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'Refugee Hotel': Refugees learn to breathe free
Airport hotels are this era's Ellis Island, providing respite to refugees who have traveled thousands of miles and often survived horrific circumstances. New immigrants are greeted not by the Statue of Liberty but by the glow of fast-food restaurants...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Chicago Tribune, Refugee, Ellis Island, Immigration
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My favorite moments of 2012
Years ago when I was a student at Northwestern University, a handful of executives at America Online came to my class and explained that you, I and everyone we know would soon find ourselves pleasantly stranded on "information islands." We nodded,...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Xbox, The Hunger Games (movie), AMC (tv network), Cloud Atlas (movie)
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House approves $9.7 billion in Sandy disaster aid
WASHINGTON — Responding to the political storm over delays in disaster aid to the Northeast, the House on Friday approved a $9.7-billion flood insurance bill, the first segment of a possible $60-billion Superstorm Sandy recovery package. The...
Tags: John Boehner, Executive Branch, Insurance, Government, Democratic Party
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Investigators looking into high-speed ferry crash
NEW YORK (AP) — A high-speed commuter ferry that crashed into a lower Manhattan dock, injuring dozens of people, had recently undergone a major overhaul that gave it new engines and a new propulsion system, and officials were looking into whether...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Transportation Industry, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Disasters and Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board
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More bang for the buck
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comMany people are having to adjust their budgets to get more bang for their buck in today’s economy. The same is true for many local businesses when it comes to advertising. Many local businesses are beginning to use sign holders or flippers to...Tags: Radio, Media Industry, Newspaper and Magazine, Advertising, Business
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Tumblr Thursday round-up
RedEyeTumblr Thursday has been coming to you in the paper for awhile now, so it seemed like about time that this list make its way to the Internet, for your convenience, of course. Some of these are a little old hat now, but they're all important to remember....Tags: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Robin Williams, Chicago Bulls, Parks and Recreation (tv program), Computer Networking and Internet
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Caton remembered for her helpful, caring nature
Daily American Staff WriterHelen Caton is being remembered for her giving nature. “She liked helping people; she liked mothering people,” said her husband, Robert Caton. “She was a loving, caring person. She had an impact on the lives of everyone she met.&...Tags: The Salvation Army, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium
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Hemingway's famous cats still under government control, court says
The federal government is the ultimate master of the roughly 40 cats, many with six toes, that lounge around the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum in Key West, Fla. A federal appeals court has ruled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has the power...
Tags: Key West, Ted Bundy, Los Angeles Times, Arts and Culture, Ernest Hemingway
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Whites to lose majority status by 2043, the census projects
White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043 as the United States will for the first time become a majority of minority groups, the Census Bureau projects. In its first set of projections based on 2010 Census, officials said the...
Tags: Social Issues, Republican Party, Ted Bundy, Democratic Party, 2010 Census
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Delaware man sues Scouts, Mormons in sex abuse case
A Delaware man on Wednesday sued the Boy Scouts and the Mormon Church, charging that he was sexually abused by a scoutmaster, the latest suit to be filed in connection with the scandal that has rocked the youth movement. Melvin Novak, 28, announced...Tags: Christianity, Mormonism, Clubs and Associations, Social Organizations, Youth Organizations
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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: National Parks, Washington Monument, Arts, Sculpture, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Pictures in the News | Sept. 11, 2012
FrameworkIn Tuesday's Pictures in the News: Indonesian firefighters battle a blaze burning on the Valerine passenger ship at Menado port, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Kids are kids as Myanmar school children frolic after being dismissed from school. The Tribute in...
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