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EPA declares health emergency in Montana
1.   EPA declares health emergency in Montana
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared a health emergency in Libby, Montana today due to an asbestos contamination that has plagued the town since 1999 and has claimed 200 lives. The agency will receive $130 million in cleanup and medical assistance from the Obama administration to continue clean-up efforts. Get more on the story here!
Created 14 months ago


Binghamton NY - Multiple shooting victims reported
2.   Binghamton NY - Multiple shooting victims reported
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Binghamton, NY
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Authorities are at the scene of a building in Binghamton, New York, where there are "multiple" shooting victims and hostages are being held, a county spokesman said.
Created 17 months ago


Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies
3.   Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of JFK and founder and honorary chairwoman of the Special Olympics, has passed away. Shriver's husband, five children and nineteen grandchildren were by her side at her death in Massachusetts. For more tweets on Eunice Shriver, follow this stream.
Created 13 months ago


Blackwater Founder Erik Prince
4.   Blackwater Founder Erik Prince
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Erik Prince, owner of the private military company Blackwater, has been implicated in the murder of individuals who were cooperating with federal authorities investigating the company. The allegations come from a former Blackwater employee and an ex-US Marine who worked as a security operative for the company. For more on Erik Prince, follow this stream.
Created 13 months ago


Job benefits extended to gay partners
5.   Job benefits extended to gay partners
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On Wednesday, President Barack Obama will sign a memorandum that will extend benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. The memorandum stops short on offering full health insurance coverage, but it is the first and most significant statement the administration has made on gay issues to date. Get real-time tweets on the story here!
Created 14 months ago


21 Polo Horses die in Florida
6.   21 Polo Horses die in Florida
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Just as they were preparing to compete in a Sunday polo match, 21 thoroughbred horses died at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. Though necropsies are currently under way, a veterinarian who treated the horses as they began to sicken says she suspects tainted substance injected into animals' feed.
Created 16 months ago


Firefighters
7.   Firefighters
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New Haven, Conn.
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People are tweeting about firefighters after the Supreme Court ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge.
Created 14 months ago


Twelve killed in shooting rampage at Fort Hood army base
8.   Twelve killed in shooting rampage at Fort Hood army base
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Fort Hood, Texas
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Created 10 months ago


LA Police Chief Steps Down
9.   LA Police Chief Steps Down
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Los Angeles police chief William Bratton announced Wednesday he will be stepping down after a seven-year tenure. Bratton was well-known in the city for instituting reforms in the once-troubled LA Police Department. He is also revered for improving the department's relations with minorities. For more tweets on William Bratton and his decision, follow this stream!
Created 13 months ago


Kansas abortion doctor fatally shot
10.   Kansas abortion doctor fatally shot
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George Tiller, an abortion doctor, was fatally shot while he attended church in Wichita, Kansas on Sunday. Anti-abortion activists denounced the late doctor Monday morning in front of the Supreme Court where they also voiced negative opinions about President Obama's abortion policies. The shooter was identified as Scott Roeder by law enforcement.
Created 15 months ago


Author Frank McCourt dies
11.   Author Frank McCourt dies
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Frank McCourt, author of award-winning memoir Angela's Ashes, has died at the age of 78. The cause, according to his published Simon & Schuster, was metastatic melanoma. The one-time New York City school teacher was catapulted into the literary spotlight after the 1996 memoir of his Irish childhood rose to No. 1 on the NY Times best seller list.
Created 13 months ago


Pilot dies mid-flight
12.   Pilot dies mid-flight
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A Continental Airlines flight from Belgium to New York lost their pilot mid-flight when the 61-year-old died of natural causes. The FAA says Continental Flight 61, a Boeing 777 carrying 247 passengers, landed safely at 11:49 AM ET.
Created 14 months ago


Amazon search flub causes stir
13.   Amazon search flub causes stir
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On Amazon.com, books with erotic content or which were deemed lesbian/gay had seemingly been stripped of their ranking and had disappeared from the main search on the front page of the website. Amazon calls situation a glitch in the system, but LGBT community claiming censorship.
Created 17 months ago


Robert Novak dies
14.   Robert Novak dies
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Legendary conservative journalist Robert Novak has died. The "Prince of Darkness" was 78 and suffered from a malignant brain tumor, according to The Chicago Sun-Times, the home paper for Mr. Novak’s columns. To follow all tweets on Robert Novak's death, follow this stream.
Created 12 months ago


Getty Center
15.   Getty Center
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The Getty Center is trending on Twitter due a brush fire that broke out around 1 p.m. near the world-famous art complex. The Getty has been evacuated and more than 150 firefighters are battling the blaze. For real-time updates on the fire, follow this stream!
Created 14 months ago


Maine legalizes same-sex marriage
16.   Maine legalizes same-sex marriage
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Maine became the fourth state to legalize same-sex marriage after lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday, May 5. Governor John Baldacci signed the bill less than an hour after the state legislature approved it.
Created 16 months ago


Sotomayor Confirmed
17.   Sotomayor Confirmed
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On Thursday the Senate confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination. In a 68-31 vote, Sotomayor was confirmed into the high court, making her the first Hispanic, the 111th person to sit on the Supreme Court and the third female justice. Follow all tweets on Sotomayor's confirmation here!
Created 13 months ago


Supreme Court allows 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
18.   Supreme Court allows 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
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The 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy which prevents homosexuals from serving openly in the military was up for challenge to the Supreme Court. It was rejected meaning that it is unlikely it will be appealed before the end of 2009.
Created 15 months ago


LA marijuana dispensary catches fire
19.   LA marijuana dispensary catches fire
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A fire broke out on Monday morning at a marijuana dispensary in the Westchester area of Los Angeles. Fire Capt. Steve Ruda says the fire was reported at about 5:30 a.m. Monday and it took 69 firefighters an hour to extinguish the blaze. To find real-time updates on the story, follow this stream!
Created 13 months ago


Mortgage Fraud Crackdown Gathering Steam
20.   Mortgage Fraud Crackdown Gathering Steam
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The real estate boom gave rise to a host of scams. Now comes a surge of investigations to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Created 16 months ago