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    Cubs – Don’t Get Mad, Get Your Goat

    I’m obsessed with the Chicago Cubs baseball team. This statement might seem odd since I’ve never seen them play and I don’t follow sports. Technically, it’s not the game that fascinates me, it’s the curse. In the 1934, tavern owner ...

(201826) Factory owned by US investor Dart searched in Argentina.

Dart Sudamericana owner is among litigants seeking hundreds of millions over Argentina’s 2001 default.BUENOS AIRES – Authorities investigating alleged tax and currency exchange fraud Tuesday searched the factory of a U.S. investor who is among litigants seeking hundreds of millions over Argentina’s&

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(201822) Global Steel Output Down in April, Up YTD.

World steel output totaled 132,116,000 metric tons during April, dropping -2.4% from the prior month, and resuming the lackluster pace that started the year.World Steel Assn.Global raw steel production declined -2.4% in April, falling to 132,116,000 metric tons from a revised total of 135,354,000

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Ausgestorbene Berufe: Die Wiedergänger

Laternenanzünder, Kaffeeschnüffler, Vorkoster… Aber was, bitte, hatte ein Schmuckeremit zu tun? Und was kommt ihm heute nahe? Leute mit längst vergessen geglaubten Jobs sind noch immer unter uns. Sie heißen nur anders. Schauen Sie mal, dann sehen Sie schon.

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(201823) US Immigration Bill Clears Key Senate Hurdle.

Proposed legislation emerges from Senate Judiciary Committee with core mostly intact, including visa programs for high- and low-skilled workers.WASHINGTON – A sweeping overhaul of the U.S. immigration system took a major step toward viability Tuesday w…

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Großes Alterswerk: Berliner Greise mit Schuß

Kennen Sie Fritz Rudolf Fries? Nein? Kein Wunder. Er ist ein Vergessener, ein DDR-Autor, den die Geschichte unter sich begrub. Und nun legt er plötzlich ein berauschendes Alterswerk vor: In “Last Exit to El Paso” gewinnen zwei Berliner Greise eine Weltreise, landen in den USA – und ab geht’s.

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Autogramm Skoda Superb Combi: Rolls-Royce lässt grüßen

Das größte Skoda-Modell Superb soll 2015 neu aufgelegt werden – trotzdem hat die tschechische VW-Tochter die Baureihe jetzt noch einmal renoviert. Mit kleinen Design-Änderungen, Extras wie aus der Luxusklasse und sparsameren Motoren. In einigen Punkten wirkt der Sparwille jedoch übertrieben.

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Eiercurry aus Burma: Scharfes vom Schotten

Es brutzelt und zischt in allen Ecken: Ranguns Garküchen und Restaurants sind für ihre zahlreichen Curry-Varianten bekannt. Auch im Luxushotel Governor’s Residence wird echte burmesische Küche serviert – gekocht von einem Schotten.

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Royals rally for 7-3 win over Astros, get back to .500

The Royals rallied Tuesday for a 7-3 victory at Minute Maid Park by scoring all seven runs against the Astros’ bullpen and with the aid of some atrocious defense. So what? The Royals ended their four-game losing streak, pulled back to .500 at 21-21 and…

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Mathematik: Chinese liefert Beweis zu Primzahl-Cousins

Gibt es unendlich viele Primzahlzwillinge wie 5 und 7 oder 41 und 43? Mathematiker glauben fest daran, doch bislang fehlt der Beweis. Den Schlüssel zur Lösung dieses alten Zahlenrätsels könnte nun ein Chinese geliefert haben.

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Wal-Mart grocery sparks intense debate in Raytown

Standing-room-only crowd shows up for discussion of whether to relax design requirements in downtown area.

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New Meck budget would hike tax rate 2.5 cents

Interim Mecklenburg County Manager Bobbie Shields recommended a 2.5-cent tax rate hike Tuesday, largely to maintain current county services and help offset a shrinking tax base after the botched 2011…Click to Continue »

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Blue Valley Northwest sends Olathe East home in Class 6A quarterfinals

Huskies top defending champions 4-3 in a match that featured six goals in the first 42 minutes, but only one — the decisive one — in the final 38 minutes.

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Aquinas blitzes BV Southwest early, easily moves into Kansas quarterfinals

The Saints, a perennial at the state tournament, score three goals in the first 8 minutes, 5 seconds and go on to beat the Timberwolves 4-2 Class 5A state quarterfinal match.

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Blue Springs South outlasts Rockhurst 2-1 in Class 5 sectional baseball

Blue Springs South’s Reece Eddins and Rockhurst’s Joe Huber hooked up in a pitchers’ duel in Missouri Class 5 sectional baseball. But the hero was Blue Springs South junior Zac Slaven, who delivered a two-out, pinch-hit single in the bottom of the eigh…

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Lee’s Summit West needs overtime to get by Blue Springs

Johnson’s second goal of the game provides the winning margin for the Titans in their Missouri Class 3 Sectional.

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Apple’s iPhone loses ground in consumer satisfaction study

While the device still had the top ranking among mobile phone users, Samsung and Motorola have narrowed the gap, according to the 2013 American Customer Satisfaction Index.

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Tornado confirmed Monday near Knob Noster, Mo.

The National Weather Service says it was an EF1 twister.

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In memoir, KC native Burt Bacharach opens up on daughter’s suicide

Burt Bacharach knew writing a memoir would be emotional — not because of his never-heard backstage tales or his tumultuous marriages. The famed pop composer, who was born in Kansas City, knew that being honest would force him to come to terms with the…

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Kansas lawmakers give final approval to gun bill

Gov. Sam Brownback gets measure that would prevent governments from using state tax dollars to lobby on gun control.

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Missouri life sentence for juveniles still in flux

U.S. Supreme Court struck down automatic life without parole for young murderers, but Missouri lawmakers failed to find an alternative.

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