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FEMA in North Dakota Feb 8 2010 7:09PM
Officials from the FEMA are on the job here this week...
They are evaluating damage from the ice storm that hit the state late last month.
The FEMA visit is the first step toward a presidential disaster declaration that would help communities, tribes
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Feb 8 2010 11:05AM
Snow and cold is socking parts of the
Dakotas.
The National Weather service said as much as 8 inches of snow
could accumulate in northeastern South Dakota and southeastern
North Dakota by Tuesday, with strong winds blowing it around.
Icy r
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| FEMA teams in ND to survey storm damage Feb 8 2010 7:28AM
Officials with the Federal Emergency
Management Agency will be in North Dakota this week evaluating
damage from the ice storm that hit the state late last month.
Gov. John Hoeven earlier declared a statewide winter storm
disaster and asked FEMA
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| Coroner: Babies found in trunk likely female Feb 5 2010 11:26AM
Authorities say an Illinois woman charged
with murder in the death of a newborn girl is likely the mother of
two other infants found dead in the trunk of an impounded vehicle.
Winnebago County Coroner Sue Fiduccia (fih-DOO'-shuh) also said
Thurs
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FEMA & flood outlook Feb 3 2010 11:13PM
Starting Monday... FEMA officials will begin assessing state-wide damage from the ice storm.
Governor Hoeven requested federal help last week...and FEMA officials will soon sit down with county leaders and rural electric cooperatives to see overall dama
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| CA National Guard gets first black, female leader Feb 2 2010 3:52PM
The first black woman to head the
National Guard in any state has taken charge in California.
Brigadier General Mary Kight (kite) was sworn in Tuesday by Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger at a former Air Force base outside
Sacramento.
She is al
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| Still detained...Female suicide bomber...Toyota: Fix for pedals... Feb 1 2010 7:08PM
The 10 American Baptists who say
they were attempting to rescue Haitian children could face
prosecution. Haiti's prime minister says it's clear to him the
Americans knew what they were doing was wrong. They were detained
Friday while attempting to ta
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| Female suicide bomber hits Iraq pilgrims, kills 54 Feb 1 2010 11:05AM
It's the first major attack this year against
Iraqi Shiite pilgrims headed toward the southern city of Karbala
(KAHR'-bah-lah) for a Shiite holy day.
A female suicide bomber set off an explosives belt today in
Baghdad, and officials say at least
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Feb 1 2010 2:27AM
She didn't take home album of the year. But
Beyonce grabbed just about every other award in sight at the
Grammys last night and made history in the process. She ended up
with six awards giving her the most wins by any female in a
single night at th
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| Push to send FEMA trailers to Haiti stirs backlash Jan 29 2010 1:18PM
Industry representatives and lawmakers are
urging the U.S. to send thousands of trailers left over from
Hurricane Katrina to earthquake-stricken Haiti even though some
could be contaminated with formaldehyde.
The recreational-vehicle industry is
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| Obama's big night...Republican reaction...Katrina crooks... Jan 28 2010 12:14AM
President Barack Obama is talking ambitiously
about changes in health care, energy and education despite the
country's economic woes and the Democrats' reduced clout in the
Senate. But he told Congress in his State of the Union address that
its forem
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| ExFEMA worker pleads guilty to $721K fraud Jan 27 2010 5:16PM
A former Federal Emergency Management
Agency worker and her cousin have pleaded guilty to orchestrating
one of the biggest Hurricane Katrina scams to become public since
the 2005 storm.
Former FEMA employee Lashonda Booker, 35, and her cousin, P
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| Girls may learn math anxiety from female teachers Jan 25 2010 4:06PM
Even though the gap has narrowed, women still
trail men in some areas of math achievement. And researchers think
they may know part of the answer.
They've found evidence that when female elementary school
teachers are concerned about their own m
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| Another rescue...Airport scare in Britain...Andy Dick charged... Jan 23 2010 3:52PM
Rescuers have pulled a 23-year-old
man alive from the rubble of a fruit and vegetable shop in Haiti,
11 days after an earthquake crumbled the capital city. The man was
placed on a stretcher and given fluids intravenously. A French
official says the m
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| Cities say new FEMA flood maps are full of errors Jan 23 2010 1:25PM
The Federal Emergency Management
Agency's $200 million a year project to upgrade the nation's flood
plain maps is being criticized by some local officials who say the
maps seem arbitrarily drawn and in some cases contain mistakes.
FEMA says the
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| 1st female NY trooper killed onduty in crash Jan 20 2010 9:36PM
State police say a trooper has been killed
in a collision with a tractor-trailer, making her the first female
New York state trooper to die in the line of duty.
