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Man hit by train in Shirley
john.valenti@newsday.comA man apparently trying to cross the Long Island Rail Road tracks at the William Floyd Parkway was hospitalized after being hit by an equipment train early Friday morning in Shirley, police said. The man's identity has not been released -- and his...Tags: Long Island Rail Road, Suffolk County Police, Shirley, Stony Brook University, Tourism and Leisure
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46 TO INAUGURATION
In a change from tradition, the entire length of the National Mall will be open to the public for the inauguration of Barack Obama, his inaugural committee announced yesterday. The committee has pledged to make Obama's inauguration "the most open and...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, National Security, Values, Defense
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Nation briefs: Tapes of LBJ's last days in White House
Newly revealed tapes shed light on a hard-fought presidential race's finish and how a president from Texas, widely reviled for his conduct of an unpopular war, reaches out to a successor of the other party. The year was 1968, not 2008. On the eve of...Tags: The White House, Space Programs, NASA, Richard Nixon, Republican Party
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Grower to test disease-resistant trees
Southern Gardens Citrus in Clewiston said Thursday that it has applied for and received a permit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Biotechnology Regulatory Services to field test citrus trees for resistance to canker and greening disease in its...Tags: Brigham Young, Theme Park Vacations, Mark Shapiro, Personal Service, Lockheed Martin Corporation
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'Wheel' to spin into SeaWorld
Sentinel Staff WriterFour days of hosting a game show at SeaWorld Orlando will result in four weeks of national exposure -- and an expanded stage -- for the theme park. The long-spinning Wheel of Fortune begins production of 20 episodes Thursday at the park's Bayside...Tags: Employees, Theme Park Vacations, California, Trips and Vacations, Nature
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A season of song and spectacle at area theme parks
Sentinel ColumnistOne year after incorporating the music of Mannheim Steamroller into its holiday celebration, Universal Orlando has the mega-selling group in the flesh to kick off this Grinchmas season. Steamroller will be in concert twice Saturday at Universal Studios...Tags: Macy's, Fiction, NASA, Theme Park Vacations, Christmas
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Coming Up: Design, antique and gardening events
Flamingo Park Holiday Home Tour: Nine historic homes 4-8 p.m. Sunday. Wine and food served. Tickets, maps, candlelight concert, homemade cookies (8:15 p.m.) in 700 block of Claremore Drive, five blocks north of Belvedere Road between Lake and Georgia...Tags: Broward County, Georgia, Trips and Vacations, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach Gardens
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Knight, Waite lead Panthers to narrow victory; Latest Boys' Basketball results (Dec. 4)
Brandon Knight scored 43 points and Ed Waite chipped in 14 points and 20 rebounds to lead host Pine Crest past Choice Academy 70-67 Thursday night. Trailing by three entering the fourth period, the Panthers (3-0) closed with a 22-16 advantage to secure...Tags: Arts, Culture, Booker T. Washington, Rivers, Florida Panthers
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Conservation groups fighting auction of Utah drilling leases
Associated PressAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Conservation groups filed formal protests Thursday against what they call a "fire sale" of oil-and-gas drilling leases in Utah being conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The Sierra Club, The...Tags: Utah, Petroleum Industry, Natural Resources, Tourism and Leisure, Auction Service
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Living history unit needs volunteers
The National Park Service is in need of volunteers for a new living history unit that will portray the Royal Artillery at the Yorktown Battlefield. As part of a six-person crew, volunteers will demonstrate live firing of a reproduction Revolutionary War...Tags: Battle of Yorktown, Wars and Interventions, Yorktown Battlefield, Tourism and Leisure
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Christmas coming to Busch Gardens
247-7870 | 928-6479— With three weeks left before Christmas, Busch Gardens officials peeled back the wrapping on its plans to transform the park into a holiday winter wonderland — but visitors will have to wait until next year to experience it. On Thursday,...Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Holidays, Religious Festivals, Christmas, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Everglades deer spared as water levels subside
South Florida Sun-SentinelRon Bergeron's eyes lit up as he looked around the little tree island in the midst of the Everglades. There in the soft, dark, leaf-covered soil of the island were freshly made deer tracks. "I am so elated by what I've seen," said Bergeron, a...Tags: Engineering, Water Restrictions, Disasters, Nature, Conservation
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