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Report Yahoo pay-TV operators among Hulu bidders
LOS ANGELES - A person with direct knowledge of Hulu says the video site is again up for sale, with Yahoo and pay TV operators DirecTV and Time Warner Cable among the seven bidders.The person wasn't authorized to speak publicly and spoke Friday on condition of anonymity, after several news outlets reported on the bidding.The person didn't offer details on the prices offered. Published ...
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Chris McGill gets a new do
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - After more than 20 years of wearing his hair the same way, WAVE 3 Sunrise Traffic Reporter Chris McGill sported a new hairdo on Friday's show. "I'm going to grow a ponytail next," he joked. Chris isn't sure he likes the new look, so tell us what you think by participating in our web poll at the top of the ...
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A look at Netflix since stock plunged from peak
This undated publicity photo released by Netflix shows David Cross, left, and Portia de Rossi in a scene from "Arrested Development," premiering May 26, 2013 on Netflix. The sitcom, also starring Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, was canceled by Fox in 2006 after three ...
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Stocks barely budge market ends week with loss
President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement. He called it a tragic loss that "helped ...
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Daytime break-ins investigated in Jeffersontown
JEFFERSONTOWN, KY (WAVE) - - Detectives are investigating dozens of burglary and break-in cases in Jeffersontown. Someone is targeting homes during the day and taking items that can be filled within their clothes pockets, according to Jeffersontown Police. Investigators said the break-ins have been happening while homeowners or renters are at work. Police do not have a description of the ...
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Recalls this week Childrens beds shades
A line of children's beds with defective mattress support rails and motorized shades with overheating batteries are among this week's recalled consumer products.Here's a more detailed look:CHILDREN'S BEDSDETAILS: Side rails for Lea panel, loft, and bunk beds. The beds have two side mattress support rails connecting the headboard to the footboard and slats or a Bunkie board to ...
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Oil ends week down 2 pct on tepid demand outlook
NEW YORK -- The price of oil fell 2 percent this week, as oil traders worried about global demand and shared the stock market's concerns about possible changes to the Federal Reserve economic stimulus program.The loss Friday was just 10 cents, to $94.15 a barrel. But four straight losses resulted in a weekly decline of $1.87 a barrel for the benchmark oil contract.The global economic ...
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Details on how News Corp. split will work
News Corp. is planning to split into two companies. One company will operate as a newspaper and book publisher and will retain the News Corp. name. The other will be an entertainment company, called 21st Century Fox.Here's how the split will work:- Newspapers, book publishing and information services such as Dow Jones Newswires will be part of the publishing company. The 20th Century Fox ...
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By The Numbers Netflix subscribers
This undated publicity photo released by Netflix shows David Cross, left, and Portia de Rossi in a scene from "Arrested Development," premiering May 26, 2013 on Netflix. The sitcom, also starring Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, was canceled by Fox in 2006 after three ...
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Investors shift focus to growth stocks
NEW YORK - Growth stocks, neglected at the start of the year, are starting to get a bit of love from investors again.The best returns in the Standard & Poor's 500 index over the past month have been posted by technology companies. Industrial companies as well as banks and insurers are also performing better. By contrast, gains for utilities and consumer staples companies - safe-play ...
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House-hunting Chinese send some wealth to Seattle
SEATTLE - Real-estate agent Joseph Ho climbed the gilded staircase of a Hunts Point, Wash., mansion listed for almost $5 million, shooting video on his Apple iPad tablet and narrating in Chinese. Buyers from China have inquired about the 5,540-square-foot house. Ho made sure to capture a blue-sky fresco in the formal dining room - "It'll remind them of Caesar's Palace in Las ...
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Lexington Cemetery Camp Nelson among places observing Memorial Day
Lexington Cemetery will hold a Memorial Day observance at 11 a.m. Monday to honor those who have died in military service.The ceremony is held annually, and is done in partnership with Lexington National Cemetery, which is inside the front gate of Lexington Cemetery."The Lexington National Cemetery is as old as Memorial Day itself -dating to the post-Civil War years when The Lexington ...
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Government creditors object in CODA bankruptcy
DOVER, Del. - Attorneys for the federal government and unsecured creditors have filed objections to electric car maker CODA Holdings' bankruptcy plans.Court papers filed Friday argue that CODA's bankruptcy financing and sale plans unfairly benefit a group of debtors seeking to acquire the company.Lenders led by a Fortress Investment Group affiliate are proposing a credit bid of $25 ...
