Gypsy moth damage worse this year than last - Beckley Register-Herald (subscription)

Gypsy moth damage worse this year than last Beckley Register-Herald (subscription), WV - 10 hours ago Other counties hit with defoliation were Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral, Morgan and Pocahontas. Homeowners have until Aug. ...

West Virginia school officials say hiring has gone smoothly - Hagerstown Morning Herald

West Virginia school officials say hiring has gone smoothly Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD - Aug 17, 2008 By MATTHEW UMSTEAD (martinsburg@herald-mail.com) Eastern Panhandle public school administrators this year again have been confronted with the challenge of ...

Carroll News Briefs - Carroll County Times (subscription)

Carroll News Briefs Carroll County Times (subscription), MD - 22 hours ago Edna Mae Trout, 57, of Mount Airy was found dead by police in her van Friday in Jefferson County, W. Va., according to a release from West Virginia State ... Details of woman's death released Frederick News Post (subscription) Woman's partner suspects foul play involved in death Frederick News Post (subscription) all 3 news articles

New Trucks to Deliver Meals - WHSV

New Trucks to Deliver Meals WHSV, VA - 13 hours ago Joe Manchin along with West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services Commissioner Sandy Vanin presented 17 new hot/cold delivery trucks that will be used to ...

New Teachers Settle Into School Before Students Arrive - WHAG

New Teachers Settle Into School Before Students Arrive WHAG, MD - 14 hours ago BERKELEY COUNTY, WV - The first day of school can even be overwhelming for new teachers. On Tuesday, the Berkeley County Education Association welcomed ...

BOOK NEWS: VA Genealogist Janie Sherman Publishes Augusta County ... - HNN Huntingtonnews.net

BOOK NEWS: VA Genealogist Janie Sherman Publishes Augusta County ... HNN Huntingtonnews.net,  USA - 1 hour ago Back in the day, the county included the present states of West Virginia and Kentucky, as well as much of the area north of the Ohio. ...

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Investing in WV's Air National Guard - HNN Huntingtonnews.net

BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Investing in WV's Air National Guard HNN Huntingtonnews.net,  USA - Aug 16, 2008 Washington, DC (HNN) -- West Virginia’s Air National Guard -- composed of the 167th Airlift Wing based at Shepherd Field in Martinsburg and the 130th ...

Virginia, USA: America's English side - Telegraph.co.uk

Virginia, USA: America's English side Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Aug 18, 2008 George Washington held forth on the iniquity of the English tax on tea, while Thomas Jefferson outlined his ideas for a declaration of independence from the ...

Spanish teacher named Berkeley Co. teacher of year - Hagerstown Morning Herald

Spanish teacher named Berkeley Co. teacher of year Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD - Aug 18, 2008 A Morgantown, W.Va., native, Ryan said there were few teaching opportunities when she graduated from West Virginia University in 1980 with a master of arts ...

W.Va. unveils trucks to help seniors get meals - Huntington Herald Dispatch

W.Va. unveils trucks to help seniors get meals Huntington Herald Dispatch, WV - 1 hour ago By AP CHARLESTON (AP) — West Virginia is providing 17 new trucks that will deliver meals to senior citizens as part of an effort to expand in-home services. ...

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Rice Signs Missile Deal With Poland - New York Times

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Rice Signs Missile Deal With Poland
New York Times - 56 minutes ago
By NICHOLAS KULISH and TOM RACHMAN WARSAW - Despite fierce opposition from Moscow, the United States and Poland signed a long-stalled agreement Wednesday to place an American missile defense base on Polish territory.
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Obama’s Ads in Key States Go on Attack - New York Times

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Obama’s Ads in Key States Go on Attack
New York Times - 5 hours ago
Senator Barack Obama arrived Tuesday at the Sheraton hotel in Raleigh, NC, creating a camera-worthy moment for onlookers. By JIM RUTENBERG WASHINGTON - Senator Barack Obama has started a sustained and hard-hitting advertising campaign against Senator ...
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NATO accuses Russia of not honoring agreed cease-fire with Georgia - CNN

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NATO accuses Russia of not honoring agreed cease-fire with Georgia
CNN - 4 hours ago
BRUSSELS, Belgium (CNN) -- NATO and Russia remained at loggerheads Wednesday as senior figures within the military alliance accused Moscow of failing to honor the full terms of the cease-fire agreement brokered by the European Union last week aimed at ...
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NATO general says Pakistan chaos emboldens Taliban - The Associated Press

