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submitted by Grace 195 weeks 3 days 6 hours 53 minutes ago
Oakland city officials welcomed on Friday the news of a federal criminal investigation that appears to center on allegations of City Hall nepotism and fraud under former City Administrator Deborah Edgerly.
"We're going to comply with the FBI's request (for documents) and cooperate fully with the investigation,"...(more)
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submitted by Grace 240 weeks 4 days 21 hours 12 minutes ago
DALLAS (AP) -- A woman arrived at her child's daycare center to find the building closed with her 14-month-old daughter locked inside alone, authorities said....
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submitted by Grace 178 weeks 2 days 6 hours 54 minutes ago
John Mathson had been paying about $550 a month to continue his health insurance coverage after the 63-year-old Eureka man got laid off in October after 39 years at the Evergreen Pulp mill.
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submitted by Grace for team Batboy's revenge! 171 weeks 3 days 7 hours 28 minutes ago
Many consumers, apparently disregarding the fine print of the salmonella outbreak and food recall caused by a Georgia peanut plant, are swearing off all brands of peanut butter, driving down sales by nearly 25 percent.
The drop-off is so striking that brands like Jif are taking the...(more)
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submitted by Grace for team Batboy's revenge! 133 weeks 5 days 21 hours 51 minutes ago
What's the cost of not showing up to court? For PepsiCo Inc., it's a $1.26 billion default judgment. A Wisconsin state court socked the company with the monster award in a case alleging that PepsiCo stole the idea to bottle and sell purified water from two...(more)
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submitted by Grace for team Batboy's revenge! 162 weeks 3 days 8 hours 2 minutes ago
A Philadelphia cable network's early morning broadcast of a Good Friday service at the Vatican abruptly changed to something wildly different — a 30-second "Girls Gone Wild" ad.
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submitted by Grace for team Outdoor news 252 weeks 2 days 17 hours 46 minutes ago
Although the lure of Big Sur is timeless, hopping in the saddle is a novel way to enjoy the spectacular scenery. At Molera Horseback Tours - one of the few companies that offer the service in Big Sur - riders of any experience level can go...(more)
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submitted by Grace for team Batboy's revenge! 254 weeks 3 days 7 hours 55 minutes ago
It's been hailed as the luckiest day of the century, a time to take chances on love and lottery tickets and all things uncertain.
That day is today -- July 7, 2007, a.k.a. 7/7/07 or 777.
More weddings will be held today than on any day in recent...(more)
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submitted by Grace 152 weeks 1 day 5 hours 10 minutes ago
A strong earthquake has jolted the urban area around Anchorage, Alaska. The U.S. Geological Survey said an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck near the town of Willow at 11:28 a.m. Monday. The epicenter is 58 miles from Alaska's largest city, Anchorage....
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submitted by Grace 130 weeks 2 days 7 hours 58 minutes ago
Jahvid Best looked at Shane Vereen and smiled. Vereen had the Big Game Best was supposed to have before the Nuclear Concussion, and then some, and it was the then-some part that Best acknowledged first, and most willingly.
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submitted by Grace 172 weeks 3 days 8 hours 1 minute ago
If the $819 billion stimulus package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday survives the legislative gauntlet in the coming weeks, it would boost financial aid chances for students and pump millions of dollars into the University of California, higher education officials say.
It is unclear...(more)
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submitted by Grace 239 weeks 2 days 3 hours 6 minutes ago
The horror tale "30 Days of Night" had three days of box-office bite.
Andrew B. Stehlin plays a vampire in "30 Days of Night," this weekend's highest-grossing movie.
The Sony fright flick, with Josh Hartnett leading Alaskans against ravenous vampires that turn up for the prolonged winter darkness,...(more)
