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Slideshow Top 12 American Boomtowns
Bloomberg Rankings sorted through U.S. Census data for metropolitan areas to rank those with the greatest population growth, then scored areas on growth in gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation. They combined the two scores and winnowed the list to regions with more than 1 million residents to find the top 12 American ...
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Raw video Dalai Lama addresses Tulane graduates Saturday
Latest Headlines A car has driven into a crowd at a parade in southwestern Virginia on Saturday, apparently injuring several people, The Associated Press ...
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Report Car drives into Va. parade crowd
The AP said it happened at about 2:30 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival. The event celebrates the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, ...
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Federal judges ruling doesnt resolve family restaurant squabble
Brennan's restaurant in New Orleans is famous for inventing the Bananas Foster dessert, but the eatery is also known for a long-running ownership ...
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Crash investigation may restrict train service for days
Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ...
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Movie Review
Warrior
Its a shame that Gavin OConnors Warrior isnt doing better at the box office, because it is easily one of the best sports dramas in recent years. A frequently powerful, consistently engaging, and unexpectedly honest depiction of the decades-spanning impact of alcoholism and familial abuse, ... ...
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Shooting wont end second-line parades New Orleans officials say
May 12, 2013: A man in a white shirt, bottom center, shoots into a crowd of people, on Mother's Day in New Orleans. New Orleans officials and cultural advocates say the Mothers Day parade shootings that left 20 people injured won't spell the end of second-line ...
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I-10 to experience overnight lane ramp closures this week
I-10 in both directions will experience alternating lane closures from Williams Boulevard to the St. Charles Parish line from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. on the nights of May ...
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Weekly unemployment insurance claims drop in Louisiana
The state labor department figures released Friday show the initial claims decreased to 2,327 from the previous week's total of 2,466. For the comparable week a year earlier, there were 3,394 initial ...
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4th Street Bridge at Harvey Canal closed to vehicular traffic
The 4th Street Bridge at the Harvey Canal is closed to marine navigation due to a mechanical problem, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and ...
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Feds probing Connecticut train crash
Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ...
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He is the most evil, vile, demonic criminal. He is dead to me. There will be no visits, there will be no phone calls. He can never be Daddy again. I have no sympathy for the man.
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Gregg was speaking about her father Ariel Castro who allegedly kidnapped, raped and held captive for a decade, three young women in Cleveland, Ohio.
Hotel Review
Wrest Point Hotel & Casino, Hobart, Australia
This 4 star hotel, casino and entertainment complex is situated on the foreshores of Sandy Bay in Hobart, the capital ...
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