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NATO general says Pakistan chaos emboldens Taliban
The Associated Press - 38 minutes ago
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Drawing strength from the chaos in neighboring Pakistan, Afghan insurgents are using their growing control of the border area to plot increasingly brazen attacks against international forces, the NATO commander in Afghanistan ...
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Sarkozy meets Afghan president after 10 French soldiers killed Xinhua
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Musharraf resigns: Pakistanis react - BBC News

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Musharraf resigns: Pakistanis react
BBC News - 3 hours ago
After Pervez Musharraf resigned as president of Pakistan after nine years in power, Pakistanis reflect on his legacy and their expectations for the future.
Pakistani Parties Clash Over Reinstating Judge New York Times
Zardari backed for Pakistan president The Associated Press
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College leaders hope to renew debate on a lower drinking age - Los Angeles Times

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College leaders hope to renew debate on a lower drinking age
Los Angeles Times - 4 hours ago
The current limit ignores the reality of drinking on campus and pushes it underground, they say. Opponents say a rollback to age 18 would reverse declines in teen drunk driving.
Students, school officials continue drinking age debate Newsday
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Tropical Storm Fay hugs Florida's Atlantic coast - The Associated Press

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Tropical Storm Fay hugs Florida's Atlantic coast
The Associated Press - 28 minutes ago
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Tropical Storm Fay meandered north along the Florida Atlantic coast Wednesday but did not immediately head out over the ocean, lessening the chances it will gain strength and become a hurricane.
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Court Rejects EPA Limits on Emissions Rules - New York Times

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Court Rejects EPA Limits on Emissions Rules
New York Times - 9 hours ago
By FELICITY BARRINGER A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out an Environmental Protection Agency rule limiting the ability of states to require monitoring of industrial emissions.
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British competition regulator may order BAA to sell three UK ... - Forbes

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British competition regulator may order BAA to sell three UK ...
Forbes - 50 minutes ago
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Britain's Competition Commission said it may order UK airport operator BAA to sell three of its British airports.
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Sony Not Enough For Ericsson - Forbes

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Sony Not Enough For Ericsson
Forbes - 1 hour ago
LONDON - Ericsson's handset venture with Sony might be a money spinner, but the Swedish network supplier still craves more customers--that's why it is now jumping into bed with Franco-Italian chipmaker STMicroelectronics.
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HP's earnings rise 11% on broad sales gains - MarketWatch

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HP's earnings rise 11% on broad sales gains
MarketWatch - 1 hour ago
By Rex Crum, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit rose 11% from a year ago as sales reached $28 billion and the technology giant recorded growth in all of its main business ...
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Bayh By a Hair? - ABC News

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Bayh By a Hair?
ABC News - 41 minutes ago
Does it mean anything that the wife of one of Sen. Barack Obama's veep finalists, Susan Bayh, just got her hair and nails done?
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McCain and Obama spar over taxes - BBC News

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McCain and Obama spar over taxes
BBC News - 5 hours ago
By Greg Wood Barack Obama's senior economic adviser Austan Goolsbee has accused John McCain of proposing huge tax cuts for rich people and large corporations.
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Obama Describes his Ideal VP - FOXNews

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Obama Describes his Ideal VP
FOXNews - 11 hours ago
by Bonney Kapp Barack Obama let slip a small detail about his yet-to-be-named running mate at his Raleigh town hall today when he referred to the veep as a “he.
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American 'Bigfoot' is monkey suit - BBC News

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American 'Bigfoot' is monkey suit
BBC News - 1 hour ago
The claimed recent discovery of Bigfoot in the US state of Georgia has turned out to be a hoax - it was a rubber gorilla suit in a block of ice.
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Intel's Nehalem Takes Center ... - InternetNews.com

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Intel's Nehalem Takes Center ...
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By Andy Patrizio: More stories by this author: SAN FRANCISCO - Intel today offered a look inside its next generation of processors, the Nehalem family, with new details and demos during the Intel Developer Forum (IDF).
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Judge Lifts Gag Order against MIT Subway Hackers, Slides Published ... - DailyTech

