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Larry Ellisons Ahab-Like Quest For The Americas Cup
The America's Cup is in the news lately, and not for the right reasons. Earlier this month, Olympic medalist Andrew "Bart" Simpson died after being trapped in the wreckage of the ...
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Reid appears to back away from nuclear option on filibusters
By Tom Curry, National Affairs Writer, NBC News With one of President Barack Obama’s key nominees on the verge of being confirmed by the Senate on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid appeared to edge away Wednesday from an idea that some Democrats are calling for: enacting a change in Senate rules to stop filibusters which delay votes on Obama appointees.During a debate on the ...
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Crackdown on AirBnB host in New York serves as cautionary tale
Fallout from a case in which AirBnB activities have been deemed 'illegal' in New York is being felt around the world, driving hosts to re-read their city's bylaws, tourists to look for alternative accommodations and other short-term rental services throwing their support behind the company. It's a story that's being felt among hosts across 30,000 cities and which may ...
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At tornado-hit school colored stickers and pencils litter ruins
MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - A miniature bookcase with children's books spilling out is among the few furnishings still standing amid the tornado-torn rubble of what once was the Briarwood Elementary School in Moore, ...
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Army sergeant accused of videotaping female cadets in shower
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Army sergeant at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has been accused of videotaping female cadets in the shower, a defense official said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of sex-related incidents that has rocked the ...
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Former Miss America might challenge McConnell
Miss America 2000 Heather French Henry is introduced at the 2010 Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino January 30, 2010 in Las ...
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American Idol winner releasing debut album in July
who won the Fox singing series last week after competing for four months, is set to release "Music Speaks" on July 16. Past "Idol" champs released their debut albums in the fall after winning the contest in the spring, but Glover said she's ready to capitalize on the insta-fame "Idol" has given her. "I've built a fan base being on this show, and my ...
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Bank of America sues Sedanos CEO former U.S. Century Bank directors
Bank of America filed a lawsuit against three former directors of U.S. Century Bank, two of whom are executives at Sedanos Supermarkets, over a land loan in Florida City. BofA (NYSE: BAC) filed the lawsuit on May 13 in federal court in Miami against GREC Homes IX LLC, Agustin Herran, Rosiel Herran, Armando Guerra, Maria C. Guerra, Manuel Herran, Nyria Herran, Emiliano Herran and Mirian Herran. ...
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Watch Ridiculous Calls Detail Abuse of 911 Hotline
-- -- -- -- -- When you -- one of these rolling down the road somebody somewhere needs help it's usually not life or death situation. -- -- -- -- Itself on the telephone -- Operator. Or is it a life or death situation. We -- -- calls for patients who would like this to turn up and down a thermostat captain Greg Henderson -- -- -- much of fire engine 111 and says more often that you think. ...
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Hitchhikers Dad Stands by Son in NJ Killing
The Canadian father of the man who gained Internet fame as "Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker" says he hasn't had much contact with his son over the years. But Gil McGillivary of Hawkesbury, Ontario, says he isn't giving up on his son, Caleb, as the 24-year-old faces a murder charge in New Jersey. Caleb, also known as Kai, is accused of fatally beating a lawyer found ...
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Watch FBI Shoot Florida Man Connected to Boston Bombing Suspect
This is a special report from ABC news. Hello everyone I'm Tanya Rivero in New York with an ABC news digital special report new. Tied to the Boston bombing suspects we now know evil regime to ...
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Bid On A BFD 2013 Signed Guitar For A Good Cause
To help the victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes, LIVE 105 is auctioning off a guitar singed by some of the BFD 2013 artists. This 2013 Squire Bullet Guitar is signed by: Thirty Seconds to Mars Jimmy Eat World Diplo Silversun Pickups Of Monsters and Men AWOLNATION Fitz and the Tantrums The Airborne Toxic Event Capital Cities Atlas Genius The Neighbourhood 100% of proceeds from this ...
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Driver Impaled By Flying Metal Pipe On I-580 In Livermore
LIVERMORE (CBS SF) — A man was killed in a freak accident on I-580 in Livermore when a metal pipe crashed through his windshield. Officers responded to the crash near Grant Line road shortly after 8 a.m., and found a Volvo XC70 station wagon in the ...
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Fox Family Finds Shelter Fans At Facebook Headquarters
MENLO PARK (KPIX 5) – A family of California grey foxes have set up their home at the headquarters of Facebook and are now the stars of their own Facebook page. The foxes moved into the ';Zen Garden'; on the Menlo Park campus of the social networking giant. Workers there quickly set ...
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Pope Personally Thanks State Department For Overtime
VATICAN CITY, April 12 (CNA/EWTN News) .- The last month of papal transition meant that the employees of the Vatican's Secretariat of State worked long hours, so Pope Francis decided that he would offer his heartfelt thanks by making a personal visit."Why am I here today? To thank you, because I know that these days - tomorrow marks one month - you have worked a lot more, many hours ...
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Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A key House committee chairman says a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee falls far short of what is needed to end the problem of illegal ...
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Hillary Clinton to give speech at event honoring women leaders
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is returning to the public stage with her first speaking events since leaving the Obama administration. Clinton is scheduled to speak Tuesday at the Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards in Washington, an event honoring female leaders around the world. On April 5, she will address the Women in the World Summit in New York, an annual event ...
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Christie backs Okla. aid blunting talk of payback
BELMAR, N.J. -; New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose own state was beset first by a major storm last year and then by squabbling in Congress over disaster aid, said Wednesday that Oklahoma's tornado victims deserve "swift and immediate" help and that this is "not a time for political ...
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Timeline of events in Jodi Arias murder case
Convicted killer Jodi Arias listens to a question asked of her before speaking during an interview at the Maricopa County Estrella Jail on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Phoenix. Arias was convicted recently of killing her former boyfriend Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home back in 2008, made a plea for life in prison, instead of execution, saying she can contribute to society if allowed ...
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XanGo juice hit with 2nd lawsuit claiming looting
SALT LAKE CITY -; A co-founder of exotic juice maker XanGo has filed a lawsuit claiming his partners are looting company funds for exotic vacations and luxury ...
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Deliberations resume in Arias trial penalty phase
Convicted killer Jodi Arias speaks during an interview at the Maricopa County Estrella Jail on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Phoenix. Arias was convicted recently of killing her former boyfriend Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home back in 2008, made a plea in court on Tuesday for life in prison, instead of execution, saying she can contribute to society if allowed to live. (AP Photo/Ross ...
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Powerball America Already Hit The Jackpot
Host Michel Martin says America deserves a Bentley for peoples' dedication to do the right thing. She shares her thoughts on wealth and the American dream in her regular 'Can I Just Tell You' ...
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American tourist stabbed in main square of Florence
By Claudio Lavanga, Correspondent, NBC News ROME, Italy - An American tourist underwent emergency surgery after being stabbed in the Italian city of Florence on Tuesday, a hospital doctor and media reports said.The 68-year-old was in front of the city’s famed Duomo cathedral listening to a street musician with his wife when someone tried to mug him and he ...
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Arias jury deadlocked but must continue
In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, Jodi Arias spoke out Tuesday about her murder trial, her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she "deserves a second chance at freedom ...
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Investigators searched Holmes bank records iPod
Polygraph expert Warren Holmes helped free wrongly convicted men from death row, and was working on a report about the man long believed to have killed a candy ...
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