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Military veterans watch over the fallen at Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis (KSDK)- Like soldiers, the tombstones march up the hills of this hallowed ground saluted in silence by dignity and respect. This is Jefferson Barracks national cemetery in south St. Louis County where nearly 200,000 heroes are given rest. But that rest doesn't come ...
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Chalmette ceremonies paid tribute to fallen service members Sunday
This Memorial Day weekend was full of ceremonies in St. Bernard Parish to honor and pay tribute to armed service members who died while serving their ...
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Winning tickets bought in New Orleans Hammond for Saturday drawing
Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in New Orleans will share the jackpot with winners in Delaware and Florida. The Louisiana Lottery Corp. says an Easy 5 ticket bought in Hammond is worth $88,110, while two Powerball tickets matching four numbers plus the Powerball are worth $10,000 each. Nobody won in Lotto, so that jackpot rises to $675,000 for Wednesday's drawings. The Powerball top ...
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Sheriff’s Office 16-year-old Reserve boy killed Saturday night
Anyone with information is asked to call the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office TIPS line at 985-359-TIPS or Crimestoppers at ...
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Current N.O. former Oklahoma WR Kenny Stills lends a hand to tornado victims
New Orleans Saints fifth-round pick and former University of Oklahoma standout Kenny Stills gave a helping hand to Moore, Okla. tornado victims ...
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Movie Review
Changeling
The bizarro-extraordinary true story at the heart of Clint Eastwoods Changeling was literally saved from the flames by screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski, a former Los Angeles Times reporter-turned-screenwriter whose journalistic buddies tipped hi ... ...
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Corps takes flood study to St. James Parish
The Army Corps of Engineers will meet Tuesday with residents about a study that looks at ways to reduce the risks from hurricane and storm surge in St. James and St. John the Baptist ...
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June 11 public meeting in Biloxi to discuss restoration plan
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public meeting on June 11 in Biloxi to take public comment on the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's draft ...
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State sales tax removed on hurricane prep items this weekend
Eligible items include self-powered light sources, such as flashlights and candles, portable self-powered radios, two-way radios, and weather-band radios, tarpaulins or other flexible waterproof sheeting, ground anchor systems, straps or tie-down kits and gas or diesel fuel tanks. Also, batteries (sizes AAA, AA, C, D, 6-volt, or 9-volt, though automobile batteries and boat batteries are ...
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Obama to Oklahoma Weve got your back
By Patrick Garrity, NBC News President Obama resumed his role as the nation’s comforter Sunday, six days after a ferocious tornado tore a deadly path through an Oklahoma City suburb.The president’s tour of Moore, Okla., included visits with victims and a firsthand look at the destruction wrought by a twister that rated the most powerful on the five-step scale used to measure a ...
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Oil Tank Explodes in Louisiana
An oil tank has exploded in Louisiana, several miles outside of Baton Rouge, reported the Associated Press. The explosion, which happened late Thursday night near Denham Springs, prompted the evacuation of 30 to 35 homes. No injuries have been reported thus far. The fire is contained in a 200-square-footarea. One of two oil holding tanks that were at the scene ruptured and caught fire but ...
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We must define the nature and scope of this struggle, or else it will define us. Neither I, nor any President can promise the total defeat of terror. What we must do is dismantle networks that pose a direct danger.
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The U.S. president was speaking on his administration's counter terrorism policy.
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Hotel Sofitel, New York City
This at the time of my stay was one of the newest hotels in New York, and merited a review ...
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- Military veterans watch over the fallen at Jefferson Barracks
- Chalmette ceremonies paid tribute to fallen service members Sunday
- Winning tickets bought in New Orleans Hammond for Saturday drawing
- Sheriff’s Office 16-year-old Reserve boy killed Saturday night
- Current N.O. former Oklahoma WR Kenny Stills lends a hand to tornado victims