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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: Mount Vernon, Railway Accidents, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Connecticut Department of Transportation, National Transportation Safety Board
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"Wicked" has positive impact on the Morris, local businesses
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND-- "Wicked" is the most successful show to hit the stage at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend. The musical's 2-week run is the longest show to ever play at the theater but it won't be the last. "Wicked" is good for the Morris...Tags: Wicked (musical), Business, Arts and Culture, Sales, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Bea Arthur topless painting fetches $1.9M in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — A painting of actress Bea Arthur topless has sold for $1.9 million at a New York City auction. The painting is by artist John Currin and is titled "Bea Arthur Naked." It sold at Christie's auction of postwar and contemporary art on...
Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture, Maude (tv program), Painting, The Golden Girls (tv program)
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RAW VIDEO: Prince harry pays respects at Arlington, visits wounded troops at Walter Reed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry saluted America's war dead in somber remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, pausing, too, to place flowers on the tombstone of President John F. Kennedy and visit the grave of a British World...
Tags: Harry of Wales, United Kingdom, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Washington, DC, Diana, Princess of Wales
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Philly abortion murder trial has national impact
For weeks, jurors in Philadelphia heard grim testimony about deaths and squalor at Dr. Kermit Gosnell's inner-city abortion clinic. While they listened, the murder case reverberated far beyond the courtroom, changing — at least for the moment...
Tags: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Politics, Barack Obama, Media Industry, Standards
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Officials approve study for South Shore line growth
CHESTERTON, Ind. (AP) — Expanding the capacity of the South Shore rail commuter line is the key to a plan aimed at improving the Chicago commute from northern Indiana. The Post-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/14kWaW8 ) the Northern Indiana Commuter...
Tags: South Shore
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Buttigieg, Freeman-Wilson appear in gun-control ad
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson appear in a new public service announcement urging Congress to toughen gun laws. The ad is sponsored by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a gun control group founded by New York City Mayor...
Tags: Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Local Government, Gun Control
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TV ads set against review of Ind. school standards
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An advocacy group that supports Indiana's charter schools program says it's starting an advertising campaign to fight efforts to end the state's use of national reading and math standards. Stand for Children said its television...Tags: Politics, Entertainment, Radio, Elections, Michael Bloomberg
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Amid Boy Scout turmoil, other groups hope to grow
NEW YORK (AP) — With the Boy Scouts of America entangled in a furor over its ban on gays, lesser-known youth organizations across the ideological spectrum see an opportunity. They wonder if the turmoil might prompt some families to give them a...Tags: Minority Groups, Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Justice and Rights, Reformed
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Poll: Obesity's a crisis but we want our junk food
WASHINGTON (AP) — We know obesity is a health crisis, or every new year wouldn't start with resolutions to eat better and get off the couch. But don't try taking away our junk food. Americans blame too much screen time and cheap fast food for...
Tags: Politics, Lifestyle and Leisure, Consumer Goods Industries, Healthy Diet, Weight
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Kan. case reveals risks with assisted reproduction
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The case of a Kansas sperm donor being sued by the state for child support underscores a confusing patchwork of aging laws that govern assisted reproduction in the United States and often lead to litigation and frustration...
Tags: Judges, Laws, Lawyers, Craigslist, Inc., Justice System
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Ferry hits NYC pier while docking, injuring over 50, 2 critically
NEW YORK A high-speed ferry loaded with hundreds of commuters from New Jersey crashed into a dock in lower Manhattan on Wednesday during the morning rush hour, injuring more than 50 people, at least two critically. Ferry strikes NYC dock Passengers...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Manhattan (New York City), CBS Corp., American Red Cross, National Transportation Safety Board
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