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  • Mine Accident Kills Worker

    FREELANDVILLE (WIBQ) - A man is dead after an accident at the Triad Mine in northern Knox County. The Freelandville Fire Department says it was called to the mine at around 5:15 Tuesday night. 25-year-old Brian Mason of Linton, Indiana was driving a large surface ... More

  • Local Tavern Goes Smoke Free

    TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ) - The Ballyhoo Tavern is now the first smoke-free bar in Terre Haute. The bar's business’s manager says that's what his customers wanted. For those who still wish to light up, the tavern will still offer about 40 seats on ... More

  • Police Ask For Help In Locating Burglary Suspect

    TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ) - Terre Haute police are asking for the publics help in the search for a man wanted in connection with several weekend break-ins. Police say 26 year old Joseph Plunkett, is wanted in connection with the burglaries of two area businesses, Charlie’s ... More

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  • Report Says More Indiana Children Being Affected By Meth

    INDIANAPOLIS (WIBQ) - A sobering report from the Indiana State Police. The number of kids in this state affected by meth is higher than ever before. Police report the number of children affected is up 110-percent over 4 years. They say last year 185 children were ... More

  • Group Wants To Revamp Indiana Liquor Sales

    INDIANAPOLIS (WIBQ) - Hoosiers may soon be able to buy ice cold beer at gas stations, convenience stores and grocers. Currently, only Liquor stores can sell cold beer in Indiana and a retailers group says the law discriminates against retail outlets and they want to change ... More

  • Teen Racer Killed At Indianapolis Motor Speedway

    INDIANAPOLIS (WIBQ) - A 13-year-old motorcycle racer was killed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. Peter Lenz suffered "traumatic injuries" after being struck by another driver. Lenz was hit by a 12-year-old racer Xavier Zayat, after he crashed and was stretchered off the track and rushed ... More

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  • EPA to issue more rules in climate fight

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said. The agency "has a huge role to ... More

  • NY court dismisses case against Italian U.N. "biter"

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed the case against a former U.N. employee accused of biting a U.N. security guard after complaining of nepotism at the world body. Nicola Baroncini, 36, was charged with third-degree assault in the June ... More

  • Elizabeth Warren schedule shift fuels talk on U.S. consumer job

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A last-minute change in the fall course schedule of Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren has fueled speculation the White House might soon nominate her to head the newly created U.S. consumer financial agency. Harvard students enrolled in Warren's contracts class were ... More

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  • EPA to issue more rules in climate fight

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said. The agency "has a huge role to ... More

  • Elizabeth Warren schedule shift fuels talk on U.S. consumer job

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A last-minute change in the fall course schedule of Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren has fueled speculation the White House might soon nominate her to head the newly created U.S. consumer financial agency. Harvard students enrolled in Warren's contracts class were ... More

  • U.S. sues Arizona sheriff in immigration probe

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday sued an Arizona sheriff for refusing to cooperate with its investigation into allegations the sheriff discriminates against Hispanics in his program to crack down on illegal immigrants. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has regularly conducted arrest ... More

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  • NY mayor denies talk he might be Washington-bound

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday shot down speculation he might succeed Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, saying he would only leave office early if he were totally incapacitated or died. The mayor faced questions about his political future following a ... More

  • Special session on California budget unlikely now

    SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California lawmakers may not be called into a special session on the state's budget stalemate, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Wednesday after Democrats and Republicans in the legislature killed rival plans to fill a $19 billion shortfall to balance the state ... More

  • U.S. touts Iraq trade mission as war mission wanes

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Commerce Department said on Wednesday it will lead 15 U.S. companies, including Boeing, General Electric and Wamar International, on a trade mission in October to help rebuild Iraq. "This mission brings business expertise into the country at a critical time," Under ... More

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  • Lehman preps bank units for sale or shutdown

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc <LEHMQ.PK>, the bankrupt U.S. investment bank, needs at least $550 million to keep its two bank units going as it prepares to sell them or shut them down in 18 months, court documents show. Lehman asked ... More