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News Summary US durable goods orders up 3.3 pct.
ORDERS UP: U.S. orders for manufactured goods expected to last at least three years rose 3.3 percent in April. The gain was driven by a surge in demand for aircraft and more spending by businesses.BUSINESS INVESTMENT: A measure of business investment plans increased 1.2 percent last month and 0.9 percent in March. Companies ordered more machinery and electronic products last month, typically ...
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Covington Road closure rescheduled
FORT WAYNE – Nuttman Avenue will close to all traffic at the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks between Freeman Street and Bluffton Road, the city Traffic Engineering Department announced ...
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Graham named chairman of House Education Committee
Graham, a retired teacher from Frankfort, replaces former state Rep. Carl Rollins who resigned to lead the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority and the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan ...
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News Corp. OKs poison pill buyback before split
LOS ANGELES -; News Corp. said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies. The company also adopted a shareholder-rights plan designed to prevent a hostile takeover in the volatile trading period after the split is ...
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FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy
WASHINGTON -- Government health officials are investigating several complications reported with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the investigation involves seven reports from patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn.The injections ...
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Schumer urges look at security in Sprint deal
By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Sen. Charles Schumer urged regulators to "use extreme caution" when reviewing the proposed acquisition of No. 3 cell carrier Sprint Nextel by Japan's Softbank, saying the Japanese company's use of Chinese networking equipment could open up U.S. networks to snooping and hacking. The New York Democrat sent letters Friday ...
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Delta ups the ante in battle for NY travel market
NEW YORK -- Delta Air Lines is opening a $1.4 billion terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport, strengthening its hand in the battle for the lucrative New York travel market.The expanded concourse offers sweeping views of the airport, upscale food and shopping options and increased seating.It replaces a decrepit terminal built by Pan Am in 1960 that was an embarrassing way to welcome ...
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Netflix looks to hook subscribers with Arrested
SAN FRANCISCO - Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service.The award-winning show about the dysfunctional Bluth family returns Sunday, seven years after Fox cancelled the series. The revival coincides with Netflix's own resounding comeback from a customer backlash over ...
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Chris Baileys forecast A chilly start to Memorial Day weekend
Good Friday and welcome to the start of the Memorial Day Weekend. This is often called the unofficial start of Summer, but someone forgot to tell that to mother nature. A chilly blast of air is blowing in today and will hang around into the state of the big weekend. Temps today will start in the low 40s and end in the 60s. Skies will be mostly sunny, but a gusty wind will have a little bite to ...
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Glasgow aims to turn methane into electricity
GLASGOW, Ky. - A south-central Kentucky city is hoping to capture methane gas from a regional landfill and turn it into electricity.The Daily News (http://bit.ly/18oeey2) in Bowling Green reports officials in Glasgow have partnered with Farmers Rural Electric Cooperative in seeking a $1 million loan to help pay for the project.Farmers CEO Bill Prather says it could take up to 90 days to hear ...
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At a glance Memorial Day gasoline prices
The average price of a gallon of gasoline is about the same as it was last year at this time, and could be slightly cheaper by Monday. But it's more than double what it was in 2000. Here's how the price of gasoline on Memorial Day has changed since then, according to GasBuddy.com.2000: $1.54 per gallon2001: $1.71 2002: $1.402003: $1.492004: $2.052005: $2.102006: $2.852007: ...
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Brewers team up on beer made with Louisville bats to help military families
Former major league pitcher Chris Ray poured one of his baseball-themed beers at The Diamond in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The specialty brew will be sold at the Double AA minor league Richmond Flying Squirrels' baseball game Thursday, May 23, 2013. The proceeds are given to military families. (AP PHOTO/ The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Joe ...
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Louisville recieves grant to redress racial legacy
The history of Louisville is a story of courage, human tenacity and vision, oppression, redemption, slavery and equality. Modern day Louisville has political and legal equality enshrined in its culture like any other major city in the modern world, but the blight of racism remains, in the socio-economic character of the city.
Fortunately, the W.K Kellogg Foundation is playing a part, along with many other organizations on a local and national level, in providing the city with the societal progress needed to eliminate those legacies that linger from the past, the legacy of the slave trade, of the civil rights movement and the violence and backward tendencies that accompanied them. Read more
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