Thursday, August 7, 2014

Boost for vets' health: Obama signs new law [video]

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Tens of thousands of military veterans who have been enduring long waits for medical care should be able to turn to private doctors almost immediately under a law signed Thursday by President Barack Obama.

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Ballroom Spectacular returns to the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater for the second-to-last night of the dance festival

Travis and Jaimee Tuft will perform at tonight's Ballroom Spectacular for the first time.

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Get ready for Denver’s version of “carmageddon” or "truckpocalypse" this weekend when there will be a shutdown of part of Interstate 25 in the city’s southwest section due to what’s known as the I-25 Gap Lane Project while crews work to add a fourth northbound lane.

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System failure caused statewide 911 outage

MONTPELIER (AP) - The official who oversees Vermont's 911 emergency telephone system says it appears that everyone who tried to reach emergency services during a 40-minute statewide system outage was able to get help.

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Shares In One Of America's Largest Solar Operators Are Surging (SUNE, SCTY)

Shares in SunEdison, one of America's largest solar panel systems operators, were up as much as 12% today after reporting an unexpected quarterly profit Thursday.

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Companies cater to outdoor enthusiasts who want to take electronic devices into wilderness

SALT LAKE CITY — It used to be that outdoor enthusiasts went into the wilderness to unplug. Now, most want to stay plugged in to their electronic devices as long as they can.

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St. Rose offers new wellness program to area businesses

Barton and Pawnee county employers now have access to a new program at St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Center designed to help their bottom line and encourage preventive health care for their employees.

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