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Real Clear Politics Co-Founder: Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago a ‘War Zone’Breitbart NewsTom Bevan, the co-founder of RealClearPolitics.com, is calling Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago a “war zone.” Bevan, a Chicago resident and host of a local weekend radio show, noted in a July 8 post that even as Chicagoans have become used to daily …Attack on Pedicabs … Read more
Percy Harvin wants to be bigger part of Super Bowlflorida.247sports.comFormer Florida superstar Percy Harvin won a Super Bowl ring with the Seattle Seahawks last season, but he admits it wasn’t completely satisfying. In a Q13FOX interview, Harvin revealed that the injuries that kept him from contributing until Seattle’s … …read more Source: NFL – Super … Read more
Los Angeles TimesBrazilian fans’ expressions mirrored this spectator’s at Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday. (Patrik Stollarz / AFP/Getty Images). See more galleries. Germany shocks Brazil in World Cup. Caption Germany shocks Brazil in World Cup. Natacha …Germany humiliates Brazil 7-1 to reach World Cup finalUSA TODAYWorld Cup 2014: Host Brazil Stunned by Germany … Read more
GameSpotGaming PCs are complex beasts that occasionally need to be tamed into submission before they’re capable of performing their greatest feats. With a few simple steps, you can get the most out of your hardware and see better in-game performance as a … …read more Source: Gaming News Feed From Google News
PoliticoJoe Scarborough on Tuesday slammed New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s refusal to meet with the parents of the Sandy Hook shooting, calling his defense one of the “stupidest arguments” he’s ever heard. The Republican governor declined to meet with the …Chris Christie Defends Refusal To Meet With Sandy Hook ParentsHuffington PostChris Christie dismisses presidential run … Read more
Los Angeles TimesU.S. stocks declined in afternoon trading Tuesday as investors waited for corporate earnings reports due out this week. Technology and small companies fell sharply. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped below 17,000 from the open after crossing that …Stocks fall for second day on earnings cautionReutersStocks slide as US earnings season loomsFinancial TimesUS … Read more
Telenovela plot echoes real-life Miami murder trialMiamiHerald.comBut — according to a fellow inmate’s testimony on Tuesday — the plot struck close to home for Clifford Friend, the Lighthouse Point man accused of strangling his ex-wife, tying an anchor to her corpse and hurling her into the Atlantic Ocean off Miami … …read more Source: Miami … Read more
NewsOK.comKickstarter backers seem to have an intense craving for potato salad, according to USA TODAY. What started as a $10 quest to make a potato salad has transformed into a $40,000 crowdfunding campaign. The project started by Zack Brown last Thursday to …‘Danger’ zone: Potato salad fundraiser hits $50KWTVM$10 Potato Salad Kickstarter Goes Viral, Raises … Read more
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)Copyright 2014 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Show Caption Hide Caption. Previous Next. The National Park Service created a national landmark Tuesday to commemorate a …Grand Canyon plane crash site designated historicUniontown Herald Standard all 119 news articles …read more Source: U.S. News … Read more
Los Angeles TimesTwo people are dead after an apparent murder-suicide inside a Spokane, Wash., cancer center on Tuesday morning, police officials said. Officer Teresa Fuller, a public information officer for the Spokane Police Department, told the Los Angeles Times that an …Two dead in shooting at Washington state medical center: policeReutersReport: Two shot dead at … Read more
Reuters(Adds details of attack, initial death toll). By Feisal Omar and Abdirahman Hussein. MOGADISHU, July 8 (Reuters) – Islamist militants attacked Somalia’s presidential compound on Tuesday with a car bomb and gunmen broke through a perimeter wall but were …Somali President ‘Safe’ After al-Shabab Attack on PalaceVoice of AmericaSomali troops retake presidential palace after ‘shameful … Read more
