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By Marni Jameson, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — Medical equipment used to detect a brain disease similar to mad cow has been stolen from Florida Hospital’s main campus, and the
By Salvador Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Facebook has launched a new iPhone app dedicated for the use of Facebook Pages. Pages Manager is an app built to allow people
By Andrew Blankstein and Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The Grove shopping center became the unlikely battleground in the debate over gay marriage after it banned boxer Manny Pacquiao
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – About 40 bicyclists took to the streets of Mason City Wednesday evening in a slow-paced bike ride in honor of those who have been injured
By Matea Gold, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The 2012 campaign air battle grew more intense Wednesday with the news that Crossroads GPS, the cash-flush conservative advocacy group, is pouring another
By Brian Bennett, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to strip away some protections for immigrants who are the victims of domestic violence. The Violence
By Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The California Science Center has received what officials describe as an “extraordinary” financial contribution to the new Air and Space Center
Dave DeWitte, CR Gazette – The Dubuque-based casino company that owns Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque and Diamond Jo Worth in Northwood will be acquired by Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp. in
By Shan Li and Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Despite multiple corruption probes into its Mexican subsidiary, retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported first-quarter profits that exceeded Wall Street
Maricella Miranda, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – An 11-year-old boy told a judge it was the worst day of his life when the man who took care of him, Steven A.