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Accidently on Purpose
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Economic woes and double-digit unemployment are being blamed for a rash of staged auto accidents by criminals against unsuspecting motorists to line their pockets through fraudulent insurance claims. Ten people were...Tags: New York City, Florida, Losses, Accidental Death, Massachusetts
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Scientists uncover a secret to cockroaches' adaptability
In the war against pests, the lowly cockroach makes for a fearsome adversary. It can go weeks without water, survive decapitation for a time — and, like any proper super-villain, can send humans screaming from a room. Now researchers have...Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Purdue University, Weight, Obesity
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Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed
WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens — one more than previously known — in drone...
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U.S. for first time acknowledges role in deaths of Americans in drone strikes
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The Obama administration confirmed for the first time on Wednesday that four Americans have died in U.S. drone strikes since 2009, but it sought to justify the killing of only one a senior leader of al-Qaida's Yemen-based affiliate and said...Tags: Civil Rights, U.S. Congress, Human Rights, Pakistan, Government
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NRC to inspect Duke North Carolina Harris nuclear reactor
ReutersMay 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said Wednesday that it was launching a special inspection at Duke Energy Corp's Harris nuclear power plant in North Carolina over a "quarter-inch flaw" on the plant's reactor vessel head....Tags: Nuclear Power, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Duke Energy Corporation
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PSD negotiating sale with Beckley Water Company
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.Efforts are progressing in negotiating a buyout of the Cool Ridge-Flat Top Public Service District by the Beckley Water Company. According to PSD board member Bill Baldwin, the Cool Ridge-Flat Top PSD is suffering from financial difficulties that have...Tags: Leveraged Buyouts, Civil and Public Service, Government, Politics
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Homicide victim had just moved to Raleigh to manage a bank branch
The News & ObserverRon Gallagher Recently divorced, Melissa Huggins-Jones moved from Tennessee to Raleigh two weeks ago to manage a new bank branch. "Melissa was just a model employee, a great employee," said Chad Wortman, her former supervisor at First Tennessee Bank...Tags: Murder
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Rain doesn't keep people away from Got to Be NC Festival
The News & ObserverA stroller-filled crowd descended upon the State Fairgrounds on Sunday, despite a few rain showers, for the annual Got to Be NC Festival. The weekend's off-and-on wet dampened attendance at the festival that is designed to promote North Carolina...Tags: Festive Events, Entertainment Events, Wines, Deere and Company, Arts and Culture
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NC General Assembly police defend arrests of demonstrators
The News & ObserverRetired Methodist minister Vernon Tyson of Raleigh was among the 200 demonstrators at the Legislative Building last week for the weekly Moral Monday demonstration, protesting new initiatives from the GOP-led General Assembly. Many of the demonstrators...Tags: Elections, Activism, Crime, Law and Justice, Voting, Politics
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Chapel Hill team reaches Scrabble stardom
The News & ObserverTo get really good at Scrabble, you have to play a lot of Scrabble. That's the winning strategy from Kevin Bowerman and Raymond Gao, eighth-graders at Smith Middle School in Chapel Hill who as a team won the 2013 National School Scrabble Championship...Tags: Jimmy Kimmel Live! (tv program), Washington, DC, Scrabble (game), ABC (tv network), Jimmy Kimmel
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Wounded soldiers, vets suit up for Valor Games at Triangle venues
The News & ObserverAbout 120 service members and veterans who were taken out of the action by injury will get back into the fight during this week's Valor Games Southeast, an athletic competition to be held at UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University and the N.C. State Fairgrounds....Tags: 2012 Summer Paralympics, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Veterans Affairs
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ACC baseball tournament schedule announced
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.The schedule for the 2013 ACC tournament has been announced and the top-seeded Tar Heels will take on Miami on Thursday at 3 p.m., Clemson on Friday at 7 p.m. and N.C. State on Saturday 7 p.m. The Tar Heels are the top overall seed in the tournament for...Tags: Clemson Tigers, North Carolina State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Miami Hurricanes
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