State government may be awash in red ink, but Rhode Island taxpayers are still paying the rent on an empty office in Washington, D.C., that was once occupied by Governor Carcieri’s Capitol Hill lobbyist, a position that has been vacant for more than three years.
Legendary oil tycoon Boone Pickens dropped a $25-million bait and switch on the University of Calgary yesterday. And the U of C isn't complaining. The Texas billionaire and former Calgarian was expected to donate $2.25 million to the Harley Hotchkiss Brain Institute.
Legendary oil tycoon Boone Pickens dropped a $25 million bait and switch on the University of Calgary today. And the U of C isn’t complaining. The Texas billionaire and former Calgarian was expected to donate $2.25 million to the Harley Hotchkiss Brain Institute.
Belgian firm's S.C. plant thrives on military work but serves civilians too Tucked behind the Village at Sandhill shopping center, a factory pumps out hundreds of machine guns and rifles every day for U.S. forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- David Boudia is heading to Beijing with the look of a potential star, beating close friend Thomas Finchum in a battle of 10s on the 10-meter platform at the U.S. Olympic diving trials Sunday.
A Cleveland, N.C., woman is still undergoing treatment at a Charlotte hospital after being injured in a head-on collision Friday morning on U.S. Highway 64 near Bell Farm Road. Bonnie Davis, 65, was airlifted from the scene to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. The driver of the other vehicle involved, Danny Mullis, 42, of Davidson, was treated and released from Davis Regional Medical
With a 1-0 victory against Barbados Sunday afternoon, the U.S. Men’s National Team captured the two-game, aggregate goal series by a 9-0 margin, advancing to the Semifinal Round of qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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