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Katrina anniversary somber, reflective

Five years ago Sunday, the water rushed in, the lights went out and for thousands of Gulf Coast residents nothing was ever the same. FULL STORY l Obama praises NOLA’s resilience l Survivor still mourns wife Read more: Katrina anniversary somber, reflective The Portland, Oregon bankruptcy attorneys and Vancouver Washington bankruptcy …

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Police investigate shooting outside Nebraska mall

Police in Omaha, Nebraska, said Saturday that they were investigating a shooting outside the same mall where a gunman killed eight people nearly three years ago. View original post here: Police investigate shooting outside Nebraska mall The Portland, Oregon bankruptcy attorneys and Vancouver Washington bankruptcy lawyers of the Bankruptcy Practice …

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Spike Lee film shows New Orleans 5 years after storm

ATLANTA (Reuters) – Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina swept infants out of their mothers’ arms, filled whole neighborhoods with dirty water, flooded schools and hospitals and turned New Orleans into a byword for disaster.

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Ground zero mosque: Why there?

A leading opponent of a proposed mosque and community center near Ground Zero is asking a question that looms as large as the towers that stood nearby less than nine years ago: “Why there?” Original post: Ground zero mosque: Why there?

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90 years after his death, remains of World War I soldier found

Two years ago, U.S. military officials came knocking on Michael Frisbie’s door asking for information on his family tree. Read the original here: 90 years after his death, remains of World War I soldier found

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Toyota issues U.S. recall of 139,000 Lexus vehicles

DETROIT (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it had received reports more than three years ago of faulty engine valve springs at the center of a U.S. recall of nearly 139,000 luxury Lexus vehicles it announced last week.

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Archdiocese: Priest on leave after allegations

The Archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts, announced Sunday it has put a senior priest on administrative leave after receiving complaints of sexual abuse of children about 50 years ago. Read the rest here: Archdiocese: Priest on leave after allegations

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Calif. mom finds missing children using Facebook (AP)

AP – A Southern California mother whose two children were reported missing 15 years ago has tracked them down in Florida using Facebook.

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Republican hard line on migrants risks Latino ire

TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – When he ran for U.S. president two years ago, Republican John McCain told town hall meetings across the United States that illegal immigrants were “all God’s children.”

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NY case against Greenberg "devastating": judge

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state prosecutors have “a devastating case” against Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, the former American International Group Inc chief executive accused of fraud over a reinsurance transaction 10 years ago, the presiding judge said in court on Tuesday.

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