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Somerset County Where to Go for June 20
Berlin Block Party Berlin Block Party at the block party lot, corner of Vine and North streets, 5 to 11 p.m. July 9-12 and 3 to 10 p.m. July 13. Carnival rides, firemens parade, jazz band, chicken barbecue and fresh baked pies by the ladies auxiliary....Tags: Palace Theater, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Lifestyle and Leisure, Agricultural Research and Technology, Gardens and Parks
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U.S. seeks to reopen disputed Imperial Sand Dunes area to off-roaders
A new federal plan for managing the Imperial Sand Dunes calls for reopening to off-road vehicles 40,000 acres that have been closed since 2000, when the site became embroiled in a legal battle involving threatened plant species. Counting that acreage,...
Tags: Politics, Science and Technology, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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L.A. Unified awards Apple $30-million contract for iPads
Apple Inc. won a $30-million contract Tuesday from the Los Angeles Unified School District, paving the way for the company to provide every student with an iPad in the nation's second-largest school system. During a wide-ranging, lengthy L.A. Board of...
Tags: Judges, Microsoft Corporation, Los Angeles Unified School District, Apple Inc., Justice System
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Britain says reckless bankers could face jail
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Bankers who are reckless with customers' or taxpayers' money could face criminal charges and have bonuses and pensions clawed back, according to proposals backed by Britain's prime minister on Wednesday. Many Britons blame bankers'...Tags: Parliament, Christianity, Prisons, Services and Shopping, Government
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Beetles, housefly larvae open new frontier in animal feed sector
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - French start-up company Ynsect has identified a cheap, nourishing and locally sourced alternative to soybeans as a vital source of protein in animal feed. The clue is in its name. Ynsect is not alone in looking to invertebrates to...Tags: Politics, International Organizations, Allergies, South Africa, United Nations
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Farm bill change would help food-makers, not farmers
When you go to the supermarket, you may not realize that government protections for sugar-cane and sugar-beet farmers in the Southeast and Midwest influence how much you pay for a box of cereal, a jar of peanut butter and many other items in your cart....Tags: Just Born, Inc., Trade Agreements, Economic Organization, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Government
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Blue Shield may take L.A. contract from Anthem Blue Cross
Blue Shield of California, already facing a Los Angeles ethics complaint over potential conflicts of interest, is poised to take a lucrative health insurance contract for city workers away from rival Anthem Blue Cross. The proposed three-year deal is...
Tags: Public Employees, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Health Insurance Cost, Government, California Public Employees' Retirement System
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The Sun launches internship named for former newsroom leader
The Baltimore Sun Media Group is launching a paid summer internship in honor of Mary J. Corey, the first woman to lead The Baltimore Sun newsroom. The internship was announced Monday at a memorial dedication for Corey, who died in February of breast...
Tags: Politics, Journalism, Colleges and Universities, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Human Interest
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Rawlings-Blake must not have gotten Obama's memo on lobbyists
I guess Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake didn't get the memo from her party's leader, President Barack Obama in 2008, that he was going to put a stop to lobbyist influence in government ("The mayor and the lobbyist," June 14). But now that the NSA is...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, National Security Agency
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A call for peace. Will we answer?
Who would have thought that the Obama administration at this time would put a full-court press on both the Israelis and the Palestinians to resume serious peace negotiations? Secretary of State John Kerry has been to Israel every month since assuming...Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), John Kerry, Politics, Barack Obama, Judaism
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Aldermen agree to pay more for Red Gate traffic light
After some disagreement, St. Charles aldermen decided in the end to pick up most of the cost of a traffic light near Red Gate Bridge and St. Charles North High School. Although District 303 officials were expected to split the cost of the light, the...
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Darden CEO lobbies against California Medicaid fines
A California bill that would fine large companies whose employees rely on Medicaid has Darden Restaurants so worried that the company's chief executive officer recently visited state lawmakers to lobby against it. The Orlando-based owner of Olive...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Health Insurance Cost, Fines, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Justice System
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