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Anaheim, Calif., Police Make Arrest in Killing of Homeless Man

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

The man believed to have killed four homeless men in Orange County over the last month is now in custody, according to law enforcement officials.

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West Virginia 70, Clemson 33: West Virginia Routs Clemson 70-33 in Orange Bowl

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Geno Smith tied a record for any bowl game with six touchdown passes as No. 23 West Virginia set a bowl scoring record by beating No. 14 Clemson in the Orange Bowl.

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Metro scrutinized over policies for handling emergencies and getting riders on their way

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Metro’s handling of emergencies — from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to 2010’s Snowmageddon , the August earthquake and most recently a person struck by a train — has managers, watchdogs and board members questioning the transit authority’s policies for dealing with crises in the system. Richard Sarles, Metro’s general manager, ordered a review of the handling of a Oct. 11 incident at the Clarendon station , where a 39-year-old McLean man intentionally placed himself in front of an oncoming train, Metro has said. Passengers were stuck on that train for more than an hour, and other Orange Line commuters faced major delays, crowded stations and escalators that became inoperable because of the number of riders. The man died a week later . Read full article > >

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Cali. Shooting Came After Custody Fight

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Eight people killed in Orange County hair salon.

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Orange Revolution allies in court

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

One leader of Ukraine’s 2004 Orange Revolution, Viktor Yushchenko, testifies against another, Yulia Tymoshenko, at a controversial trial in Kiev.

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Orange carries the day for Montgomery libraries in budget fight

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

Maybe it was the orange T-shirts. After watching Montgomery County’s library budget be cut by more than a quarter in just a few years , supporters of the libraries decided they would for the first time wade into the arena of color-coded lobbying. Union members had donned yellow T-shirts. The Arts and Humanities Council has chosen green, red and other hues over the years, stylishly featured on coordinated ties, scarves, buttons and blazers. Read full article > >

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Debut novelists make Orange list

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Three first-time novelists, including former Sesame Street scriptwriter Kathleen Winter, make this year’s Orange Prize for Fiction shortlist.

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Sesame Street writer up for prize

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

A former Sesame Street scriptwriter is among the novelists on the longlist for this year’s Orange Prize for Fiction.

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More Metro repairs will shut down east end of Orange line

Sunday, February 27th, 2011

Metro is announcing more big weekend shutdowns. Over Presidents’ Day weekend , the Orange and Blue lines were split for a project that focused on replacing track switches outside Smithsonian Station . Next weekend, another major shutdown will affect a different part of the same lines.

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Orange halls attacked in Tyrone

Sunday, January 16th, 2011

The PSNI investigate four attacks on three Orange halls in County Tyrone.

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Orange order to elect new leader

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

The ruling body of the Orange Order is meeting in County Londonderry to elect a new grand master on Wednesday.

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Ex-minister arrested in Ukraine

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

Ukrainian police arrest ex-Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko, an Orange Revolution ally of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.

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Driver gets 51 years in pitcher’s death

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

A convicted drunken driver was sentenced Wednesday to 51 years to life in prison for a crash that killed Los Angeles Angel pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others, the Orange County, California, district attorney said.

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Convict Demands Festivus Meals

Monday, December 13th, 2010

It’s a Festivus miracle! Or not. A convicted drug dealer serving time in Orange County, California, claimed to be a celebrant of Festivus, a holiday popularized on a famous episode of Seinfeld, and demanded kosher meals. Malcom Alarmo King reportedly…

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Glasgow to limit Orange parades

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

Glasgow City Council passes measures which will cap the number of Orange parades allowed on its streets.

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