Police say 31-year-old Trooper Jill Mattice (muh-TYCE') was
traveling east on State
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No Disaster for Blizzard Jan 19 2010 7:23PM
Government agencies in Ward County had close to $200,000 in excess expenses to deal with the Christmas blizzard of 2009, but there won't be any federal help coming to pay the bills.
That's what Ward County Emergency Manager Alan Reynolds told county com
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| Mauritanian Muslim leaders ban female circumcision Jan 18 2010 8:24AM
A group of 30 Mauritanian Muslim
leaders have issued a religious edict banning female genital
mutilation in the West African country.
Cheikh Ould Zein, head of the Forum of Islamic Thought, says the
scholars believe the Koran does not endorse cu
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 18 2010 1:32AM
Former Sen. Norm Coleman says he won't be
running for Minnesota governor.
The Republican announced his plans on his Facebook page late
Sunday. In a statement, he said he loved public service and serving
Minnesota, but that it's not the right tim
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| Minnesota agency to help coordinate Haiti response Jan 17 2010 3:03PM
A Minnesota agency is stepping up in the
U.S. response to the Haiti earthquake.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says its Division of
Homeland Security and Emergency Management has become the lead
coordinating agency to track resources
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| Study: 1 in 4 female teens involved in violence Jan 13 2010 11:48PM
A new government report suggests about one in
four female teens is involved in some sort of violent behavior at
school or at work.
According to the report, 26.7 percent of females aged 12 to 17
had been involved in a serious fight at school or w
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| ExFEMA worker charged in $721K in Katrina fraud Jan 11 2010 12:43PM
A former Federal Emergency Management
Agency employee and her cousin are being accused of stealing more
than $721,000 in Hurricane Katrina relief money.
Former FEMA worker Lashonda Booker and her cousin, Peggy Hilton,
have been charged with cons
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| Eclipse finalists: 2 females vie for Horse of Year Jan 6 2010 1:32PM
Eds: APNewsNow. Will be UPDATED.
By The Associated Press
It's a match race for Horse of the Year between Rachel Alexandra
and Zenyatta.
The star females were the only horses receiving votes for Horse
of the Year. The winner will be announced
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| Wis. pays fine for ineligible female hockey player Jan 5 2010 5:15AM
Wisconsin has paid a $5,000 fine to the
NCAA for allowing a women's hockey player to compete even though
she was academically ineligible.
The university discovered the player was ineligible for the fall
2007 semester during an audit last year an
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Year in Review Dec 30 2009 7:17PM
March and April of 2009 were dominated by high water.
Flooding and the flood battle consumed the energy of thousands of people in the region.
Jim Olson continues his look at the Year in Review with that and other stories making news in March and April.
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Dec 23 2009 2:28AM
Looks like authorities in Los Angeles were
trying to make a federal case out of the investigation into Michael
Jackson's dealing with young boys. FBI files on the late pop star
indicate the Feds monitored Jackson for more than a decade. But the
files
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| Update on the latest in sports: Dec 22 2009 4:13PM
Serena Williams is an overwhelming choice as The
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year, receiving 66 of 158
votes cast by editors at U.S. newspapers that are members of the
AP.
Williams returned to No. 1 in the rankings, smashed the WTA
r
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| Serena Williams is 2009 AP Female Athlete of Year Dec 22 2009 9:27AM
Eds: APNewsNow. Will be UPDATED. Moving on general news and sports
services.
AP Photos
By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer
Serena Williams is a landslide choice for Female Athlete of the
Year by members of The Associated Press.
Williams re
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| Uganda government outlaws female circumcision Dec 11 2009 4:47AM
A Ugandan official says that parliament
has passed a bill banning female genital mutilation.
Uganda's Minister of Ethics and Integrity James Nsaba Buturo
said that the new law, passed without opposition late Thursday,
could give offenders a life
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 29 2009 11:12AM
The Highway Patrol has identified the
75-year-old Rugby man who died in an accident on U.S. Highway 2 in
northern North Dakota.
The patrol said Robert Bosch was driving a 1990 Oldsmobile
westbound about two miles east of Rugby when he rear-ended
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 29 2009 6:46AM
A new commander at Minot Air Force Base says
the base's nuclear mission "demands perfection." Col. Ferdinand
Stoss is the new commander of the 91st Missile Wing, which handles
the base's 150 Minuteman III missiles. Over the past two years,
lapses in
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 28 2009 4:27PM
New commanders at Minot Air Force Base are
promising perfection after a rash of mistakes involving the nuclear
arsenal there.