  • Burkle to appeal Barnes & Noble poison pill ruling

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Ron Burkle plans to appeal a Delaware court ruling that upheld an anti-takeover "poison pill" put in place by bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc <BKS.N>. Burkle, whose Yucaipa Companies firm owns 18.8 percent of Barnes & Noble's shares and ... More

  • Apple and Google to clash in music space by Christmas

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc, according to ... More

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  • Eminem and Katy Perry lead U.S. singles chart

    NEW YORK (Billboard) - Eminem led Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for a seventh week on Thursday with "Love the Way You Lie," while Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" moved up one to No. 2, swapping places with Taio Cruz's "Dynamite." A day earlier ... More

  • Rapper T.I. arrested for drug possession in LA

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper T.I. has been released from jail after being arrested on suspicion of possessing ecstasy, police said on Thursday. T.I. whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr., 29, was arrested with his wife on Sunset Boulevard Wednesday night after police ... More

  • Film brings lives of Palestinian women to Venice

    VENICE (Reuters) - The lives of four Arab-Israeli women spanning three generations against the backdrop of conflict are at the center of "Miral," a film by Julian Schnabel based on his Palestinian partner's biographical book. From the 1948 creation of the Jewish state to the ... More

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  • Abbott's diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market. Final data from the so-called SCOUT study, published on Wednesday ... More

  • Too little sleep bad for teenagers' diets: study

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. They said getting too little sleep can result ... More

  • Mental 'exercise' linked to faster dementia progression

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While staying mentally active in old age has been linked to a delayed onset of dementia, seniors who engage in such brain "exercise" may actually have a faster rate of decline once Alzheimer's is diagnosed, researchers reported Wednesday. The findings ... More

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  • U.N. climate panel urged to reform, stick to science

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. climate panel should only make predictions when it has solid evidence and should avoid policy advocacy, scientists said in a report on Monday that called for thorough reform of the body. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ... More

  • Study finds first genetic link to common migraine

    LONDON (Reuters) - An international scientific team has identified for the first time a genetic risk factor associated with common migraines and say their research could open the way for new treatments to prevent migraine attacks. Researchers who looked at genetic data from 50,000 people ... More

  • Scientists crack through wheat's genetic code

    LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have cracked and published almost all of the highly complex genetic code of wheat -- a staple food for more than a third of the world's people -- and say breeders can now use their findings to improve yields. The draft gene map ... More

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  • Gameworld: Tween players impacting online game development

    BURBANK, California (Reuters) - A booming market of tweens is changing the landscape of online games. This audience of boys and girls aged 8 to 11 has game publishers launching new games like Disney Online's "World of Cars Online" and Sony Online Entertainment's "Star ... More

  • Baidu to focus mobile Internet investment on search

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - Baidu Inc, operator of China's dominant search engine, said on Thursday that it will focus its future mobile Internet investments on its core search business as it takes aim at the next big Internet space. Baidu CFO Jennifer Li, speaking at ... More

  • Nokia to close down data access service Ovi Files

    BERLIN (Reuters) - Nokia has decided to close down its Ovi Files service which allows consumers to access their computer data remotely, the world's top cellphone maker said in an e-mail to users of the service. "Nokia is discontinuing the Ovi Files service, effective October ... More

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  • Hurricane prompts early start for PGA Tour event

    NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl has prompted PGA Tour officials to bring tee times forward by 40 minutes for the first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship on Friday. The first groups will tee off at 7 a.m. local time (1100 GMT) because officials ... More

  • Beckham hoping to return to MLS action next week

    CARSON, California (Reuters) - David Beckham hopes to make his return to action in LA Galaxy's match against Columbus Crew on September 11, the midfielder said on Thursday. Beckham has been sidelined since March when he suffered an Achilles tendon injury, while playing on loan ... More

  • Yankees blank the A's 5-0 behind Sabathia

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - CC Sabathia earned his Major League-leading 19th win and Curtis Granderson belted two home runs to power the New York Yankees to a 5-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. The victory stretched the Yanks' lead in the American League East ... More

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