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TV ratings ABC tops demo American Idol finale tanks
Candice Glover was crowned the 12th "American Idol" in the singing competition's lowest-rated finale ever. With Modern Family beating American Idol on Wednesday night, Scandal tying a series high and the Billboard Music Awards, ABC took the top spot in week 34 of the broadcast television season in adults 18-49. The Alphabet also closed in on CBS in total viewership but was unable ...
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Bernanke testimony to be studied for policy clues
FILE - In this May 10, 2013 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke waves goodbye after speaking during a banking conference in Chicago. When Bernanke testifies about the U.S. economy Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the Federal Reserve chairmans words will be examined for any clues that the Fed might soon taper _ or increase _ its support for the ...
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Indian American teenagers invention may charge phones in 20 seconds
The problem of batteries draining out has been intensified with the arrival of smartphones as these phones come loaded with hundreds of applications that consume lot of battery. Just like the saying 'there is always light at the end of the tunnel', an NRI teenager Eesha Khare has shown that light by building a charger that can charge a phone completely in 20-30 ...
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Human toll amid scenes of utter devastation in Oklahoma
22 May 2013 Rescue workers were still frantically searching through rubble for people trapped in homes, schools, and offices flattened by the two-mile-wide tornado that devastated an Oklahoma town, killing at least 24 people - including at least nine children. Above, teachers who were themselves injured in the tornado, carry children from the ruins of Briarwood Primary School. Emergency ...
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Rescuers hunt for survivors as town counts cost of deadly twister
Jon Swaine - 22 May 2013 Rescue workers from four states were last night searching through rubble for more survivors of the vicious tornado that devastated ...
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Parents walked for miles not knowing if theyd find their children dead or alive
Philip Sherwell Moore, Oklahoma - 22 May 2013 WITH faces bruised and bloodied, parents, teachers and children staggered from the wreckage of their suburban school ...
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One word was on most lips and all front pages tornado was a monster
It passed with an "incredible, thundering roar". It was a thing of terror, something beastly and murderous that gobbled up everything in its rotating maw and then moved on, hungry for more.Those who have lived through tornadoes often speak of this most mesmerising of meteorological phenomena in animal terms. As the number of dead continued to rise yesterday, the local newspapers used ...
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We will help you fill allthe empty spaces
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) did not respond to a request for comment yesterday.Mr Obama assured the people of Moore that federal authorities would be beside them as they tended to "frightened children who will need our continued love and attention"."There are empty spaces where there used to be living rooms, and bedrooms, and classrooms, and, in time, we're ...
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Killer twisters 40 minutes on ground made it so destructive
For nearly 40 minutes it travelled 20 miles across largely urban areas, sweeping up debris, trees and homes in winds estimated to have reached 200mph.It was classified as a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph (322 kph) The upgrade was based on the enormity of the damage.Yet the area is no stranger to storms of this magnitude.In 1999 the city was hit by the most intense ...
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Shelters programme was put on hold over lack of cash
Raf Sanchez Washington - 22 May 2013 THE devastated city of Moore developed a plan to help residents build storm shelters, but it was put "on hold" as authorities battled for federal dollars and through a maze of regulations, city officials ...
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Bank of America JPMorgan said mortgage help done
Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase & Co. said they have met their obligations under a mortgage settlement made with state and federal officials. The Los Angeles Times reported Wells Fargo & Co. also was 90 percent done. The five largest banks agreed last year to a settlement with states over bad mortgages. So far more than 600,000 borrows have been granted a total of $50.6 billion in relief. ...
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Grilled by US Senate Apple CEO makes no apology for companys tax strategy
Apple Inc ., the world's most valuable company, into the debate over the U.S. tax code on Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the company avoid billions in U.S. taxes.Cook said the subsidiaries have nothing to do with reducing its U.S. taxes, a message he struggled to convey to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations."We pay all ...
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Judge rejects plea from men who sought to join al Qaeda affiliate
NEWARK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday refused to overturn the prison sentences of two New Jersey men convicted on terrorism charges, rejecting the argument that the decision was tainted by the Boston Marathon ...
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Ford adds production in North America to meet new car demand
F.N ) is adding a week of production at 20 North American factories this year to build an additional 40,000 vehicles and help sustain its gains in U.S. market ...
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Americans believe it takes $58K annually to get by
A new survey finds Americans believe it takes about $58,000 a year to get by in the U.S. CNBC reported the findings from a Gallup survey is more than double what the government considers the poverty threshold for a family of four at $24,000. Those numbers are consistent with surveys Gallup conducted in ...
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Hundreds of protesters call to repeal tough New York gun law
ALBANY, N.Y. – Carrying American flags and signs supporting the Second Amendment, more than 200 people gathered at New York's state capitol building in Albany on Tuesday to press for repeal of the state's tough new gun law. A coalition of conservative groups delivered 400,000 signed postcards to members of the Assembly calling on them to roll back the measure passed in January. ...
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Mysterious respiratory illness kills 2 in southeast Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in southeast Alabama, state health officials said Tuesday. Seven people have been admitted to hospitals with a fever, cough and shortness of breath in recent weeks, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Mary McIntyre said in a statement. Two of the seven have died. The Alabama ...
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Warriors Honored By San Francisco Mayor Curry Given Key To City
Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates a three-point shot with Stephen Curry #30 and Jarrett Jack #2 against the San Antonio Spurs during Game Two of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center on May 8, 2013 in San Antonio. (Ronald Martinez/Getty ...
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Malcolm Xs grandson buried in NY
Mourners are gathering at the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California in Oakland to remember Malcolm X's grandson, Malcolm ...
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Busy time for news beyond tornado tragedy
Rachel Maddow recaps the major headlines that have gone largely unnoticed by the news media as attention has been focused on the tornado disaster in Moore, ...
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White House Memo A Sleeper Scandal Awakens Post-Election
For a White House typically equipped with well-honed political radar designed to sniff out and derail conservative conspiracy theories about Mr. Obama, the potentially damaging events at the I.R.S. seemed to pass with little ...
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Straily Cespedes Lead A’s Past Rangers
Starting pitcher Dan Straily #67 of the Oakland Athletics throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on May 21, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Brandon Wade/Getty ...
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Giants’ Affeldt Grows To Love Open-Minded Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) When Jeremy Affeldt came to the Bay Area as an opposing player, he refused to leave his hotel room aside from going to and from the ballpark. He was admittedly ...
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Mall of America nets up to $250 million in tax breaks
Bloomington behemoth to double its size with more stores, movie theaters, hotels, and maybe a water park. To help ensure the project moves forward, up to $250 million in tax breaks were approved this week by the Minnesota Legislature. In recent years, the megamall’s pleas for public subsidies have failed. This year, lawmakers supported a controversial new funding mechanism that draws ...
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Safety Board ATF blocking plant blast probe
Investigators working in the remnants of an exploded Texas fertilizer plant sifted by hand through untold kernels of corn, moved tons of debris and conducted more than 400 interviews, while searching for the missing piece to solve what many officials compared to an extraordinary ...
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Idaho looks to eco-business for eventual recovery
Colorado has been leading the country in developing a sustainable, environmentally-friendly ‘green economy’ using $1 billion in federal grants over the last ten years or so, the efforts have paid off and now it seems that Idaho’s leadership may be looking to do something similar.
Using a $1.25 million federal grant the state of Idaho is investigating the extent of our green economy. Officials from the Idaho Department of Labor are in the process of interviewing around 5000 large and small employers and asking them, basically, how many ‘green’ jobs they’re currently got and what their growth potential is for the coming years. Read more
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