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Who 'shot the sheriff' ... FBI, Berrien County try to crack website hack
WSBT-TV ReporterThey're the ones who protect us from crime, but now one local police agency is a crime victim. They know who, but investigators are trying to figure out how hackers were able to take over the Berrien County Sheriff's Department website. Anonymous IRC, a...Tags: FBI, Computer Crime
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Five receive Samaritan Awards
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterMISHAWAKA -- Electronics Inc. believes work should be fun for its employees. A professional masseuse on Fridays, cookouts in the summer. monthly gourmet breakfasts and lunches and pontoon boat rides down the St. Joseph River are just some of the...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Science and Technology, Companies and Corporations, Religion and Belief, Electronics
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'Sanitization' of 'Huck Finn' doesn't sit well with local educators
Although the upcoming makeover of Mark Twain’s "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is grabbing a lot of media attention these days, one local expert says altering the classics is not a new phenomenon.
Victoria Gutschenritter, assistant director...Tags: Slavery, High Schools, Book, Schools, Social Issues
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Bowling, Auto Racing, Blue Man Group, Golf, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Amazon launches project to monetize fan fiction: Kindle Worlds
Amazon has a plan to monetize fan fiction: It's called Kindle Worlds. On Wednesday, Amazon announced a new scheme in which writers of fan fiction can self-publish and sell that writing with the sanction of the original copyright holder. The idea is that...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Twilight (book), Amazon Kindle, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Media Industry
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Robin Roberts of 'Good Morning America' to publish memoir
Popular "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts will publish a memoir in 2014 with Grand Central, the publisher announced Wednesday. The book, which is not yet titled, will include Roberts' story of her battle with MDS. "I am humbled that many...
Tags: Good Morning America (tv program), Robin Roberts, ESPN (tv network), Google+
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Trips, tips & deals
South of the border Travel deals south of the border look muy, muy bueno — just in time for summer vacation season. Savings of as much as 60 percent are showing up in deals at Mexico beach regions, including Riviera Maya, Los Cabos, Cancun, Puerto...
Tags: Volcanoes, Rome (Italy), Tourism and Leisure, Travelzoo Inc., Travel
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Carol Burnett to receive top honor for American comedians
Reuters(Reuters) - Actress and comedienne Carol Burnett will be honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the top award for American comics, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said on Tuesday. Burnett, 80, whose Emmy-winning sketch...Tags: Entertainment Events, The Carol Burnett Show (tv program), Television Industry, Music Theater, Tina Fey
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Tourism Officials: Visitation To CT's Major Attractions Sees Improvement
The Hartford CourantThe state's year-old "Still Revolutionary" campaign is working, and visitation to six major Connecticut attractions increased 6.8 percent from 2011 to last year, according to the state Office of Tourism. The news was released Tuesday during the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration, Politics, Mark Twain House and Museum, Tourism and Leisure
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Carol Burnett to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Carol Burnett, the trailblazing comedienne whose variety show was a top draw on CBS for over a decade, was named the winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Tuesday. Burnett, 80, will receive the award in an Oct. 20 in a ceremony to be...
Tags: Kennedy Center Honors, Will Ferrell, Noise (movie), Entertainment Events, Television Industry
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Last call for Orlando Repertory Theatre's 'Adventures of Tom Sawyer'
WHAT: This weekend is the last to see "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," the final show in Orlando Repertory Theatre's 10th season. Based on the novel by Mark Twain, this musical version for young audiences was conceived and written by Ken Ludwig of "Lend Me...
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Mark Twain Prize to go to Carol Burnett
The 2013 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor will be awarded to actress, comedian and bestselling author Carol Burnett, the Kennedy Center announced Tuesday. Burnett, of course, was the star of "The Carol Burnett Show," which won 25 Emmy Awards during...
Tags: Will Ferrell, Primetime Emmy Awards, Tina Fey, Google+, Ellen DeGeneres
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