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Details of the Senate immigration bill
Updated: 25 min ago
A look at the 867-page immigration overhaul bill approved Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee: ___ BORDER SECURITY —The bill sets goals of surveillance of 100 percent of the border with Mexico, and catching or turning back 90 percent of would-be crossers. —Within six months of...
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Muppets creator Henson's items head to NYC museum
Updated: 3 hr ago
NEW YORK (AP) — The Muppets may have taken Manhattan, but they're getting a spiffy new home in Queens. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Bert and Ernie of "Sesame Street" fame, the stars of "Fraggle Rock" and other puppets, costumes and items from throughout Muppets creator Jim Henson's career...
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AC's Revel exits bankruptcy court
Updated: 4 hr ago
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Just over a year after it opened, Atlantic City's newest casino has gone into bankruptcy and gotten out of it, ready to start again. Revel formally completed a Chapter 11 restructuring Tuesday that saw it wipe away $1.2 billion of its $1.5 billion in debt, in return...
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Malloy lauds tourism promo at Hartford conference
Updated: 4 hr ago
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's "Still Revolutionary" tourism marketing campaign is succeeding and deserves continued funding, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Tuesday. The campaign, unveiled last year as part of a two-year, $27 million initiative, generated 270,000 additional visits to...
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Beshear names replacement for tourism secretary
Updated: 5 hr ago
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A former gubernatorial aide to three governors will take over as tourism secretary on June 1. Gov. Steve Beshear announced Monday that Bob Stewart is his pick to replace Marcheta Sparrow, who is retiring at the end of the month. Stewart served more than 10 years as...
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Utah Gov. Herbert rails against US Land management
Updated: 6 hr ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says his state does a better job than federal managers and has a bigger stake than the bureaucrats in protecting the natural resources and rugged beauty that drives Utah's outdoor recreation and tourism industry. Herbert, the chairman of the Western...
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Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers
Updated: 6 hr ago
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tribune-Star. May 19, 2013. Waging the 'readiness' campaign Almost every Hoosier who starts college intends to finish. Unfortunately, those who arrive on campus unprepared in key academic areas are far less likely to fulfill that aspiration. The Indiana General Assembly...
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Riverboats to resume 7-night cruises in Northwest
Updated: 7 hr ago
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The company that resumed riverboat cruises on the Mississippi River a year ago said Tuesday that it will offer seven-night trips starting next year on the Columbia and Snake rivers in Oregon and Washington. It will be the first time the cruises have been offered since...
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Appeals court won't block Yellowstone bison hazing
Updated: 7 hr ago
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal appeals court denied a request to block the use of a helicopter to haze wild bison as officials in southwestern Montana wrapped up the annual drive of the animals back into Yellowstone National Park. A three-judge panel from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
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NH officials predict visitor and spending increase
Updated: 8 hr ago
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire tourism officials are predicting an increase in visitors and spending this Memorial Day weekend, though the outlook is not as optimistic as it was last year. Citing a report by the Institute for New Hampshire Studies, tourism officials say they expect more...
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