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1 hr ago | Detroit Free Press

4 decades after Vietnam, veterans flood VA with disability claims

Vietnam veteran John Otte, 65, of Harbor City, Calif., receives disability for post-traumatic stress disorder and diabetes.

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Related Topix: Veteran Affairs

5 hrs ago | Patch.com

Sidewalk Sales, Street Fairs and More, This Weekend

Saturday: The always fabulous Ridgewood Sidewalk Sale takes center stage on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Ridgewood, NJ, Bergen County, NJ, Oakland, NJ, Edgewater, NJ, Dumont, NJ, Food, Vegetables

9 hrs ago | Patch.com

Foodie News: 90-Year-Old Restaurant Closes, Restaurant List Announced for Hometown Holidays

Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with 1 Meat, 3 Sides .

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Related Topix: Food, Dining, Montgomery County, MD, Gaithersburg, MD, Bethesda, MD, Rockville, MD

13 hrs ago | The Inter-Mountain

Strawberry Festival gears up for...

The sun came out Friday, giving a sun-splashed feel to the West Virginia Strawberry Festival in Buckhannon.

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Related Topix: Food, Food Festival, Buckhannon, WV, us Travel, North America Travel, Travel, Washington D.C. Travel, Junior, WV

Sat May 18, 2013

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, Holidays, Ramadan, Infectious Diseases, Medicine

WTLV

Son attacks mother, she shoots and kill him

On Friday, May 17, a Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy in the Reynolds Road area heard multiple gun shots coming from Orange Blossom Circle and Reynolds Road.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Self Defense

Basingstoke Gazette

Defence chiefs could fight Bullington Cross wind farm plan over radar fears

Radar operators find it hard to distinguish between low-flying aircraft and wind turbines, causing confusion for civil and military air traffic controllers.

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Related Topix: Hobbies, Flying, Hampshire County, England

GPB.org

'Picture Cook': Drawings Are The Key Ingredients In These Recipes

Back in 2009, Katie Shelly was craving an eggplant Parmesan. Small problem: She'd never made it before.

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Related Topix: Recipes, Food

Oxford Times

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, Holidays

Fri May 17, 2013

KCCI-TV Des Moines

Amputee Aimee Copeland uses new bionic hands

Flesh-eating bacteria amputee Aimee Copeland now uses the latest technology in prosthetic hands to chop vegetables, pick up tiny items like Skittles, and comb and iron press her hair.

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Related Topix: Food, Vegetarian, Hilliard, OH, University of Georgia West Georgia State

NBC Los Angeles

Body ID'd; Roommate Arrested for Murder of OC Student

The roommate of a missing OC student and Army veteran, whose body was found in the wilderness, has been arrested in connection with her death, police announced Friday.

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Related Topix: Orange, CA, Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, Veteran Affairs

The Miami Herald

Sarah Hyland shares her beach-bound thoughts

You might not be able to take the New Yorker out of Sarah Hyland, but the actress - and now swimsuit model - is happy to be parking herself at the beach.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Modern Family, Sarah Hyland, Fruits, Food

NBC Miami

"The Office" Bids a Funny, Sweet Farewell

The series finale of "The Office" offered a satisfying mix of the elements that fueled the best big-network sitcom of its time proving by turns delightfully absurd , cringe-worthy and hilarious .

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, The Office, Cake, Baked Goods, Dessert, Food, Scranton, PA, Drama, The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Lincoln Daily News

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: Holidays, Mother's Day

KCCI-TV Des Moines

Pizza deliveryman accused of delivering cocaine

A pizza deliveryman is accused of selling more than $45,000 in cocaine, hidden among pizza boxes, to undercover agents in New York.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Food, Pizza

The Beaumont Enterprise

Organic industry clout grows with consumer demand

In this Feb. 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: Agriculture, Science, US News, Food, Organic Food, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Kurt Schrader, Representative Austin Scott, Republican, Frank Lucas

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Ex-OJ lawyer to testify in bid for new Vegas trial

The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's border woes: Employers who hire immigrants... The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed ... (more)

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Holidays, Mother's Day, Terrorism

Thu May 16, 2013

The Jackson Sun

Don Pelts, founder of Corky's, dies in Memphis

Don Pelts, who founded the Memphis-based barbecue restaurant Corky's Ribs and Bar-B-Q and helped increase the popularity of the savory food style with a shipping and supermarket sales business, has died, a relative said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Food, Bar-B-Q, Tennessee

KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

Man arrested in connection with Mother's Day shooting

New Orleans police said they arrested a suspect in the Mother's Day shooting that left 19 people wounded this week.

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Related Topix: Holidays, Martin Luther King Day

KMIZ

Buckets of KFC smuggled into Gaza

A confluence of a hankering for fried chicken and hard times in the smuggling business means buckets of KFC are showing up on tables in Gaza.

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Related Topix: Food, Fast Food