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Daily Mail, 23.04.13 11:32 UTC

The perfect place to lie low: Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong buys $4.3MILLION hill-top 'fortress' in Texas (and it even has its own rope bridge to make a quick escape)

PUBLISHED: 10:02 GMT, 23 April 2013 | UPDATED: 10:49 GMT, 23 April 2013 Disgraced cycling champion Lance Armstrong has splashed out on a new $4.3million hill-top mansion in Texas described as a ...

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Seattle Times, 22.04.13 22:05 UTC

Predicting the 1st round of NFL draft

Get me out of here.

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Seattle Times, 21.04.13 02:31 UTC

Police: Man hijacked bus before killing himself

Police say a gunman hijacked a city bus in Austin, ordered the driver and passengers to get off, and led officers on a 30-mile chase before pulling over and killing himself.

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The Register, 19.04.13 22:04 UTC

How much will Google pay to bring fiber to Provo, Utah? Try $1

Choosing the small city of Provo, Utah as the next location to receive Google's high-speed fiber internet service must have been a no-brainer, as the online giant will reportedly pay just $1 to set ...

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Seattle Times, 19.04.13 19:14 UTC

Ex-Texas DA faces charges for man's prosecution

A Texas judge on Friday ruled that a former district attorney acted improperly when he prosecuted an innocent man who spent nearly 25 years in prison for his wife's slaying and ordered his arrest on criminal contempt and tampering charges.

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Chigago Tribune, 19.04.13 07:29 UTC

8 wounded in shootings across Chicago

Eight people were shot Thursday afternoon and Friday morning from the Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side to the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side, police said. A man walked ...

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Seattle Times, 19.04.13 02:29 UTC

Whole Foods dedicated to product-labeling effort

The natural-foods grocer has rolled out a series of standards regarding animal welfare, seafood sustainability and genetically modified ingredients to name a few that is unprecedented in scope for a major food retailer.

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Seattle Times, 18.04.13 16:24 UTC

Country icon sends prayer tweet after Texas blast

Country music legend Willie Nelson is sending out his prayers via Twitter after a deadly fertilizer plant explosion rocked West, Texas, a small community north of Waco near where he grew up.

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Los Angeles Times, 18.04.13 03:30 UTC

Injuries reported in Texas fertilizer plant explosion

An explosion at a fertilizer plant in West causes numerous injuries and sends flames shooting high into the night sky.

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Seattle Times, 18.04.13 03:08 UTC

Official: Several injured in Texas plant explosion

American Red Cross crews from across Texas are being sent to the site of an explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco where multiple injuries have been reported.

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