Oklahoma killer dies in shootout with police

(CNN) – The week-long manhunt for Oklahoma fugitive Michael Dale Vance Jr. ended Sunday night when he died in a shootout with authorities, FBI Special Agent Terry Weber said.
Vance, who was accused of killing two relatives and shooting two officers on October 23, was killed in Dewey...

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Italy earthquake: 6.6-magnitude tremor rocks nation's center

(CNN) – A powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake rocked central Italy on Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey, in the strongest tremor to hit the country in 36 years.
Residents ran onto the streets in a panic as the quake struck at 7:40 a.m. local time (2:40 am...

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Making food allergies less scary at Halloween

(CNN) – In the spirit of Halloween, treats can be tricky for kids with food allergies, which is one in 13 children under the age of 18 in the United States.
“In the context of Halloween, chances are pretty high that you will have at least one or two kids with food allergies on...

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China's Xi Jinping more powerful than ever

(CNN) – The word has gone out.
On every television channel, on the front page of every newspaper, Chinese President Xi Jinping, in addition to his many other impressive titles, is now officially referred to as “the core of the Chinese Communist party.”
It sounds like just...

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Google puts the brakes on Fiber, plans for layoffs

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – If you’ve been waiting for Google to bring high-speed Internet to your city, don’t hold your breath.
Google Fiber is pausing its expansion into new markets, losing its top executive and planning a round of layoffs. It is the clearest signal yet that...

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This is the easiest place in the world to do business

HONG KONG (CNNMoney) – Starting a new business in New Zealand takes less than one day. In Venezuela, it takes 230.
That startling difference helps explain why the World Bank has rated New Zealand as the easiest place on the planet to do business — and why Venezuela languishes...

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Countryside Gallery and Custom Frame Design in Newtown showcases the work of 28 young artists from Newtown-Yardley area

Countryside Gallery & Custom Framing in the heart of Newtown Borough at Washington Avenue and South State Street.




NEWTOWN BOROUGH >> In support of local youth art, Countryside Gallery & Custom Frame Design is giving 28 young artists from the Newtown-Yardley area the ...

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See it first in Bromley - Churchill Theatre announces launch new nationwide tours

National premieres have come thick and fast in the six months since new firm HQ Theatres took over the running of the Churchill Theatre – and there’s lots more coming to Bromley in the theatre’s newly-announced season.


As well as a blockbuster pantomime starring Strictly Come Dancing j...

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How to sell your tech if you need to make room or money for buying new PlayStation VR kit

The PlayStation VR kit is this month’s biggest new tech product but before you buy one you might need to sell some gadgets to raise funds or make some room for it.


Online marketplace eBay has released some top tips to make selling tech go smoothly and owning the latest must-have h...

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Greenwich Comedy Festival announced line-up for summer 2016

Big name comedians are coming back to south east London this summer as Greenwich Comedy Festival returns with a bumper bill and an extra night.


The eighth year of the festival held outside the National Maritime Museum has been brought forward from its previous September dates to...

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International search for teachers

ESSEX County Council has joined forces with schools in Essex in a drive to attract more teachers to the county, which may even see staff drafted in from Australia.


A strategic group, including representatives from Essex County Council, the Association of Secondary Headteachers in...

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2016 college football schedule on Local 10

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – The road to Tampa begins on Local 10.
Beginning Saturday, Sept. 3, and culminating with the weekend of the conference championship games Dec. 3, Local 10 is the only place to catch all the college football action from the Power 5 conference teams.
Fans can expect...

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What Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton have promised to do to Obamacare

(CNN) – News that Affordable Care Act premiums are set to soar in 2017 represented yet another setback for President Barack Obama’s signature policy, better known as Obamacare. It is also poised to become a dominant issue in the final weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign.
But...

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Boz Scaggs & The Robert Cray Band Live in Fort Lauderdale

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Boz Scaggs & The Robert Cray Band perform live at the Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, February 2nd, 2017.
Fans will be sure to hear Boz Scaggs hits like “Lido Shuffle” and ...

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'We have each other': Police escort daughter of fallen officer to school

(CNN) – After a police officer in California was killed in the line of duty — his colleagues did something extraordinarily touching for his 8-year-old daughter Vanessa.
They showed up on Monday morning to take her to school.
“Vanessa no longer has her daddy,” Sergeant...

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Heat cut five players

MIAMI – The Miami Heat made five roster cuts including Beno Udrih.
The team announced that they have waived Vashil Fernandez, Luis Montero, Briante Weber, and Okaro White.
Udrih played 36 games for the Heat last season.
The Heat’s roster now stands at 15.
Miami opens the regular...

