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Use it Mirena possibly causing issues
The Mirena intrauterine device (IUD) is quickly becoming a popular form of birth control. Women like it because they don't run the same risks as taking oral contraception and some no longer get their period. Today, more than 2 million women use it. But, not everyone has a good ...
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Babby Fine With Lottery Outcome Ready for Draft
By Greg Esposito, Suns.com Posted: May 21, 2013 As President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby sat at a French cafe just feet away from the ABC Times Square studios after the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night, he looked as if a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. It was clear he had just been through an event that was as stressful for him as any overtime contest is for one of the many ...
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Richard sharp again with Tucson
Triple-A Tucson (24-21): T-PADRES 5, Omaha 2 - 2B Dean Anna (.329) was hitless in three at-bats, but scored twice. RF Dan Robertson (.318) was 1-for-3, but scored twice. LF Brandon Allen was hitless in four at-bats, but had a pair of RBIs. RHP Brad Brach (1-0, 0.00), who was just sent down to Triple-A by the Padres, worked 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief and was the winning pitcher. Miles ...
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Phoenix apartment complex goes for $16M to San Diego firm
Copper Creek Apartments in Tempe Pathfinder Partners LLC of San Diego shelled out $16.4 million for the Copper Creek Apartments in Tempe. Phoenix Business Journal reporter Kristena Hansen wrote the 144-unit complex was sold by Equity Residential. This marks the third complex Pathfinder has either bought or partnered on for a purchase in the Phoenix ...
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Intel reorganizes to get better grip on mobile chips
Intel Corp. is reorganizing to find a way to get its chips in more mobile devices. Intel Corp. is reorganizing its corporate structure to tackle the one area it has failed to find success: mobile. The Phoenix Business Journal reported new CEO Brian Krzanich will put several chip architecture groups under his direct supervision as the chipmaker seeks to find better entries into the world of ...
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Man tries to abduct teen in Scottsdale
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Police are investigating after a man tried to abduct a 19-year-old woman in Scottsdale Tuesday night. Sgt. Mark Clark said the incident happened near Alma School Road and Dynamite Boulevard. Clark said the victim was jogging along Dynamite when a car passed her and stopped on the shoulder of the road. A man got out of the car, grabbed the jogger and tried to pull her into the ...
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Bank of America JPMorgan said mortgage help done
Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase & Co. said they have met their obligations under a mortgage settlement made with state and federal officials. The Los Angeles Times reported Wells Fargo & Co. also was 90 percent done. The five largest banks agreed last year to a settlement with states over bad mortgages. So far more than 600,000 borrows have been granted a total of $50.6 billion in relief. ...
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Apple tax case may spur work on loopholes
Apple CEO Tim Cook testified before Congress earlier this week about the computer company's tax bills. Apple Inc.s foray before Congress this week to talk about its taxes may be the impetus to change U.S. tax code. The Seattle Post Intelligencer and the Associated Press said a report released Monday on how Apple avoided billions in taxes by using such things as Irish subsidiaries to avoid ...
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Americans believe it takes $58K annually to get by
A new survey finds Americans believe it takes about $58,000 a year to get by in the U.S. CNBC reported the findings from a Gallup survey is more than double what the government considers the poverty threshold for a family of four at $24,000. Those numbers are consistent with surveys Gallup conducted in ...
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Death toll at Freeport-McMoRan mine in Indonesia rises to 28
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold said 28 people died in a recent mine accident in Indonesia. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. officials in Indonesia said a final death toll in a mining accident there had reached 28. Bloomberg reported the company said there would be a day of mourning. The mine is the second-largest copper produce in the world for the Phoenix-based Freeport. Mining at the ...
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Suns to Select Fifth in 2013 NBA Draft
Posted: May 21, 2013 The Phoenix Suns will select fifth overall in the 2013 NBA Draft, it was determined tonight in the 2013 NBA Draft Lottery. For the Suns, it will be the second time in franchise history that the club has owned the fifth overall selection. Phoenix selected Ring of Honor member Walter Davis with the fifth pick in the 1977 NBA Draft. Recent fifth overall selections in ...
