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Former U.S. Ambassador Shirley L. Abbott of El Paso dies at 88
El Paso Times, TexasFormer U.S. Ambassador Shirley L. "S.L." Abbott, one of two El Pasoans to serve as ambassadors, died Tuesday from heart complications, an obituary stated. He was 88. Abbott was an optometrist, a rancher, a Texas state representative and an honorary vice...Tags: Politics, Parties and Movements, Travel, U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Party
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El Paso youth football Pirates put priority on community service
El Paso Times, TexasThe goal is not always to win football games. Sometimes the goal is to help others. A group of youth football players and cheerleaders from the El Paso Pirates organization spent their Sunday afternoon collecting canned goods and money to help stock a...Tags: Travel, Sports, Piracy, Veterans Affairs, Football
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UTEP Dinner Theatre: Masterful revisiting of musical 'Evita'
El Paso Times, TexasLegacy is a double-edged sword. A person, an institution, a marriage can keep going for decades on merit, momentum or even malaise. Truly great institutions, however, must keep changing -- not only to endure but also to build on that legacy. This year...Tags: Ceremonies, Argentina, Travel, Christian Dior, Transportation
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At hearing, SEPTA says what it can't do
The Philadelphia InquirerMore money or less service. That was the familiar essence of SEPTA's capital-budget presentation Tuesday, as the agency noted how little $308 million will buy these days. In two hearings at its Center City headquarters, SEPTA officials outlined what...Tags: Washington, DC, Politics, Services and Shopping, Budgets and Budgeting, Travel
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NYPD, Brookhaven study to prepare for airborne attack
NewsdayA multimillion-dollar airflow study will be conducted this summer to help authorities better understand the risks of airborne terrorist attacks on New York City and its subway system, including those posed by chemical, biological and radiological weapons....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Manhattan (New York City), Anthrax, Los Alamos National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Boston Area Shut Down During Search For Bombing Suspect
The massive manhunt for 19-year-old Dzhokar A. Tsarnaev, suspected with his older brother in the bombings Monday at the Boston marathon, has Boston and surrounding suburbs in a standstill after authorities warned residents to stay home. Tsarnaev remains...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Federal Aviation Administration, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Sports
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For CTA riders, the other shoe dropping
The second and final nine-day closing of the Wells Street Bridge is scheduled to start Friday night, disrupting CTA train service to the Loop again, officials said Monday. For commuters it's the same drill as in early March, when one leaf of the 91-...
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EDITORIAL: Drought: Farmers hit hard again
El Paso Times, Texas...And there's no relief in sight. That's a common summer-time phrase in the U.S., usually associated with a long heat/humidity wave. We know about heat waves here in the desert Southwest. This time, it's more serious than that. There's no relief in...Tags: Water, Natural Disasters, Travel, Droughts, Transportation
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El Paso's I-10, Loop 375 ramps in $48M second phase
El Paso Times, TexasMost commuters don't appreciate the numerous orange barrels, closed lanes and construction vehicles on El Paso roadways these days. But for 25-year-old David Estrada, it's a sign of a booming city. "It's exciting," said Estrada, who commutes daily...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Housing and Urban Planning, Travel, Justice System
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El Paso mayoral candidate Steve Ortega is lone hopeful backing Proposition 7
El Paso Times, TexasThe candidates for mayor all say they believe in equal rights for all people, but only one says he will support a ballot proposition that would include gays in the city's non-discrimination policy and essentially cements the partner benefits that policy...Tags: Public Employees, Health and Safety at Work, Politics, Elections, Gays and Lesbians
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Neighbor could be last to have seen El Paso couple in '57
El Paso Times, TexasA former neighbor of a couple that went missing 56 years ago in El Paso may have been the last person to see them alive before they vanished. William and Margaret Patterson, who lived in the 3000 block of Piedmont Drive in Kern Place, were last seen... -
Austin Trout not out: Las Cruces boxer accepts loss to Mexican star, but not scorecards
El Paso Times, TexasPeople are taking a deep breath after an amazing event that turned into a great fight. Few can argue that Saul "Canelo" Alvarez fought a great fight and few can argue that he scored a win over Austin Trout on Saturday night in front of a deafening...Tags: World Baseball Classic, Crime, Law and Justice, New York Knicks, Travel, Justice System
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