Col. Douglas Cox blames the foul-ups over the past two years on
lax attitudes surrounding maintenance of the arsenal. C
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| 2 Beefeaters fired for bullying female colleague Nov 25 2009 10:51AM
Two ceremonial guards known as Beefeaters at the
historic Tower of London have been fired after an internal
investigation found that they harassed a female colleague.
The Tower of London said Wednesday that its investigation
concluded that there
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| Female ski jumpers told reasons for case dismissal Nov 20 2009 3:52PM
British Columbia's highest
court says Vancouver Olympic officials had no power to include
women's ski jumping in the 2010 Winter Games so they could not be
found to be violating athletes' rights.
A group of women ski jumpers lost an appeal last
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| Former female college leaders in ND urge diversity Nov 17 2009 8:03AM
A group of former female North Dakota college
leaders is urging those who choose North Dakota State University's
next president to look beyond white men.
Former Valley City State President Ellen Chaffee (CHAF'-ee) and
former Lake Region State Pr
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| Court hearing appeal by female ski jumpers Nov 12 2009 2:07PM
A British Columbia Court of
Appeal is hearing arguments about why female ski jumpers should
have the right to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Fourteen women are appealing an earlier court ruling that found
the Vancouver Olympic organizing c
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| CORRECTS lead item Nov 12 2009 6:32AM
Taylor Swift is the youngest person ever
to win the Country Music Association's highest honor: Entertainer
of the Year. And, at age 19, she says she'll "never forget this
moment because in this moment everything that I have ever wanted
has just happe
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| Female ski jumpers head back to court Nov 11 2009 3:17PM
Female ski jumpers are
heading back to court Thursday in another attempt to compete in the
Vancouver Olympics.
Fourteen jumpers are appealing a lower court's decision that the
Vancouver Olympic organizing committee doesn't control whether they
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 8 2009 4:13PM
Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth
Sandlin was one of 39 Democrats who voted against a
Democratic-written health care bill in the House yesterday. It was
one of a series of votes that have put her on the other side of
issues pushed by the Dem
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| Governor Requests Increased Federal Disaster Aid Oct 28 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven today asked President Obama to reimburse 90 percent of the eligible costs for public emergency measures, debris removal, and repair of publicly owned infrastructure damaged by the severe storms and flooding l
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| Lutheran Church elects 1st female leader Oct 28 2009 6:53AM
Germany's Lutheran Church has elected a woman to
lead the nation's Protestants for the first time in its history.
Margot Kaessmann was overwhelmingly voted into the church's top
position on Wednesday.
The 51-year-old bishop holds a doctorat
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| Suit alleges Anheuser underpaid female executive Oct 27 2009 1:04PM
A former executive with Anheuser-Busch who was
the brewer's highest-ranking woman is suing the company, claiming
it encourages a "frat party" atmosphere and pays women less than
men for equal work.
Francine Katz, former vice president of communi
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| Saudi female journalist gets 60 lashes for TV show Oct 24 2009 8:24AM
A Saudi lawyer says a female
journalist has been sentenced to 60 lashes for her involvement in a
TV show in which a Saudi man publicly talked about sex.
Rozanna al-Yami is believed to be the first Saudi woman
journalist to be given such a punish
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| 49yearold female chimp dies at Toledo Zoo Oct 18 2009 9:00PM
The Toledo Zoo says one of the oldest female
chimpanzees in the North American zoo population has died.
Fifi, a 49-year-old chimp, died Friday. Fifi came to the Toledo
Zoo in 1963 at the age of three and was easily identified by a
small white to
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| United Football League to use female official Oct 6 2009 5:16PM
The fledgling United Football League
will use a female official in games this season.
Terri Valenti, from Palo Alto, Calif., will be a head linesman.
She was one of 29 officials named Tuesday to the league roster.
The UFL's first game wil
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 2 2009 4:13PM
Tax Commissioner Cory Fong says taxable
sales and purchases in North Dakota slowed during April, May, and
June.
He says taxable sales and purchases fell 3.8 percent, or $118.9
million, from the second quarter of 2008, to just under $3 billion.
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| Hoeven: State Working To Help FEMA Speed Up Recovery Funds Sep 23 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. - Governor John Hoeven today announced several steps that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is taking to speed up funding for the flood recovery process in North Dakota.
“Last week I met with FEMA Administrator
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| Hoeven in D.C. to Address Air Wing Mission, FEMA Recovery Work, and E15 Waiver from EPA Sep 17 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven was in Washington, D.C. today to meet with Pentagon officials regarding the state's Air National Guard mission; Federal Emergency Management Agency officials about flood recovery and mitigation; and Environmental Pro
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| Fargo getting first female firefighter Oct 2 2009 12:15PM
The Fargo Fire Department has a first a
female firefighter.
