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Caribbean-American Heritage Month celebrating diversity of spirit, values, shared history
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Easy Ways to Cut Back on Sugar
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Shares of PayPal rise on 1st day of trading
NEW YORK (AP) _ PayPal shares are up 5 percent in its first day as a separate and publicly traded company. The payments system company …
More flights from Orlando to London
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ Tourists flying between Orlando and London are getting more options. Thomas Cook Airlines last week announced it would start nonstop flights …
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Warming up to tablets with keyboard covers
It took some travels across the country for me to appreciate a tablet with a keyboard cover. I’ve long asked, “Why not just get a …
SiriusXM fires ‘Opie & Anthony’ host over tweets
NEW YORK (AP) – “Opie & Anthony” radio show host Anthony Cumia has been fired by satellite radio company SiriusXM, which cited his “racially charged” …
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ND arguments set in Common Core education standards case
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A Burleigh County judge is slated to hear arguments Monday from North Dakota opponents of the Common Core education standards. Tioga …
Hundreds of NIU employees want to join state worker union
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) _ Nearly 650 workers at Northern Illinois University have signed a petition and filed it with the state labor board asking to …
University of Vermont Extension says basil threat found in Burlington
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) _ The University of Vermont Extension Service says the first case of the season of “downy mildew” has been found on a …
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Former Georgetown coach receives Court of Honor Award
NEW YORK (AP) _ Former Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr. has been presented the Court of Honor Award from the National Association of Basketball Coaches, …
Emotions mount as California vaccine bill goes to Assembly
By JULIA HOROWITZ SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ Members of the California Assembly on Thursday planned to take up a hotly contested bill requiring nearly all …
Richardson gives $100,000 to families of Charleston shooting
Jerry Richardson, the owner of the NFL‘s Carolina Panthers, has donated $100,000 to the families of the Charleston shooting to help cover burial costs of …
