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Obama to address Morehouse College commencement
WASHINGTON -; President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its ...
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Medical emergency eyed in Va. parade crash
View Photo Associated Press/Bristol Herald Courier, Earl Neikirk - Emergency personnel respond to one of the people hit by a car, at right, during the beginning of the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in ...
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Probe into Conn. train crash giving way to cleanup
Officials in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office say the governor will meet with representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board and Connecticut's two U.S. senators at the site of a Metro-North Railroad crash that injured 70 ...
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1 Winning Ticket Sold in Fla. on Powerball
A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million. Terry Rich, a lottery official in Iowa, confirmed the ticket matching all six numbers was sold in Florida. Rich told The Associated Press by telephone that details were expected to be announced later by Florida lottery officials about the actual ticket ...
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Attalla Councilman Cross sets district meeting
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Kennedy tries new strategy for state Democrats
MONTGOMERY — Since he quit his post as chairman of the state Democratic Party a month ago, Mark Kennedy has formed a new office, established a website and amassed a growing list of volunteers as he and several other defectors from the traditional party apparatus attempt to build a new organization in a red state where Democrats have lost control of all three branches of state ...
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Pacers knock out Knicks with 106-99 win in Game 6
New York Knicks guard Raymond Felton, right, shoots under Indiana Pacers forward Paul George during the third quarter of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael ...
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Wind farm neighbors voice concerns
A wind turbine farm owned by PacifiCorp stands near Glenrock, Wyo., Monday, May 6, 2013. Pioneer Green plans to build similar structures in Etowah and Cherokee counties. (AP Photo/Matt ...
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Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth Vote ahead
With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout ...
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IRS ignored most influential organizations
In this Sept. 20, 2012, file photo demonstrators at Americans for Prosperity rally try to block the signs of Occupy Wall Street protesters, who showed up at the rally in New York. The Internal Revenue Service has endured withering criticism for its scrutiny of conservative political groups during the 2012 elections. But some members of Congress and watchdog groups say the agency has largely ...
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Caffie to speak at area Memorial Day event
Retired Army CSM Leon Caffie will be the speaker at this year’s annual Memorial Day ceremony to be held May 27 at Ola Lee Mize Park adjacent to Noccalula Falls Park. The event will begin at 10 a.m. and is sponsored by the Gadsden/Etowah Patriots ...
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International student Jorayev enjoys being senior at Coosa
The 17-year-old Coosa Christian student is getting ready for graduation and he already has been involved in awards night and senior prom.He received the award for highest average in Bible class and ranks eighth in the school’s class of 17 seniors.Kuvvat is from Turkmenistan, and this is his second year as an exchange student in the United States.He spent his junior year at Lee High School ...
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More students come to study from across the globe
The students want to improve their English skills as well as experience life in the United States.German Linares of Spain said of English, ';It’s the main language of the world and it’s good that I know it properly.';Linares said a lot of people are leaving Spain for jobs in other countries, and it the ability to speak English is imperative to success.He was required to do ...
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1 of 2 fires north of LA contained
A pair of tamed but persistent wildfires still burned in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 after a wild week of burning brush in the area north of Los ...
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Early morning floods cause headache for Munford residents
Munford, AL - An incredible amount of rain fell on the East Alabama area Saturday morning, flooding homes and roads. It even turned Justin Lackey's farm into a lake. "Water just came up that quick. It flooded and pushed fences over. It's just a mess," says Lackey. The heavy rain prompted ALDOT to shut down parts of Hwy. 21 in Munford and several other roads. Alabama ...
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Denmarks Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision song contest ....
Emmelie de Forest of Denmark performs her song "Only Teardrops" during a rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Friday, May 17, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012, the final will be held in Malmo on May 18. (AP Photo/Alastair ...
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Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness
(AP Photo/Garry Jones). Exercise rider Jennifer Patterson gallops Preakness Stakes favorite and Kentucky Derby winner Orb at Pimlico Race Course Friday, May 17, 2013 in ...
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2 wildfires north of Los Angeles persist after long week
Here's how Montana's members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending May 17, 2013. Votes of Sen. Max Baucus, Democrat; Rep. ...
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Up to 60 injured after car drives into Virginia parade
Hiker "Quinoa" talks about being given credit for saving the lives of Carson Balckburn, Dalton Thomason, and Faith Ritchie after he ran them and others off the road with a water gun during a festival parade in Damascus, Va., on Saturday. Just as the children ran off the street, a car came down the road and struck several ...
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Official Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- Officials investigating a train collision in Connecticut have ruled out foul play and are studying a rail fracture where a derailed commuter train was struck by another bound for New York ...
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Assad Syria transition talks are internal matter
FILE - This Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009 file photo shows Syrian President Bashar Assad, seen, during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, unseen, at the presidency in Tehran, Iran. Syrian President Bashar Assad says he won't step down before elections are held in his war-ravaged country. The Syrian leader's comments, published Saturday in the Argentine newspaper ...
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Witnesses Car drives into crowd at Va. parade
Days after bursts of gunfire brought a chaotic and bloody end to a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans, news of now seven arrests gave an organizer of the traditional event reason to celebrate ...
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Suspect identified in fatal Hofstra home invasion
Last Sunday Andrea Rebello, a 21-year-old Hofstra University junior studying public relations, posted a recipe for how to prepare July 4-themed strawberries covered in sparkling sugars on her ...
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First lady to high school grads live your dreams
(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey). First lady Michelle Obama, right, applauds as students enter the arena for the commencement ceremony of Martin Luther King, ...
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Reporter remembers fear in Videlas Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- It was just about a day after Argentine strongman Jorge Rafael Videla had seized power in March of 1976, and the bloodletting was already ...
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Redevelopment of Fair Park at the heart of the budget mess
The city council of Birmingham is facing the difficult task of trying to redevelop a badly run-down part of the city with money that is short, and transforming the local economy to a cleaner one at a time of great recession, yet this must be done if we are to plan for the future.
Birmingham is a city that grew up as a manufacturing hub in the American south. The city was hit badly by the Great Depression, and it wasn’t until after the Second World War that things started to look up. The current situation in Birmingham is no different, although the local economy has diversified considerably since back then, it is still heavily reliant on manufacturing activities. Read more
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