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Fargo Wins Title as 'America's Toughest Weather City'

By Paul YeagerApr 1st 2011 – 12:31PM
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It's official: Fargo, N.D., is "America's toughest weather city," edging out winter-weary Bradford, Pa., in the finals of the Weather Channel's just concluded NCAA-style bracket championship. Fargo used the starting trio of infamous blizzards, extreme cold and spring floods to win the highly competitive 64-team...

Britain's 'Crossbow Cannibal' Gets Life in Prison for Three Murders

By Theunis BatesDec 21st 2010 – 2:22PM
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LONDON (Dec. 21) -- A British criminology student who called himself the "Crossbow Cannibal" and boasted to police about eating human flesh was sentenced to life in prison today for the murders of three women in the northern English city of Bradford. Stephen Griffiths -- who was obsessed with the life and crimes of serial...

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'They Were Inseparable': Victims Of Tragic Yacht Accident Mourned

By carly@huffingtonpost.com(Carly Schwartz) Apr 17th 2012 - 12:30PM

The racing yacht that was slammed by unexpectedly large waves in a tragic accident that left one crew member dead and four missing was manned mostly by experienced sailors who understood the risk, according to friends and fellow sailors.

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Mother Natalie McMillan Charged With Manslaughter Of Baby Son Kian After TV Fell On Him

By Lucy Sherriff Apr 12th 2012 - 05:05PM

A woman has been charged over the death of her four-month-old son after a television fell on top of him.

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  • 06/02/12 Silent killer check may save your life Source: Telegraph & Argus - Bradford - UK A simple health test which could save hundreds of lives in Bradford will be offered to people attending this year's Mela. The Bradford Teaching Hospitals' liver team and representatives from The Hepatitis C Trust will be offering free testing at the event next Saturday, in Peel Park, to find carriers of hepatitis B or hepatitis C. Hep B and C are life-threatening viruses which can go undetected for many years as they are often symptomless.
  • 06/02/12 Westfield sit-in has ‘hurt' city reputation Source: Telegraph & Argus - Bradford - UK A city business leader says the week-long protest at the stalled Westfield retail development site on Broadway had done more harm than good .
  • 06/02/12 Burglar is caught in Bradford capture house Source: Telegraph & Argus - Bradford - UK A burglar was snared when he raided a police "capture house" set up to look like an insecure student flat, a court heard.
  • 06/02/12 Bradford on Avon centre hits high notes Source: This is Wiltshire - UK Wiltshire Music Centre has received a £120,000 grant from Arts Council England which will be used to secure its long-term future.
  • 06/01/12 Shelter list: Where you can go if you can't stay home? Source: The Gainesville Sun - Gainesville FL

    These sites will serve as shelters for the general population or those with special needs during a hurricane or other natural disaster.

    Shelter openings will be announced based on the severity and potential damage of a storm.

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Bradford () lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England.

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