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Unmanned aircraft struggle to shed drone image
A Parrot eBee, an ultra light civil professional drone used to shoot video and photos is displayed during the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Francois ...
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Mueller urges caution on NSA program changes
FBI Director Robert Mueller is leaving the law enforcement agency that he has run every day since the week before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the same way that he entered it: being grilled about how the FBI is carrying out the most high-profile criminal investigations in the ...
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Authorities identify one of three people found in submerged vehicle in Weiss Lake
One of the three bodies discovered Thursday in Weiss Lake has been identified, according to a release by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner Broderick ...
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Bipartisan proposal on student loans circulating
By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A bipartisan group of senators is floating a proposal that would avoid the doubling of rates on student loans on July 1. A document being circulated on Capitol Hill outlines a possible compromise that links student loan rates to the financial markets, a provision that was included in President Barack Obama's budget, as well as House and ...
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Man of Steel promoted from the pulpit
View Photo Associated Press/Warner Bros. Pictures, Clay Enos - This film publicity image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Henry Cavill as Superman in "Man of Steel." Warner Bros. enlisted Christian-focused ...
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AL teen charged with abducting baby found in Texas
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- An Alabama teenager was charged Wednesday with abducting a 10-month-old boy who was found safe in Texas almost two days after being taken from a home in Birmingham, police ...
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Senators seek cost cuts for F-35 fighter jet Pentagon says its priciest program improving
WASHINGTON -- Senators sought cost-cutting opportunities Wednesday in the Pentagon's $400 billion program for the next-generation F-35, a fighter jet with a troubled testing record that military leaders said America couldn't afford not to build. Chairing the hearing, Sen. Dick Durbin lamented that the F-35 already has cost taxpayers billions more than what Congress signed up for more ...
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Israel decides to export 40 percent of its natural gas remainder for local market
JERUSALEM -- Israel has decided to export 40 percent of the natural gas it expects to produce from offshore wells, keeping a larger amount for local use than expected. The figure, announced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, is lower than the 53 percent recommended by an inter-ministerial committee last year. The remainder should provide Israel with enough gas for 25 years. The ...
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Mortgage settlement monitor says banks still falling short on helping struggling homeowners
WASHINGTON -- A new report says homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure must wait too long for their loan modification applications to be reviewed by some of the nation's top mortgage servicers. Such delays can plunge borrowers deeper in debt. Joseph A. Smith, the independent monitor of last year's national mortgage settlement, said Wednesday that while the banks are doing a better job ...
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Correction Jordan-Syria-War Games story
ZARQA, Jordan -; In a June 18 story about U.S.-led war games in Jordan, The Associated Press reported erroneously the organization that employs Tawfiq Hennawi. He works for the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization, not the International Committee of the Red ...
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Dolce and Gabbana convicted of tax evasion
Two years ago, a judge threw out a tax evasion and fraud case against the pair, whose label Dolce&Gabbana is a Milan fashion mainstay. Italy's high court later ruled the designers could be prosecuted for tax evasion, though not for ...
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Oil little changed before Feds Bernanke speaks
NEW YORK -; The price of oil was down slightly Wednesday as traders waited to hear the latest on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy from chairman Ben ...
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Kerry to address top world issues on upcoming trip
WASHINGTON -; Secretary of State John Kerry leaves Friday to visit seven countries on a trip focusing on global issues such as the Syrian crisis, Middle East peace and the West's standoffs with Iran and North Korea over their nuclear ...
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Airbus clocks 59 orders for new A350 wide-body jet
A visitor watches General Electric the GEnx jet engine, powering Boeing 787 Dremliner, during the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, Wednesday June 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Remy de la ...
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Japan formally OKs new nuclear safety requirements
TOKYO -- Japan's nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants on Wednesday, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster in a move critics charged was too hasty.The new requirements approved by the Nuclear Regulation Authority take effect July 8, when operators will be able to apply for inspections. If ...
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Mens Wearhouse ousts founder pitchman Zimmer
FILE - In this Thursday, May 6, 1999 file photo, George Zimmer, second from left, gestures to Andy Dolich prior to a meeting, in Oakland, Calif. Men's Wearhouse Inc. says it has dismissed Zimmer, its founder and executive chairman. In a terse release issued Wednesday, June 19, 2013, the company didn't give a reason for the abrupt firing of Zimmer, who built Men's Wearhouse from ...
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Albertville school board hires teachers approves state-mandated raise
At Tuesday’s monthly board meeting, Superintendent Ric Ayer said attendance grew last year, enabling the system to hire several additional teachers.During the meeting, the board also approved the salary schedule for the coming school year to include a 2 percent raise mandated by the state.Personnel actions included three supplement resignations, two leaves of absence, 18 transfers, 18 ...
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TaxBreak releases free mobile app
TaxBreak, which provides tax credit consulting and processing to companies of all sizes and whose corporate office is on Broad Street, now offers a free app for iPhone and Android smartphones or ...
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FBI hunt for ex-Teamster boss Hoffas remains ends
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 and announced the FBI was ending the search operations for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. (AP Photo/Carlos ...
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NRC proposing $70K fine against TVA for violations
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing a $70,000 fine against the Tennessee Valley Authority for violations related to one of its East Tennessee nuclear ...
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Rihanna strikes out at fan with microphone in Birmingham - video
Amateur footage shows Barbadian R&B singer Rihanna appearing to strike out at a fan with her microphone in Birmingham on Monday during the performer's Diamonds tour. The 25-year-old appears to hit out at the unidentified person after the fan grabs her arm as the singer walks near a screaming ...
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Bluebird Bio shares rocket higher in trading debut
The company’s initial public offering of 5.94 million shares had been priced Tuesday at $17 per share, above its initial expectations of $14 to $16 per ...
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Carnival Files Suit Against Alabama Ship Repair Firm
The Carnival Corp. filed a lawsuit last week seeking more than $12 million in damage that its cruise ship, Triumph, sustained in an early April ...
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Markets drift as investors ready for Fed
The central bank wraps up a two-day policy meeting later and investors are looking to see if policymakers are moving towards any change in its monetary policy stance. The Fed's strategy of super-low interest rates and easy money over the past few years has been designed to shore up the U.S. economy. It has also helped drive sentiment in the ...
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16 dead Militants infiltrate UNs Somalia office
Somali men and a policeman carry a government soldier wounded during an attack on the U.N. compound in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Al-Qaida-linked militants detonated multiple bomb blasts and engaged in ongoing battles with security forces in an attempt to breach the main U.N. compound in Mogadishu, officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi ...
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Tuscaloosa bypass remains contentious
The $250 million interstate bypass to the east of Tuscaloosa is moving ahead with infinite lethargy and recently became bogged down in further delays, which were made necessary in part by the fact that the project had become delayed and certain aspects of it were out of date.
It was decided by the city of Tuscaloosa in 1989 that they needed a bypass to the east to relieve some of the traffic on U.S. Highway 43 and U.S. Highway 82, both of which were reaching their carrying capacity and creating massive backlogs and congestion on Woolsey Finnell Bridge, which crosses the Black Warrior River. Read more
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