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Fugitive in LA attempted-murder case held in Colo.
LOS ANGELES -; A man who has been wanted in Los Angeles on attempted-murder charges for 13 years has been taken into custody in Colorado after being arrested for urinating in ...
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Obama sees narrower terror threat defends drones
President Barack Obama continues to speaks about national security, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington, as CODEPINK founder Medea Benjamin of Code Pink shouted at him from the back of the auditorium. (AP Photo/Carolyn ...
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Tea party vs. old guard in Senate GOP rift
FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2013, file photo, Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, questions Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The committee's ranking Republican Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla. listens at left. A long-simmering feud in the Senate between establishment Republicans and tea ...
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Authorities No sign killing of 2 kids was planned
Davis County Sheriff Todd Richardson said authorities believe the boys died from knife wounds. It appeared the 15-year-old boy acted alone, he ...
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Ohio kidnap case hero gets year of free McDonalds
FILE - This May 6, 2013 file photo shows neighbor Charles Ramsey speaking to media near the home where missing women Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were rescued in Cleveland. Ramsey, the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in an Ohio house will never have to pay for another burger in his hometown. Ramsey has been promised free ...
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New rules for labeling meat go into effect in US
But the rules that went into effect for meat on Thursday provide more detailed information. Instead of seeing a label that says, "Product of the U.S.A. and Canada," shoppers might find one that says "Born in Canada, raised and slaughtered in the United ...
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Alabama Republican Jo Bonner Says Hes Leaving Congress
says he will leave Congress effective in August in order to take a senior position at the University of Alabama. Bonner, who has represented Alabama's First District for six terms since 2003, will become vice chancellor of government relations and economic development at Alabama. His sister, Judy Bonner, serves as president of the ...
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Alabama mystery illness solved its common flu
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Health officials investigating a cluster of mysterious illnesses in Alabama closed their investigation Thursday after determining the illnesses were unrelated and no new bacteria or viruses were involved.The investigation involved 10 people who became sick and were admitted to hospitals in Dothan and Luverne in southeast Alabama. Two died, six remained hospitalized Thursday, ...
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Tornado took towns youngest as it swept through
All that is left of Shayne Patterson's three-bedroom home is the tiny area where his wife hunkered down under a mattress to protect their three children when a tornado packing winds of at least 200 mph ...
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87-year-old woman loses to Donald Trump in civil case involving a condo deal
FILE - In this May 14, 2013 file photo, Donald Trump arrives at federal court in Chicago to testify at a civil trial where he is accused of cheating an 87-year-old Jacqueline Goldberg in a condo deal. On Thursday, May 23, 2013, jurors sided with Trump and against Goldberg. Goldberg claimed the real estate mogul-turned-TV star carried out a bait and switch by offering her profit sharing in his ...
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ODD NEWS Crane accident cuts power to one-third of Vietnam
Having read the news item "Jordan’s ambassador to Macedonia presents credentials" (The Jordan Times, May 23, 2013), I would like to stress that no such country is a member of the United ...
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Sears reports bigger-than-expected 1Q loss
Sears Holdings Corp. reported a steeper-than-expected loss for its first quarter as the beleaguered retailer struggles to turn itself around.The operator of Sears and Kmart stores also says it is considering putting its service-agreement business up for sale to raise cash.The Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based company says it lost $279 million, or $2.63 per share for the period. That compares with a ...
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Gaps 1st-quarter profits rises 43 percent
After years of struggling, Gap is back in style.Gap Inc., which owns the Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic clothing chains, reported on Thursday a 43 percent increase in its fiscal first-quarter net income, as the company continues to reap benefits from the turnaround plan that it began early last year. The company, based in San Francisco, also reiterated its full-year earnings outlook.The ...
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Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race
New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner discusses his policies with a passerby while greeting commuters during a campaign event outside a Harlem subway station, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in New York. Weiner, who ran for mayor in 2005 and nearly did in 2009, is getting into the race to succeed three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg about two years after a series of tawdry tweets, and obfuscating ...
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Obama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen
WASHINGTON -; President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen in his renewed effort to close the ...
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2 charged in slayings of 6 on Tenn.-Ala. border
FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. -; Authorities say two men have been charged in six killings, including a toddler and unborn baby, near the Tennessee-Alabama border last fall during a dispute over drug ...
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House immigration group resolves dispute
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens to a reporter's question during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles ...
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Senate votes to cut crop insurance aid for wealthy
WASHINGTON -; The Senate has approved an amendment that would limit the amount of government subsidies the wealthiest farmers receive when purchasing crop ...
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Stocks edge lower as investors reassess Fed fears
NEW YORK -- Investors recovered their poise after a shaky start to trading on Wall Street that sent stocks sharply lower.U.S. markets plummeted immediately after the opening bell Thursday following a global slump prompted in part by an unexpectedly weak report on manufacturing in China. Concern that the Federal Reserve might ease back on its economic stimulus program sooner than expected had ...
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UA In the News May 23 2013
Alabama’s Mal Moore posthumously named Athletic Director of the Year by Sports Business Daily Al.com - May 22 Nearly two months after his death, Alabama’sMal Moorewas ...
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Conflict arises over sentence for Ala. juveniles
MONTGOMERY, Ala._ (AP) -- The sentence a juvenile who has been convicted of capital murder should receive is currently up in the air. That's because of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling and failure of the Alabama Legislature to deal with the ...
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Code Pink anti-war protester shouts at Obama during national security speech
President Barack Obama pauses while talking about national security, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. Declaring America at a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism, the president revealed clearer guidelines for the use of deadly drone strikes, including more control by the U.S. military, while leaving key details of the ...
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Obama defends drone strikes says they arent cure-all
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and said he is haunted by the civilians unintentionally ...
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Clashes in Lebanon feed fear of Syria spillover
In this image from amateur video obtained by a group which calls itself Ugarit News, shows rebel fighters celebrating after purportedly capturing an army base in Nairab, northwestern Syria, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The video is consistent with independent AP reporting. Rebel fighters captured an army base late Wednesday, a rare victory after a series of battlefield setbacks, the Britain-based ...
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House GOP leaders pledge action on immigration
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens to a reporter's question during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles ...
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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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