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SPOTLIGHT: Graduating veteran made mark
Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Mat Jasieniecki readily admits that after he graduated from high school, he partied a bit too much, and after a while his grandparents told him to shape up. Jasieniecki,...
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Toro fiscal 2Q net income rises 14 percent
Published: Thu, May 23, 2013
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Toro Co. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter net income rose 14 percent, helped by stronger demand for professional landscaping and construction equipment. For the...
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Wis. committee to consider GPS restraining orders
Updated: 27 min ago
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature's finance committee is set to consider provisions in Gov. Scott Walker's budget that would allow judges to order GPS monitoring as part of a restraining...
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US mayors group holds technology summit in Philly
Updated: 42 min ago
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Conference of Mayors is holding a summit in Philadelphia on technology and innovation. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is the current president of the...
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Gov. Brown continues climate change crusade
Updated: 1 hr ago
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is set to continue his climate change charge, joining scientists releasing a 20-page call to action on environmental problems including pollution,...
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W.Va. to launch new oil, gas job training center
Updated: 3 hr ago
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) — Two West Virginia colleges are teaming up to open a new training center for people who want to work in the oil and gas industry, complete with indoor and outdoor...
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VTC offers free class on hybrid, electric car work
Updated: 5 hr ago
RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Technical College is holding a free workshop on how to maintain hybrid and electric drive vehicles. The workshop will be held Thursday and Friday at the...
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IU film shows lessons learned from common bird
Updated: 5 hr ago
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — A documentary by Indiana University biologists about the scientific lessons that can be learned from a common backyard bird is now available online for classroom use....
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Submerged structure stumps Israeli archaeologists
Updated: 6 hr ago
TIBERIAS, Israel (AP) — The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologists dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in the Middle East and is...
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Vt gov signs novel law against false patent claims
Updated: 12 hr ago
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signed into law Wednesday a novel measure aimed at protecting companies from so-called patent trolling, the practice of making deceptive claims...
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Online account privacy bill dies in committee
Updated: 14 hr ago
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A proposal to ban employers and schools from demanding access to personal online accounts has been scrapped. The House had approved the measure. But Rep. Ted James,...
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Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tube
Updated: 15 hr ago
In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day. It's the latest...
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