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Local baseball players receive all-state recognition
(High School Sports ~ 07/20/11)
Four local baseball players were selected first-team all-state and two received second-team honors
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Cape police seek suspects in two shootings
(Local News ~ 07/20/11)
Cape Girardeau police are still looking for suspects responsible for two shootings in the city last week. A Thursday shooting at Delaware Park injured a 21-year-old man -- he was shot twice -- and an early Friday morning shooting Club Envy injured a 16-year-old...
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Cape pumping stations close after 90-day mark
(Local News ~ 07/20/11)
With the Mississippi River continuing to inch downward, Cape Girardeau's two pumping stations finally were shut down Monday afternoon after 90 straight days of making sure stormwaters didn't invade the city's downtown streets and businesses. City crews had to man the riverside stations round-the-clock, standing at the ready to flip switches that had the potential to send nearly 110,000 gallons a minute from the stormwater system into an already overflowing river...
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Maker of bath salts, herbal incense sues Stoddard County officials
(Local News ~ 07/20/11)
The Ripley County manufacturer and distributor of two synthetic drug products, which will become illegal in Missouri next month, is seeking more than $11 million in damages in a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court against a local prosecutor and sheriff for alleged civil rights violations...
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21 states backing Kinder health care suit
(Local News ~ 07/20/11)
Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder's challenge to the federal health care reform law gained momentum Monday as 21 states filed a brief in support. Kinder's lawsuit, currently on appeal to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, asserts the mandate that individuals buy health insurance included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.
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Cards drop to 1-3 since the All-Star break
(Professional Sports ~ 07/20/11)
NEW YORK -- Jose Reyes had Citi Field buzzing from the moment he stepped out of the dugout right up until he quashed a rally in the eighth inning with his glove. Carlos Beltran impressed everyone, too, swinging the bat as if losing five pounds in three days and having a 105-degree fever had no affect on him...
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City manager hears resident preferences on near-campus parking
(Local News ~ 07/20/11)
If college students are kept from parking near campus during the daytime hours, they won't park there at night. That's the theory Cape Girardeau City Manager Scott Meyer explained Tuesday night to residents who live near Southeast Missouri State University. The theory likely will be tested this fall by restricting parking on several narrow side-streets, if the city council gives the plan the go-ahead at its next meeting...
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Clearing for minor league ball field?
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/20/11)
One of the first things I noticed when I pulled into Cape at the first of the month was all of the land being cleared north of Fort D. http://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/cape-downtown/rumor-minor-league-ball-coming-to-south-cape/ Rumor has it that it's for a minor league ball field. Any truth to those rumors?...
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Cape Rec Freshman Tourney Champions
(Submitted Story ~ 07/20/11)
The Cape Starz captured the City of Cape Girardeau Recreational Summer Basketball League Tournament Championship on Tuesday night. The High School Freshman Division of the league was extremely competitive with nine teams vying for the title. Congratulations also go to the City of Cape Girardeau for providing sporting opportunities to Cape area youth and for hosting the outstanding league season and excellent tournament...
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SEBA 14 yr old All Star baseball team
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/20/11)
The SEBA (South East Baseball Association) 14 yr old all star baseball team won 1st place in their district tourn at East Prairie last weekend. They will be traveling to the state tourn in Booneville on the 28th. They have some really great coaches and are having alot of fun with this. These boys want to go all the way!!...
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Acteens go on mission trip to Alaska
(Submitted Story ~ 07/20/11)
13 older Acteens from Jackson First Baptist Church traveled to Wasilla, Alaska to run girls camp for a week in June 2011. Acteens planned, organized and brought supplies for the 44 campers, girls grade 1st-6th. The girls, local residence, participated in morning mission rotations, afternoon free time of canoeing, fishing, archery, pellet gun, paddle boats and swimming. ...
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Younger Acteens go on mission in Branson
(Submitted Story ~ 07/20/11)
Nine Acteens from First Baptist Church in Jackson participated in Mt. Country Ministries in Brandson, Mo., in July 2011. Acteens planned and lead a VBS day camp during the morning and clean-up and painting jobs for a local church in the afternoon.
