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US pianist Van Cliburn, Cold War music hero, dies
Feb 27, 2013 16:41 EST
US pianist Van Cliburn, who won a world competition in Moscow at the height of the Cold War and whose music transcended the decades-long standoff, died at age 78 on Wednesday, his foundation said.
US pianist Cliburn, whose music thawed Cold War, dies
Feb 27, 2013 15:54 EST
US pianist Van Cliburn, who won a world competition in Moscow at the height of the Cold War and whose music transcended the decades-long standoff, died at age 78 on Wednesday, his foundation said.
Isner levels after Tsonga fires France in Davis Cup
Apr 06, 2012 12:40 EDT
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga drew first blood for hosts France on Friday as the world number six defeated Ryan Harrison of the United States in their Davis Cup World Group quarter-final 7-5, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2.
Tsonga draws first blood for France in Davis Cup
Apr 06, 2012 11:03 EDT
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga drew first blood for hosts France on Friday as the world number six defeated Ryan Harrison of the United States in their Davis Cup World Group quarter-final 7-5, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 at Monte Carlo.
Supreme Court won't hear same-sex adoptive parents case
Oct 11, 2011 11:07 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to consider the rights of same-sex parents in a setback for two gay men who wanted both of their names listed on their adopted son's birth certificate.
ESPN pulls NFL song after Hitler analogy
Oct 03, 2011 23:44 EDT
Sports broadcaster ESPN is pulling its signature song from this week's NFL broadcast after a US country singer used an analogy about Adolf Hitler in talking about President Barack Obama.
Yard banner for U.S. Marine sparks legal tussle
Jul 26, 2011 11:08 EDT
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - When Corey Burr left to serve with U.S. forces in Afghanistan in January, his parents erected a banner in their front yard with his photo and a message: "Our son defends our freedom".
Yard banner for U.S. Marine sparks legal tussle
Jul 26, 2011 11:05 EDT
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - When Corey Burr left to serve with U.S. forces in Afghanistan in January, his parents erected a banner in their front yard with his photo and a message: "Our son defends our freedom".
Yard banner for U.S. Marine sparks legal tussle
Jul 26, 2011 11:05 EDT
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - When Corey Burr left to serve with U.S. forces in Afghanistan in January, his parents erected a banner in their front yard with his photo and a message: "Our son defends our freedom".
GM will not add products "solely" to cut UAW deal
Jul 18, 2011 14:38 EDT
FLINT, Michigan (Reuters) - General Motors Co will not make any product commitments "solely" to achieve a deal with the United Auto Workers union in upcoming contract talks, the automaker's top labor executive said on Monday.
GM will not add products "solely" to cut UAW deal
Jul 18, 2011 14:38 EDT
FLINT, Michigan (Reuters) - General Motors Co will not make any product commitments "solely" to achieve a deal with the United Auto Workers union in upcoming contract talks, the automaker's top labor executive said on Monday.
Anger left in wake of film tax bill's demise
Jun 10, 2011 20:00 EDT
To hear Jason Watkins tell it, a bill to lure movie productions here using tax incentives - and the prospects for further developing a local film industry - went down the drain because of Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick, D-North Las Vegas.
Tornado threat extends from Dallas to Memphis
Apr 25, 2011 11:59 EDT
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Tornado weather threatens an area from Dallas, Texas to Memphis, Tennessee on Monday at the start of what could be a miserable three days for the south and the Ohio Valley, forecasters said.
Chrysler cuts plants' overtime for parts shortages
Apr 06, 2011 10:06 EDT
DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC became the latest automaker affected by the Japan earthquake and its aftermath, as it said it would cancel overtime work at some of its North American assembly plants due to parts shortages.
Rapper Rick Ross arrested for marijuana
Mar 28, 2011 18:01 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rapper Rick Ross was arrested and booked with possession of marijuana in Louisiana after being caught with one gram of the drug in a hotel room, police said on Monday.
Global auto output may fall 30 percent due to quake: IHS
Mar 24, 2011 18:59 EDT
DETROIT (Reuters) - A shortage of auto parts stemming from Japan's earthquake may cut global vehicle output by 30 percent within six weeks in a worst-case scenario, research firm IHS Automotive said on Thursday.
Toyota to restart hybrid vehicle output in Japan
Mar 24, 2011 13:14 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would restart production of three hybrid models on Monday after a massive earthquake this month disrupted output across the industry.
Special Report: Disasters show flaws in just-in-time production
Mar 21, 2011 14:19 EDT
TSUCHIURA, Japan/DETROIT/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Just over a week after the massive earthquake hit the sprawling Texas Instruments chip plant here, a gardener is reworking the Japanese garden in an inner courtyard of the office tower attached to the plant.
GM shutters US plant on Japan parts shortage
Mar 17, 2011 16:51 EDT
A shortage of car parts from disaster-struck Japan has forced General Motors to temporarily shutter one of its factories in the United States, the firm said Thursday.
Unemployment rates for cities in the South
Jan 04, 2011 16:52 EST
Unemployment rates for metro areas in the South in November, at a glance.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| City of Shreveport | |
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| — City — | |
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| Nickname(s): 318, Port City, and River City | |
| Motto: The Next Great City of the South | |
  City of Shreveport
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| Coordinates: 32°28′05″N 93°55′16″W / 32.46806°N 93.92111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parishes | Caddo, Bossier |
| Founded | 1836 |
| Incorporated | 20 March 1839 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Cedric Glover (D) |
| - City Council |
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| Area | |
| - City | 117.8 sq mi (305.1 km2) |
| - Land | 103.1 sq mi (267 km2) |
| - Water | 14.6 sq mi (37.8 km2) 12.39%% |
| - Metro | 2,698 sq mi (6,987.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 144 ft (43.9 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - City | 200,145 |
| - Density | 1,940.5/sq mi (749.2/km2) |
| - Metro | 562,910 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 318 |
| Website | http://www.shreveportla.gov |
