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CORRECTED-Neck-cams capture Alaska's bears foraging through city
Reuters(Corrects to add dropped zero in population of Anchorage to 300,000, in paragraph 2) By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 13 (Reuters) - The lives of urban-dwelling bears are chronicled in neck-cam video clips showing their trash-trawling, birdseed-...Tags: Science and Technology, Biology
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Neck-cams capture Alaska's bears foraging through city
ReutersBy Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 13 (Reuters) - The lives of urban-dwelling bears are chronicled in neck-cam video clips showing their trash-trawling, birdseed-raiding and bear-bonding antics as several of the burly creatures caroused through...Tags: Science and Technology, Biology
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Some nice dolphin caught, and speared
Some nice dolphin were caught over the weekend, but the nicest one was speared by Dave Collier Jr. Collier was offshore Sunday with the Advanced Roofing fishing team when he shot an estimated 70-pound bull dolphin with his speargun. After a standoff...Tags: Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Lake Okeechobee, Fishing, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County
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Pauline S. (Harnichar) Phillips, 89, of Hollsopple (Jenner Township)
Pauline S. (Harnichar) Phillips, 89, of Hollsopple (Jenner Township), died March 23, 2013 at Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown. Born Nov. 3, 1923 in Jenners, she is the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Sasina) Harnichar. Preceded in death by parents;...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Crime, Law and Justice
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A fine state indeed
The recent State of the Community luncheon was headlined by four speakers who gave, if not glowing then surely positive, reports on where their organizations stand at the start of 2013 — John Scholten of the Public Schools of Petoskey, Dr. Josh...Tags: Real Estate, Services and Shopping, Ed Koch, Local Government
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A fine state indeed says State of the Community report, remembering Ed Koch
The recent State of the Community luncheon was headlined by four speakers who gave, if not glowing then surely positive, reports on where their organizations stand at the start of 2013 -- John Scholten of the Public Schools of Petoskey, Dr. Josh...Tags: Real Estate, Services and Shopping, Ed Koch, Local Government
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NY storm commission urges flood walls for subways
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A commission formed to examine ways to guard against storms like Sandy released a report Friday that calls for flood walls in subways, water pumps at airports and sea barriers along the coast. The final report was first...Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Subway Transportation, New York City, Insurance, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Statue of Liberty indefinitely closed by Sandy damage on island
Among Superstorm Sandy victims still struggling to recover: Liberty Island. The Statue of Liberty remains indefinitely closed to the public due to damage on the island, joining another shuttered national icon, the Washington Monument, which has been...
Tags: Sculpture, U.S. Congress, Ellis Island, Kennedy Space Center, NASA
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Sandy Unearths 90-Year-Old Ship Wreck On Fire Island
When Superstorm Sandy devastated Fire Island, flooding nearly 80 percent of the community's homes, it also unearthed a nearly 100-year-old ship wreck.
The ship, believed to be the Bessie White, was left exposed after high winds and torrential rain...Tags: Maritime Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Long Island
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As Region Prepares For Nor'easter, Long Islanders Still Without Power
PIX11.com | @akadennewsThousands of cold and anxious LIPA customers waited for electricity on Long Island Tuesday. In Oceanside the neighborhoods were dark. Only generators powered some businesses and lights. More than a week after Sandy pummeled Long Island, power lines...Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Business, Long Island, Long Island Power Authority
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Bodies Recovered From Small Plane That Crashed In Waters Off Long Island
pix11.comThe bodies of the two men killed in Saturday's small plane crash in Moriches Inlet, off the South Shore of Long Island, N.Y. have been recovered. Earlier in the day, the U.S. Coast Guard said a man and woman had been killed. The victims have now been...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Transportation Industry, Midtown, Transportation Accidents, Kennedy Airport
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Fire Island Wind Turbines Power Up
Channel 2 NewsWind speeds hit 30-miles-per-hour Thursday morning and powered up several of the much-anticipated Fire Island wind turbines for a test. Cook Inlet Region, Inc. has 11 turbines on Fire Island and turbines 2 and 4 successfully generated power at full...Tags: Wind Power, Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues, Solar Energy
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Dec 11, 2012
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