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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utah's Electric Lake
Zebra mussels have arrived in Utah. State wildlife officials say Electric Lake is Utah's first body of water where the damaging, nonnative mussels have been confirmed. Zebra and quagga mussels were inadvertently introduced into the Great Lakes about...Tags: Nature, Mussels, Huntington (Hungtington, New York)
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Sundance to open with 'Mary and Max'
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer"Mary and Max," a clay animation feature film from Oscar-winning short film creators Adam Elliot and producer Melanie Coombs, has been selected to open the 25th Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 15 in Park City, Utah. Narrated by Barry Humphries, best known...Tags: Australia, Film Festivals, Barry Humphries, Movies, Festive Event
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The New Frugality: Americans rediscover thriftiness in economic crisis
AP Business WriterFrugality is making a comeback. Fearful that economic conditions could get worse and stay that way, Americans are showing an enthusiasm for thriftiness not seen in decades. This behavioral shift isn't simply about spending less. The New Frugality...Tags: New Mexico, McDonald's, Portland (Multnomah, Oregon), Consumers, Maine
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Lawyers for condemned inmates caught between ethics, instincts when their clients seek death
Associated Press WriterLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ John Delaney faced the toughest moment of his legal career — his condemned client wanted to drop his appeals and die by injection, an act Delaney opposed and had been trained to try to prevent. "What do you say?" asked...Tags: Values, Court Administration, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland
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MSHA stands behind fines against coal producer
The federal government agency that regulates mining says it stands behind the $1.5 million in fines it levied last month against a coal producer now suing it. American Coal Co.'s lawsuit against the Mine Safety and Health Administration was filed in...Tags: Ohio, Punishment, Coal, Health and Safety at Work, Fines
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La-Z-Boy to cut 850 jobs, reports 2Q loss widened
La-Z-Boy Inc. said late Tuesday that it will lay off 850 workers as it reported a widening loss for its fiscal second quarter, hurt by a deteriorating economy and historically low customer confidence. The Monroe-based furniture maker reported a net loss...Tags: Furniture, La-Z-Boy Incorporated, Layoffs and Downsizing, Sales
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Study shows retailers get $1B of sales tax back
AP Business WriterEven as they struggle amid the slowing economy, some states are giving retailers back about $1 billion in sales taxes each year as reimbursement for acting as tax collectors, and Illinois is giving the most, according to a study released Tuesday. The...Tags: State Budgets, Florida, E-Commerce Industry, Oklahoma, Virginia
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Lynn University students excited about off-Broadway chances
South Florida Sun-SentinelMany young actors dream of performing on a New York City stage, and for some Lynn University students, it's coming true. Nineteen students are taking a "Performing on Broadway" class at the Boca Raton university. They've been rehearsing all semester, and...Tags: New York University, Theater, Lynn University, Los Angeles, Music Theater
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LOCAL TEAMS AT A GLANCE
++++++++++++++++++++ || DAY, DATE || BEARS || BLACKHAWKS || BULLS || WOLVES || || TUESDAY N18 || || Phoenix 8:30 p.m. TV: CSN+ || L.A. Lakers 9:30 p.m. TV: CSN || || || WEDNESDAY N19 || || || Portland 9:30 p.m. TV: Ch. 9, ESPN || Lake...Tags: ESPN
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Opinion: Standing up to domestic violence
Claudia Gryvatz Copquin of Northport writes frequently for Newsday.A tree is to be dedicated today at the School for Language and Communications Development in Glen Cove, in remembrance of Bethpage teacher Leah Walsh. [Correction: The date of the tree dedication in memory of Leah Walsh was changed to tomorrow, Nov. 20....Tags: Southern Connecticut State University, Abusive Behavior, Leah Walsh, Long Island, Scott Peterson
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Virtual immortality
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
Mohandas Gandhi quote posted on CyBeRev.org
Traditional religion's ethereal immortality doesn't strike Martine Rothblatt as much of a trade-off for dying.
To the...Tags: United Therapeutics Corporation, Fiction, Justice and Rights, Heroes, Florida
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Trial under way in Va. in missionaries shooting
The trial of a Virginia man accused of killing one Mormon missionary and wounding another in 2006 is under way in Chesapeake. The jury heard opening statements on Monday in the case of James Boughton Jr. who is charged with first-degree murder,...Tags: Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Assault, Crimes, Virginia, Murder
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