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Arian Foster announces retirement from football

DAVIE, Fla. – Arian Foster has played his last NFL game.
Foster announced on Uninterrupted that he is retiring from the NFL.
Foster signed this offseason with the Miami Dolphins.
“There comes a time in every athlete’s career when their ambition and their body are no longer...

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VIDEO: They got game! Watch two of the most outrageous basketball trick shots you will ever see

The UK’s tallest sculpture and a couple of lads who are a bit handy with a basketball – it was a match made in sport trick shot heaven.


Australian YouTubers How Ridiculous were tasked with landing a basket from 80 metres up at the top of the Orbit tower in the Olympic Park, Str...

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Leader of county council believes PM's plans to increase grammar schools will add 'enormous value' to Kent

The leader of the county council has condoned the prime minister’s expansion of grammar schools which will add “enormous value” to Kent.


Kent County Council’s conservative leader Paul Carter believes the national curriculum fails students in comprehensive schools, blocking pupils with ...

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Former Bucks County Sheriff’s Department deputy charged with driving under the influence in Newtown Township

DOYLESTOWN >> Bucks County District Attorney Matthew D. Weintraub announced on Monday that charges of driving under the influence have been filed against former Deputy Sheriff Joseph F. Rafferty III.
Rafferty, 45, of Furlong, is charged with two first-degree misdemeanor counts of DUI,...

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Ribbon cut on 2016 Community Art Project in Bristol Borough; eye-catching bench added to local landscape

BRISTOL BOROUGH >> Historic Bristol Borough cut the ribbon on its 2016 Community Art Project during Historic Bristol Day events on Saturday, October 15.
Designed by local mosaic artists and created by attendees at the Bristol Borough Business Association’s five First Friday events, th...

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Lower Makefield sending letter to its New Jersey neighbor outlining concerns over expansion of operations at Trenton-Mercer Airport

By D.E. SchlatterDigital First Media







LOWER MAKEFIELD >> The supervisors voted unanimously on Oct. 19 to send a letter to Mercer County outlining the board’s concern over the Trenton-Mercer Airport’s plan to expand operations.
On Oct. 14, the airport extended the deadline for rec...

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President Obama endorses Santarsiero in 8th District House Race in Pennsylvania

MORRISVILLE (Oct. 24, 2016) >> President Barack Obama today announced his endorsement of Steve Santarsiero for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District.
“I’m proud to endorse Steve Santarsiero for the United States House of Representatives,” said the Pre...

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Eltham teacher becomes star of TV ad campaign

If you’ve been paying attention during TV ad breaks, you might just have seen an Eltham school teacher.


Melanie Lewis, a maths teacher at Harris Academy Greenwich, is one of the stars of a national campaign to attract new recruits to the profession.


She features in the Your F...

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YOUTH SOCCER: Philadelphia Union's Tribbett featured at Patriot FC Soccer's kickoff event

UPPER MAKEFIELD – The Patriot FC Soccer Club hosted its annual Philadelphia Union Night Thursday, Oct. 6 at Brownsburg Park in Upper Makefield.
Philadelphia Union defender Ken Tribbett was the featured guest from Major League Soccer’s (MLS) most popular team in the...

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FOOTBALL: Pennsbury’s postseason hopes fade in heartbreaking loss to Abington

By Rick Fortenbaugh,rfortenbaugh@trentonian.com OR @RickFort7 on Twitter



Pennsbury running back Joe Meglen (#37) picks up yardage against Abington. Jackson Taylor (#18), left) and Jeremiah Scott (#3, right) defend the play for the Ghosts. (Gregg Slaboda — 21st-Century...

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FOOTBALL: Neshaminy runs away with win over Council Rock South

By Steve Shermanssherman@buckslocalnews.com, @BucksLocalSport on Twitter



Council Rock South defenders Bradley Kraut (#7, left) and T.J. Pritz (#58) try to get a wrap on Neshaminy senior RB Will Dogba (#7, right), who rushed for a pair of touchdowns in the first half in 42-7 rout by the...

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HVSA REPORTS OCT. 22-23, 2016: PQM Flower Shop blanks Purtec Dental

GIRLS SOCCER: PQM Flower Shop blanks Purtec Dental
The Pennington Quality Market Flower Shop played Purtec Dental on Sunday, October 23. The Flower Shop won with a score of 2-0. Gianna Azara netted both goals for the flower shop. This was made possible by the great effort put forth...

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Vatican called in to mediate in Venezuela talks

(CNN) – A sharply divided Venezuela may be on the track to reconciliation with the help of a highly respected, neutral third party — the Vatican.
Following what many see as President Nicolas Maduro’s disastrous stewardship of the country and amid noisy calls for him to be...

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Five things we learned from Orient's victory on Saturday

Five things we learned from Leyton Orient’s 3-1 victory over Hartlepool United on Saturday…


1) Orient can spring up a comeback after going a goal down


The first half for many seemed Orient would once again be defeated in League Two after they conceded from a set piece just before h...

