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Man charged with animal cruelty
LAPORTE -- A Westville-area man is now charged with severely beating his malnourished dog after the pet killed one of the chickens he kept at his mobile home. Kurt Norem, 47, is charged with two counts of Class A misdemeanor cruelty to an animal. A...Tags: Prosecution
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After vote, school closings plan must race clock
Chicago Public Schools has just three months to oversee Mayor Rahm Emanuel's massive school closing plan, a process laden with logistical challenges that could prove every bit as difficult for the system as the months leading up to last week's vote. Here...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Jean-Claude Brizard, Students, Politics, Chicago Public Schools
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Wall Street posts first weekly loss since mid-April on Fed angst
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 declined for a third day on Friday, with the three major stock indexes posting their first negative week since mid-April on lingering concern that the central bank may scale back its stimulus measures to support the...Tags: Macy's, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Real Estate Sales, Hormel Foods Corporation, Computer Sciences Corporation
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READER SUBMITTED: Plainville Girls Scouts Deliver Sprin Bags Fillled With Goodies To Senior Housing Center In Plainville
PlainvilleEvery years, the local Girl Scouts make "Spring bags" filled with goodies and deliver them door to door to all the tenants of the Plainville Senior Housing. The bags are filled with useful and fun items. This year someone donate Girl Scout cookies to...Tags: Plainville
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Stimulus fears haunt share markets, dollar recovers
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets slipped on Friday over worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb a stimulus program that has lifted stocks, while the dollar recovered against the euro after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for...Tags: Kim Sung-hwan, Nicos Anastasiades, Companies and Corporations, The Associated Press, Metal
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New House Construction Shows Strength In April
The spring home buying season in Connecticut is being marked by an uptick in sales – and eye-catching strength in the construction of single-family houses. In April, towns and cites in the state approved permits for 337 new single-family houses,...Tags: Inventories
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Dolton mayor sets stage to cancel senior housing contract
Tribune reporterThe new mayor in south suburban Dolton planned to question the daughter of the former mayor about her management of a village-owned senior housing building at a special meeting this morning. A public meeting called by newly elected Mayor Riley Rogers...Tags: Renovation, Local Government
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Cool spaces: Outdoor kitchens are heating up
Detroit Free PressDETROIT The unofficial grilling season is under way, and one of the hottest trends is bringing the kitchen outdoors, literally. Once thought only practical in warmer climates, outdoor kitchens in Michigan are heating up. Makers of high-end grills and...Tags: Politics, Freedom of the Press, Detroit Free Press
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Despite Life Saving Potential, State Reluctant to Mandate Storm Shelters
Email padler@ky3.comMOORE, Okla. (AP) — After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery — for a state rebate on a home storm shelter, that is. A contractor finished installing the concrete bunker...Tags: Mary Fallin, Joplin Tornado (2011), Natural Disasters, Science and Technology, Lotteries
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Building Permits: May 24
Kacie Miller, 512 N. High St., install wood privacy fence around backyard, $1,500. Steve Crouch, 1502 Plum Lane, install new door, sheetrock and insulate, $1,200. Richard Bachmeier, 1318 S. Wells St., demolish 20-by-24 structure, no cost given. Alex...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Building Material, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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Oklahoma tornado survivor says she feels forgotten by volunteers
Reporter and PhotographerYou are needed; that's the message from a group of small towns in Oklahoma that aren't getting near the kind of attention Moore is. But they, too, are tornado-ravaged, hit by an EF-4 the day before an EF-5 walloped Moore. A handful of small...Tags: Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, Moore Oklahoma Tornado (2013), Human Interest
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Wet spring, weak construction drag Titan Machinery to loss
Reuters(Reuters) - Farm equipment retailer Titan Machinery Inc said it expects to report a quarterly loss as demand was hit by a wet spring weather in the United States that delayed corn plantations, sending its shares down 12 percent in extended trade. Titan...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering, Thomson Corporation, Companies and Corporations, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
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