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Double or nothing!
Automakers will have to double their fleet-wide average fuel economy by 2025 if proposed federal rules take effect. Here’s how they’ll do it.
By Jim Gorzelany
CTW Features
The White House and major automakers recently signed off on a plan...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Volkswagen, Gasoline Industry, Travel, Economy, Business and Finance
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Treating Your Bridesmaids Right
Special to CTgetsMarried.comYes, the bride is traditionally the star of the show. But that ring on your finger doesn’t give you license to treat your wedding party like your personal minions. Many women in their twenties and thirties have a “bridesmaid horror story&...Tags: Waterbury, Meriden, Blue Back Square, Glastonbury, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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In-store wedding shops make outfitting the wedding party a piece of cake
CTW FeaturesNordstrom The retailer’s in-store Wedding Suites, staffed by Wedding Stylists, are designed to help every member of the wedding party look their absolute best on the big day. Fashion Features Wedding and reception dresses for the bride; dresses...Tags: J. Crew, Dresses (clothing), Travel, Marriage, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes
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Graduations can be a real handful
Present diploma. Smile. Shake hands. Repeat — 528 times. Over and over, Occidental College President Jonathan Veitch handed a diploma to a graduate and shook a hand. Some walked quickly across the stage while others moseyed — creating an...
Tags: Northeastern University, Teaching and Learning, Staphylococcal Infection , East Carolina University, Colleges and Universities
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FBI uses drones inside U.S. for spying, director says
WASHINGTON — FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III testified Wednesday that the controversial National Security Agency surveillance program "has been a contributing factor, one dot among many dots" for tracking terrorist plots, and he admitted for...
Tags: Jeff Sessions, Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Security Agency
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Boehner torn between conservative issues and those with broad appeal
WASHINGTON — About once a week, like clockwork, House Speaker John A. Boehner insists in a Capitol news conference that jobs and the economy are the "No. 1 concern" of his GOP majority. But from week to week, there's often another priority in the...
Tags: Immigration, Career and Workplace, Parties and Movements, Abortion, Eric Cantor
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Asian stocks fall on Fed policy plan, China data looms
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares deepened losses on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed market fears that the Fed would begin reducing its stimulus later this year as the economy improved. Sentiment was also fragile ahead of an...Tags: Kim Jong Un, Iran's Nuclear Program, Apple iPad, Luxembourg, Money and Monetary Policy
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Michael Hastings: The importance of not following the rules
He brought down an American general. He could brutalize his peers. But Michael Hastings was never accused of not telling the truth. And given the outrage that often accompanied the publication of his stories, that’s saying something. Hastings is...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Joe Biden, Central Intelligence Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hillary Clinton
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UPDATE 1-Senate approves Froman as U.S. trade representative
Reuters(Adds Zoellick quote, background) WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved White House international economic affairs adviser Michael Froman to be the next U.S. trade representative, sending him into the fray of two...Tags: Think Tanks, U.S. Cabinet, Trade Agreements, Economic Organization, Barack Obama
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Congress still at odds on where astronauts should go next
WASHINGTON — Where should NASA astronauts go next? That's been the question for the past decade, when President George W. Bush ordered a since-canceled mission to return Americans to the moon. And disagreement over the answer continues to...
Tags: George W. Bush, Science, Barack Obama, NASA, U.S. Congress
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Tea party rallies against IRS in Washington
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The tea party is using the Internal Revenue Service scandal as a springboard to renew calls to limit or even abolish an agency it's always disliked. Thousands of tea party supporters rallied Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol, cheering on proposals...Tags: Values, U.S. House of Representatives, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Rand Paul, Employees
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US-MUSIC Summary
ReutersHas Jay-Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' Album Gone Platinum Before Its Release? By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jay-Z once spit, "I deserve platinum plaques, to match my bezel." And while the rapper's got a bunch of those (and plenty of bezels),...Tags: Human Accomplishments, Film Festivals, The Killers (music group), Seoul (South Korea), Kabul (Afghanistan)
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