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The Humane Society's Featured Pet
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/20/11)
Danny is a 3 year old cocker spaniel mix. He is already neutered. Danny is available for adoption at the Humane Society, 573-334-5837. See more pets available at www.semopets.org
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Clay Waller: Community on 'witch hunt'
(Local News ~ 07/20/11)
Clay Waller thinks police have tunnel vision in their investigation of his estranged wife's June 1 disappearance. As he sat in the shade on the Common Pleas Courthouse lawn Tuesday, he expected to see at least one, but probably more, unmarked police cars...
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River Heritage Museum station at Cub Scout Camp
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/20/11)
Cub Scouts at Adventure Camp- had a lesson about Cape Girardeau Fire Station history from the River City Heritage Museum, and were able to try on items from the museum!
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Excessive temperatures lead to increased risk of heat-related illness
(Local News ~ 07/20/11)
This week's heat wave isn't just uncomfortable. With heat indexes in the 105- to 115-degree range, it could be dangerous. On Tuesday the National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky., issued an excessive heat warning for the area through 7 p.m. Saturday...
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No tea party as Gov. Rick Perry weighs bid for presidency
(National News ~ 07/20/11)
CONCORD, N.H. -- In spite of his thundering speeches against big government, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a troubled relationship with the tea party, a rift increasingly obvious as he gets closer to a presidential bid. Tea party groups from New Hampshire to Texas are collaborating to criticize Perry's record on immigration, public health and spending and his former affiliation with the Democratic Party...
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Republicans push deficit-cutting bill through House
(National News ~ 07/20/11)
WASHINGTON -- Defying a veto threat, the Republican-controlled House passed legislation Tuesday night to slice federal spending by $6 trillion and require a constitutional balanced budget amendment to be sent to the states in exchange for averting a threatened government default...
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Only U.S. copy of Magna Carta treated at U.S. Archives
(National News ~ 07/20/11)
WASHINGTON -- A painstaking conservation effort to remove old patches and repair weak spots in a 714-year-old copy of the Magna Carta has revealed that the full text of that English declaration of human rights remains intact even though some words are faded and illegible to the eye, the National Archives said Tuesday...
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Special Legislative session on budget deal means Minnesota government shutdown could end soon
(National News ~ 07/20/11)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- An end to Minnesota's nearly three-week-long state government shutdown came into view Tuesday, when Gov. Mark Dayton called the Legislature into a special session to vote on a budget deal. The 19-day government stoppage has sullied Minnesota's good-government reputation, while disrupting lives and businesses around the state...
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Southeast Missouri State athletes receive OVC academic awards
(College Sports ~ 07/20/11)
Southeast Missouri State was bestowed numerous academic honors Tuesday by the Ohio Valley Conference. Southeast claimed an OVC-best five of the league's 16 Team Academic Achievement Awards, presented annually in each conference-sponsored sport to the team with the greatest percentage of its eligible student-athletes who achieved a 3.25 grade- point average or higher...
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Capahas extend winning streak to nine games
(Community Sports ~ 07/20/11)
Blake Slattery hit two long home runs to highlight the Plaza Tire Capahas' ninth straight win. The Capahas improved to 20-3 with Tuesday night's 6-1 victory at Fairview Heights, Ill. Slattery's homers were solo shots in the eighth and ninth innings to help the Capahas break open a close game late...
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Bride arrested after missing day in court
(National News ~ 07/20/11)
JACKSON, Mich. -- Authorities say a new bride arrested in Michigan on a 3-year-old warrant and briefly jailed wearing her wedding dress was picked up again after missing her day in court. The Jackson Citizen Patriot reports 53-year-old Tammy Lee Hinton failed to appear in Jackson County District Court on Monday. The warrant was for felony identity theft charges...
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Births 7/20/11
(Births ~ 07/20/11)
Son to James Paul and Mandy Michele Ebey of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 7:43 a.m. Thursday, July 14, 2011. Name, Mason Alexander. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Ebey is the former Mandy Haynes, daughter of Carol and Martin Grace of Cape Girardeau and Byron and Leigh Merritt of East Cape Girardeau, Ill. She is a clerk at Schnucks. Ebey is the son of Margaret Ebey of Scott City and Randy Ebey of Lubbock, Texas. He is a commercial loader at Lowes...
