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After Mattingly criticism Dodgers top Brewers 9-2
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly criticized his team and benched All-Star right fielder Andre Ethier, then watched Los Angeles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-2 ...
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Moore mayor 5 of 6 missing found alive
"We'll try to get it passed as soon as I can," Glenn Lewis said. The ordinance would apply to single-family and multifamily homes. At least 24 people, including 10 children, were killed in Monday's mammoth tornado, the state medical examiner's office said. Another 324 people were injured, said Gov. Mary Fallin. Lewis said Wednesday that six people previously unaccounted ...
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Union power at issue as Garcetti elected LA mayor
Los Angeles Mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti arrives for an election night rally Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in the Hollywood area Los Angels. Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become next mayor of Los Angeles after a campaign in which he depicted his rival a pawn of powerful labor bosses. (AP Photo/Chris ...
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Colo. governor delays convicted killers execution
DENVER -; Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper indefinitely delayed the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap on Wednesday and said he was unlikely to allow it as long as he is ...
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4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes
FILE - In this May 15, 2013, file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Holder said that in conducting U.S. counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida and its associated forces, the government has targeted and ...
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Phillips strange double lifts Reds over Mets 7-4
Brandon Phillips bounced a bizarre double over first base to snap a ninth-inning tie, and the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep of the struggling New York Mets with a 7-4 victory ...
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Philly police officer busted for ripping off drug dealers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia police officer has been arrested and charged in federal court with working with another person to set up and rob suspected drug dealers.Prosecutors allege that Officer Jeffrey Walker, a 24-year veteran of the force and longtime narcotics officer, repeatedly spoke this month with an unnamed person who turned out to be an FBI informant about different robbery ...
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NBA draft order set so who goes No. 1
Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert poses with his son Nick Gilbert after winning the NBA basketball draft lottery, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in New ...
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Inaugural tournament cut to 54 holes
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas - The LPGA Tour's first trip to Paradise Island is being cut short by rain.Storms that dumped about a foot of rain on the Ocean Club wiped out the pro-am Wednesday and left the course under so much water that the first round Thursday also was canceled. The tournament now will start Friday and be played over 54 holes.The field features the top three players in ...
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Rangers top As 3-1 in Wolfs 1st big league start
David Murphy and Adrian Beltre homered in a three-run first inning, Ross Wolf was strong in his first major league start and the Texas Rangers avoided a sweep with a 3-1 victory against the Oakland Athletics on ...
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Faith healers charged with murder after second sons death
Williams announced in a Wednesday, May 22, 2013 news conference that Herbert and Catherine Schaible who believe in faith healing over medicine have been charged with murder after a second child died of pneumonia. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police ...
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Rocky Gap Casino opens doors in western Maryland
The casino opened its doors Wednesday after winning approval from state gambling regulators. It is Maryland's fourth casino and will add 250 jobs to the resort formerly known as the Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf ...
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1 child dead 1 missing in Minn. park landslide
St. Paul Fire Marshal Steve Zaccard said the children were exploring the park when the slide happened about 1:15 p.m. Wednesday. Zaccard said the ground is soft after several days of ...
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Chicago Board of Education votes to close 50 schools
CHICAGO – The Chicago Board of Education has made a final vote to close 50 schools. The ambitious proposal that sparked protests and lawsuits could help define -- for better or worse -- Mayor Rahm Emanuel's term in office. The board voted Wednesday. City officials say the closings are necessary because of falling school enrollment and as part of their efforts to improve the ...
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DA refiles homicide charge in bathtub drowning of 13-month-old boy
Prosecutors said Tonya Thomas' decision to walk away and leave her kids unsupervised was so reckless, it rose to a criminal level and fit the criteria for a homicide charge, but a magisterial judge disagreed. About one week later, the district attorney refiled the previously-dismissed homicide charge, citing a possible misunderstanding in what his office was ...
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Corbett says distribution center will bring jobs
HAZLETON, Pa. - Gov. Tom Corbett says American Eagle Outfitters Inc. is planning a $160 million-plus distribution center near Hazleton that is projected to generate nearly 400 jobs.The governor said Tuesday the million-square-foot center on a 120-acre site will also bring construction jobs and additional hiring during peak business seasons.The center is being supported by state money, including ...
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Who else took the 5th Baseball star banker more
FILE - In this March 17, 2005 file photo, former Major League baseball player Mark McGwire testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington during a hearing on the use of steroids in professional baseball. Lois Lerner of the IRS joins a diverse roll call of people who have invoked their Fifth Amendment right not to answer lawmakers questions over the years. McGwire, sometimes choking back tears, ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 22
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Pa. Constitution Center to display Bill of Rights
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- One of the 12 surviving copies of the Bill of Rights that may have been pilfered from Pennsylvania in the late 1800s will be on display in Philadelphia for three years, beginning with the 225th anniversary next year of the drafting of the country's highest ...
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Report Alain Vigneault fired as Canucks coach
Vancouver Canucks said they wanted to go in a new direction this offseason and apparently that begins with head coach.On Wednesday the Canucks fired coach Alain Vigneault as well as assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Browne according ...
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Senators Does Pennsylvania welfare system weed out terrorists
HARRISBURG -- Two Republican senators on Wednesday asked the director of Pennsylvania's welfare agency to make sure people receiving public assistance aren't on the Federal Terrorist Watchlist like the two suspected Boston Marathon ...
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Judge grants former Pittsburgh police Chief Harper permission to leave state for visit
Former Pittsburgh police Chief Nate Harper can take his grandchildren to an amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, for the Memorial Day weekend, a federal judge ruled ...
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Gattis grand slam leads Braves past Twins 8-3
Atlanta Braves' Evan Gattis, right, high-fives teammate Ramiro Pena after hitting a grand slam in the fourth inning of a baseball game as Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Doumit, center rear, stands at home plate, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David ...
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Miller making no promises in return from torn ACL
Injured Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller is pleased with his recovery from a devastating knee injury but says it's too early to tell when he'll ...
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Fed weighed slowing its pace of bond purchases
Several Federal Reserve policymakers this month favored slowing the Fed's efforts to maintain record-low long-term interest rates as early as June _ if the economy showed strong and sustained growth. But those officials appeared at odds over what evidence would demonstrate such gains.Minutes of the Fed's April 30-May 1 meeting released Wednesday show "a number" of members ...
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Pittsburgh's East Liberty may emulate Market Square
East Liberty in Pittsburgh is to undergo another construction project aimed at revamping the neighborhood and enhancing its potential as a market center, possibly using the recently completed redevelopment of Market Square in downtown Pittsburgh as a model.
East Liberty is a 254 acre neighborhood in Pittsburgh and one of the city’s more overlooked areas with crime rates that are higher than the rest of the city and a general lack of robust economic activity, which has led to some degree of social decay. Read more
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