All Stories from August 12, 2013 (Change date)
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Improvements in store for the Road to GracelandAug 12, 2013 7:45 am - Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The road to Graceland is not a pretty sight. At least not yet. Elvis Presley Boulevard leads hundreds of thousands of visitors each yea...
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Egypt postpones dispersing pro-Morsi protest campsAug 12, 2013 7:31 am - CAIRO — Egyptian authorities on Monday postponed plans to disperse two Cairo sit-ins by supporters of the country’s ousted president Mohammed Morsi, saying they wanted t...
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Zimbabwe president: ‘Enemy’ tossed like ‘garbage’Aug 12, 2013 7:28 am - HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s longtime President Robert Mugabe said Monday his party will not yield its victory in disputed elections and proclaimed he has disposed of h...
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Volcano spews more hot ash, lava in east IndonesiaAug 12, 2013 7:26 am - MAUMERE, Indonesia — A volcano spewed more hot ash and lava on a tiny Indonesian island Monday after causing six deaths over the weekend. More than 500 Palue island resi...
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Yemen’s al-Qaida leader vows to free prisonersAug 12, 2013 7:25 am - CAIRO — The leader of the Yemen-based al-Qaida offshoot vowed in a message posted Monday to free fellow militants from prisons and urged jailed fighters to remain faithf...
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Sinkhole causes Orlando-area resort villa to partially collapseAug 12, 2013 6:57 am - CLERMONT, Fla. — It sounded like a thunderstorm as windows broke and the ground shook, but vacationers who were awakened from their rooms at a villa near Orlando, Fla., ...
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Conn. man snags striped bass records over and overAug 12, 2013 6:45 am - NORTH BRANFORD, Conn. — When Greg Myerson heads out in his boat, some fishermen will follow him. The famous want to fish with him. He’s the Warren Buffett of the fishing...
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Retailers keeping tabs on consumers’ return habitsAug 12, 2013 6:45 am - WASHINGTON — It’s not just the government that might be keeping tabs on you. Many retailers are tracking you, too — or at least your merchandise returns. The companies s...
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‘Elysium’ tops box office with $30.5 millionAug 12, 2013 6:43 am - NEW YORK — The dystopian science-fiction thriller “Elysium” topped the weekend box office with $30.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, enough to beat three ...
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Inventor Musk unveils high-speed transit capsuleAug 12, 2013 6:43 am - LOS ANGELES — Imagine stepping into a car-sized capsule in downtown Los Angeles and, 30 minutes later, emerging in San Francisco On Monday, billionaire entrepreneur Elon...