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Dr. Joseph Tygett
(Obituary ~ 07/20/11)
Dr. Joseph Norris Tygett, 80, of Cape Girardeau, beloved obstetrician, died Monday, July 18, 2011, in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 28, 1931, in Paris, Ill., to Glenn J. and Mildred Norris Tygett. He and Angela Rose Williams Tygett were married Aug. 8, 1980...
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Lonnie Brockmire
(Obituary ~ 07/20/11)
Lonnie Brockmire, 61, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, July 18, 2011, at his home. He was born Feb. 26, 1950, in Mesa, Ariz., to William Brockmire Jr. and Mary Deever Brockmire. He and Sharon Ann Kaler were married Dec. 1, 1973, in Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in 2005...
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Carol Henkel
(Obituary ~ 07/20/11)
Carol Ann Henkel, 64, of Imperial, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, July 14, 2011, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis. Survivors include her husband, Thomas "Randy" Henkel of Imperial; a daughter, Brandy Jo Henkel of Imperial; two sons, Greg L. ...
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Mike Daniels
(Obituary ~ 07/20/11)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Vernon Michael Daniels, 56, of Marble Hill, formerly of Scott City, died Saturday, June 18, 2011, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. Masonic service will be held at 6:30...
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James Scholl
(Obituary ~ 07/20/11)
James "Jim" Scholl, 75, of Jackson died Friday, July 15, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be July 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. An Elks service will be held at 7, followed by a memorial service, with Chaplain Greg Heinsman officiating...
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Out of the past 7/20/11
(Out of the Past ~ 07/20/11)
Lt. Nathan and Debra Johnson have arrived in Cape Girardeau to begin their work with the Salvation Army; the two are taking over the duties of Capt. and Mrs. Ralph Ashcraft, who have been assigned to a post at Alma, Mich. The congregation of St. Mark Lutheran Church celebrates the 20th birthday of the church with services and a picnic at Dennis Scivally Park; special speaker is the Rev. Richard Johnson, former pastor of St. Mark...
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Evelyn Zahner
(Obituary ~ 07/20/11)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Evelyn C. Zahner, 88, of Perryville died Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at Perry Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to service time Thursday at Immanuel Lutheran Church. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Russell Fredrick
(Obituary ~ 07/20/11)
Russell Joseph "Russ" Fredrick, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Parish prayers will be at 7, with Knights of Columbus rosary immediately following...
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Walter Ray
(Obituary ~ 07/20/11)
ANNA, Ill. -- Walter C. "Don" Ray, 94, of Anna died Monday, July 18, 2011, at Anna Rehab and Care Center. He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Anna City Cemetery. Graveside rites will be conducted by Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455 of Anna, and Anna Masonic Lodge 520 AF&AM...
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Jackson police/fire report 7/20/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/20/11)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Thefts Firefighters responded to the following call Sunday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/20/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/20/11)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/20/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/20/11)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Egypt's military seeks role in country's future
(International News ~ 07/20/11)
CAIRO -- Egypt's ruling generals are seeking to enshrine a future role for themselves with considerable independence from civilian leaders and possibly an authority to intervene in politics. The push appears to be driven by the military's fear of losing the near-autonomous power it has enjoyed for nearly 60 years, but activists worry it will open the door for the army to dictate politics in a democratic Egypt...
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Pope accepts U.S. archbishop's resignation, retires him
(International News ~ 07/20/11)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Philadelphia archbishop Cardinal Justin Rigali on Tuesday, sending him into retirement as the archdiocese faces accusations that it covered up a long-running priest sex abuse scandal...
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Israel to rebuilt West Bank apartments in Jewish settlements
(International News ~ 07/20/11)
JERUSALEM -- Israel put out bids Monday to build 336 apartments in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, a new blow to international efforts to get Israelis and Palestinians back to peace talks after months of deadlock over settlement construction...
