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• Settlement in New York Domestic Violence Case May Set Broader...

  

  PhotoJodi Porter was sent home from work as a saleswoman at Bon-Ton and told not to return until she had a protective order against her husband.CreditBrendan Bannon for The New York TimesWASHINGTON — The New York State attorney general has reached a potentially significant settlement withBon-Ton Stores, which has more than 200 department stores across the northern part of the country, over a workplace discrimination complaint filed by a victim of domestic violence.The settlement, to be announce..

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• Former NFL New England, Buffalo quarterback Doug Flutie's parents die on the same day | abc7ny

  

  NEW YORK (WABC) --Former NFL quarterback Doug Flutie posted on his Facebook page that both of his parents passed away on the same day.Richard and Joan Flutie both died Wednesday morning. He says that they had been married for 56 years.Flutie posted that his father had been ill and passed away from a heart attack and that not even an hour later, his mother suffered the same fate.He believes that she died of a broken heart.Flutie won the Heisman Trophy while at Boston College after throwing a "Hai..

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• Patriots get three offensive linemen back at practice

  

  APThere’s been a lot of talk this week about how the Patriots will deal with the absence of wide receiverJulian Edelmanfrom their offense, but there’s no doubt that things will be easier on that side of the ball with a healthy offensive line.The Patriots took some steps toward getting that group back together on Wednesday. TacklesSebastian VollmerandMarcus Cannonand guardTre’ Jacksonwere all at practice for the team.Vollmer was out all of last week after suffering a concussion in Week Nine, Cann..

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• If You Own Blue Buffalo - Don't Worry, Be Happy - Blue Buffalo (NASDAQ:BUFF) | Seeking Alpha

  

  SummaryBlue Buffalo's product challenges are only temporary and easily solvable.Class-action lawsuit nearing the end, should enjoy nice bounce afterward.Targeting veterinarians with its therapeutic products will be a great catalyst over the long term.On the public relations and legal side of doing business, just about everything that could go wrong has gone wrong for Blue Buffalo (NASDAQ:BUFF), and yet consumers seem to be largely ignoring the news, as the demand for natural pet foods is strong ..

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• A Former Brewery, Now Hotel

  

  PhotoCreditJason RisnerPhotoCreditScott MartinRobin Standefer and Stephen Alesch, the husband and wife behind the celebrated design firmRoman and Williams, make their Texas debut with the 146-room Hotel Emma, housed in a massive former brewery built on San Antonio’s eponymous river in 1894. “There is something extraordinary about these old, vast abandoned buildings and this one was so embedded in the fabric of the region,” says Standefer.The duo scoured antique shops and markets for pieces from ..

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• Feds want to kill 1000 bison at Yellowstone this winter

  

  BILLINGS, Mont. — Yellowstone National Park proposes to kill roughly 1,000 wild bison this winter — mostly calves and females — as officials seek to reduce the animals’ annual migration into Montana.Park officials are scheduled to meet Thursday with representatives of American Indian tribes, the state and other federal agencies to decide on the plan.It marks the continuation of a controversial agreement reached in 2000 between Montana and the federal government that was meant to prevent the spre..

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• McCarthy: Aaron Rodgers is “banged up”

  

  Getty ImagesWhen discussing the recent struggles of the Packers offense, quarterbackAaron Rodgerssaid an injury wasn’t the cause for any of his contributions to the slowdown during the team’s current three-game losing streak.Coach Mike McCarthy gave a slightly different answer during his Wednesday press conference. McCarthy described Rodgers, via theGreen Bay Press-Gazette, as “banged up” along with several other players.There’s nothing to that to suggest that there’s a medical issue to be overl..

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• Finance wiz: I advised Silver to hide $300K in wife's account

  

  Sheldon Silver stashed away $300,000 in an investment account in his wife Rosa’s name so he would not have to disclose the income to the state, a financial adviser testified Wednesday.“It would allow him to not have to disclose in his annual statement that particular piece of his investments,” investor Jordan Levy testified in Manhattan federal court.Levy took the stand to detail the advice he gave his “close friend” Silver since they met at a business roundtable in Buffalo in 2001.Silver also h..

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• Stephen Ross' Leadership Setting Back Miami Dolphins Franchise

  

  ... TicketNetwork.com's study on NFL ticket prices, ticket priceshave risen 33% from the previous season, 6.5% greater than the rise in prices for the Buffalo Bills, ...

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• Titans-Jaguars in Prime Time? No Kidding

  

  For your prime-time viewing pleasure, the NFL presents Tennessee at Jacksonville, with five wins and 13 losses between them.Really?Sure. Every team gets a chance to show off on Thursday night. And, believe it or not, both the Titans (2-7) and Jaguars (3-6) have some talent worth watching.For Tennessee, of course, it's Marcus Mariota, who when healthy is having a pretty decent season. He's thrown 13 touchdown passes, a team record for a rookie, and six interceptions, and has a 98.3 passer rating,..

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