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Michigan Senate OKs allowing schools to be dissolved
LANSING (AP) - The state’s school superintendent and treasurer could dissolve a deficit-ridden district and send the students to nearby schools under legislation narrowly approved Wednesday by a divided Michigan Senate.
theoaklandpress.com (2 hours ago)
Firefighters battle Danielson blaze
Firefighters from numerous nearby departments responded Wednesday to a fire in a home at 361 Maple St. in Danielson.
norwichbulletin.com (2 hours ago)
Twitter buys Spindle to thread in location discovery tools
Twitter has bought Spindle, a search technology company that informs users about what's happening with local businesses and organizations around them. The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, could help Twitter beef up its efforts to keep users "in the loop." The company has been rumored to be working on its...
pcworld.com (3 hours ago)
'Do You Speak Touriste?'
PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - One of the world's most visited cities but also famous for its rudeness, Paris has embarked on a campaign to improve its reputation and better cater to the needs of tourists. Waiters, taxi drivers and sales staff in the French capital all too often come off as impolite, unhelpful and...
huffingtonpost.com (4 hours ago)
Body found nearby Hernandez's house identified
A Boston woman says her son was the man found dead in an industrial park about a mile from New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez's home in Massachusetts.
si.com (4 hours ago)
Pension systems hope to recover $100 million in lost investments
A lawsuit by three Louisiana pension plans that lost a combined $100 million in a 2008 hedge fund investment has been moved from state district court in Baton Rouge to the nearby federal district court. The Firefighters’ Retirement System, the Munici...
theadvocate.com (4 hours ago)
Murray Fromson: Syria Oh Syria
First, let's cleanse Washington of all those interventionists who can't wait until we get our hands bitten in Syria in another futile pursuit of nation-building. They linger in the hallways of Congress or nearby the White House, eager to advise each incoming president unfamiliar with foreign policy to their...
huffingtonpost.com (4 hours ago)
Magnitude 5.7 quake hits central Chile, no damage reported
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit the central Chilean region of Valparaiso at 5:30 p.m. (1730 ET) on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway in the nearby capital of Santiago but no reports of damage. The quake struck 68 miles north-northeast of Santiago at a depth of 62 miles, the U.S. Geological...
yahoo.com (5 hours ago)
Missouri releases guidance for student transfers from failing schools
The guidance comes a week after the state Supreme Court upheld a 1993 law requiring unaccredited school districts to pay for students to transfer to nearby schools. Read more
columbiamissourian.com (5 hours ago)
Magnitude 5.7 quake hits central Chile, no damage reported
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit the central Chilean region of Valparaiso at 5:30 p.m. (1730 ET) on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway in the nearby capital of Santiago but no reports of damage.
reuters.com (5 hours ago)
Social Media And Istanbul's Protests: Four Things You Need To Know
This past Saturday, police forces lined up outside of Istanbul's Gezi Park -- the center of a three week protest against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan -- gave warning, and moved in. In a matter of hours, the massive encampment set up by thousands of demonstrators was torn apart and emptied of people. As police...
forbes.com (6 hours ago)
Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash on Grider Street
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash in the 300 block of Grider Street just before 2 p.m. Wednesday. The victim taken to nearby Erie County Medical Center. The Buffalo police accident investigation unit remained at the scene, Further information was unavailable.
buffalonews.com (6 hours ago)
San Jose: Driver jailed in DUI crash that killed passenger following 'beer run'
An 18-year-old man left the hospital and was taken straight to jail in connection with a high-speed DUI crash in South San Jose that killed his passenger, in a sequence that began with them shoplifting beer from a nearby minimart.
contracostatimes.com (7 hours ago)
Officials search roofs of nearby buildings as probe into two deaths at Dreyfoos school continues
Officials search roofs of nearby buildings as probe into two deaths at Dreyfoos school continues
palmbeachpost.com (7 hours ago)
San Jose: Driver jailed in DUI crash that killed passenger following 'beer run'
An 18-year-old man left the hospital and was taken straight to jail in connection with a high-speed DUI crash in South San Jose that killed his passenger, in a sequence that began with them shoplifting beer from a nearby minimart.
mercurynews.com (7 hours ago)
Where are our wirelessly charging Ultrabooks, Intel?