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10 die as Syrian security force fires on funeral procession
(International News ~ 07/20/11)
BEIRUT -- Syrian security forces opened fire on a funeral procession Tuesday, killing up to 10 people in a city that has been besieged for days by some of the most severe violence seen during the country's 4-month-old uprising, activists said. Dozens of people -- possibly as many as 50 -- have been killed in Homs since Saturday, according to activists, human rights groups and witnesses. ...
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Economy forces shift in PC industry
(National News ~ 07/20/11)
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The personal computer industry needs a jumpstart -- and it's counting on a rescue from emerging markets and a late-to-the-party push into tablet computers. The U.S. and European PC markets have entered a new phase. Fewer people are buying new PCs because of economic anxiety, market saturation and the rise of seductive new gadgets such as Apple's iPad. ...
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Mo. Supreme Court upholds merger of two K.C.-area utilities
(State News ~ 07/20/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the merger of two Kansas City-based utilities, ruling that the possible concerns about gift policies and private meetings were not sufficient reasons to reject it. Utility regulators approved the bid by Great Plains Energy Inc. ...
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Taney County commission OKs Mo. racetrack
(State News ~ 07/20/11)
FORSYTH, Mo. -- A proposal for a racetrack in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri is one lap closer to the finish line after the Taney County Planning Commission approved a permit for the track but not before imposing several restrictions. The commission on Monday voted 4-2 to approve the permit for the Branson Sports Entertainment Complex despite strong opposition from those who will live near the proposed NASCAR-style track on 800 acres south of Hollister, Mo. ...
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Nixon pledges Joplin home-rebuilding aid
(State News ~ 07/20/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon outlined plans Tuesday to allot $122 million in state and federal aid to rebuild homes for low- and moderate-income residents following a devastating tornado in Joplin. The money could start flowing soon to owners of single-family homes needing to be rebuilt or repaired and could continue on a longer-term basis for the construction of additional homes and apartments, Nixon said while announcing the aid at a news conference in Joplin. ...
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Eat like a president with White House recipes
(Column ~ 07/20/11)
Famous people from time to time submit recipes for inclusion into cookbooks. It may be celebrities or artists, or like today's examples, presidents of the United States and their first ladies. Some of these are more current, while others are quite old, like Abraham Lincoln's vanilla almond cake. You be the judge of which recipes you will try...
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TV chef likes salad with unexpected greens
(Community ~ 07/20/11)
The queen of culinary cool says if you want a killer salad, kick up the salt and ditch the unripe tomatoes. "There are too many other delicious veggies you can use to rely on unripe tomatoes," Food Network star Anne Burrell said. "And if a salad isn't dressed or seasoned properly, that's also a problem for me...
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Nixon vetoes
(Editorial ~ 07/20/11)
Two vetoes by Gov. Jay Nixon this month caught our attention recently. The first, Senate Bill 282, included a "non-elections elections" provision where cities of 35,000 individuals or fewer would not be required to hold an election if the number of positions up for election equaled the number of candidates filing. ...
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What part of 'cut spending' do they not understand?
(Column ~ 07/20/11)
It's not the GOP that is acting childish in the debt ceiling debate
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Speak Out 7/20/11
(Speak Out ~ 07/20/11)
I think texting is rude. I know you don't have to hear someone talking out loud in public places. I experienced that in a library. A lady was talking loud on her cellphone in the middle of the library, of all places. She needs to learn to text. I'm talking about people you are with that no matter what activity you are doing they are texting and having a conversation with all these other people while you are with them. ...
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No time to play games
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/20/11)
I hope that in the next two weeks the Republican party members of our Congress will stand tall and be the leaders we expect them to be. This country has dug itself into a huge hole. It is not the fault of the previous president or the one before him. It is our fault. We want it all. We buy homes we cannot afford and use home equity loans to buy things we do not need. Cut someone else's benefits, leave our Social Security and home mortgage deduction alone...
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Prayer 7/20/2011
(Prayer ~ 07/20/11)
We love you, O Lord Jesus, because you first loved us. Amen.
