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Flash Mob Violence Poses New Challenge for Police
Across the U.S. police are on high alert, following a string of flash mob crimes. The culprits swarm onto a scene and then fizzle out in the blink of an eye, which makes these crimes especially difficult to stop.
Surveillance video like the kind...Tags: Facebook, Freedom of the Press, Criminals, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Mass Media
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Fielkow Leaving New Orleans For Sports Job
WGNO NewsNew Orleans City Council Vice President Arnie Fielkow announced in a written statement on Monday that he is leaving his position to become CEO of the National Basketball Retired Players Association. Fielkow, who has served as an at-large city council...Tags: Elections, Politics, Management Change
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Louisiana Residents Eligible for Emergency Homeowners' Loan Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and NeighborWorks America announce the launch of the Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program (EHLP). The program is designed to help homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure in 27 states...Tags: Alaska, Arkansas, Utah, Idaho, Puerto Rico
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Endangered Cranes To Be Reintroduced In Louisiana
ABC26 NewsTen whooping cranes, the most endangered species of crane in the world, will be reintroduced in a Louisiana conservation area more than 60 years after the birds' numbers dwindled to near zero, the U.S. Interior Department said on Tuesday. "The whooping...Tags: Idaho, Ken Salazar, Conservation, Louisiana, Florida
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Obama Health Care Overhaul
ABC26 NewsA federal judge declared the Obama administration's health care overhaul unconstitutional Monday, siding with 26 states that argued people cannot be required to buy health insurance. Senior U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson agreed with the states that the...Tags: Idaho, Alaska, Utah, Nebraska, Medical Services
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500 birds found dead in Louisiana
ABC26 NewsLouisiana State biologists are trying to determine what killed an estimated 500 birds, specifically red-winged blackbirds and starlings. The Associated Press reports the birds littered a quarter-mile stretch of highway in Point Coupee Parish. Three days...Tags: Arkansas, Louisiana, Georgia, WGNO
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Louisiana, Mississippi Economic Competition
Associated PressIn the view of many economists, the national economy is headed for a more upbeat performance in 2011, albeit jobs are expected to grow at a slow rate and unemployment is likely to remain at uncomfortably high levels. Into this scenario step Louisiana...Tags: Economy, Louisiana, NASA, Elections, Unemployment Benefits
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9th Ward Fire Victims Identified
ABC26 NewsAccording to the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office, four of the eight people killed in the 9th Ward building Tuesday morning have been identified. Jonathan Guerrero, 20, from Texas; Melissa Martinez, 17, from Scotts Valley, Calif.; Jeffrey Geerts, 22, from...Tags: Nebraska, Family, Texas, Orleans Parish, Disasters and Accidents
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HHS Awards $1 Million To Louisiana For Increasing Adoptions
ABC26 NewsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today awarded $1,006,189 to Louisiana for increasing the number of children adopted from foster care. States use the funds from this adoption incentive award to improve their child welfare programs. "All...Tags: Alaska, Utah, Idaho, Arkansas, Puerto Rico
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Murphy Oil Agrees to Pay for Releases in Louisiana, Wisconsin
ABC26 NewsMurphy Oil Corp. says it has reached an agreement with the federal Environmental Protection Agency covering emissions at refineries in Louisiana and Wisconsin. Murphy said in a news release Monday that the agreement is similar to those currently in force...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Louisiana, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Politics, Murphy Oil Corporation
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LSU Student's Plea to Gov. Jindal
ABC26 NewsComplaining that Gov. Bobby Jindal spends more time out of state than in Louisiana, LSU's student body president sent a personal plea to Jindal in a New Hampshire newspaper, asking the governor to come home and work on the state's budget problems. "Gov....Tags: New Hampshire, Louisiana, Elections, Ohio, State Budgets
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Focus of contingency bill narrowed to oil spill
ABC26 NewsA proposed measure that would allow Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell to hire outside counsel on contingency has been amended to apply only to the Deepwater Horizon spill and oil spills of similar gravity. The House civil law committee amended...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Justice System, Environmental Pollution, Crime, Law and Justice, Louisiana
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