Fox NewsSinger Garth Brooks arrives for the Songwriters Hall of Fame awards in New York June 16, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT HEADSHOT) – RTR2NR81. It looks like Garth Brooks doesn’t have friends in any place …Fan ‘devastated’ at Garth Brooks Dublin concerts cancellationBBC NewsRow scuppers all 5 Garth Brooks’ Dublin showsseattlepi.comMixed … Read more
Reuters… * Investors turn risk averse before earnings season. * Focus on Fed meeting minutes due on Wednesday (Updates prices, adds Kocherlakota comments). By Karen Brettell. NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar fell against the Japanese yen on …US Government Bonds HigherWall Street JournalU.S. 3-Year Sale Draws Above-Average Bids, Yields Most Since … Read more
9NEWS.comThat study placed the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield area at No. 9 out of 75 of the largest U.S. metros for the best places for STEM graduates based off income level for STEM jobs and the size of STEM industries. Kelly Brough, president and CEO of the Denver …Denver ranked among top 10 best places for STEM graduates … Read more
Shirley Joyce Cline Pontius, 79The Citizen.comHer survivors include a daughter, Leslie and Mark Patterson, grandchildren, Jared Patterson and Kyle Patterson, all of Akron, and a sister, Carolyn Cline Cary, Fayetteville, Ga., nieces and nephews. Burial was at Greenlawn Cemetery, Akron. Hummel … …read more Source: Fayetteville GA News From Google News
SFGateBELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) — At a local bar long before noon, a German supporter danced along with Brazilians playing samba. Tension will mount, no doubt, before the 5 p.m. kickoff (4 p.m. EDT/2000 GMT) in Tuesday’s World Cup semifinal match …On eve of World Cup semifinal, Germany coach calls out Brazil bulliesNew York Daily … Read more
New York TimesIsrael launched an airstrike on Rafah, in southern Gaza, on Tuesday. Credit Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters. the main story. the main story. the main story Share This Page. the main story.Hamas is looking for a way outHaaretzIran’s Hand in GazaWall Street JournalIsrael bombards Gaza after surge in rocket fire, calls upon 40000 reservists for … Read more
ComputerworldComputerworld – WORCESTER, Mass. — Slightly less than a year away from the DARPA robotics challenge finals, roboticists at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are already working more than 50 hours a week on the robot they hope will not only win the …Here Come the ROBOTSArmed with Science all 9 news articles …read more Source: Tech … Read more
16th Street Heights Corner Store Owner Killed in RobberyWashington City Paper (blog)The owner of a 16th Street Heights corner store has died after being beaten in a July 4 robbery at the store, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. James Oh, the owner of the Gold Corner Grocery & Deli at 5501 Colorado Ave. NW, … Read more
Boston.comCrumbs Bake Shop, the national cupcake cafe based out of New York City, has closed its stores, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The company operates two Boston locations—one in the financial district and one in the Prudential Center …Report: Crumbs Bake Shop Closes All Locations NationwideCBS LocalCrumbs, which has three Massachusetts … Read more
Photos: Dominican taste at alaMar restaurant in OaklandSan Jose Mercury News media centerPhotos: Dominican taste at alaMar restaurant in Oakland. Posted Jul 08, 2014. By. Tweet. New York native chef Nelson German has opened up a seafood eatery alamar in uptown Oakland. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group). More Photos and Videos … …read more Source: … Read more
MiamiHerald.comABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s National Council of State is promising “some good news” very soon about the fate of more than 200 schoolgirls held captive by Islamic extremists for nearly three months. At a briefing on a council meeting led Tuesday by …Nigerian Women Abducted By Islamist Militants Escape Over WeekendWall Street JournalNIGERIA: 60+ kidnapped … Read more
SwimSwamTownsend is an 8-time NCAA Champion, World Record Holder, 3-time Olympian and an Olympic Gold Medalist in the 400-meter Freestyle Relay at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. He has spent the past four months training with Garrett McCaffrey and the …Olympic gold medalists working clinic in the UpstateWYFF Greenville all 2 news articles …read more … Read more
