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On Facebook Looking At Women, Trucker Caused Deadly Accident
CBS Las Vegas Looking at photos of women on Facebook is what distracted the driver of an empty fuel tanker when he crashed into two fire department trucks and three police cars on Interstate 8 killing a public safety officer in May. According to the Arizona Daily Star, Officer Tim Huffman was killed in the accident […]
Posted: November 3rd, 2013 under Culture, Health & Life, National News, Other.
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Police: Georgia father points out daughter’s burned body in trash can
CNN - Jennifer Feldman and Greg Botelho Georgia police discovered a badly burned body of a 10-year-old girl Saturday in an apartment complex’s trash can — pointed out by her father, who was standing nearby. The grisly episode began with a 911 call around 3:40 a.m. Saturday by a man who said he wanted to commit suicide, the […]
Posted: November 3rd, 2013 under Health & Life, National News, Other.
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Food stamp cuts create high demand for food bank supplies
USA TODAY - Marisol Bello The holiday season is approaching in November and December, the time of year when most food banks receive more than half of their donations for the year. The flip side: More people turn to food banks for help during that time, too. Food banks across the country, stretched thin in the […]
Posted: November 2nd, 2013 under Business & Economics, Health & Life, Other.
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Police: ‘Subway vigilante’ Goetz arrested in undercover drug bust
CNN - Haimy Assefa A New York man dubbed the “subway vigilante” after he shot four youths in 1984 was arrested Friday for allegedly selling marijuana to an undercover officer, Sgt. Carlos Nieves told CNN. Bernhard Goetz, 65, met the female undercover officer at Union Square Park on Friday and agreed to sell her marijuana, according […]
Posted: November 2nd, 2013 under Culture, National News, Other.
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TSA chief: No words to explain LAX ‘horror’
The Hill - Keith Laing Transportation Security Administration chief John Pistole said in a memo to TSA workers that was obtained by The Hill that he was unable to comprehend the shooting at the Los Angeles International Airport on Friday that left one of his agency’s employees dead. The agency’s officials identified the deceased TSA […]
Posted: November 2nd, 2013 under Health & Life, National News, Other.
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Shooter opens fire at Los Angeles International Airport
NBC News - Pete Williams, Andrew Blankstein, Erin McClam and Tracy Connor A gunman shot and killed a Transportation Security Administration worker Friday at Los Angeles International Airport, federal authorities told NBC News. At least two other people, including a second TSA employee, were wounded, they said. The authorities told NBC News that the gunman was […]
Posted: November 1st, 2013 under Culture, National News, Other.
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