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BRIEF: Teen driver charged with leaving scene of accident
Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, N.H.The driver who struck a utility pole on Strafford Road on Saturday is facing charges for allegedly leaving the scene of the accident. The juvenile driver, whose identity is not being released by police, struck the utility pole just after midnight on...Tags: Prosecution, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Lexington police arrest Fayette inmate who was mistakenly released in April
The Lexington Herald-LeaderAuthorities have arrested an inmate who had been on the lam for more than a month after he was mistakenly released by Fayette County corrections officers. Rodney Dewayne Bell, 28, was returned to the Fayette County jail at 1:13 a.m. Friday after being...Tags: Prisons
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Pirates notebook: Replay could catch players in a trap
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewIt's long enough after the fact now that Travis Snider can admit he didn't really catch that blooper a couple of seasons ago at Triple-A Las Vegas. Snider made a diving attempt in center field, but the ball hit the ground and hopped into his mitt. "I...Tags: Piracy, Travis Snider, Russell Martin, Clint Hurdle, Jeanmar Gomez
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Don't overreact to umpire's mistake
Here's something you might not know about the infamous Angel Hernandez game: The A's had a great chance to win the game even after Hernandez and his fellow umpires twice blew the call on what would have been a game-tying home run. Chris Perez, the...
Tags: Seth Smith (baseball), John Jaso, Oakland Athletics, Adam Rosales, Eric Sogard
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Navy reducing flight hours due to budget cuts
— Budget cuts will force the Navy to scale back flying hours for some of its East Coast-based pilots, sacrificing a degree of readiness in order to save money. Naval Air Force Atlantic will "probably" reduce flying hours for pilots in two...
Tags: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Chuck Hagel, U.S. Department of Defense, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Career and Workplace
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Oil spills not always the gushers you see on TV
Greeley Tribune, Colo.With a county as large as Weld, filled now with more than 20,000 wells all being operated by humans, there's bound to be mishaps, screw ups and just plain mistakes -- some that could even turn into a disaster -- but most spills are cleaned up as quickly...Tags: Energy Resources, Oil Spills, Conservation, Environmental Pollution, Petroleum Industry
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Umpires feel heat from missed calls
The News TribuneIt has been a long two days for major league umpires. Back-to-back botched calls on Wednesday and Thursday led to the rare step of Major League Baseball handing out multiple fines and one suspension to an umpire crew. In Thursday night's Angels-Astros...Tags: Franklin Gutierrez, Kelly Shoppach, Punishment, Oakland Athletics, Fines
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Analysis: Levy nuclear plant twice the cost of a natural gas facility
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.In the long run, nuclear power is cheap. This, for many of Florida's top decision makers, is the Truth. Lawmakers have cast aside their worship of the free market -- which long ago lost trust in building nuclear plants -- and skewed state law to favor...Tags: Natural Gas, Economy, Business and Finance, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Plant Openings, Florida Legislature
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Heim still not satisfied with radio performance
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, IowaNearly four months after the West Burlington Fire Department sought help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the city's public safety radio system remains unreliable, according to Fire Chief Mike Heim. Faulty communications have been a...Tags: General Electric Company, Science and Technology, Government, Politics, FEMA
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EDITORIAL: FCC's (sort of) admission
The Frederick News-Post, Md.Admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery, they say. It's heartening, then, that Frederick Community College's Board of Trustees has acknowledged, albeit tepidly, that it violated the Open Meetings Act. The violation took place Jan. 3,...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Laws
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Life Time Fitness reopens after evacuation for chemical leak
Star TribuneA fitness center in St. Louis Park was evacuated Friday morning because of a suspected leak involving pool chemicals, and one person was taken to a hospital, officials said. About two dozen patrons along with staff members of the Life Time Fitness on...Tags: Life Time Fitness Incorporated, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Medical Procedures and Tests
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State Announces Initiative To Improve Mental Health Reporting To NICS
The Hartford CourantBefore Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people and wounded 17 more at Virginia Tech in 2007, he was able to purchase firearms because his mental health history had not been reported to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Now, using federal...Tags: Firearms, Gun Control, Barack Obama, FBI, Politics
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