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Associated Press Athletic trainer Cindy Ellis assists Sgt. Lowell Russell with physical therapy. Russell hopes to recover well enough to return to his job.
Injured trooper on slow road to recovery
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Lowell Russell used to start each day with a two-mile run. Now his days revolve around physical therapy. “I have to pace myself,” he said. “That’s probably the most difficu...
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Associated Press  Larry Dunnington of Cape St. Claire, Md., works out on an exercise machine at Unique Physique in Parole, Md. Dunnington has lost 150 pounds in the past two years.
600-pound man had little option other than to lose weight
ANNAPOLIS, Md.  — Adjusting the speed on the treadmill, Larry Dunnington shifted his weight and took a tentative step, then another. And another. For an entire minute, the 62-year-old Cape St...
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Births
Carr — Kyson Jet Carr, son of Will and Lindsay (Smith) Carr of Hickory, Dec. 12, Lourdes hospital. Grandparents are Phillip and Karen Carr of Hickory, Sheila Smith of Mayfield and Herlon Smith of M...
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FAA to review safety of Boeing 787
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting a comprehensive review of the design, manufacture and assembly of the Boeing 787, even while government officials declared the plane s...
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Associated Press This bloody mary served at the Moonlight Basin Resort in Big Sky, Mont., is made with vodka from Montana's Vigilante distillery, topped off with a bit of locally sourced elk jerky, right. This beer float is served at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek hotel in Avon, Colo., below. The drink features local beers and ice creams and sorbets made in house at the hotel.
Resorts spruce up cocktail menus for après ski
NEW YORK — After a long day on the slopes, nothing quite eases the aches and pains like a good drink. For Brian Sbrocco, the perfect end to a recent day of skiing was a beer float. Yes, a bee...
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Associated Press Neil Burns (right) spots Rick "Woo" Brewer at First Step Fitness in Richmond. "Woo" has lost 39 pounds since he started training with Burns. In May 2010, Burns was a 6-foot-4-inch, 680-pound backhoe operator. He lost 400 pounds in a 31-month period, and now helps others make their own miracle weight-loss stories.
Richmond man meets 400-pound weight loss goal
RICHMOND  — When Neil “Bruiser” Burns, 45, posted “400lbs LOST!” on his Facebook page Dec. 8, more than 500 people “liked” his status. The post received numerous congratulations from friends and fa...
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Associated Press Jim Work stands outside a White Castle restaurant in Flint, Mich. A quirky stunt a quarter-century ago and a 60-year relationship with a fast food chain has resulted in Work, a suburban Detroit resident, being inducted into the White Castle Hall of Fame.
Helicopter sliders give man White Castle glory
MILLINGTON, Mich. — What are the odds that a quirky stunt a quarter-century ago and a 60-year relationship with a fast food chain would result in national recognition and induction into the chain’s...
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Births
Carter — Daisy Lynn Carter, daughter of Vince and Courtney (Griffiths) Carter of Paducah, Nov. 21, 2012, Western Baptist Hospital. Grandparents are Bill and Judy Griffiths of South Carolina, the la...
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Associated Press  Bernard Powers, the chairman of the History Department at the College of Charleston, poses in Charleston, S.C. Powers will speak in Beaufort, S.C., on New Year's Day 2013 at an event marking the 150th anniversary of the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation to freed blacks on the South Carolina sea islands.
Emancipation Proclamation turns 150
CHARLESTON, S.C.  — When Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was read to tears of joy and ringing church bells 150 years ago on New Year’s Day, perhaps nowhere did it resonate as deeply as it did o...
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Associated Press Used tires are brought in to the kiln area via conveyor and are fed into the kiln (background) at the CEMEX plant in Louisville. Energy from incinerated tires is powering the southwestern Jefferson County plant owned by the Mexico-based company, which produces, distributes and sells cement and ready-mix concrete and related building materials in as many as 50 countries.
Machine hurls old tires into heart of the fire
LOUISVILLE — First there’s a hissing sound as a gate opens to expose the glowing orange inferno burning within the maw of the Kosmos Cement kiln. Two rollers grab a scrapped rubber tire before p...
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