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Japanese Tea Ceremony held in remembrance of Pearl Harbor
(National News ~ 07/20/11)
Dr. Genshitsu Sen XV, grand tea master of the Urasenke School of Tea, performs a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony on the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor Tuesday, July 19, 2011, in Honolulu. Pearl Harbor survivors along with honored guest participated in the morning ceremony. The tea ceremony honors Americans who lost their lives when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
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Zoysia 101: Warm-season grass needs different care than cold-season grass
(Column ~ 07/20/11)
I looked back through all of the gardening articles I have written and failed to see anything that I published about zoysia grass. Since I have had an increase in interest about it this year, it seems appropriate to take up the subject. Before I started this column, I tried to figure out why I had never written about this warm season grass. ...
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Highway 25 reduced for paving work
(Local News ~ 07/20/11)
Highway 25 in Stoddard and Cape Girardeau counties will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction July 29 through Aug. 18, while contractor crews perform milling and asphalt paving. This section of highway is between Highway 91 and the Diversion Channel bridge north of Highway 77. ...
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U.S. 62 reduced for shoulder repairs
(Local News ~ 07/20/11)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- U.S. 62 in Mississippi and Scott Counties will be reduced to one lane with a 14-foot width restriction Monday and Tuesday, while Missouri Department of Transportation crews make shoulder repairs. The section of highway is from Interstate 55 at Sikeston to Route B at Bertrand, Mo. ...
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Police: Florida teen killed parents, then had party
(National News ~ 07/20/11)
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Neighbors knew Tyler Hadley as a polite and respectful teen who played basketball with his father in the driveway and built forts of junked wood as a child-- not as someone who could kill his parents and throw a party while their bodies lay tucked beneath towels and other items in a locked bedroom...
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Final space shuttle leaves station; due to return Thursday
(National News ~ 07/20/11)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The last space shuttle is headed home. Atlantis left the International Space Station on Tuesday and slipped away after a partial lap around the station. Ten pairs of eyes pressed against the windows, four in the shuttle and six in the station...
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Government advisers: No copay for contraceptives
(National News ~ 07/20/11)
WASHINGTON -- Millions of women stand to gain free access to a broad menu of birth control methods, thanks to a recommendation issued Tuesday by health experts advising the government. An Institute of Medicine panel recommended that the government require health insurance companies to cover birth control for women as preventive care, without copayments. ...
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Shelling from Afghanistan kills Pakistani troops
(International News ~ 07/20/11)
ISLAMABAD -- Mortar shells and artillery fired from Afghanistan killed four Pakistani paramilitary troops in a tribal region Tuesday, the Pakistani army said. It was the latest in a spate of cross-border attacks that have raised tensions between Kabul and Islamabad...
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Clinton: U.S. lauds India-Pakistan talks
(International News ~ 07/20/11)
NEW DELHI -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that the United States was "encouraged" by the ongoing talks between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan and promised to give full support to Indian efforts to protect itself from terror...
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Media mogul Rupert Murdoch evades blame at hearing
(International News ~ 07/20/11)
LONDON -- Summoned by British lawmakers Tuesday to account for a phone hacking and bribery scandal, Rupert Murdoch said he was humbled and ashamed but accepted no personal responsibility, insisting he was at fault only for trusting the wrong people at a now-defunct tabloid that made up a tiny portion of his vast media empire...
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Rebecca Black debuts 2nd music video on YouTube
(Entertainment ~ 07/20/11)
NEW YORK -- Unlikely viral video star Rebecca Black has released a follow-up to her first hit, "Friday." Black's second music video, "My Moment," debuted Monday. In less than 24 hours, it was watched more than 1.9 million times on YouTube. It's also streaming on her website and is available on iTunes...
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2 die in historic mansion in the same week
(National News ~ 07/20/11)
CORONADO, Calif. -- The most common crimes are small-time theft. Bicycles vanish from homes. Cellphones and other gadgets are stolen from cars and beach towels. Residents of the wealthy San Diego suburb of Coronado -- which features safe streets, world-class beaches and a small-town feel -- are shocked by two mysterious deaths within a week, both tied to a historic mansion...
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