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Family transformed three years after bridge disaster

For 13-year-old Arrianna Merritt, the words mother and hero go hand in hand. Read the rest here: Family transformed three years after bridge disaster The Portland, Oregon bankruptcy attorneys and Vancouver Washington bankruptcy lawyers of the Bankruptcy Practice Group represent individuals in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcies. We offer a …

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Several people injured in Massachusetts explosion

An explosion erupted shortly after noon Friday in an unoccupied portion of a condominium complex that was under construction in Norfolk, Massachusetts, injuring a number of people, an official said. Read the original here: Several people injured in Massachusetts explosion The Portland, Oregon bankruptcy attorneys and Vancouver Washington bankruptcy lawyers …

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Progress made in cleaning up Michigan oil spill

Michigan’s governor and the boss of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency planned Friday to fly over the location of an oil spill on the Kalamazoo River. Here is the original post: Progress made in cleaning up Michigan oil spill The Portland, Oregon bankruptcy attorneys and Vancouver Washington bankruptcy lawyers of …

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Turkey sued in California over Armenian genocide

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Lawyers for two Armenian men have sued Turkey and two of its major banks, claiming they and others were victims of genocide and seeking what could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.

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Obama urges Iran to release three U.S. hikers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday called on Iran to immediately release three Americans who were detained a year ago after straying across the border while hiking in the mountains of northern Iraq.

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UNESCO declares Everglades endangered site

BRASILIA (Reuters) – A U.N. panel has declared the Florida’s Everglades to be an endangered World Heritage site due to the wetlands’ continued degradation, officials said on Friday.

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WikiLeaks founder: ‘Disappointed’

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Friday he was disappointed by criticism from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates over the release of about 75,000 pages of U.S. documents related to the war in Afghanistan. View post: WikiLeaks founder: ‘Disappointed’ The Portland, Oregon bankruptcy attorneys and Vancouver Washington bankruptcy lawyers of the Bankruptcy …

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YouTube wants your 15 minutes of fame

Good news for everyone out there who’s ever thought to themselves: “A 10-minute video of my cat eating ribs on the kitchen floor is just too short.” Continue reading here: YouTube wants your 15 minutes of fame The Portland, Oregon bankruptcy attorneys and Vancouver Washington bankruptcy lawyers of the Bankruptcy Practice …

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Factbox: Obama’s Detroit visit underpins green vision – Reuters

MLive.com Factbox: Obama’s Detroit visit underpins green vision Reuters (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama’s visit to Detroit on Friday is meant to highlight progress at General Motors Co and Chrysler since their government-sponsored bankruptcies, and his administration’s vision for a greener economy. … Obama to auto workers: ‘You …

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NOAA Confirms Record Breaking Hailstone in South Dakota

A hailstone that fell from a severe thunderstorm in South Dakota has been officially declared the largest ever recorded in the United States, in terms of both diameter and weight, according to the NOAA National Climate Extremes Committee. The stone was 8.0 inches in diameter, 18.62 inches in circumference, and …

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