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  • US Paris embassy staff checked over tear gas letter fears Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 2:35AMTwo men who work for the US Embassy in Paris underwent medical tests after handling a suspicious letter Friday, the embassy said, and Paris police said it appeared they had been exposed to tear gas fumes.
  • STEVEN AND COKIE ROBERTS: Be careful what you wish for Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 12:51AMSupporters of gay rights were naturally thrilled when a judge in Boston ruled recently that same-sex couples - who have been marrying each other in Massachusetts since 2003 - are entitled to the same federal benefits as other legally wed partners.
  • Headlines for the year 2029 Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 12:37AMstand-up-and-tell-the-truth kind of guy. That is when I am not using good, clean humor to make a point or just to have a little fun. As a
  • Berwickshire patients are happy with the service from their GPs Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 12:17AMJUDGING by the results of a survey to find out how happy people are with their GP surgeries, it appears people in Berwickshire are quite content. (28/07/2010 15:16:44)
  • Final applications arriving for police chief job Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:32PMNEW BRAUNFELS — Friday was the last day for applications to be postmarked for the open New Braunfels police chief job, and city officials expect to review candidates soon.
  • NBISD pleased but will still appeal ratings Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:16PMNEW BRAUNFELS – New Braunfels Independent School District ranked as “academically acceptable” despite a record number of “exemplary” campuses. Six campuses — all elementary schools — received the highest rating from the Texas Education Agency Friday.
  • Postal Service Unveils New Boy Scout Stamp Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:00PMThe US Postal Service is honoring the Boy Scouts of America with a very special stamp.
  • Sports briefs Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:17PMThe Robert Horry Basketball Camp returns to New Braunfels High School on Aug. 8. Registration begins at noon and the camp kicks off at 1 p.m. for girls and boys ages 11-18.
  • Today's Living at 5: Toxic BPA in receipts Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:14PMIn Today's Living, a health warning about something most of us come into contact with every day, simple receipts. It turns out the paper many receipts are printed on, contains bpa, the same chemical health experts have warned us about in baby bottles and canned food.
  • Jets sign Ryan, Tannenbaum to extensions Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:04PMThe New York Jets announced Friday they have signed head coach Rex Ryan and general manager Mike Tannenbaum to contract extensions that will keep them with the club through the 2014 season.
  • Online whistleblower leaks trouble Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:55PMIt has been consistently unearthing and disseminating concealed documents online for the last three years. But when it recently released the Afghan War Diary — a confidential compilation of over 90,000 documents about the war in Afghanistan — WikiLeaks hogged the limelight not only in the virtual world but in the physical one as well.
  • Cheers & Jeers for Saturday, July 31 Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:37PMCheers and kudos to the early morning staff at the Cape Fear Diagnostic Center. Registrars Faith No. 1, Melissa and Val. Faith No. 2 is the lab technician. Each employee is professional. They display a wonderful attitude in their workplace and to patients. Thanks; we love you.
  • Polk shooting spree suspect's interview made public Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:42PMProsecutors have released an hour-long interview and several security videos showing Robin Parks' whereabouts in the hours leading up to his violent shooting spree.
  • CD Review: Baths' 'Cerulean' Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:43PMYou've got to be thankful for the hopeless romantics. Without their uninhibited dedication to all things joyous, uplifting, and love-soaked, music wouldn't be anything like it is today. So...
  • Mingo County Attorney Pleads Guilty to Fraud Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:30PMA Mingo County attorney pleaded guilty Monday for his role is fraudulently obtaining over $119,000 in falsified legal fees.
  • Officials say Matlacha fires are unrelated Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:01PMWithin a three-month period, two Matlacha businesses have been destroyed by fire, however, officials say that the blazes are not related.
  • Post box explosion ‘could have killed someone’: firies Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:55PMTop of letter box found 20 metres away after blast
  • Koh murder case: Judge dismisses defense's motion of unlawful arrest Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:16PMIn a pivotal ruling, a Cook County judge dismissed a defense motion that claimed the arrest of Hyungseok Koh, charged with the murder of his son, was done improperly, which could have made his confession to the crime inadmissible.
