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Suicide bomber at Yemen ceremony kills at least 24

Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 1:32 pm | Updated: 11:01 am, Thu Jan 1, 2015. Suicide bomber at Yemen ceremony kills at least 24 Associated Press | SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A suicide bomber attacked a ceremony Wednesday hosted by

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Career efforts among top stories

Two major local educational initiatives, both designed to provide young people with skills for high-demand jobs, were among the top news stories in Wilkes County in 2014. One of the two is establishing a Wilkes Community College health sciences education

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Ex-NY Gov. Mario Cuomo, famed for oratory, dies at 82

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Mario Cuomo, a son of Italian immigrants who became an eloquent spokesman for a generation of liberal Democrats during his three terms as governor of New York but couldn’t quite bring himself to run for president,

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Efforts for jobs among top goals

Leaders of the town and county governments in Wilkes, Wilkes Regional Medical Center and the Wilkes Economic Development Corp. shared some of their plans and goals for 2015. Wilkes County Eddie Settle, elected chairman of the Wilkes County commissioners by

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Greece, Italy vary wildly on ferry missing numbers

Cosimo Calabrese Greece, Italy vary wildly on ferry missing numbers An injured passenger is being eased to a stretcher as she and some 40 of the survivors of the Norman Atlantic ferry fire, finally stepped ashore, in the port of

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Rubio moving close to decision on presidential run

J. Scott Applewhite Rubio moving close to decision on presidential run FILE – In this Dec. 17, 2014 file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., the son of Cuban immigrants, expresses his disappointment in President Barack Obama’s initiative to normalize relations

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Man shoots at 2 San Francisco Bay Area officers

Posted: Thursday, January 1, 2015 1:08 pm | Updated: 1:45 pm, Thu Jan 1, 2015. Man shoots at 2 San Francisco Bay Area officers Associated Press | SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — Police are searching for a man who

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NC police find ID cards for ASU student with body

The state estimates that on any given day, more than 3,000 people illegally pass a stopped school bus. WNCN Investigates found that if buses are on the road for about 250 days of the year, on average drivers pass a

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Tobacco Farm Life Museum Accepting Applications for Innovative Young Farmer … – Virtual

The Tobacco Farm Life Museum is now accepting applications for the Innovative Young Farmer of the Year award. The award, sponsored by the Farm Credit Associations of North Carolina, will reward the hard work and innovative thinking of young farmers

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Tobacco Farm Life Museum Accepting Applications for Innovative Young Farmer …

Tobacco Farm Life Museum Accepting Applications for Innovative Young Farmer Award PRWEB.COM Newswire PRWEB.COM NewswireStatesville, NC (PRWEB) December 15, 2014 The Tobacco Farm Life Museum is now accepting applications for the Innovative Young Farmer of the Year award. The award,

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