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  • Yahoo to buy Tumblr in $1.1bn deal

    Yahoo Inc. has approved a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for 1.1 billion dollars. The acquisition is expected to be announced as early as Monday. The deal was unanimously voted for by the board, tech blog AllThingsD reported, citing sources close to the matter. According to the BBC, the deal will be CEO Marissa Mayer's largest deal since taking Yahoo's command in July ...

  • Tea Party group to rally against IRS targeting Tuesday at Birmingham office part of nationwide campaign

    Internal Revenue Service office in Birmingham Tuesday as part of a nationwide backlash against targeting of Tea Party and conservative groups by the ...

  • Massive tornado roars through Oklahoma City suburb killing 37

    A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ...

  • ALA county cracking down on prenatal drug exposure

    GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in Etowah County say they're going to start cracking down on women who give birth to drug-addicted babies. At a news conference Monday, officials from the Etowah County sheriff and district attorney's office and the Department of Human Resources announced that women whose babies test positive at birth for drugs will be charged with chemical ...

  • State legislature kills delay for school tax credits

    The Republican majority in the Alabama Legislature has handed the Republican governor a major defeat by rejecting his proposal to delay the start of private school tax credits for two ...


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Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee has a gorgeous visual palette of splashy colors and a witty, just-this-side-of-naughty sense of dark humor that is one of the guiding hallmarks of memorable childrens entertainment. It doesnt talk down to kids, but rather to them, and it recognizes that lessons are b ... ...

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  • Ala. Legislature responds to Caylee Anthony case

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The Alabama Legislature has passed a bill making it a felony for a parent to neglect to promptly notify authorities when their child is missing or dead in response to the Caylee Anthony case in ...

  • Last day levity Ala. House Dems sport bow ties

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Members of the Democratic minority were inspired to show off their sartorial splendor on the last day of the legislative Session in honor of Mobile's Democratic Rep. Napoleon ...

  • California man wanted in Alabama arrested in Ariz.

    SAN LUIS, Ariz. -; Federal authorities say a California man wanted in an Alabama murder case has been arrested near the southern Arizona ...

  • Summary of action in Alabama Legislature

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A summary of action in the Alabama Legislature on Monday, the 30th and final meeting day of the regular session: HOUSE: Rejected the governor's proposal to delay Alabama's new private school tax credits for two years. Gave final approval to a major overhaul of Alabama's gun laws, including allowing workers to keep guns in their vehicles while at their ...

  • Home sales take a big leap in Tuscaloosa

    TUSCALOOSA - AL - The Alabama Center for Real Estate says residential home sales spiked significantly last month compared to April home sales in previous years. They were up 43 percent over last year, but 80 percent over 2011. The study is based on an April to April analysis. Since 2003, an average 200 homes per year have been sold. The Center for Real Estate says a total 236 home closings ...

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