Top Performers From Day 2 Of Orlando Summer LeagueDime MagazineIf Ennis is attempting to impress the Heat and the rest of the NBA, he is doing something right. The 6-7 small forward stole the show on Sunday night, pouring in 29 points for Miami to lead the team past Brooklyn 110-91. After playing quality … … Read more
RegisterBone-bothering boffins have identified the fossil remnants of a vast creature that had a jagged-edged ripper beak, and appears to have had the largest wingspan of any bird ever. Artist’s impression of world’s largest flying bird, Pelagornis sandersi. Credit: Liz …Largest flying bird ever had a wingspan of at least 20 feet, say scientistsChristian Science … Read more
FOXSports.comTexas Rangers slugger Prince Fielder may not have what one considers the prototypical physique of a world-class athlete. Still, despite his portly frame and unorthodox physique, Fielder, for the most part — before a neck injury prompted him to have …ESPN The Magazine’s 2014 Body Issue Celebrates Different PhysiquesTIMEPrince Fielder, Hilary Knight Featured In ESPN’s … Read more
Signal TribuneThe Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners voted Monday, June 30 to name Jon W. Slangerup, a veteran corporate executive with extensive experience in global logistics and environmental technologies, as the Port of Long Beach’s new chief executive … …read more Source: Port Of Oakland News From Google News
Salt Lake Tribune (blog)A nerdy engineer, a justice-seeking archer, and a moonboot-wearing dance machine are joining the celebrity line-up for the 2014 Salt Lake Comic Con. Comic Con founders Dan Farr and Bryan Brandenburg announced the latest block of major celebrities at …Latest Salt Lake Comic Con guest reveal includes comic, fantasy and pop …Deseret … Read more
ESPNLos Angeles Angels ace Jered Weaver has left Monday night’s series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays after two perfect innings because of tightness in his lower back. The 31-year-old right-hander was taking his warmups for the third when he felt …Angels Beat Blue Jays, 5-2, After Weaver InjuryCBS LocalLos Angeles Angels shake off loss … Read more
Police surround East Oakland apartment complex for suspected carjackerSan Jose Mercury NewsOAKLAND — Police have converged on an East Oakland apartment complex where a suspected carjacker is refusing to come out of a residence. The drama began about 10:25 a.m. when police spotted a vehicle taken during an armed carjacking. and more …read more Source: … Read more
Harry Potter is back in new J.K. Rowling storyHonolulu Star-AdvertiserIn this Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 photo, British author J.K. Rowling poses for photographers at the Southbank Centre in London. LONDON >> Harry Potter is back — mysterious, married, and going gray. J.K. Rowling has given fans a glimpse of the grown-up … and more …read … Read more
Nike SPARQ combine rankings from The Opening 2014, topped by Kirk MerrittSB NationA five-star linebacker from Mesquite, Texas, Malik Jefferson ran an incredible 4.39-second 40-yard dash as part of his SPARQ test. That would be the fastest 40 by a front-seven defender at the NFL Combine since 2006. The fact that he can run that … Read more
Nashville’s newest record: $1.9B of building permits approvedNashville Business Journal (blog)I can write ad naseum about Nashville’s white-hot building boom. But here’s a number that puts a new perspective on it: $1.87 billion. That is the total value of all the building permits Nashville Metro government issued during its most recent fiscal …Mayor to speak … Read more
Air raid sirens wail in JerusalemLas Vegas SunJERUSALEM — Air raid sirens have wailed across the city of Jerusalem in an apparent rocket attack by Gaza militants. Two faint booms could be heard from downtown Jerusalem shortly after the sirens went off late Tuesday. It was not clear whether it was … and more …read … Read more
Christian Science MonitorJennie Garth and Tori Spelling star on ‘Mystery’ as former co-stars of a detective TV show who decide to open a detective agency. ‘It’s more fun than doing a drama,’ Jennie Garth said of starring on a sitcom.90210 stars Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth reunite on new show Mystery Girls …NEWS.com.au all 7 … Read more