Up for Sale
The recently found telegram from 1865 was signed by Lincoln who urged Union Army officials to allow Perry Harris to be discharged from service after an impassioned plea from his ...
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Apples Cook on Taxes Being an American Innovator Transcript of Senate Testimony
released transcripts of the statements made by CEO Tim Cook before a U.S. Senate subcommittee earlier this week, during which the bi-partisan group accused the tech giant of stashing its cash overseas in order to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes. Cook, joined by Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer and the company's tax chief Phillip Bullock, countered those claims by saying the maker ...
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Obama America at crossroads in terror fight
President Barack Obama speaks about his administration's drone and counterterrorism policies, as well as the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty ...
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Latin America Amnesty Releases Annual Human Rights Report
annual report for 2013 , in which it highlights the main issues affecting human rights globally and in Latin America. The 2013 report focused much of its attention on the plight of migrants and refugees, and in this context the organisationurged the US government to reconsider its immigration laws as hundreds of Latin American citizens risk their lives every year in illegal border ...
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Stiletto Network of women help each other rise in workplace
Author Pamela Ryckman's new book details what she calls a stiletto network. She says women throughout the country are creating their own networks to help one another start businesses and rise in corporate America. Kate Snow's full report airs Friday, May 24 at 10pm/9CDT on NBC's Rock Center with Brian ...
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Tutor with cancer busted for meth at school cops say
Police in Massachusetts say a 57-year-old tutor, who once served as a state representative and now being treated for stage-three cancer, accepted packages containing heat-sealed freezer bags filled with meth at the school where he worked. WHDH's Jonathan Hall ...
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2013 Atlantic hurricane season forecast to be above normal possibly extremely active
By Elizabeth Chuck, Staff Writer, NBC News Batten down the hatches.Forecasters said Wednesday that the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be "above normal and possibly extremely active," predicting three to six major hurricanes this season.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in its outlook that it forecast seven to 11 Atlantic hurricanes for the 2013 ...
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Moore mayor calls for law requiring storm shelters in new homes
Residents of Moore, Oklahoma can now return to what had been their homes, but the mighty task of rebuilding is hampered by more severe weather. Michael Thompson, Oklahoma Secretary of Safety and Security, ...
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Boehner House wont be stampeded on immigration by White House
House Speaker John Boehner says that while good work has been done in the Senate on an immigration plan, the House will not be rushed into approving ...
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Friends EP teaches filmmaking to blind students
If you think that the ability to see is the first requirement for being able to make a movie, then you haven't been to Kevin Bright's film-making class at the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston. Rock Center's Harry Smith visited Bright, one of the executive producers of the wildly successful show "Friends," taught his students how to make films - even though many of ...
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What is the economic responsibility of corporate America | Heidi Moore
dealing with a do-nothing Congress with little more than perhaps quiet exasperation. Now that his term is nearly over, he is a bolder man. In his testimony before the Joint Economic Committee of Washington, he pulled no punches. He ...
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Maine lawmakers governor in stand-off on Medicaid expansion
BOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) - Maine's Democratic-controlled legislature on Thursday passed a bill that would expand access to its Medicaid program as outlined by the Affordable Care Act, setting up a showdown with the state's Republican governor, who has vowed a ...
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Arizona jury resumes weighing death penalty in Arias murder case
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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Fitch Affirms State University of New York Lease Revs at AA- Outlook Stable
Fitch: Sub-Saharan Africa Has Gradual Upgrade Potential Fitch Ratings says in a newly-published report that targeted reforms and policy initiatives could see Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) sub-investment grade ratings gradually upgraded, despite per capita income falling well short of peers. The challenge for Africa from a rating perspective is the low level of GDP per capita - most SSA ...
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Hearing set in lawsuits over Chicago school closings
A day after the controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shut down 50 schools, a federal judge today scheduled a four-day hearing in July to decide whether to halt the closures.The hearing before U.S. District Judge John Lee is likely to include witness ...
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Video Twitter helps tornado victim reunite with dog
A giant tornado tore through the middle of Moore, Okla., killing at least 51 people, 20 of them children. Charlie Rose, Norah O'Donnell and Anna Werner ...
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Startup America is now UP Global chaired by Steve Case
Steve Case . The combined entity's mission actually sounds quite a lot like Startup America, which is based in D.C. and spawned such programs as the coworking hub 1776, ...
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Four Hurt In Wrong-Way Crash On Chicago Skyway
CHICAGO (STMW) – A 25-year-old man has been cited for driving the wrong way on the Chicago Skyway, after a head-on crash with a pickup truck Thursday morning that sent four people to hospitals. The crash happened about 5:04 a.m. on the Skyway near 85th Street, police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli ...
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Lawmakers Approve Required Birth Control Lessons In Sex Ed Classes
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) – State lawmakers have passed legislation that would mandate schools that teach sex education in Illinois also would have to give students information about birth control. WBBM Newsradio Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports it's now up to Gov. Pat Quinn to decide whether to sign the measure. Currently, abstinence is the only required curriculum for sex ed ...
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Few basements in Tornado Alley
>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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Pint-sized Pour Boatswain American IPA
If you're a bargain-hunting beer lover, you may find it hard to resist a tall 22-ounce bottle of Boatswain American IPA, which Trader Joe's sells for $1.99. But trust me -- resist. This Boatswain is out of its ...
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Iraqi policewomen to get training ‘exposure to American culture’ in U.S.
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON -- The U.S. State Department has sponsored a visit by a delegation of Iraqi police officers for a training course in cooperation with the Iraqi Interior Ministry. The department’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs oversaw a three-week training course for 10 Iraqi women officers on criminal investigation and other ...
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