Dry, windy conditions fueling grass fire near Prosper

Source: WFAA

Dry conditions and strong winds are causing grass fires across North Texas. Crews from at least five different fire departments are working to keep the fires from spreading. The fire roared near Prosper, along ...
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DH Travis Hafner expected to miss Chicago series because of sore right knee

Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

CHICAGO, Ill. -- DH Travis Hafner is not expected to play against the White Sox this weekend because of an irritated right knee. Lonnie Soloff, Indians head athletic trainer, said Hafner complained of right knee soreness Wed ...
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China Is Culturally Superior to America

Source: The Atlantic

In today's tour of state-sponsored propaganda: America has an inferiority complex with China, Syria overcomes its challenges and a propagandist reveals himself. We begin in China. America's Inferiority Complex Did you know A ...
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Hafner likely to miss weekend series

Source: MLB.com

CHICAGO -- The locker reserved for Travis Hafner inside the visitors' clubhouse at U.S. Cellular Field sat empty on Friday afternoon and it is unlikely that any of the Indians designated hitter's jerseys wi ...
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Rocket21 and National Geographic Channel Announce Photo Contest to Encourage Kids to Explore the Beauty of Nature in Their Own Backyards

Source: PRWeb

We can’t wait to share Untamed Americas with kids and their parents,” noted National Geographic Channels' Chris Albert. “We hope the contest will prompt Rocket21 members to be more observant of the physical beauty all around them. Rocket21, [the only ...
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Obese teen had to be cut from home in U.K.

Source: USA Today

LONDON (AP) – Emergency workers who needed to take an obese teenager from her home to a hospital in Wales had to break through a wall of the residence to get her out and into an ambulance, officials said Friday. Workmen prepare to rebuild a hole in the ...
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Budding techie dumps wife for dowry

Source: Calcutta Telegraph

Instead of going on a honeymoon, Shubhangi Kumari is running from pillar to post seeking justice for her and her family a fortnight after her marriage. Reason: Her husband, an engineering student, deserted her for dowry. Shubhangi (18), a resident of K ...
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Fitness First plans 4 more gyms, sees opportunity

Source: Bangkok Post

The UK-based Fitness First (Thailand) Co remains upbeat about its business prospects even as the number of Thais regularly exercising remains relatively low, because the number of players in the industry is still limited. "The Thai fitness ...
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SC Rep charged with DUI drops out of US House race

Source: Enquirer Herald

State Rep. Ted Vick dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination in South Carolina's new 7th District congressional seat on Friday, one day after he was arrested on a drunken driving and a weapons charge. Vick, of Chesterfield, said he had ...
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