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  • T.H. Man Sentenced to Prison for Battery

    TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ) —A Terre Haute man arrested in August for battery on a police officer will serve a nine-year prison sentence.According to the Terre Haute Tribune-Star, Daryl Ray Powers appeared earlier this week in Vigo Superior Court, where he was sentenced to eight ... More

  • Democrat Runs for Illinois State Senate Seat

    LAWRENCEVILLE, ILL. (WIBQ)-Democrats have a candidate for the 55th state senate district.  The Journal Gazette Online reports Josh Weger of Lawrenceville announced his candidacy on Tuesday. Weger works as regional manager for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Weger is running for ... More

  • Energy Provider Invests In Vigo County's Economic Development

    TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ)-Duke Energy granted $20,000 to the Terre Haute Economic Development Corporation.It's overseeing efforts to find a new owner for Pfizer’s facilities and bring new jobs back to the area.The county took ownership of that property last year ... More

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  • Indiana Unemployment Holds Steady

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent for January, according to figures released Wednesday, and state economists predicted the job market would improve in the coming months. Non-farm employment declined by 2,000 in January as some 327,000 people ... More

  • Illinois Governor Discusses Budget Plan

    SPRINGFIELD, ILL (WIBQ)-Get ready to either pay more taxes in Illinois or lose thousands of teachers.Governor Pat Quinn outlined his budget plan Wednesday to deal with the state's deficit.But most lawmakers don't want to approve layoffs or tax increases in ... More

  • Multi-Billion Dollar Power Plant Faces Changes

    EDWARDSPORT, IND. (WIBQ)-Changes are coming to a multi-billion dollar project in Knox County. State regulators have approved "permit modifications" at the Edwardsport power plant. Indiana's department of environmental management heard public comments in january before making the decision. The changes involve how duke ... More

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  • Gang member convicted of murdering Broncos player

    DENVER (Reuters) - A member of a Denver-area Crips street gang was convicted on Thursday in the 2007 murder of Denver Broncos football player Darrent Williams after an altercation at a local nightclub. Willie D. Clark, 26, was convicted of first-degree murder in the drive-by shooting ... More

  • NY AG to make police-gov probe announcement

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Thursday said he would make an announcement at 3:45 p.m. EST on his investigation of the state police and the governor's office. Governor David Paterson asked the Democratic attorney general to investigate ... More

  • Children turn to inhaling to get high

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More 12-year-olds in the United States admit to using potentially deadly inhalants to get high than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, U.S. health officials said on Thursday. Among this age group, alcohol was the only intoxicating substance used more than ... More

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  • NY AG picks former state top judge for Governor probe

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Thursday said he chose a former top state judge to oversee probes into whether Governor David Paterson wrongly accepted World Series baseball tickets or the state police had tried to quash a domestic violence charge ... More

  • Billionaire Pinera takes power as quakes rattle Chile

    SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The ground shook and buildings swayed as billionaire Sebastian Pinera took over as Chile's president on Thursday, tasked with rebuilding after a massive earthquake killed hundreds just 12 days ago. A series of strong aftershocks rattled central Chile minutes before conservative Pinera ... More

  • Obama presses China on currency in trade speech

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pressed China on Thursday to move to a "more market-oriented exchange rate" in a speech where he laid out a plan to boost U.S. exports in the coming years. "As I've said before, China moving to a more ... More

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  • Gates sees Gulf support for Iran sanctions push

    ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that leading Gulf states appeared ready to use their clout to lobby China to support sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear program. A day after meeting Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah in Riyadh, Gates traveled ... More

  • U.S. says it believes Mideast talks still on

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it believed indirect Mideast peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians were still on, saying it had no confirmation that the Palestinians had decided to drop out. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley cast doubt over comments ... More

  • White House optimistic of passing financial reform

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday it was optimistic Congress would pass financial regulatory reform this year despite the collapse of Senate talks aimed at producing bipartisan legislation on the issue. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said he didn't believe lawmakers would ... More

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  • Toyota incentives drive March U.S. sales up sharply

    DETROIT (Reuters) - Sales incentives, including zero-percent financing offers, have boosted Toyota Motor Corp's <7203.T> U.S. sales by nearly 50 percent in early March, an industry tracking service and dealers said on Thursday. Edmunds, which analyzes U.S. auto sales trends, said Toyota ... More

  • Judge says Lehman examiner can make report public

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The court-appointed examiner who investigated the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers Holding Co is set to make his report publicly available, after a judge ruled he could do so on Thursday. The report is expected to be the most comprehensive look ... More

