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Body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect buried near Richmond
DOSWELL, Va. (WTVR) – The body of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried in Doswell, according to a report from the Boston Globe. “Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s burial was coordinated by a Virginia woman who heard...
Tags: Sports, The Boston Globe, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Justin McLeod's Blog
August 15
Goodbye
They say all good things must come to an end. With that, I'm leaving WDBJ and the news business. I've accepted a position as the community relations coordinator for Roanoke City Schools. There are several reasons why I'm switching...Tags: Music Industry, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Michael Jackson, Joe Paterno, Juan Williams
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Governor McDonnell proposes amendments to autism bill
A long battle to require insurance coverage to children with autism in Virginia has hit a snag.
Instead of signing the bill that passed the General Assembly, Governor McDonnell has proposed amendments to it.
They would require a license for...Tags: Health, Government, Education, Executive Branch, Celebrities and Health Issues
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May 17th
I don't feel obligated
I had a lovely dinner with a couple of friends recently. The food was so so, the company was great. When the checks arrived, we started talking about tips. I mentioned that I tip before the tax. My friend replied...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Water Pollution, Justice and Rights, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Bill O'Reilly
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Hopkins closes science writing program, citing low selectivity
Graduates of the Johns Hopkins University's master's program in science writing have explained the prospects of life on Mars, the promise of neuroscience research and the ethics of animal testing on the pages of Scientific American, Nature and Popular...Tags: Boston, Education, Graduation, Entertainment, Johns Hopkins University
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From Apple to storms to immigration, GOP divisions may dilute focus on White House scandals
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama's latest political problems. Tensions between libertarian-...Tags: Ted Cruz, Public Finance, Entertainment, Hurricane Sandy (2012), John McCain
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Paperless public library to open in Texas
A groundbreaking paperless public library system will open in Texas this year, the BBC reports. Bexar County's $1.5-million BiblioTech project will open its first library branch without a single print book. Instead, the BiblioTech library will...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Arts and Culture, Judges, Libraries
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'Seduced and Abandoned' with Alec Baldwin at Cannes
Last year at the Cannes Film Festival, Alec Baldwin and director James Toback ran around for 11 days making a movie about two guys (themselves; it’s a documentary) scrambling to line up financing for a different movie, a sex-soaked tale of a right-...
Tags: Robert Osborne, Entertainment, Ryan Gosling, Film Festivals, Festive Events
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L.A.'s Mid-Wilshire neighborhood could be election bellwether
It's a small swath of Los Angeles, near the city's heart, that hasn't received much attention from the mayoral candidates. But a Times analysis shows that a 2.8-square-mile, Mid-Wilshire neighborhood has had an unmatched record of picking mayors in both...
Tags: Primaries, Michael Bloomberg, Local Elections, Restaurants, Wendy Greuel
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Panicked gun buying and the NRA
I understand that there are about 310 million people living in the United States, and private citizens here own about 300 million firearms. If these figures are even roughly correct, then the gun industry faces the challenge of selling into a saturated...Tags: Radio, National Rifle Association of America, Entertainment
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Go Pick: Garrison Keillor brings Midwest to Lehigh
Journey to Lake Wobegon with Garrison Keillor when he returns to Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University Sunday, May 19 to share his funny stories about growing up in the American Midwest. Keillor is host of the long-running NPR radio show "A...
Tags: Radio, Entertainment, Lehigh University
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Syria government supporters hack Financial Times
Reuters(Reuters) - The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify. The Syrian Electronic...Tags: CBS Corp., Microsoft Corporation, Government, Entertainment, Justice and Rights
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