NBC to buy Telemundo in about 2 billion deal
NBC announced it will acquire Telemundo Communications Group for about 1.98 billion dollars in cash and stock, plus roughly 700 million dollars of assumed debt. The deal aims to boost NBC's presence in Hispanic media as Univision sharpens competition with plans for a second Spanish network, Telefutura. NBC expects Telemundo to contribute up to 600 million dollars in revenue within two years.
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Telemundo
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Sandhills Art Association juried works on display
The Sandhills Art Association juried show features nearly two dozen artists from six towns in two states. Through Oct 26 the Mercer Gallery at Garden City Community College presents diverse works across oil, watercolor, acrylics, drawings, mixed media, and sculpture with about $2,000 in awards and some pieces for sale.
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Historian to explain terrorism roots and consequences forum
Dr. Robert Rook, Fort Hays State University historian, will discuss the roots and consequences of terrorism in America at Garden City Community College. The free event Friday at 6 p.m. in Warren House Science and Math Building, sponsored by GCCC Continuing Education.
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Supreme Court blocks state seizure of foster child Social Security benefits
Washington Supreme Court ruled that the state cannot seize Social Security benefits of foster children to pay for their care. The decision upholds a 1999 order for the Department of Social and Health Services to stop the practice and return funds, which totaling about 615,000 dollars monthly, and affect roughly 10,000 former foster children.
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Washington Supreme Court
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City dwellers face higher risk of spouse killings
A CDC backed CDC FBI study finds people in large cities like Atlanta are two to three times more likely to be killed by a spouse or lover than those in small towns. Women in the South and West are most at risk. overall partner killings dropped nearly 50 percent from 1981 to 1998.
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FBI
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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