  • BofA retirement business winning clients: CEO

    CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp's <BAC.N> push into the competitive realm of managing retirement assets is paying early dividends. The bank's retirement business is winning more 401(k) plan business from its large corporate clients in a major initiative ... More

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  • Football and TV star Merlin Olsen dies, age 69

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Football star turned actor Merlin Olsen, who was a member of the Los Angeles Rams' defensive line nicknamed the "Fearsome Foursome," died on Thursday of cancer at age 69. Olsen died at a Los Angeles hospital, his alma mater, Utah State University ... More

  • Betty White set to host "Saturday Night Live"

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After weeks of speculation, octogenarian actress and "Golden Girl" Betty White is taking her motherly brand of humor to sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live," the show's producers said on Thursday. White, 88, is a six-time winner of the top U ... More

  • O'Brien shakes off "Tonight Show," hits the road

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien on Thursday unveiled plans to poke fun at being barred from television in a live comedy show that will tour U.S. and Canadian theaters starting next month. The 30-city tour, titled "Legally Prohibited ... More

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  • Children turn to inhaling to get high

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More 12-year-olds in the United States admit to using potentially deadly inhalants to get high than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, U.S. health officials said on Thursday. Among this age group, alcohol was the only intoxicating substance used more than ... More

  • Scientists find "mother" of all skin cells

    LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found the "mother," or origin, of all skin cells and say their discovery could dramatically improve skin treatments for victims of serious wounds and burns. Hans Clevers and a team of Dutch and Swedish researchers conducted a study in mice and ... More

  • Do needle-exchange programs really work?

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Needle-exchange programs designed to cut injection drug users' risk of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and other infections do seem to reduce needle sharing, but there is only limited evidence that they lower disease transmission, a new research review concludes ... More

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  • Scientists find "mother" of all skin cells

    LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found the "mother," or origin, of all skin cells and say their discovery could dramatically improve skin treatments for victims of serious wounds and burns. Hans Clevers and a team of Dutch and Swedish researchers conducted a study in mice and ... More

  • "Personal" study shows gene maps can spot disease

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two studies published on Wednesday show it is possible to sequence the entire gene maps of families with inherited diseases and pinpoint the offending bit of DNA. The studies, which would not have been possible a year or two ago, are the first ... More

  • SpaceX aborts rocket engine test

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies aborted a test firing of its Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, in what was to be a key milestone in its quest to fly cargo -- and eventually astronauts -- to the International Space Station. The test was aborted two ... More

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  • Digital mirror: fashion brands convey glamour online

    By Marie-Louise Gumuchian MILAN (Reuters) - With videos of catwalk shows, pictures of glamorous models and a catalog of chic products, luxury brands are creating "digital mirrors" online as they turn to the internet to tap into growing e-commerce demand. The traditional print advert in a ... More

  • Virgin Media to trial broadband over telegraph poles

    LONDON (Reuters) - British cable operator Virgin Media is testing a new technology to deliver ultrafast broadband over telegraph poles which could allow it to extend its reach to another 1 million homes. Virgin, which is looking to cement its advantage in delivering faster broadband over ... More

  • Opera rolls out mobile browser for Android

    HELSINKI (Reuters) - Opera Software unveiled on Thursday a version of its Mini mobile browser for use on cellphones running on Google's Android software. Opera Mini is the world's most widely used browser on cellphones, ahead of Apple's iPhone browser, as Opera benefits ... More

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  • Gang member convicted of murdering Broncos player

    DENVER (Reuters) - A member of a Denver-area Crips street gang was convicted on Thursday in the 2007 murder of Denver Broncos football player Darrent Williams after an altercation at a local nightclub. Willie D. Clark, 26, was convicted of first-degree murder in the drive-by shooting ... More

  • Football and TV star Merlin Olsen dies, age 69

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Football star turned actor Merlin Olsen, who was a member of the Los Angeles Rams' defensive line nicknamed the "Fearsome Foursome," died on Thursday of cancer at age 69. Olsen died at a Los Angeles hospital, his alma mater, Utah State University ... More

  • Ex-Mets Lenny Dykstra wants bankruptcy case dismissed

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lenny Dykstra, the former star baseball center fielder, has asked a federal judge to dismiss his bankruptcy case. In a filing last week, the 47-year-old Dykstra said he would do a better job satisfying creditors' claims than the court-appointed trustee, whom he ... More

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