Intel said Wednesday that is has joined the board of directors of the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP), a consortium developing technology for wirelessly charging electronic devices. However, Intel said last year that Ultrabooks capable of wireless charging would arrive in 2013-a promise the company has yet to...
pcworld.com (7 hours ago)
Arab Israeli village shocked after hate crime
Safaa Othman scraped together enough money to buy her new olive-green Nissan Juke just two weeks ago. But when she woke up earlier this week, she found it had been ravaged by hate-filled extremists. Now she can no longer drive it and is not even sure if she can afford to cover the cost of the repairs. "I can't...
foxnews.com (8 hours ago)
Missouri releases guidance for student transfers
The guidance comes a week after the state Supreme Court upheld a 1993 law requiring unaccredited school districts to pay for students to transfer to nearby schools. Read more
columbiamissourian.com (9 hours ago)
Siri Is Taking A New Approach To Suicide
A new update to Apple's Siri is helping the virtual assistant better handle questions about suicide and more quickly assist people who are seeking help. If Siri receives a query that suggests a user may be considering suicide, it will now prompt the individual to call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and...
huffingtonpost.com (9 hours ago)
Ann Romney Makes Surprise Appearance
Attendees at Tuesday's San Diego City Council meeting saw a name with more star power than the average local. Ann Romney, wife of 2012 GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, spoke during the non-agenda public comment section of the event. In video posted on the City of San Diego website, she was introduced with a...
huffingtonpost.com (10 hours ago)
Bob Ward: Colorado Wildfires Are Linked to Global Warming
Last week I was able to witness firsthand one of the frightening impacts of climate change on the United States as a wildfire spread across part of the Rocky Mountain National Park. I was attending a special conference in Granby, Colorado, which was organized by the American Geophysical Union to explore climate...
huffingtonpost.com (10 hours ago)
Floods Close French Pilgrimage Site
LOURDES, France — Heavy floods in southwest France have left two dead and forced the closure of the Catholic pilgrimage site in Lourdes and the evacuation of pilgrims from nearby hotels. Muddy floodwaters swirled Wednesday in the grotto where nearly 6 million believers from around the world, many gravely ill, come...
huffingtonpost.com (10 hours ago)
FBI digging at former home of famed 'Goodfellas' mobster
FBI agents with jackhammers and shovels were digging Tuesday under a New York City house once occupied by a famed gangster who inspired Robert De Niro's character in the movie "Goodfellas." James Burke, the late Lucchese crime family associate, is said to have buried victims in familiar places - including under...
pjstar.com (10 hours ago)
Paris starts campaign to be nicer to tourists
One of the world's most visited cities but also famous for its rudeness, Paris has embarked on a campaign to improve its reputation and better cater to the needs of tourists. Waiters, taxi drivers and sales staff in the French capital all too often come off as impolite, unhelpful and unable to speak foreign...
guardian.co.uk (10 hours ago)
Back to the golden days of film: The matchbox-sized slide projector that beams your Instagram...
The tiny projector, called Projecteo, beams a wheel of nine Instagram images onto a nearby wall, using wheels of 35mm slide film made online.
dailymail.co.uk (11 hours ago)
Unemployed Texas teacher returns lost bag containing $20G
An unemployed teacher who thought a bag on a road carried a dirty diaper found about $20,000 and returned the cash to a bank. The Eagle newspaper reported Wednesday that Chase bank officials in return gave Candace Scott a $500 credit gift card. Scott on Tuesday morning was driving and saw a clear bag with a blue...
foxnews.com (11 hours ago)
Bombs destroy police station in Libya's Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Bombs flattened a police station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Wednesday but there were no casualties as the building had been emptied for repairs following previous attacks, security officials said. The al-Hadaiq station in downtown Benghazi was completely destroyed by...
yahoo.com (12 hours ago)
State trooper fatally shoots man near Conn. fires
SALEM, Conn. (AP) - A state trooper fatally shot a man who charged at authorities waving a club-like object as firefighters battled blazes at a nearby home and detached garage in Salem, state police said.
boston.com (12 hours ago)
Chesco residents fear pipeline project could be a nightmare
WEST CHESTER - Residents asked Federal Energy Regulatory Commission officials about easements, legalities and safety Tuesday night at a meeting called to discuss environmental issues surrounding Columbia Gas's East Side Expansion pipeline project. According to Douglas Sipe, environmental project manager, the intent...
pottsmerc.com (12 hours ago)
Sacramento police say baby left in running car at Taco Bell while mom apparently sleeps it off...
A baby was left in a parked vehicle at a Sacramento fast food restaurant not far from where officers said they found the child's passed out, apparently intoxicated mother. Check out our crime blog, Sacto 9-1-1. - " width="175" height="35"> Check out our crime blog, Sacto 9-1-1. - -
modbee.com (13 hours ago)