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Cray's winning run comes to an end at Lewes

Cray’s five league game unbeaten run came to a halt as a strong second half from Lewes saw the Wands comprehensively beaten at the Dripping Pan.


Such an event seemed unlikely at half time as Cray twice took the lead but two goals in the first six minutes of the second half rocked the W...

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GUEST OPINION: It would be a great loss if we didn't elect Steve Santarsiero to Congress; he's a true example of a public servant

By Kathy Kraeck Lower Makefield Resident



Steve Santarsiero




I have lived in Lower Makefield for 23 years, longer than anywhere else. It’s where I am raising my family, and where I call home. I have become an enthusiastic supporter of the many amenities Bucks County has to o...

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SPOOKY MOVIES: Fourteen newly-released gems will chill your blood and send shivers down your spine this Halloween

BY AMY LONGSDORF For Digital First Media







Ghoulish ghost stories, foreign frighteners, spooky TV series, classic creepfests and one heckuva scary shark movie are the highlights of this year’s crop of terrifying treats.
If you’re tired of renting or streaming the same movies every ...

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PICTURES: See inside 'Britain's smallest pub' set to open in Greenwich

If you don’t mind getting cosy with your fellow drinkers, you’ll be interested in a visit to ‘Britain’s smallest pub’ which has been unveiled in Greenwich.


Located in Peninsula Square near The O2, the bar is smaller than a snooker table as it measures just 6ft by 8ft and only has space...

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Kick Ass star Aaron Taylor-Johnson tells us why he loved working with Tom Ford on Nocturnal Animals

Fashion designer Tom Ford doesn’t make movies very often, but when he does he makes the world sit up and take notice.


The former creative director at Gucci and YSL’s debut A Single Man won rave reviews and hatfuls of awards nominations when it was released in 2009 and after seven long ...

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WHERE THE LIGHT SHINES THROUGH: Five things to know about Switchfoot and its latest release

BY GARY GRAFF ggraff@digitalfirstmedia.com, @GraffonMusic on Twitter



Switchfoot. (Photo Courtesy of Concord Music Group)




Switchfoot’s latest album, “Where The Light Shines Through,” is something of a seminal moment for the group.
It’s the faith-based San Diego quintet’s 10th stud...

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British banker pleads not guilty to double murder

HONG KONG (CNN) – A former British banker has pleaded not guilty to the murders of two Indonesian women in Hong Kong.
Rurik Jutting, 31, in Hong Kong’s High Court court on Monday, denied two counts of murder, claiming diminished responsibility. He said he would plead guilty to...

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3 people shot at Miami park, police say

MIAMI – Police are investigating after three people, including a 12-year-old boy, were shot at a Miami park.
It happened Saturday night at Roberto Clemente Park at 101 N.W. 34th St., police said.
Police said the three victims were walking together past the park when a white or silver...

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LinkedIn hacking suspect identified by feds

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – A grand jury has issued a criminal indictment against Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin, a 29-year-old Russian accused of hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox and a third web service.
The indictment, filed Thursday, was made public Friday night by the U.S. Department of...

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3 paratroopers injured during proficiency jump at Homestead Air Reserve Base

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Three soldiers were injured Thursday during a regularly scheduled proficiency jump at the Homestead Air Reserve Base, Lt. Col. Lincoln of the 478 Civil Affairs Army Reserve Unit of Perrine Battalion said. 
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said the victims suffered h...

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Coral Springs police continue to investigate fatal road-rage incident

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – A cellphone video is now at the center of a fatal Coral Springs road-rage investigation.
 As loved ones prepare for a memorial service for Paul Peterman, 37, investigators continue to piece together what happened between the two drivers.
Paul Peterman was found unc...

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Family, friends gather to remember Corey Jones on 1-year anniversary of death

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Family members and friends of Corey Jones gathered on the one-year anniversary of his death to remember the musician who was fatally shot by a South Florida police officer.
A celebration of Jones’ life was held Tuesday at his Boynton Beach grave site.
Loved...

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Suspect in stolen SUV shot, killed by Miami-Dade police

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A suspect in a stolen SUV was fatally shot by police Monday afternoon in northwest Miami-Dade County, police said.
The shooting occurred near the intersection of Northwest 57th Avenue and Northwest 183rd Street.
Miami-Dade police said the man stole the SUV...

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3 teens shot in Miami Gardens

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Police are investigating after three teenagers were shot Saturday afternoon in Miami Gardens.
The shooting was reported at 4:20 p.m. on Bunche Park Drive near Northwest 24th Avenue Road.
Miami Gardens police said the three boys were outside a home when they were...

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