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G-8 NOTEBOOK Cameron Tweets WWII bomb at G-8 site
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) -- Well, that was close. Or was it? Shortly after wrapping up one of the most peaceful Group of Eight summits in recent memory, Prime Minister David Cameron let a cat out of the ...
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Missing Child Alert Infant abducted by teen in Birmingham area
One person is in critical condition and another behind bars after a shooting in Moss Point. According to Police Chief Keith Davis, a man from Pascagoula was shot twice in the upper torso area around 9:30 Monday night. Investigators say it happened on Church Street near the Hall Street intersection in a ...
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Dead zone predictions much less spread than 2012
NEW ORLEANS -- Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. In the Chesapeake Bay, a smaller than average dead zone is expected.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released predictions Tuesday for areas with too little oxygen to support life.It says the Gulf zone prediction is 7,286 to 8,561 square miles - anywhere ...
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Stocks move higher as traders wait on the Fed
NEW YORK - The stock market is closing higher as investors anticipate that the Federal Reserve will keep programs to support the U.S. economy in place.The Dow Jones industrial average rose 138 points, or 0.9 percent, to 15,318 Tuesday.The Standard & Poor's 500 rose 12 points, or 0.8 percent, to 1,651. All 10 industry groups rose.The Nasdaq rose 30 points, or 0.9 percent, to 3,482.The ...
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Biden vows to beat the gun lobby and pass laws
By NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A scrappy Vice President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to "beat the gun lobby" by ultimately passing stronger firearm laws and said some lawmakers who voted against background checks have privately told him they want another chance. With President Barack Obama away in Europe, Biden held a White House event to announce progress on executive ...
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A look at US-Taliban relations
By The Associated Press Word that the Taliban and U.S. will hold formal talks to find a political solution to end nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan comes after years of failed efforts at peace talks. A look at the evolution of U.S. relations with the Taliban: 1980s -The Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist movement, emerged from the Pakistani-trained mujahedeen, or holy warriors, who ...
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Heres what to watch for Wednesday from the Fed
By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - What the world hopes to hear Wednesday from the Federal Reserve can be summed up in one word: clarity. Chairman Ben Bernanke will be pressed to settle the wave of confusion and speculation that's consumed investors since he spoke to Congress last month about the Fed's drive to keep long-term interest rates at record lows. ...
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Syrian pound tumbles on US plans to arm rebels
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Many exchange shops closed in Damascus on Tuesday, fearing more chaos a day after the Syrian currency plunged to a new record low, reflecting growing fears in the capital following a U.S. decision to arm rebel groups fighting to topple President Bashar Assad's ...
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Obamas influence limitations on display at G-8
BERLIN (AP) -- Now a veteran of the international summit scene, President Barack Obama wielded significant influence over the agenda at this week's Group of Eight meetings, but had only modest success in achieving the results he ...
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Two more plead guilty in federal probe of Pilot Flying J
Two more employees of the truck stop chain owned by the family of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam have pleaded guilty in a federal probe of the company's business practices. Pilot Flying J regional sales managers Kevin Wallace Clark and Jay Stinnett pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, according to Knoxville NBC ...
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Iraqi suicide bombers hit Baghdad mosque kill 34
Umm Satta grieves for her slain college student son, Sattar Jabbar, near Habib al-Asadi Shiite mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up inside and near the Shiite mosque, Iraqi officials said. Most of the casualties were among students from a nearby Imam al-Sadiq University for Islamic Studies. Police officials said the university's Shiite ...
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Education Dept. offers more time to reach goals
WASHINGTON -; The Education Department is offering states more time to enact promised reforms in exchange for permission to ignore unworkable parts of No Child Left ...
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Study finds housing bias against same-sex couples
WASHINGTON -; A new study finds that same-sex couples are treated less favorably than heterosexual couples when seeking information about rental housing advertised ...
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Waiting for word from Bernanke stocks move higher
NEW YORK -- It's all about the Fed. Still.U.S. stocks moved higher Tuesday, helped by news of a pickup in home building and low inflation. But the Federal Reserve loomed large, with investors trying to guess what the central bank will say Wednesday about how long it plans to keep stimulus programs in place. For many, Tuesday was just a holding pattern as they waited for Wednesday's ...
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Medicare Cost-saving changes coming for diabetics
WASHINGTON -- Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar - but it also may cause some confusion as patients figure out the new system.On July 1, Medicare opens a national mail-order program that will dramatically drop the prices the government pays for those products but patients will have to ...
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Syrian warplanes strike rebel posts in Aleppo
By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian warplanes struck rebel positions near a besieged military air base and other rebel-held areas in the country's north Tuesday as regime forces stepped up attacks against opposition fighters in the key province of Aleppo, activists said. Rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad have for months been trying to take Kweiras and two ...
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UA Culverhouse Professors Named Leading Editors
College of Commerce & Business Administration TUSCALOOSA, Ala. --Drs. Alexander Ellinger and Glenn Richey, professors at The University of Alabama, have received the 2013 Leading Editor(s) Award acknowledging the high commitment they have shown to the journal they edit and recognizing their efforts to raise and maintain the journal's global reputation and standing. Ellinger and ...
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Chrysler Agrees To Recall Jeeps Over Fire Risk
DETROIT (AP) -- Chrysler says it has resolved its differences with the government and will recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of a fuel tank fire. Earlier this month the company refused the government’s request to recall the Jeeps. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration contended that the gas tanks could rupture if hit from the rear, ...
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Alabamas new tax credits limited to transfers
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama's Department of Revenue says the state's new private school tax credits don't apply to students who are already in private schools, even though they are zoned for a failing public ...
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Obama opens 24-hour trip to Germany
BERLIN (AP) -- President Barack Obama is opening a 24-hour visit to Germany, the culmination of which will be a speech Wednesday at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg ...
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Fears of violence as Egypt nears June 30 protests
The date is shaping up as the culmination of polarization that has sharpened throughout the year. Protests erupted repeatedly the past year - frequently leading to clashes with Islamist supporters of Morsi - but often they were fueled by particular issues like political maneuvers by Morsi or police ...
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Nonprofit launches campaign to reach uninsured
CHICAGO (AP) -- A nonprofit that's helping spread the word about President Barack Obama's health overhaul is launching a campaign that will target states with high numbers of uninsured ...
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Ala authorities on lookout for infant boy and teen
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Alabama authorities are looking for a missing infant and a teen-aged girl who may be linked to his alleged abduction.The Department of Public Safety issued an alert Tuesday for 2-month-old De'Anthony Dejuan Kelly and 14-year-old Dor'Sayde Gathright.Officials say Gathright walked off with the child while he was being cared for by Gathright's mother, who is the ...
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Missouri moves to lift ban on foreign farm owners
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Weeks before a Chinese conglomerate agreed to buy Smithfield Foods Inc. in the largest such takeover of a U.S. business, Missouri lawmakers quietly approved legislation removing a ban on foreign ownership of agricultural land.The northern Missouri legislator whose amendments to a pair of larger bills helped push the plan through the Legislature and onto the desk of Gov. ...
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MGM AEG to develop 20K seat Las Vegas Strip arena
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - Casino giant MGM Resorts International and entertainment company AEG say they've inked a deal to build a 20,000-seat Las Vegas Strip arena. Officials with Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts and Los Angeles-based AEG say the joint venture will provide a centerpiece for a renovation of the area from Las Vegas Boulevard to Frank Sinatra Drive between ...
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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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