  • BPA Found on Store Receipts Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 12:06PMLate last year we wrote that the BPA (bisphenol-A), which has been found in many consumer products, was found to be present in common paper receipts. Now, laboratory tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group (EWG) have found high levels of the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) on 40 percent of receipts sampled from major U.S. [...]
  • Council snaps purse closed, saying ‘no’ to spending on consultant Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 9:46PMCity Council pulled the purse strings tight Monday night, saying no to a proposal to hire a consultant for $69,000-plus to revamp Prince Solms Park.
  • Armstrong comes full circle as new tribulations begin Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 7:34PMLance Armstrong's underwhelming performance in his 13th and final Tour de France, which finished on Sunday, has confirmed widespread expectations there is likely to be no third comeback.
  • No blaze of glory for Armstrong's finale Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 3:54PMPARIS (AP) Lance Armstrong didn't want to go out this way. In his final Tour de France, the seven-time champion popped a tire, crashed and struggled up the mountains. Worse, he appears to be the target of a U.S. federal investigation into doping and fraud allegations while a rider on the U.S. Postal team.
  • Armstrong in hot water over Tour clothing breach Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 3:08PMLance Armstrong and his team RadioShack will face disciplinary proceedings for breaching riders' clothing regulations during the Tour de France, the International Cycling Union (UCI) has revealed.
  • Stories from The Times Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 3:49AMPhotographer's last assignment - Claudia Calleja It was instinct that made Sandro Cascun jump off a cliff and into the sea at Wied Iż-Żurrieq after the photographer taking his pre-wedding...
  • Care Van prowls the inner city, helping pet owners with needs, questions Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 12:25AMDECATUR - The Care Van swung around the corner from the FairviewPlaza parking lot � Beth Hughes spied a dog. "How can I help you?"she asked the couple standing in the yard.
  • American cyclist Hamilton subpoenaed Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 12:23AMFormer American cyclist Tyler Hamilton has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury looking into the use of drugs.
  • Police Reports for July 24 Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 8:01PM• A vehicle was burglarized between Wednesday night and Thursday morning in the 200 block of Farm-to-Market 306. This content is available to Herald-Zeitung subscribers only!
  • Postal carrier rushes to girl's rescue Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 7:53PMMakayla Chacon will be a sophomore at Willows High this fall — doing the same things that made her an honor roll student and eager for soccer to start up again in the winter. What she hopes isn't the same is the scary day in January when she...
  • First Responders Battle to Stay Cool In Hot Weather Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 6:49PMFriday was the hottest day of 2010 in St. Louis, with the thermometer hitting 97, and heat indexes pushing 110 degrees across the area. Emergency crews in the city were scrambling much of the day.
  • * Search conducted in cockfighting probe Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 5:42PMWINCHESTER -- Roosters in crates marked "Warning-Great Killer" and other clues sparked a probe into a possible cockfighting ring, authorities said Friday.
  • Concert Picks: Wakey! Wakey!, Teengirl Fantasy, Kid Infinity… Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 4:45PMThe best thing about music is that there are a million and one ways to still work the various genres in an original sense. It’s all too easy to say that nothing’s new under the sun, but not so much to attempt to take the phrase down a peg. The following acts have made more [...]
  • Tiffany Hawk: Disgruntled Airline Workers - The Next Terrorist Threat? Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:43PMAccording to The New York Post, yesterday federal agents charged a former American Airlines flight attendant with making terrorist threats. After being fired for throwing...
  • Pit Bulls Bite Huntington Postal Workers Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:30PMHuntington Animal Control is looking to quarantine two pit bulls they say bit postal workers.
