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Russian police detain activists foes at gay rally
Police detain a gay rights supporter, left, and an opponent, right, who scuffle during an unsanctioned gay rally near the City Hall in Moscow, Saturday, May 25, 2013. The Kremlin initiated a bill banning "propaganda of homosexuality" and routinely banned gay rallies and parade. Russian police say they detained at least 30 gay rights campaigners and their opponents at an unsanctioned ...
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Tornado upon them quick choices decided fate
After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery - for a state rebate on a home storm shelter, that is. A contractor finished installing the concrete bunker beneath the slab of their garage in early May. About three weeks later, the shelter saved their lives when a tornado that killed 24 people tore through their ...
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Hagel Cadets must stamp out sex assault scourge
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military. Speaking a day after President Barack Obama delivered a similar edict to U.S. Naval Academy graduates, Hagel's message comes amid a series of widespread incidents of ...
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Rescuers look for pilot in deadly NY Angel Flight
EPHRATAH, N.Y. -- Rescuers are searching for the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers.A dispatcher for the Fulton County Sheriff's Department says divers went to a large pond Saturday morning where the bulk of the plane was found submerged in Ephratah (ee-FRAY'-tah), west of Albany. Investigators are also combing nearby woods.The ...
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Friend of alleged soldier killer arrested at BBC
LONDON (AP) -- Counterterrorism police on Saturday questioned a friend of Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in the killing of an unarmed British soldier, a savage attack that has horrified ...
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Ala Gov. Bentley looks at options for state boards
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Gov. Robert Bentley repeated himself this week when he signed nomination letters for trustees at Alabama State University and the University of North ...
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Palme dOr race wide open at Cannes Film Festival
From left, director James Gray, actors Marion Cotillard and Jeremy Renner arrive for the screening of The Immigrant at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel ...
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Obama says nation must do more for fallen heroes
In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the country must care for the loved ones the fallen leave behind. He says the country must also make sure that all veterans receive the care and benefits they have ...
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Officers Facebook posts under fire
DOTHAN — The Dothan Personnel Board expects to take at least two to three weeks to decide what could be a landmark case involving the use of social media by police. The board held a four-hour hearing Thursday in the case of Cpl. Raemonica Carney. She turned to the board after she was suspended for 10 days without pay and put on probation for two years for Facebook posts that department ...
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Obama honors victims of 1963 Birmingham church bombing
On hand for Friday's signing ceremony with President Barack Obama are, from left, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, sponsor of the legislation; victims' relatives Lisa McNair, Thelma 'Maxine' Pippen McNair and Dianne Braddock; and the Rev. Arthur Price Jr., pastor of the 16th Street Baptist Church, the site of the bombing. / ...
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Bentley signs bond issues campaign bill
King said the governor also approved a $50 million bond issue to purchase equipment for technology training programs in public schools. The technology programs are part of the State Board of ...
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Friend of suspect in U.K. slaying arrested
Lee Rigby , hacking at his body with knives and a meat cleaver, on a London street in front of dozens of passersby on Wednesday afternoon. Both suspects were shot by police at the scene and are hospitalized under guard in stable condition. The BBC said Nusaybah was arrested by police outside its studios Friday night immediately after recording the interview. "This interviewee had ...
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Female suicide bomber injures 11 in Russian region of Dagestan
MAKHACHKALA, Russia - A female suicide bomber injured at least 11 police officers and civilians, including two children, in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, police said. Police spokesman Vyacheslav Gasanov said the bomber blew herself up in the central square in the provincial capital, Makhachkala. He did not give details about the injured children. Since 2000, at least two ...
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Jordan king says extremism grown fat on Israel-Palestinian conflict
SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan - Jordan's King Abdullah II says extremism has "grown fat" off of the longstanding conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. "Good faith talks must get going," he said in Saturday remarks at the opening of a two-day meeting of the Geneva-based World Economic Forum on the shores of the Dead Sea. He pointed to an Arab peace initiative that ...
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In Ethiopia African Union celebrates 50 years
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Dozens of African leaders are meeting in the Ethiopian capital to mark 50 years since the founding of the African Union, a continentwide organization that helped liberate Africa from colonial ...
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Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair
BEIRUT -; Activists say forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have unleashed their heaviest artillery barrage in a week to dislodge rebels from a strategic western ...
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Haynes Johnson Dead Pulitzer-Winning Journalist And Author Dies At 81
WASHINGTON - Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movements and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81. The Washington Post reported he died at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md. In a statement to the Post newsroom, Managing Editor Kevin Merida said Johnson died of a heart ...
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Obama awards Congressional Gold Medal to Birmingham victims
President Barack Obama on Friday is joined by Attorney General Eric Holder, his wife, Sharon Malone, left, and Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala. IPTC: U.S. President Barack Obama says a few words before signing a bill designating the Congressional Gold Medal commemorating the lives of the four young girls killed in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church of Birmingham, Alabama, in the Oval ...
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Piedmont man dies in Friday wreck
Alfred L. Mayse II, 29, was driving a 2002 Pontiac Grand Am when the wreck happened about 4 a.m.Mayse died in the wreck that occurred about 1 mile south of Piedmont on Alabama 21, when Mayse ran off the road and struck a ...
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Man survives train vs. truck collision
The driver of this truck walked away with minor injuries Friday after his vehicle was hit by a train in Glencoe. The wreck happened about 11:1a.m. on Keysburg Road near U.S. Highway 431. John Paul Moore, 22, of Glencoe, was driving his Toyota pickup and crossed into the path of the ...
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Police collect $1400 in counterfeit bills
Gadsden Police visited local stores on Thursday and collected counterfeit money in an effort to protect businesses and consumers from the rash of fake bills flooding ...
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Woman stealing employees credit cards in Gadsden Attalla
Gadsden Police Department | Special to The Times This woman is suspected of stealing credit cards from employees of local businesses, seen on a surveillance video from a Gadsden shoe ...
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Thrift stores fund rehab ministry
An online explanation of a thrift store is that it is not a high-end retailer, but a store with merchandise that is varied because it relies on donations to be sold in a no-frills shopping environment. Casual wear, furs and evening dresses, children’s clothing, toys, appliances, books and baby items are found at prices much below regular retail, and the money spent at thrift stores most ...
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Worship Guide for May 25
The deadline is noon Tuesday to submit special services articles for publication in Saturday’s Worship section. Send announcements to news@gadsdentimes.com with ';Worship Guide'; in the subject line or mail to The Gadsden Times, Worship Guide News, P.O. Box 188, Gadsden, AL 35902, or 401 Locust ...
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Ministry center serving up faith with a cup of coffee
PHIL CARLSON | QUINCY HERALD-WHIG | ASSOCIATED PRESS | FILE The inside of the North Street Ministry Center and coffee shop is shown April 20 in Hannibal, Mo. The facility has a cabin feel, with one-off furniture, fishing nets and lures and reclaimed barn siding adding to the ambiance. Along with a simple coffee house atmosphere in part of the site, the center also features a bookstore, ...
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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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