Wednesday, June 19, 2013


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'Masterpiece' prepping 'Breathless' medical drama

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(AP) "Masterpiece" is prescribing a new drama set in a London hospital in the early 1960s.

ABN Amro chief says Dutch bank ready to privatize

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(AP) The chief executive of ABN Amro says the Dutch bank is ready to be privatized.

Oil falls below $97 on likely Fed tapering

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(AP) Oil prices fell Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve indicated it could begin to wind down its massive stimulus program later this year, as long as the U.S. economy...

AP buys stake in live video service Bambuser

5:36am

Ex-manager Torre's daughter catches falling baby

4:36am

(AP) Over the past two weeks, President Barack Obama has argued with Chinese President Xi Jinping over cybersecurity, consulted with world leaders over Syria and trade,...

Analysis: Obama prods, gets share of pushback

4:36am

SKorean nuclear operator raided in cable probe

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(AP) New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez had a connection to a homicide victim found in an industrial park near the athlete's home, but family and officials were...

Uncle: Patriots player had link to homicide victim

3:41am

Youth leagues try to rein in 'bad news parents'

3:41am

(AP) He is the best player in the game and this is the best moment in his sport.

A Game 7 with more on the line than an NBA title

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(AP) The young Afghan soldier lay in great pain on a cot at an army base, his uniform pants cut up to his thigh so medics could clean the wound in his right knee where he was...

Medical care lags behind Afghan military growth

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Senators closing in on border security compromise

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(AP) It was the worst disaster in the history of the garment industry. When the Rana Plaza factory building crashed down in April, 1,129 people were killed. But many others...

AP PHOTOS: Bangladesh collapse left many amputees

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(AP) Astronauts struck floating martial arts poses, twirled gyroscopes and manipulated wobbling globes of water during a lecture Thursday from China's orbiting space station...

China astronauts float water blob in kids' lecture

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Bernanke clarifies Fed plan to cut bond purchases

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(AP) It was called the "Road to Majority" conference, a not-so-subtle reference to winning control of Capitol Hill in the 2014 midterm elections. Some of the biggest names in...

Conservatives conference highlights murky tax laws

3:41am

Police: Disabled Pa. man who died suffered neglect

2:36am

(AP) James Gandolfini would have hated all this fuss.

James Gandolfini: He let his characters star

2:36am

(AP) C.J. Wilson pitched two-hit ball for seven innings, Mike Trout scored the only run on a wild pitch by Joe Saunders and the Los Angeles Angels edged the Seattle Mariners...

Wilson outdules Saunders, Angels edge Mariners 1-0

1:36am

Asian stocks down as Fed sees slower bond buys

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(AP) After secretive talks, key senators expressed optimism Wednesday night that they were closing in on a bipartisan agreement to dramatically toughen the border security...

Compromise among senators eyed on border security

12:37am

He sits on one of the most powerful legislative bodies in the world, and on Wednesday afternoon U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright had a 57-cent box of macaroni and cheese for dinner, accompanied by some iceberg lettuce topped with oil and vinegar.

Congressman protests cuts to federal food aid

12:54am

Cartwright gives $4.50-a-day food budget a try to simulate life on average SNAP benefit.


Corbett's pension cuts shunned

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Committee advances proposal to switch to 401K-style benefit for public workers.


LOS ANGELES — James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate mob boss in HBO's “The Sopranos” helped create one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died Wednesday in Italy. He was...

Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51

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Dallas approves police vehicle purchase

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WILKES-BARRE — Seymour Holtzman calls it the best building in town, and soon there will be more buildings on the 10-acre site.

Jewelcor Building now celebrating 25th anniversary

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Wyoming Valley West budget fails to pass

12:54am

The $65.87 million plan would increase taxes from 13.82 to 14.15 mills.


WILKES-BARRE — The apparent low bidder for the demolition of the Hotel Sterling cut his quote nearly in half from what he submitted last year for the job.

Apparent low Sterling bidder cut price from '12

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Brdaric’s bid last year was 47 percent higher than the one that was accepted Tuesday.


The real numbers behind the Wyoming Area teacher pay claim

12:54am

Looking at average teacher salaries reveals only part of the story.


Nevea Henry, 8, of Kingston, comes face-to-face with a Deinonychus held by professor David Velarde on Wednesday during the Dinosaurs Rock exhibit show and fossil dig sponsored by the Luzerne County Library System at King's College Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center. About...

Nevea, meet Deinonychus. Deinonychus. Nevea.

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lottery

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MIAMI — Game 7s do more than settle championships. They define legacies.No matter what happens Thursday night, LeBron James and the Miami Heat, and Tim Duncan's San Antonio Spurs have already won NBA titles and secured a place in history.

A title, and legacies, on the line for Heat, Spurs

12:30am

In little more than a month, Tiger Woods went from being tough to beat to having a tough time even playing.

Woods to rest elbow, skip AT&T National

12:28am

BOSTON — Brent Seabrook's goal 9:51 into overtime lifted the Chicago Blackhawks to a wild 6-5 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night and tied the Stanley Cup finals through four games.

Seabrook ends wild Game 4 with OT tally to level series

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BOSTON — A man found dead in an industrial park about a mile from New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's house was a semi-pro football player with connections to Hernandez, his family said Wednesday.

Body near Patriot's home was semi-pro athlete

12:28am

Former Giants punter Jennings dies at 61

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