Thirty-three-year-old Dawn Stollenwerk is one of three
firefighter trainees joining the department. She says breaking a
gender barrier isn't what made firefighting appealing to her, an
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| Yet another quake...Aid to South Pacific...Distracted drivers... Sep 30 2009 11:06PM
A powerful earthquake has rocked
Indonesia Thursday morning. It struck about 150 miles south of the
epicenter of Wednesday's deadly quake. Officials say that quake
killed at 200 people in one coastal city alone. Far more victims
are expected to be fo
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| JERUSALEM (AP) Israel approves release of 20 female Palestinian prisone... Sep 30 2009 4:26AM
Israel approves release of 20 female
Palestinian prisoners for proof captive soldier is alive.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 09-30-09 0415CDT
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| Female suspect in 6 bank robberies is arrested Sep 29 2009 1:45AM
A woman suspected in six bank robberies
last week in southern New England has been arrested.
State police arrested 34-year-old Heather Brown of Norwich,
Conn., on Monday. She is a suspect in one robbery each day last
week, beginning Sept. 21 in
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| Male brown bear kills female bear at German zoo Sep 27 2009 5:50AM
Officials at a German zoo say that a male brown
bear attacked and killed a female bear in front of horrified
onlookers.
Christoph Langner, the director of the zoo in the northern
coastal German city of Stralsund, said the incident occurred on
S
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Female Veteran Remembers WWII Sep 26 2009 7:19PM
Ninty-five North Dakota Veterans spend a weekend remembering their service to their country.
The RoughRider Honor Flight took the veterans to Washington DC to tour many monuments...including the World War Two Memorial.
On the trip, most of the
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 25 2009 11:12AM
Authorities have identified a man who died in
an apartment building fire in Fargo.
Authorities say 27-year-old William Nelson was found in the
hallway outside his third-floor apartment late Wednesday. They say
he died as a result of the fire.
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| More Cass County homes will be bought out Sep 25 2009 9:06AM
North Dakota's congressional delegation says
the Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing money to buy
out more flood-damaged homes in Cass County.
Sens. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan and Rep. Earl Pomeroy,
D-N.D., say FEMA will contribut
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| Terror plot indictment...Ginsburg at hosital...Swine flu doses... Sep 25 2009 1:10AM
A shuttle driver at the Denver airport has been
indicted in New York on charges of conspiracy to use weapons of
mass destruction. Federal authorities say investigators found
bomb-making instructions on Najibullah Zazi's (nah-jee-BOO'-lah
ZAH'-zeez) c
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| NEW ORLEANS (AP) Fed jurors reject family's claim that FEMA... Sep 24 2009 4:55PM
Fed jurors reject family's claim that FEMA
trailers exposed hurricane victims to fumes
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 09-24-09 1640CDT
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| NEW ORLEANS (AP) Verdict reached in 1st trial over claims FEMA... Sep 24 2009 4:34PM
Verdict reached in 1st trial over claims FEMA
trailers exposed hurricane victims to fumes
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 09-24-09 1623CDT
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| Hoeven: FEMA taking steps to speed flood recovery Sep 24 2009 5:36AM
Gov. John Hoeven says the Federal
Emergency Management Agency is taking steps to speed up the spring
flooding recovery process in North Dakota.
Hoeven says FEMA is adding 10 more officers to the dozens who
have been going into the field to revie
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 24 2009 4:12AM
The trial of a 58-year-old Bozeman man
accused of shooting his wife to death has been set for May, and
prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty.
Larry Updegraff pleaded not guilty in May to murdering his
47-year-old wife, Roni.
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| Mont. man admits to Katrina aid fraud Sep 24 2009 1:10AM
A 42-year-old Billings man has admitted
to fraudulently obtaining federal aid for Hurricane Katrina
victims.
Mitchael Morgan pleaded guilty in federal court to making false
claims.
He is the second worker at Rimrock Auto Group in Billings
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| Mont admits to Katrina aid fraud Sep 23 2009 7:15PM
A 42-year-old Billings man has admitted
to fraudulently obtaining federal aid for Hurricane Katrina
victims.
Mitchael Morgan pleaded guilty in federal court to making false
claims.
He is the second worker at Rimrock Auto Group in Billings
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| Female grizzly relocated in NW Montana Sep 18 2009 12:50PM
Wildlife managers relocated an 8- to
10-year-old female grizzly bear in hopes of bolstering the grizzly
population in the Cabinet-Yaak ecosystem of northwest Montana.
