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Anheuser-Busch sued by New York distributor
McCraith Beverages, a beer and wine distributor in New York, is suing Anheuser-Busch for assigning new beers to a rival distributor. In the lawsuit, McCraith alleges it was granted exclusive distribution rights between 1994 and 2004 to distribute Rolling Rock, Stella Artois, Becks, Bass and other beers by Labatt USA, which was later bought by InBev USA, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. In ...
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American to let passengers with small carry-ons board early
American Airlines has introduced a new boarding process it says will speed the loading of passengers. Passengers with carry-on items that will fit under the seat in front of them will be allowed to board American Airlines flights early, according to a new process the Fort Worth-based airline has introduced. The new process will speed up boarding time by an average of two minutes per plane, ...
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HM mulling production in S. America Africa CEO
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Swedish fashion giant H&M is considering starting production in South America and Africa, chief executive Karl-Johan Persson told the Financial Times in an interview published on Monday."When that part of the world is growing, which it is, it becomes even more interesting to look at production in South America or Central America. So, we are exploring that opportunity ...
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Amalric plays a Frenchman in America in Jimmy P
In this photo taken Sunday, May 19, 2013, actor Mathieu Amalric poses for photographs following an interview with The Associated Press at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. Amalric depicts a maverick academic counseling Benicio Del Toro's Native American war vet in "Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian," director Arnaud Desplechin's Cannes ...
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10 Things to Know for Today
President Obama will observe a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. today at the White House, marking one week since a lone gunman opened fire in a Connecticut elementary school, killing 20 first graders before turning a gun on ...
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Video Wife caught cheating and lover jumps out window
20 May 2013 This viral from Brazil, showing a half-naked man climbing out of a window and jumping to escape his lover's husband, has spread like ...
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Obama administration cracks down on leaks
The Obama administration has set in motion 6 criminal prosecutions related to information leaking, more than any previous administration. NBC's Michael Isikoff ...
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Billionaires Now Own American Politics
leading to the first far-reaching restrictions on money in American politics, have you been so free to meddle. There is no limit to the amount of money you can give to elect your friends and allies to political office, to defeat those with whom you disagree, to shape or stunt or kill policy, and above all to influence the tone and content of political discussion in this ...
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Washington DC presents Turkish Cultural month
The American Turkish Association of Washington, D.C. (ATA-DC) has announced that the Washington’s first annual Turkish Cultural Heritage Month will be celebrated throughout the month of September. Turkish Cultural Heritage Month has been officially recognized by Mayor Vincent Gray and Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley. The month will include a "Mobile Turkish Coffee Truck" ...
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Column Dustups have governments role in common
There's a common thread running through a series of controversies dogging President Barack Obama: the federal government, and conflicting interpretations of what it is. The debate often is boiled down to this: Obama's notion of an activist, capable government that helps people vs. Republicans' impression of an intrusive, incompetent central body that hurts ...
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White House Damage Control Script Jeopardized By New Disclosures
President Obama claims not to have been made aware of the IRS indiscretions until May 10th it seems the White House’s chief lawyer learned weeks ...
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Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. -- It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.The lucky ticket was bought sometime Saturday or earlier at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, a city of about 13,000 people best known around the state for its brand of spring water with the same ...
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Proximity Of Fast Food Restaurants Has Impact On Body Mass Index Of Low Income African-Americans
BMI ) than those who lived further away from fast food, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and this association was particularly strong among those with a lower income. A new study published online in the American Journal of Public Health indicates higher BMI associates with residential proximity to a fast food restaurant, and among lower-income ...
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Legislative showdown brewing over $2 million for Teach for America
A $2 million pot of money to hire more teachers for the Clark County School District could be in danger -- with a contingent of Assembly Democrats apparently digging in their heels against the money. Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval wants to spend $2 million during the next two years to help the ...
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Video Thief hit by bus after robbing woman in Colombia
The CCTV footage shows the criminal slowly walking up to his victim and trying to snatch her bag.After a brief struggle, the man gets up with her phone and attempts to escape.Almost instantly, a bus pulls into the station and hits the man as he dashes out the door, knocking him over and dragging him underneath the bus.Incredibly, the woman who had just been mugged helps rescue him.After being ...
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American drone strike kills two suspected al-Qaeda members in Yemen
An unmanned drone carries out a touch go landing in the Atlantic (US Navy/AFP) Two al-Qaeda militants were killed in an American drone strike in central Yemen on Monday, AFP reported.The attack took place in ...
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Teslas fight with Americas car dealers
Tesla Motors doesn't want to sell its cars the way every other car company does, and that's making a lot of traditional automobile dealers mad. And those dealers are fighting ...
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Senate committee moves toward vote on immigration
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor. First, the committee must resolve a few remaining disputes. One involves amendments over high-skilled immigrant visas sought by the high-tech ...
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Gunmen shoot into Calif. home 10-year-old killed
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Authorities were searching for at least two gunmen who walked up to the door of a Northern California home and opened fire, killing a 10-year-old girl and injuring her parents. "Whoever these gunmen were, they were directly outside the front ...
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Obama to address Guantanamo prison drone program
Obama will address the U.S. secret drone program's legality and his pledge to shut the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, a White House official said. Obama will address them in a speech Thursday at the Defense Department's National Defense University in Washington -- a speech that will focus on how he intends to bring his counter-terrorism policies in line with the legal structure and ...
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Center for Biological Diversity Polar Bears at Risk of Drowning in the Chukchi Sea
Surveys show numerous bears swimming far from land as sea ice nears record low ANCHORAGE - August 21 - Recent government surveys document that polar bears are at risk of drowning in large numbers off the north coast of Alaska as sea ice once again approaches record low levels. On August 16, surveys located 9 polar bears swimming in open water offshore of northwest Alaska in the Chukchi Sea, ...
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Action Against Hunger Emergency Teams Assist Displaced Georgians
James L. Phelan , Senior External Relations Officer, ACF-USA 212-967-7800 x108; Cell: 646-265-7796 Action Against Hunger - Spain Alejandra Mahiques ...
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Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Nuclear Suppliers Group Must Not Cave In To Bush Administration on U.S.-India Nuclear Deal
Nuclear Suppliers Group Must Not Cave In To Bush Administration on U.S.-India Nuclear Deal WASHINGTON - August 19 - The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation today urged the Nuclear Suppliers Group, which is meeting today on the U.S.-India nuclear deal, not to capitulate to the Bush administration and permit an unprecedented exception in international nuclear trade rules for India. ...
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Conservation Groups Alpine Boulder Bunny Imperiled by Global Warming
Center for Biological Diversity , (415) 632-5301, cell (415) 385-5746 Stuart Pimm, Professor of Conservation Biology, Duke University, (919) 613-8141, cell (646) ...
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Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood CCFC Praises France Baby TV Ban Urges FTC Action in the US
CCFC Praises France Baby TV Ban; Urges FTC Action in the US WASHINGTON - August 19 - Yesterday, ...
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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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