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Ala. man pulled from submerged vehicle identified
The bodies of two other passengers - an unidentified man and woman - have been sent to the Department of Forensic Sciences in Huntsville for ...
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Officials Urban Outfitters pulls pill glasses
Political leaders in drug-plagued Kentucky say retailer Urban Outfitters Inc. has responded to a multi-state campaign and stopped selling flasks, shot glasses and pint glasses that look like prescription pill bottles.Gov. Steve Beshear released a statement Wednesday saying he was very pleased with the decision.Urban Outfitters caters to teens and young adults. The Courier-Journal of Louisville ...
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Car quality dinged by tech glitches survey finds
Car buyers increasingly want high-tech features like voice recognition and navigation. But they're not very forgiving of the car company when those systems fail.The top complaints in J.D. Power's closely-watched survey of new vehicle owners, released Wednesday, involved technologies that drivers are clamoring for. Voice recognition systems either didn't recognize commands or ...
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Obama making plans to tackle global warming
WASHINGTON -; President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second ...
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Brazil officials reverse subway bus fare hike
A demonstrator holds up a Brazilian flag in front of a group of protestors gathered in the main plaza of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Some of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship have broke out across this continent-sized country, uniting multitudes frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a heavy ...
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Dem senator presses Pentagon on Guantanamo feeding
WASHINGTON - The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee says she opposes the force-feeding of terror suspects at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and is pressing the Pentagon to establish a more humane treatment.Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California wrote to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday saying the force-feeding is a policy that conflicts with ...
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Norton to lead Marshall County tourist bureau
Norton, a Guntersville native, has served as president of the Arab Chamber of Commerce since January 2010. Under Norton's leadership, the Arab Chamber has developed a strategic plan and maintained a membership of 320 businesses. She has continued to be a driving force for redevelopment in Arab's historic downtown and positioned the chamber to serve as an advocate for business growth ...
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DeKalb woman arrested on drug charges
A Crossville woman was arrested on drug charges and may face theft charges over stolen property recovered at her residence, according to DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy ...
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FBI ends Michigan search for Hoffas remains
View Photo Associated Press/Carlos Osorio - Investigators stand at the scene in Oakland Township, Mich., Wednesday, June 19, 2013 where officials attempt to restore the field to its natural condition after the FBI ...
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John Kerry calls Hamid Karzai to ease anger on Taliban office
Taliban announced the opening of their political office in Qatar. The rift delayed the announced visit to the region this week by the US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Karzai was upset that the Taliban used its formal name -- the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan -- making it look like a parallel institution to his government. Karzai also halted negotiations with the US on a ...
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Fed sees lower US unemployment more growth
The Federal Reserve sketched a slightly brighter picture of the U.S. economy this year and next, a sign it is moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program.The Fed now predicts unemployment will fall to 7.2 percent or 7.3 percent at the end of 2013 from 7.6 percent now. It thinks the rate will be between 6.5 percent and 6.8 percent by the end of 2014, better than its projection from March of ...
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Oil down slightly as Fed signal easing of stimulus
The price of oil fell slightly Wednesday as the Federal Reserve indicated it's closer to easing up on economy boosting measures that have been a boon for commodities.Oil swung in a range of about $1 after the Fed delivered a mixed message: The central bank said it would continue buying bonds at a pace of $85 billion a month, which helps keep interest rates at low levels. But chairman Ben ...
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GAO says airline merger would reduce competition
DALLAS -; A government analyst says the merger of American Airlines and US Airways would reduce competition on more than 1,600 routes traveled by more than 53 million ...
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Russia could stand in way of Obamas nuke cuts
WASHINGTON -; By saying he intends to bargain with Russia over new reductions in nuclear weapons, rather than make cuts on his own, President Barack Obama is asking for cooperation from a former Cold War foe in no mood to ...
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US calls out China Russia over human trafficking
WASHINGTON -; The U.S. is criticizing China and Russia for failing to meet minimum standards in fighting human trafficking, ranking them on a par with North Korea and ...
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Italian icons find no respite from tax man
FILE -- In this file photo taken on Jan. 12, 2013, Italian fashion designers Stefano Gabbana, left, and Domenico Dolce bow to the audience after presenting their Dolce & Gabbana men's Fall-Winter 2013-14 collection in Milan, Italy. A Milan court convicted fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion. The pair were found guilty Wednesday of failing to declare euros ...
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Stocks slide as Fed says bond purchases could slow
NEW YORK -- Financial markets shuddered Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it could start scaling back its huge bond-buying program later this year and end it by the middle of 2014.The Fed's $85 billion in monthly bond purchases have been a boon for the U.S. economy, keeping interest rates near historic lows and lifting the stock market more than 140 percent over the past four years. ...
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Deen says she used slur but doesnt tolerate hate
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Celebrity cook Paula Deen says she has used racial slurs in the past but insists she and her brother, who are accused of racial and sexual discrimination in a lawsuit by a former manager of their restaurant, don't tolerate hateful behavior.In a court deposition filed Monday in federal court, an attorney for former restaurant manager Lisa Jackson presses the 66-year-old Deen ...
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Federal Reserve suggests its closer to slowing bond purchases
Federal Reserve sketched a brighter economic outlook on Wednesday and signaled it's moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program, which is intended to keep ...
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Obama urges bold nuclear cuts in Berlin speech
View Photo Associated Press/Michael Kappeler,Pool - US President Barack Obama, left, waves to invited guests next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel . right, in front of Brandenburg Gate at Pariser Platz in Berlin, ...
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Militants storm UN compound in Somalia 20 killed
View Photo Associated Press/Farah Abdi Warsameh - African Union peacekeepers and unidentified foreigners stand outside the main U.N. compound, following an attack on it in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, June 19, ...
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Syrian exiles get taste of home Beloved ice cream - NBC40.net
By DALE GAVLAKAssociated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - For Syrians, no visit to Damascus' Old City is complete without a stop at a more than century-old ice cream parlor in its main souq where you can watch them make their distinctive desert by pounding it into shape with giant wooden mallets, then enjoy a bowl of it sprinkled with pistachios. Now those who fled their country's bloody ...
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New Colo. wildfire prompts evacuations of homes
Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the ...
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Mueller FBI uses drones for surveillance on US soil- NSA chief defends surveillance says helped prevent terror plots more than 50 times since 911- Obama Phone Internet surveillance has Âsaved livesÂ’
FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged Wednesday that the bureau has a limited number of drones that it uses for surveillance on U.S. soil. The practice, however limited, could raise further concern about government snooping amid the ongoing controversy over the administration's phone- and Internet-tracking programs. Mueller addressed the matter during a Senate hearing on ...
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Alabama AD Tide football on unprecedented run
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Alabama athletic director Bill Battle isn't sure any football program has ever topped the Crimson Tide's current run under Nick Saban.Battle's background and perspective make that high praise, indeed. He played for coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's first national championship team at Alabama in 1961 and was a successful Southeastern Conference head ...
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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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