The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department says the
400-pound grizzly was
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 18 2009 11:12AM
The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded
a contract for the removal of temporary clay dikes in Valley City
that Mayor Mary Lee Nielson had said she wanted to remain after
last spring's flooding.
The $1.8 million contract was awarded to Valley Cit
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| FEMA promises $3M for ND flood buyouts Sep 18 2009 5:43AM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is
providing almost $3.2 million to buy out homes near the Red River
that are vulnerable to flooding.
The money will pay most of the cost to buy about 18 homes near
Oxbow in southeastern Cass County. The p
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| China picks first female astronaut candidates Sep 17 2009 2:20AM
China's military-backed space program has its
first women astronaut trainees.
The official Xinhua (shihn-wah) News Agency reports 15 women are
among 45 candidates selected for a training program less than a
year after the country completed its f
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| Lawsuit accuses FEMA of ignoring species threats Sep 16 2009 3:31PM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency
is being sued again over accusations that it violated the
Endangered Species Act by issuing flood insurance without
determining whether development would impact imperiled plants and
animals.
WildEarth Gua
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| SWAC to have first female official work game Sep 16 2009 3:03PM
The Southwestern Athletic Conference's
first female official in football will work a game this weekend.
The league said Wednesday that Yvonde Lewis will help officiate
the Texas College-Texas Southern game Saturday in Houston.
The Houston n
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| River in Minn. has male bass with female traits Sep 14 2009 5:30PM
Government scientists figure that one out of
three male smallmouth bass in American river basins have features
of both sexes.
Among largemouth bass, about one in five male fish have those
characteristics. The findings come from the U.S. Geologic
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| Male bass in many US rivers have female features Sep 14 2009 2:35PM
Government scientists figure that one out of
three male smallmouth bass in American river basins have features
of both sexes.
Among largemouth bass, about one in five male fish have those
characteristics. The findings come from the U.S. Geologic
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| First trial over FEMA trailer fumes opens in La. Sep 14 2009 9:41AM
Jury selection has begun in the first trial
over whether victims of hurricanes Rita and Katrina were exposed to
potentially dangerous fumes while living in government-issued
trailers.
Jurors were being screened Monday for the lawsuit against
tr
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Sep 14 2009 2:14AM
Taylor Swift sure got the full MTV treatment
last night, complete with a win and a Kanye West rant. Swift won
the best female video, beating out favorites Lady Gaga and
Beyonce'. She said she always dreamed of winning a Moonman trophy
and she was hap
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MAFB Colonel Remembers 9-11 Sep 11 2009 9:16PM
On the eighth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, many memorials remember those killed in the tragedy, or those that sacrificed their lives on that day or during the subsequent war on terror.
However, for Colonel Lyman Faith, that day, the action
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| Survey: 3 percent of female worshippers hit on by clergy... Sep 10 2009 2:42PM
A new study suggests that one out of every 33
women who attend religious services regularly has been the object
of a sexual advance by her religious leader.
Dr. Diana Garland, the Dean of Baylor University's School of
Social Work, says researche
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| Bear meets girl: Berlin zoo gets female polar bear Sep 8 2009 8:46AM
Berlin's favorite polar bear Knut has a new
companion: Giovanna, a female polar bear from Munich.
Fans hoping for a romantic relationship will be disappointed
Giovanna was not brought to Berlin to mate with Knut. The Munich
zoo is renovating it
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| `SNL' cuts 2 female cast members, Web site reports Sep 4 2009 6:19PM
"Saturday Night Live" has cut a cast member
just a day after word of two new hires became public.
Michaela (Mick-AIL'-lah) Watkins' publicist confirmed Friday
that Watkins' contract was not renewed by the sketch comedy show.
NBC declined to co
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 4 2009 11:40AM
A Billings woman has been charged with
allegedly hitting another woman in the head with a baseball bat.
Prosecutors say Cassie Ann Burling told police she hit the woman
because she believed the woman was having an affair her husband.
Burlin
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| Fire near Columbus burning nearly 2 square miles Sep 4 2009 4:40AM
A wildfire near Columbus has prompted
officials to issue evacuations for the residents of about 100
homes.
The Stillwater County Sheriff's office says residents of the
Eagle Mountain Ranch and Columbus Heights subdivisions were
notified late Th
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| Morris, among 1st AP female photographers, dies Aug 26 2009 4:34PM
Mary Morris Lawrence, one of The
Associated Press' first female photographers, has died. She was 95.
According to a death notice placed in the San Francisco
Chronicle, Lawrence died Aug. 12 at her home in Oakland. A cause of
death was not listed
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