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45 min ago | Busted In Acadiana

Racially motivated attack or not?

On Monday May 18th, 2013, WVLA NBC reported, "three people, including a teenager, were sent to the hospital on Mother's Day after they were attacked at a local gas station.

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Related Topix: Life, Mother's Day, Baton Rouge, LA

4 hrs ago | Star-Telegram.com

New Orleans says gunfire won't end 'second lines'

New Orleans officials and cultural advocates say the Mother's Day parade shootings that left 20 people injured won't spell the end of second-line parades, the local tradition that celebrates the city and its people.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, New Orleans, Music!, Jazz, Life, Mother's Day

8 hrs ago | CBC News

WHO concerned coronavirus spreading person to person

The World Health Organization has issued a blunt assessment of the coronavirus outbreak in Saudi Arabia, acknowledging for the first time that there are concerns the virus may be spreading from person to person, at least in a limited way.

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Related Topix: Travel, Saudi Arabia Travel, Life, Ramadan, Infectious Diseases, Medicine

12 hrs ago | NOLA.com

Mother's Day shooting suspect told witness he and his brother shot up crowd, NOPD says

Shawn Scott, 24, left, and his brother Akein, right, allegedly opened fire on a second-line parade on Mother's Day in what sources say was a gang-related feud.

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Related Topix: Life, Mother's Day, New Orleans, LA, Home Listing, Home

16 hrs ago | Insight News

Governor signs same sex marriage bill into law; takes effect Aug. 1

With a throng of nearly 6,000 supporters on hand at the Capitol, Gov. Mark Dayton signed into law a bill that will legalize same sex marriages in the state.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Life, Lughnasadh, US Politics, Mark Dayton, US News, US Senate, Democrat, US Governors, Minnesota, Gay/Lesbian

20 hrs ago | Sunherald.com

Charges filed against man in Nevada killing spree

Jeremiah Bean was arraigned Thursday on 19 counts, including first-degree murder, arson and burglary.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Life, Mother's Day, Fernley, NV

Fri May 17, 2013

Mid Devon Star

Archbishop to bless married couples

The Archbishop of Westminster will bless more than 600 married couples to celebrate marriage as "an exclusive commitment and a life-long partnership between a man and a woman". The couples - who have almost 20,000 years of marriage between them - are all celebrating their 10th, 25th, 40th, 50th or 60th+ wedding anniversaries this year.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Thanksgiving, Life

WTAE-TV Pittsburgh

Police: Teen blackmails man after sex

A 43-year-old man had sex with a teenage girl, but New Mexico State Police said she's the one who could be going to jail.

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Related Topix: Cinco De Mayo, Life

Alabama Live

Christmas Day tornado help still being explored

The home owned by Earl Windom in Prichard is still damaged from the Dec. 25, 2012, tornado.

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Related Topix: Prichard, AL, Life, Christmas, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Jo Bonner, Mobile, AL

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

New Albany Police: Woman drowned children, self

New information is expected Friday in the investigation into the deaths of a women and her two children in a New Albany park.

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Related Topix: Fort Wayne, IN, Indianapolis, IN, Life, Thanksgiving, Greencastle, IN

The Beaumont Enterprise

Suspect faces 20 charges in Mother's Day shooting

Suspect faces 20 charges in Mother's Day shooting Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press.

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Related Topix: Life, Mother's Day

Star-Telegram.com

Arrests in New Orleans parade shootings cheered

Days after sudden gunfire brought a chaotic and bloody end to a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans, news of six arrests gave an organizer of the traditional event reason to celebrate again.

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Related Topix: Life, Mother's Day

WLNE-TV Providence

Organic industry clout grows with consumer demand

22, 2009, file photo, bottles of Heinz organic tomato ketchup are on display inside Costco in Mountain View, Calif.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Life, Mother's Day, US News, Agriculture, Science

Thu May 16, 2013

River Front Times

Happy Hour at Sanctuaria in the Grove: D a de los Borrachos

The Hours: Tuesday through Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. and late-night happy hour Friday and Saturday from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. The Scene: For Sanctuaria, it's the Dia de los Muertos every day.

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Related Topix: Life, Day of the dead, Food, Dining

Willington Today

Flags half staff for Peace Officers Memorial Day

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has directed that U.S. and Connecticut flags be flown at half-staff today in recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Dan Malloy, US Governors

Banner-Tribune

Three blacks accused of beating white family could face hate crime penalties

By Erin Foster LSN EAST BATON ROUGE - Three black suspects accused of attacking and beating a white family on Mother's Day could be facing additional charges as police and the FBI determine whether it was a hate crime.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Baton Rouge, LA, Life, Mother's Day

Patch.com

Pink in Pinkson to Fight Breast Cancer

It's a sure sign of the May Meridian Health's Paint the Town Pink breast cancer awareness campaign - "Welcome to Pinkson." That's the sign seen hanging on the tennis courts at Victory Park in Rumson just as people get into town.

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Related Topix: Rumson, NJ, Memorial Day, Life, Fair Haven, NJ

WATE-TV Knoxville

Bulgaria's center-right party wants vote canceled

Officials awaited daybreak to fully assess the scope of the destruction left in the wake of a deadly tornado in Granbury.

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Related Topix: Bulgaria, World News, Texas, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Tax, Life, Mother's Day

Patch.com

A Mother's Wish for Her Children

I've seen them all over. Maybe it was Mother's Day this last weekend. Maybe it is just the over-abundance of social media in my life.

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Related Topix: Life, Mother's Day, Lee Ann Womack, Country

Wed May 15, 2013

NOLA.com

Mother's Day second-line shooting suspect is arrested by NOPD

New Orleans Police Chief Ronal Serpas announces that Akein Scott is a suspect in the Mother's Day shooting in New Orleans, Monday, May 13, 2013.(Photo by David Grunfeld, Nola.com New Orleans police on Wednesday night arrested 19-year-old Akein Scott in the Mother's Day second line parade shooting that left 19 people hospitalized with gunshot ... (more)

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, Life, Mother's Day