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Put the pedal to the metal on these highways
By Nate Owen America's love for speed is well known. But that love has been replaced by sensibility, as Americans are traveling slower then they did a year ago, says Cars.com, citing a report from a company that tracks GPS data. Of course, slower speeds...Tags: Michigan, Detroit, Tucson, Road Transportation, Transportation
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Whitey Bulger's Girlfriend, Catherine Greig, Gets 8 Years
CNNBOSTON -- A judge sentenced Catherine Greig, longtime girlfriend James "Whitey" Bulger, to eight years in prison on Tuesday for helping the Boston mobster stay on the run for 16 years. After more than 16 years on the run, she and Bulger were captured...Tags: Defense, California, Local Government, Politics, Human Interest
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Oil pipeline expansion fuels concerns in Kansas
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsWorkers laid pipe across Kansas last summer, and earlier this year oil started gushing through it on its way from Canada to Oklahoma. That took it right through Mike Voit's property south of Chapman. "We kind of had the last pipeline agreement we signed...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Politics, Kansas, Elections, Career and Workplace
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LSU commit Avery Johnson says he likes what UCF has to offer
Senior wide receiver Avery Johnson showed why he's the No. 1-ranked pass catcher in the state Saturday at the UCF 7-on-7 tournament. What he does on the field, however, was already a well-known fact about 6-foot-3 the Pompano Beach Blanche Ely star.
What...Tags: Athletes, Orlando, Human Interest, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Delray Beach
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Suspicion in Mexico's Sinaloa cartel
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Reporting from Calexico, Calif., and Badiraguato, Mexico
The towering iron gates opened onto a palm-lined driveway that led past the family church, a twisting water slide and two man-made lakes, one stocked with fish, the other with...Tags: New Jersey, Hispanic and Latino Americans, California, Politics, Human Interest
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Heavyweight champion lived in Glendale
Jess Willard, who reigned as the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion from 1915 to 1919, lived on Blanchard Drive in Glendale for many years. Recently, Willard’s grandson, Jim Mace, of Carmichael, Calif., saw a photo of his grandfather’s house...Tags: New Jersey, Boxing, Human Interest, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Kansas
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Maryland bankers: We've got heart
Elizabeth Warren is a native of Oklahoma, but she might as well be from Baltimore based on the reception the city gave her Thursday night. She spoke at a town hall meeting held by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings to talk about the new Consumer Financial Protection...Tags: Elijah E. Cummings, Maryland, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Elizabeth Warren, Politics
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Teen Puts Wind in the Sails of Physically Challenged Kids
There aren't many experiences as exhilarating as flying across the water in a sailboat, feeling the wind and the spray in your face. Some teens with challenging physical conditions have been able to do that this summer in a special adaptive sailing...Tags: Fox Broadcasting Company, Sailing, Boats, Physical Disabilities
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Tropical Storm Don Fizzles Over South Texas
ReutersMCALLEN, Texas -- Sunshine and warm temperatures returned to rain-starved South Texas after Tropical Storm Don fizzled across the region before dawn Saturday, the National Weather Service said. Don left less than an inch of rain across much of the...Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, Human Interest, Weather, Disasters, Brownsville
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Survey suggests further slowing of Midwest growth
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Results from a July survey of business conditions in nine Midwestern and Plains states suggest a slowdown in growth. Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss says uncertainty about the national economy is among the...Tags: North Dakota, Missouri, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas
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Escapee Turns Himself In
WGNO NewsA prisoner who escaped near Hammond is back behind bars. But some in the city have been unnerved for the past several days. Sedric Smith broke free a little over a week ago along Interstate 55 near Hammond and disappeared near Club Deluxe Road. He was...Tags: Crimes, Louisiana, Oklahoma City, Crime, Law and Justice, Assault
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Indiana soldier dies in action
Fox59Friends are mourning the death of Indiana soldier Augy Vicari. The 22 year old was in a vehicle when hit was struck by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. He had just arrived at the base three weeks ago. Vicari grew up in the Lake County town of Lowell,...Tags: Indiana, Lake County (Indiana)
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