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Fifty years ago, on the occasion of West Virginia's centennial, then-President John F. Kennedy spoke at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston on the origins of a state "born to turmoil."
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The reign of Queen Elizabeth I saw a brilliant flourishing of the arts, and while this is generally seen as a positive development, some troubling information has emerged that casts a pall on the theatrical community of the day. Some of the child actors performing on the Elizabethan stage were actually victims of legal kidnapping, taken by theater owners exploiting a privilege granted to them by the queen, which allowed them to forcibly recruit children for their troupes. As if being ripped from their families were not bad enough, these children were also subject to cruelty, violence, and sexual exploitation....
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Language is constantly evolving, and perhaps no one knows this better than the people who publish the Oxford English Dictionary. Updated quarterly, the comprehensive wordbook got a little larger this month, with the addition of "crowdsourcing," "flash mob," "geekery," and "epic," among other new entries. A number of existing words were also revised, including "tweet," which gained additional, Twitter-related definitions despite the fact that company policy requires new words to be current for ten years prior to consideration.
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Cell phone theft is a costly and dangerous problem, and it is on the rise. It has become so prevalent, in fact, that it has even been given a catchy nickname: Apple-picking. Some US lawmakers believe that a "kill switch" that would render a mobile device inoperable if it were stolen would deter robbers and are therefore ramping up pressure on mobile phone makers to incorporate such a feature in their devices. The cell phone industry has faced criticism in the past for its apparent unwillingness to institute changes that would help combat theft.
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Fifty years ago, on the occasion of West Virginia's centennial, then-President John F. Kennedy spoke at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston on the origins of a state "born to turmoil."
PARKERBURG - The Democratic and Republican parties in West Virginia Tuesday spun different directions on the selection of the new speaker of the House of Delegate.
PARKERSBURG - Rainy skies on Tuesday nearly washed out a West Virginia history program for children at City Park, but a few kids attended the event and learned about the state's history.
A member of the Kennedy family will come to Wheeling this week on West Virginia's 150th birthday to honor the state's place in Kennedy family history and discuss the need to eliminate child poverty in West Virginia, state Senate President Jeff...
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state television says an accidental explosion at a military depot outside the northwestern coastal city of Latakia has left six people lightly injured.
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — Cher is no stranger to tabloid fodder.
By Oliver Holmes and Alexander Dziadosz ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - As the Syrian civil war got under way, a former electrician who calls himself Sheikh Omar built up a brigade of rebel fighters. In two years of struggle against President Bashar al-Assad, they came to number 2,000 men, he said,...
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A loud explosion was heard near the Somali capital's heavily-fortified international airport on Wednesday followed by bursts of gunfire, a Reuters witness said. A plume of thick black smoke billowed into the sky above Mogadishu, a city that has been dogged by suicide bomb attacks since al...
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We've been invaded by illegal aliens! They've infiltrated West Virginia as well as over 30 other states.  To date, no government agency has been willing or able to stop their take over of the United States of America.   Of course, we're talking of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug.
Legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen, who has written and recorded many songs about his home state of New Jersey, is recording an album of songs about West Virginia. The CD, "West Virginia" will be a solo effort and a follow up to his recently released cd recorded with The E Street…
WASHINGTON DC- The chances are good that you and your family are under 24/7 surveillance by your own government.  What's more, the Feds are being aided by someone who is constantly reporting your habits and whereabouts.  Who is this despicable snitch?  Look in the mirror.  It's you.
NITRO- A thirty-eight and a half car pile up (including one Smart Car) on Interstate 64 at the Nitro - St. Albans bridge left motorists stuck in their vehicles for hours yesterday evening.  While emergency crews and police were busy helping the injured, an amazing story began to emerge.  Those…

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