Posts Tagged ‘tech’

NJ wildlife council votes in favor of bear hunt (AP)

AP – New Jersey residents weary of frequent visits from bears may see a lot less of them come late fall.

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Database can crack missing person cases ? if used (AP)

AP – A new online database promises to crack some of the nation’s 100,000 missing persons cases and provide answers to desperate families, but only a fraction of law enforcement agencies are using it.

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Iditarod mushers get festive send-off for Nome trek (Reuters)

Reuters – Seventy-one mushers and their powerful sled dog teams got a festive send-off in downtown Anchorage on Saturday for a 10-mile ceremonial run that launched the fabled Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

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Va. AG: Colleges can’t ban gay discrimination (AP)

AP – Virginia’s attorney general has advised the state’s public colleges that they don’t have the authority to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, saying only the General Assembly has that power.

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Va. AG: Colleges can’t ban gay discrimination
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Former Birmingham mayor gets 15 years for bribery (AP)

AP – Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison for taking some $235,000 in bribes in return for lucrative bond work.

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Court blocks separate claims against UBS on Madoff (Reuters)

Reuters – Investors who lost money to U.S. swindler Bernard Madoff through a fund set up by UBS cannot seek compensation directly from the Swiss bank, a Luxembourg court ruled on Thursday.

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Baylor’s Griner likely to be disciplined for punch (AP)

AP – The Baylor star who created buzz with her above-the-rim dunks is likely to face discipline after punching an opposing player in the face.

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Ukraine coalition collapses, no-confidence vote due (Reuters)

Reuters – Ukraine’s ruling coalition collapsed on Tuesday as newly elected President Viktor Yanukovich moved to oust Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and consolidate power.

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Ukraine coalition collapses, no-confidence vote due
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