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Congressional Gold Medal approved for Birmingham bombing victims
Four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement are receiving the highest honor Congress gives to civilians. President Obama signed legislation Friday to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley and Denise McNair. The three 14-year-olds and an 11-year-old were killed Sept. 15, 1963, when a ...
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Syrian regime OKs peace talks amid skepticism
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's government has agreed to attend a U.S.-Russian-brokered peace conference, according to Moscow. While this development might seem at first glance to be a step toward ending the civil war, strong skepticism persists on both ...
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Soldiers slaying prompts UK security review
Still, counter-terrorism officials said they are reviewing what - if any - lessons can be gleaned from the information they had leading up to the slaying ...
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Birminghams top 5 kings of cash
#5 - Hibbett Sports Inc. (Nasdaq: HIBB) Year-end 2012 cash: $76.9M Year-end 2011 cash: $55.1M Change: Up $21.8M (39%) from 2011 Spending trend: In its annual report, Hibbett said its cash outlay for capital expenditures in the current fiscal year would be about $55 million. That will be used for expenditures for its new wholesaling and logistics facility and corporate headquarters, the opening ...
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News Corp. OKs poison pill buyback before split
LOS ANGELES -; News Corp. said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies. The company also adopted a shareholder-rights plan designed to prevent a hostile takeover in the volatile trading period after the split is ...
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Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims
WASHINGTON -; Four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement are receiving the highest honor Congress gives to ...
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FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy
WASHINGTON -- Government health officials are investigating several complications reported with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the investigation involves seven reports from patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn.The injections ...
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Top of the List Tourist Attractions
Red Mountain State Park This weeks Birmingham Business Journal lists the areas most notable tourist attractions, listed alphabetically. Click here to see a photo map of the Birmingham Tourist Attractions, or check out our slideshow below to see the entire List. Click the white arrow in each picture to collapse or expand the description of each attraction. One Birmingham outdoor adventure venue ...
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Homeless in London Heres a train ticket for Birmingham
When Aisha was evicted from her flat in East Ham, east London, on 15 April, she packed her belongings in a suitcase and went with her six-year-old daughter to the ...
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Schumer urges look at security in Sprint deal
By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Sen. Charles Schumer urged regulators to "use extreme caution" when reviewing the proposed acquisition of No. 3 cell carrier Sprint Nextel by Japan's Softbank, saying the Japanese company's use of Chinese networking equipment could open up U.S. networks to snooping and hacking. The New York Democrat sent letters Friday ...
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Ala. governor signs bond issues campaign bill
Bentley spokesman Jeremy King said Friday the governor signed a $30 million bond issue to repair six schools damaged by tornadoes in 2011 and 2012. He also approved a $50 million bond issue to purchase equipment for technology training programs in public ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore, Okla., was the 74th presidential disaster declared in the Sooner state in the past 60 years. Only much-larger and more-populous California and Texas have had ...
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Jersey shore eyes record-setting summer post Sandy
View results SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey used a record-breaking gesture Friday to celebrate its recovery from a record-setting storm, proclaiming to the nation that the Jersey shore is back in business following Superstorm Sandy.Gov. Chris Christie and a host of volunteers carried out a ceremonial ribbon cutting that broke the Guinness World record for the longest such undertaking. ...
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Video Obama Sexual assault threatens trust in military
Choosing future Navy and Marine leaders as his audience, President Barack Obama issued a pointed call Friday for an end to sexual assaults in the military, appealing to graduating midshipmen to contain what has become a growing ...
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Delta ups the ante in battle for NY travel market
NEW YORK -- Delta Air Lines is opening a $1.4 billion terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport, strengthening its hand in the battle for the lucrative New York travel market.The expanded concourse offers sweeping views of the airport, upscale food and shopping options and increased seating.It replaces a decrepit terminal built by Pan Am in 1960 that was an embarrassing way to welcome ...
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Netflix hoping for memorable Memorial Day weekend
A day after laying out his counterterrorism vision, President Barack Obama is addressing future military leaders who could help carry it out in a speech to U.S. Naval Academy ...
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Woman in Berlusconi case denies her own statements
MILAN (AP) -- The woman who prosecutors allege had sex with Silvio Berlusconi while he was Italy's premier in exchange for money spent her second day on the witness stand Friday, denying her own sworn descriptions of racy escapades at his "bunga bunga" parties and long lists of expensive jewelry and watches received from the media mogul. Karima el Mahroug, a Moroccan known as ...
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NKorean envoy delivers letter to Chinas president
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, greets North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae in Beijing Friday, May 24, 2013. The top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Xi on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for ...
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Venezuela to create new workers militia
CARACAS, Venezuela -; Venezuela's president has ordered the creation of a new workers' militia as part of an existing pro-government fighting ...
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ObamaSexual Assault Threatens Trust in Military
Choosing future Navy and Marine leaders as his audience, President Barack Obama issued a pointed call Friday for an end to sexual assaults in the military, appealing to graduating midshipmen to contain what has become a growing epidemic. ...
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Barrick fined $16m for Pascua-Lama violations
Mining machinery and barrels with chemicals sit on the facilities of Barrick Gold Corp's Pascua-Lama project in northern Chile, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Chile's environmental regulator has stopped construction and imposed sanctions on Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project, citing "serious violations" of its environmental ...
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Memorial Day Launch of Award-Winning CINEQUEST Films "The Conscientious Objector" and "Inside Iraq: the Untold Stories" on Net2TV's Portico TV ...
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Extra troopers on roads in Alabama during Memorial Day weekend
STATEWIDE - Motorists traveling through Alabama during the Memorial Day weekend will see extra state troopers on the road. Alabama officials announced the extra troops are the result of the state participating in the nationwide Click It or Ticket campaign. It's to increate the use of safety belts. Many of the state's city and county law enforcement agencies are also participating. ...
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Stocks head lower market on track for weekly loss
FILE - In this Thursday, May 23, 2013, file photo, Trader Donato Cuttone works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange near the close of trading. Asian shares traded erratically Friday May 24, 2013 but European markets found their footing, a day after global stocks were routed by unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing and fears the Federal Reserve will start withdrawing its monetary ...
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18 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport
ATLANTA - Authorities say 18 people have been taken to the hospital following a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport.Atlanta Fire Rescue Department spokeswoman Janet Ward says the accident happened around 10:30 a.m. Friday. She says it's not immediately clear what caused the accident.Ward says there were 18 people on the bus at the time of the ...
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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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