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Day: August 7, 2012

Twins hand Indians their 11th loss in a row

By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – CLEVELAND — The Minnesota Twins stretched Cleveland’s losing streak to 11 games Tuesday night, coming from behind for a 7-5 victory at Progressive Field. Trailing 5-1,

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New on DVD: ‘The Lorax’

By Rick Bentley, McClatchy Newspapers – Creatures from Dr. Seuss and the Brothers Grimm are featured in this week’s new DVD releases. —“The Lorax,” Grade A-minus: In an almost doomsday scenario, the film

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Five choice recent video game soundtracks

By Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times – “Sound Shapes,” released Tuesday for Sony’s PS3 and handheld system Vita, isn’t the typical video game score. The game uses previously unheard tracks from the likes

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3 people shot in Waterloo

On Friday, August 3, 2012 at approximately 1:35 PM, Waterloo Police and Waterloo Fire Rescue were sent to 302 Allen Street on a report of a shooting. Responding officers found two victims

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No water main break in Clear Lake

CLEAR LAKE – Clear Lake City Hall has confirmed that despite a message that went out to some Clear Lake residents, there was no water main break. “It was a false alarm,”

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11 Afghan police officers defect to Taliban

By Ali Safi, McClatchy Newspapers – KABUL, Afghanistan — Eleven U.S.-trained Afghan police officers defected to the Taliban on Monday in southern Helmand province, the spokesman for the province’s governor said. Daud Ahmadi,

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