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Judge Lifts Gag Order against MIT Subway Hackers, Slides Published ...
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A federal judge lifted the temporary gag order placed on three MIT students Tuesday, who were originally set to give a presentation at DEF CON that outlined a number of security holes in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s RFID-based fare ...
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'The Rocker' forgets to rock - San Jose Mercury News

'The Rocker' forgets to rock
San Jose Mercury News - 1 hour ago
If you're going to call a movie "The Rocker," it should rock. Unless, of course, that movie is about a rocking chair.
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Dave Matthews Band's farewell to a fallen brother - OCRegister

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Dave Matthews Band's farewell to a fallen brother
OCRegister - 1 hour ago
Review: Hours after the untimely death of sax man LeRoi Moore, the group delivered an inspired elegy at Staples Center. By BEN WENER Even if it had been a merely half-hearted performance - which it wasn't, not even close, though who'd have blamed 'em ...
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Trouble in Paradise for Hills Hunks? - E! Online

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Trouble in Paradise for Hills Hunks?
E! Online - 7 hours ago
The rekindled “bromance� between Hills stars Brody Jenner and Spencer Pratt took a turn for the worse following the show’s season premiere party at Paradise Cove in Malibu Monday night.
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Track & Field: To Dawn Harper, it's a lock - Los Angeles Times

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Track & Field: To Dawn Harper, it's a lock
Los Angeles Times - 45 minutes ago
BEIJING -- You'd think that being an Olympic gold medalist would open some doors for Dawn Harper, who won the 100-meter hurdles Tuesday after US teammate Lolo Jones bumped the next-to-last hurdle and stumbled toward the finish.
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US softball survives scare, beats Japan - Boston Globe

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US softball survives scare, beats Japan
Boston Globe - 1 hour ago
By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) As the softball screamed into the seats, Crystl Bustos had a three-run homer, Monica Abbott had a four-run cushion and the US team's Olympic winning streak finally looked safe.
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Dice K, Red Sox leave Orioles stranded - Boston Herald

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Dice K, Red Sox leave Orioles stranded
Boston Herald - 1 hour ago
By Jeff Horrigan BALTIMORE - Judging by the way he seems to love doing things the hard way, one can only wonder if Daisuke Matsuzaka [stats] avoids free-flowing highways in favor of congested, stop-filled Route 1, cuts the lawn with hedge clippers or ...
Matsuzaka walks away with win Boston Globe
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In China, all Olympic medalists are striking gold - Globe and Mail

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In China, all Olympic medalists are striking gold
Globe and Mail - 4 hours ago
BEIJING -- Canoeists are not exactly the glamour athletes of China's Olympic team. Their sport is one of the most obscure in the country.
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Johnson ends gold drought with Olympic win in balance beam - Kansas City Star

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Johnson ends gold drought with Olympic win in balance beam
Kansas City Star - 6 hours ago
By JOE POSNANSKI US gymnast Shawn Johnson had a big smile and a gold medal at the end of Tuesday’s balance beam. BEIJING | Jerry Seinfeld always says that the silver medal at the Olympics has to be the worst one.
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Olympics: Police calm Wiggins' celebrations in Beijing - guardian.co.uk

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Olympics: Police calm Wiggins' celebrations in Beijing
guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago
Bradley Wiggins won gold medals at the Beijing Olympics in the individual and team pursuits. Photograph: Oliver Weiken/EPA Chinese police acted as peacemakers after high jinks from double gold medal winner Bradley Wiggins saw the Olympic champion roll ...
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Those at risk for breast cancer are having mastectomies - Newsday

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Those at risk for breast cancer are having mastectomies
Newsday - 6 hours ago
BY DELTHIA RICKS | delthia.ricks@newsday.com Women at elevated risk for breast cancer - or a recurrence of the disease - increasingly are choosing double mastectomies as a protective measure against cancer's rebound, doctors said yesterday.
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Researchers produce blood in lab from stem cells - Los Angeles Times

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Researchers produce blood in lab from stem cells
Los Angeles Times - 7 hours ago
The discovery marks a technical advance but has a long way to go before it can be considered an alternative to donor blood. By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Scientists said Tuesday that they had devised a way to grow large quantities of ...
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Americans Fatter in 37 States - WebMD