Wildfire continues to grow in Gila Wilderness

Source: KOAT

The Whitewater-Baldy fire ballooned to a scorching 122,000 acres on Sunday, making it nearly the size of the Las Conchas fire. The blaze is devouring the Gila Wilderness and threatening homes, said Action 7 News ...
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Residents upset after county bends rules for pastor protestors

Source: WSOC Charlotte

Residents are in a fury with Catawba County leaders for making an expectation to an existing rule. Protestors were allowed to demonstrate Sunday against a pastor who made anti-gay comments during a sermon on Mothe ...
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Social Media Helps North Texas Police

Source: CBS 11 - Dallas/Fort Worth

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When officer Zhivonni McDonnell reported for a shift earlier this year, she was armed with one of the Police Department’s newest tools: a smartphone equipped with Twitter. As she accompanied a Citizens on Patrol member ...
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UK Energy Needs Could be Solved Underground

Source: Sky News

9:05pm UK, Sunday May 27, 2012 Harriet Hadfield, Sky News reporter Millions of homes could be heated by geothermal energy in the future, according to experts. This week the Government is due to reveal how much ...
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Blogging the Caine Prize 2012: "Love on Trial"

Source: The Mumpsimus

This is my third post for the great 2012 Caine Prize blogathon. (See my first post for some details.) My initial response to "Love on Trial" by Stanley Kenani (PDF) was: This is a terrible story. Preachy, obvious, awkward, tedious. But then I thought abo ...
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BEST-SELLERS THE NEW YORK TIMES

Source: The Register Guard

1. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James (Knopf Doubleday Publishing). An inexperienced college student falls in love with a tortured man who has particular sexual tastes; the first book in an erotic trilogy. 2. Fifty Shades Darker by ...
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Diamond expands recall of pet food

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Several varieties of Diamond Naturals dog food have been recalled since April. Of the 14 people who have been sickened, at least five have been hospitalized with salmonella infections. According to the Centers for Disease C ...
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Skydiver Becomes First To Land Without Chute

Source: Sky News

8:20pm UK, Wednesday May 23, 2012 Roddy Mansfield, Sky News reporter A stuntman has entered the history books to become the first skydiver to land safely without using a parachute. Gary Connery , 42, leapt 2,400ft from a helicopter ...
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Man Arrested For Killing Girlfriend Had Record Of Violence

Source: WBNS-10 TV

Family members of a woman found stabbed to death told 10TV News on Saturday they never imagined Rachel Hudson would die in such a way. According to homicide detectives, Steven L. Holcomb called police ar ...
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