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Scottsdale app reports city problems
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Scottsdale is enlisting its residents' help in solving neighborhood problems like cracked sidewalks and graffiti with a new smartphone app. The "myScottsdale" app is available for free on Android and Apple devices. Users can upload pictures showing a problem, such as a broken street lamp or pothole, and use their device's GPS to pinpoint its exact location. ...
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Glendale appoints police chief
GLENDALE, AZ - The interim Glendale police chief has been permanently appointed to the position, the city announced Tuesday. Chief Debora Black, a seven-year veteran with the department, has been named the new police chief after being appointed to the interim role in March 2012. Black began her law enforcement career 33 years ago with the Phoenix Police Department. She has a master's degree ...
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WEDNESDAY 3 stories to watch in Arizona
The jury in the Jodi Arias murder trial returns Wednesday for its second day (first full day) of deliberations on whether Arias should be sentenced to death for her first-degree murder conviction. 10 a.m., Maricopa County Superior Court, ...
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Arizonas Ban on Abortions Struck Down in Federal Court
A federal appellate panel struck down ...
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County DUI patrols out Memorial Day
PHOENIX - The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office will be conducting DUI patrols at county parks, lakes and rivers during the Memorial Day weekend. The sheriff's office is focusing on preventing drowning, underage drinking and impaired driving of cars and watercraft, according to a press release. No-tolerance operations will take place at Saguaro Lake; Canyon Lake; Apache Lake; Bartlett ...
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The 5 BEST tips for buying a car
We all know buying a car is expensive and stressful. And, if you're not careful, you can end up spending a whole lot more than you planned. The best way to protect yourself when buying a car is being prepared before you hit the lot, so says auto leasing expert Steven Sternberg. I've heard from a lot of you about bad car buying experiences, so here are some tips from Sternberg for you ...
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Huh 2 fires in 1 day at Glendale home
GLENDALE, AZ - Fire investigators in Glendale are trying to figure out why a woman's home caught fire twice in the same day. Glendale fire officials say there was a small mattress fire at Carla Flowers' house Monday morning. When she brought her children home from school in the afternoon, there was a fire in one of the home's closets. Flowers told a Phoenix television station that ...
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Bob Schieffer to get journalism award in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) -- CBS News correspondent Bob Schieffer will be honored by Arizona State University's journalism school at its awards luncheon in ...
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Jodi Arias asks for life term jury deliberates
PHOENIX (AP) -- Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in ...
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Arizona redistricting commission member resigns
PHOENIX (AP) -- A member of the commission that redrew Arizona's congressional and legislative district maps after the 2010 U.S. Census has ...
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Senate panel approves sweeping immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved legislation that would bring about the biggest changes in U.S. immigration policy in a generation, setting up a spirited debate in the full Senate next ...
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How Apple accused of avoiding taxes
WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate dragged Apple Inc., the world's most valuable company, into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the company avoid billions in U.S. taxes. Cook said the subsidiaries have nothing to do with reducing its U.S. taxes, a message he struggled to convey to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on ...
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Phoenix Arts Group spreads wings globally
/enpproperty--> Chen Weihong never became a painter like he wanted to, but at the age of 40 he has managed to build an art materials empire on his own. The Phoenix Arts Group, in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, is the world's second-largest art materials supplier in terms of production capacity, after the United Kingdom-based Winsor & Newton. "We plan to open our second overseas ...
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NOW Jury deliberating death for Arias
PHOENIX - Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial are now deliberating whether the convicted killer should get a life sentence or execution. Defense attorney Jennifer Wilmott wrapped up a second round of closing arguments in front of the jury around 3 p.m. Wilmott followed prosecutor Juan Martinez's closing arguments, during which he reminded jurors of the violent nature of the crime and ...
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Phoenix is water wise but planning is key
Phoenix is an insatiably thirty city, needing around 150 million gallons of water every day for agricultural, residential and commercial uses while the city with its population of over 4.5 million is also leading the charge in finding ways to live sustainably in a region of the world that is vast and largely arid.
Phoenix is often referred to as a ‘desert city’, because it is built in and has grown up in the desert. The Phoenix metropolitan area or Valley of the Sun, is located in the northeast of the Sonoran Destert and has one of the hottest climates of any other city in the country. Read more
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