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Damaged trains being removed from wreck site
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Commuter trains damaged in a crash in Connecticut were being removed Sunday in the first step to making repairs and restoring service, the agency that runs Metro-North said. Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the Metropolitan...
Tags: Metro-North Railroad, Waterbury, South Norwalk, Grand Central Terminal, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Indiana withdraws support for fertilizer plant
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana officials withdrew state backing Friday for a fertilizer plant over concerns about whether its Pakistan-based owners are doing enough at its overseas operations to keep the potentially explosive material from being used...
Tags: Afghanistan, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Fertilizer, Economic Policy
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Woman, daughter, cousin die in SW Indiana house fire
MOUNT VERNON, Ind. (AP) — A woman, her young daughter and a teenage cousin were killed when fire swept through a house early Friday in a small southwestern Indiana city, authorities said. All three were found dead after the fire broke out about...
Tags: Ohio River
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Man convicted of slashing SW Ind. sheriff's deputy
MOUNT VERNON, Ind. (AP) — Jurors have convicted a southwestern Indiana man of slashing sheriff's deputy who was trying to arrest him on a warrant from Kentucky. The Posey County jury reached the verdict Wednesday against 26-year-old Brandon...Tags: Punishment
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VIDEO: Obama pardons Thanksgiving turkey
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pardoned two turkeys in an annual Thanksgiving rite on Wednesday, saying he wanted to offer the birds a second chance. "They say life is full of second chances, and this Nov. I couldn't agree more with that...
Tags: The New York Times, Holidays, Washington, DC, Turkey (animal), Politics
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Two arrested in connection with Goshen city arsons
Two Goshen men were arrested Friday night as suspects in two arson fires in Goshen city parks and two vehicle arsons. Estimated damages from these arson fires exceeds $60,000. Arrested and preliminary charges against them: - Nicholas Lynch, 20, of 204...
Tags: Trials, Rogers Park
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Judge upholds firing of Ohio teacher in Bible case
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) — A judge has upheld the firing of a central Ohio public school science teacher accused of preaching religious beliefs in class and of keeping a Bible on his desk. Knox County Common Pleas Judge Otho Eyster said in...Tags: Justice System, Judges, Religious Texts, Bible
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Another Ind. district might end free school buses
FORTVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Another central Indiana school district is contemplating whether to end free school bus service for most students in a money-saving move. A consultant for the Mount Vernon Community Schools in Hancock County says the district...Tags: Public Transportation
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Penn girls basketball ranked #1 in preseason AP poll
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1. Penn (9) 0-0 140 -
2. Hamilton Southeastern (2) 0-0 108 -
3. Indpls Ben Davis (1) 0-0 96 -
4. Carmel 0-0 71 -
(tie)...Tags: Riverton, Ben Davis, Canterbury, Edgewood, Northwood
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Ex-Iowa birthday spanker seeks school board seat
MOUNT VERNON, Iowa (AP) — The former elementary school principal who administered mild birthday spankings to his students in Mount Vernon intends to run for a seat on the school board. Washington Elementary principal Terry Eisenbarth submitted...Tags: Iowa, Washington (U.S. state)
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Iowa principal quits amid birthday spanking uproar
MOUNT VERNON, Iowa (AP) — An elementary school principal in eastern Iowa who admitted to spanking students on their birthday has resigned. KGAN-TV reports Washington Elementary principal Terry Eisenbarth submitted his resignation Friday night as...Tags: Iowa, Washington (U.S. state)
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New southern Indiana prosecutor targets 'Meth Vernon'
MOUNT VERNON, Ind. (AP) — The new prosecutor in southwestern Indiana's Posey County says his top priority is going after makers of the illegal drug methamphetamine. Prosecutor Travis Clowers told television station WEHT the drug has become so...Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Justice System, Politics, Television Stations, Elections
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