  • Free iPhone 4 Case? There's an App For That Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 9:43AMApple has started to refund buyers of the $30 rubber-band it calls the Bumper Case. The refund was promised to buyers after Apple offered free bumper cases to iPhone 4 owners to fix the signal-dropping death-grip.
  • Lance: Easy ride to Paris Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 6:58AMLance Armstrong heads into the last days of his final TDF caught up in a swirl of controversy, the kind that has long marked his career.
  • Contador closes in on title Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 4:25AMUnder a blistering attack from Andy Schleck, the Spaniard tightened his grip on a third Tour de France title in four years by matching every acceleration his rival threw at him during the ride up a fabled Pyrenean climb in Thursday’s 17th stage.
  • Cycling: Armstrong's frustration at probe leaks Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 12:34PMLance Armstrong's attorney has written to the federal prosecutor investigating the seven-time Tour de France winner and his associates for possible fraud and doping violations, complaining about leaks to the media.Yesterday's...
  • Lance Armstrong's lawyer: 'Stop leaks' Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 10:06AMAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong's attorney sent a letter to the federal prosecutor investigating the seven-time Tour de France winner and his associates for possible fraud and doping violations, complaining about leaks to the media.
  • Armstrong’s legal team complains about leaks, looking for leverage against Novitzky Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 9:16AMLegal battle heats up
  • CHART OF THE DAY: Apple's REAL Earnings Expectations Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:18PMApple is known for dramatically lowballing its profit guidance, and then miraculously blowing out "expectations." Since Sept. 2006, Apple has topped its quarterly EPS guidance by an average 40%, and its revenue guidance by an average 8%.
  • Makua is making a comeback Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 3:06PMIt was great seeing Malcolm Makua run the 3.1-mile fun/run hosted by the County's EMS on Memorial Day.
  • Zambian industrialist calls for greater business linkage Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:23PMZAMBIAN industrialist and president of the Zambia Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry Mr Hanson Sindowe, has called for greater business linkages between Zimbabwe and Zambia’s private sectors for mutual trade and investment growth.
  • Cycling: Armstrong dope probe Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:15PMGreg LeMond believes a federal probe into fellow Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong could be the downfall of the world's most famous cyclist. Seven-time champion Armstrong is racing his final Tour amid accusations by ex-teammate...
  • Operation Cool Down Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 10:04AM"I just can't imagine working outside in this heat," Taylor Scott said. And so, Operation Cool Down was born. Scott is a co-host for the Kevin & Taylor morning show on 104.7 The Fish. The push comes at a great time. The 10-day forecast calls for temperatures to climb to the mid to upper 90's by the end of the week.
  • Arrow Air goes under Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 12:00PMArrow Air, the Miami-based all cargo carrier, has ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy protection. In papers filed with the US Bankruptcy Court in Miami the company declared assets of $10 million to $50 million and listed debts of $100 million to $500 million.
  • Feds Asleep on SexOffender Passport Law Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 11:17AMState Department reportedly unaware it has the ability to deny passports to anyone convicted of sex crimes, a law signed by President Bush two years ago Europe Tells Obama: It's Not Working
  • Madam Speaker: Why No. 2 matters Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 10:59AMNancy Pelosi ocupies the second highest elected post in the US.Will she be remembered as a Henry Clay or a Galusha Grow?
  • Exhibition: Tehran Documented Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 9:52AMBlack and White images are becoming rare. They are mostly printed in newspapers and books, usually chosen for economic reasons or used as mere visual effect. All around the world most of the events of the 1960s and 1970s, both political and personal quests, were associated with black and white photography. -Aaran Gallery in Tehran
  • No, We Should NOT Save Journalism By Raising Taxes And Creating An American BBC Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 9:03AMI just don’t understand Columbia University’s apparent obsession with handing over portions of the press to government subsidy, giving up on the free market. I haven’t given up on it. Have you?
  • Companies Piling Up Cash But Not Adding Jobs Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 8:27AMWashington Post: If Corporations Are Sitting On So Much Money, Why Aren't They Hiring More Workers?