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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: The Boston Globe, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Sports, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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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: The Wall Street Journal, Republican Party, Rick Sanchez, George W. Bush, Obesity
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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: Colleges and Universities, Autism, Behavioral Conditions, Politics, ABC (tv network)
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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: Republican Party, NASCAR, Politics, Rob Thomas, Freedom of Religion
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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: Entertainment, Radio, National Rifle Association of America
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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: Lifestyle and Leisure, Eric Garcetti, Politics, Michael Bloomberg, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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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: Entertainment, Radio, 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: News Agency, National Government, Twitter, Inc., Human Rights, Microsoft Corporation
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ACTUALIZA 1-Piratas informáticos pro-Assad atacan al diario británico Financial Times
Reuters(Cambia redacción, agrega detalles y comentarios) LONDRES, 17 mayo (Reuters) - La página web y la cuenta de Twitter del periódico británico Financial Times fueron hackeadas el viernes, aparentemente por el "Ejército Electrónico Sirio", un grupo...Tags: Entertainment, Google Inc., Twitter, Inc., Radio, Microsoft Corporation
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Interior Department Releases Draft Rules on 'Fracking'
Channel 2 NewsInterior Secretary Sally Jewell announced new draft rules governing hydraulic fracturing during oil drilling on federal and Indian lands Thursday, calling them part of a pro-energy Obama administration policy. The new rules, establishing safety...Tags: Entertainment, Energy Resources, Land Resources, Radio, Politics
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Bob Dylan inducted into American Academy of Arts and Letters; Chabon gives keynote speech
AP National WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Michael Chabon had long been mystified by that Bob Dylan lyric about "midnight's broken toe." The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, the keynote speaker Wednesday at the annual induction ceremony of the American Academy of Arts and...Tags: Fine Artists, Bob Dylan, Music, Music Industry, Awards and Prizes
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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment
KEYSTONE XL PROTEST Tribal members walk out of Keystone meeting (Information in the following story is from: Rapid City Journal, http://www.rapidcityjournal.com) RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Tribal representatives walked out of a meeting with U.S....Tags: John Thune, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lotteries, Politics, Trials
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