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Exclusive: SunGard explores $2 billion data unit sale - sources
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - SunGard Data Systems Inc, the computer software maker that was taken private in 2005 for $11.4 billion, is exploring a sale of its data managing operations that could fetch up to $2 billion, several people familiar with the matter...Tags: Bain Capital, LLC, Marketing, Finance, Computing and Information Technology Industry, IBM
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Becoming Yeezus: Kanye West's dark, twisted journey
RedEye Sound BoardThere's no denying that Kanye West has become synonymous with arrogance. Compared with his current, astronomical self-image, though, the Chicago-raised rap/fashion icon's musical beginnings were humble. People actually liked him because of that...Tags: Britney Spears, MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye West, Entertainment, The New York Times
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Big Apple may get baked as sizzling southern summers move north
ReutersNEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - Over the next 40 years, the number of sweltering summer days in New York City could double or even triple, making it as hot in 2050 as Birmingham, Alabama, is now. The sea level surrounding New York is also likely to rise by...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Barack Obama, Hurricane Sandy (2012), New York City
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Lake Okeechobee dike threats linger into hurricane season
Thirty Palm Beach County school buses on Friday put Lake Okeechobee in their rearview mirrors and practiced racing a rush of water. It's a drive that lakeside residents and emergency management officials alike hope they never have to make — fleeing...
Tags: Everglades, Dwayne Johnson, Petroleum Industry, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), South Florida Fairgrounds
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Food truck ready to respond
In a moment of disaster, Aberdeen's Salvation Army's food truck is ready to respond. The truck is outfitted with a stove top, two refrigerator units, a flat grill and serving window for easy distribution. "We do want to make sure we have adequate...
Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Vehicles, The Salvation Army, Natural Disasters, Fires
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Obama, Christie reunite to promote Jersey Shore recovery
ReutersBy Steve Holland ASBURY PARK, N.J., May 28 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and New Jersey's Republican governor, Chris Christie, strolled along the Jersey Shore boardwalk like old friends on Tuesday, a political odd couple just hanging out together....Tags: Politics, Chris Christie, Barack Obama, Natural Disasters, George W. Bush
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Fleeing a hurricane: Could we evacuate in time?
If a major storm bears down on South Florida this year, evacuation could be far riskier than in past hurricane seasons. That's because we are facing new challenges: • Two major evacuation routes from the beach will be tied up due to construction,...
Tags: Lake Worth, Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Miami-Dade County, Dwayne Johnson, Fort Lauderdale
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How to survive a zombie apocalypse
chrisc@herald-mail.comZombies. Giant super-storms. Runaway climate change. Alien invasions. Sneak attacks by invading enemy nations. Thrilling stuff of end-of-life-as-we-know-it science fiction books and movies. But as recent news coverage reminds us — Superstorm...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, World War Z (movie), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Radio, Fiction
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Jefferson Davis' 'presidential' library
This spring will be remembered, by history junkies at least, for the opening of a major new institution, one named after a polarizing leader, devoted to a divisive period, subsidized by taxpayers and stationed in the South. I'm not talking about the...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Libraries, Bill Clinton, Armed Forces, Mexican-American War
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State trooper delivers donations to Oklahoma tornado victims
Villa Park resident Adam Miklaszewski didn't want to travel light when he planned a 12-hour road trip to Moore, Okla. And he didn't. Miklaszewski and his wife, Erica, and friends Kristin and John Meyer, of Westmont, drove to the town recently pulverized...Tags: Natural Disasters, Downers Grove
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Alec Baldwin to Host Nat Geo's Weekly 'Night of Exploration'
ReutersMay 30 (TheWrap.com) - Alec Baldwin will host National Geographic Channel's weekly "Night of Exploration" beginning Friday, June 14, the network announced on Thursday. The Emmy-award winning actor's first on-air hosting duty will be "Crossing the Ice,"...Tags: Hypothermia, Anglo-Saxon Gold Hoard Discovery (2009), Science and Technology, Alec Baldwin, Grateful Dead (music group)
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AccuWeather predicts another active hurricane season for U.S. shores
AccuWeather.com is predicting another active Atlantic hurricane season, particularly for the U.S. coastline. While the Pennsylvania-based meteorology company is calling for fewer storms in all, with 16 tropical storms versus 19 in 2012, AccuWeather's...
Tags: Tropical Weather, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Natural Disasters
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