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Search of Justin Bieber tour bus in Sweden yields weed, stun gun

Search of Justin Bieber tour bus in Sweden yields weed, stun gun

Christie D’Zurilla April 25, 2013

LOS ANGELES (MCT)— As if Justin Bieber’s European escapades haven’t been entertaining enough already, let’s add ... a drug raid in Sweden! A strong smell of marijuana got authorities’ attention...

It’s Official: Hard Rock Sioux City Casino and Hotel

It’s Official: Hard Rock Sioux City Casino and Hotel

Nicole Winters, Shift Editor April 23, 2013

COUNCIL BLUFFS| Thursday morning (April 18th) the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission met to make their decision about which casino will get the gaming license for Sioux City. Hard Rock Casino won the...

Taxi Driver Strike outisde Las Vegas Covention Center Tuesday Afternoon

Taxi Driver Strike outisde Las Vegas Covention Center Tuesday Afternoon

Rachel Ellis, Reporter April 11, 2013

Streets were impassable around Las Vegas Convention Center Tuesday, as taxi cab drivers continued their six week protest. Las Vegas police officers blocked off street and foot traffic for over three...

Hundreds Show Support For Sioux City Casinos

Hundreds Show Support For Sioux City Casinos

Nicole Winters, Shift Editor March 27, 2013

SIOUX CITY| Over 300 people showed up Tuesday afternoon to make one last effort to show support at a public hearing in front of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. This was the last open forum that...

Cardinal Bergoglio of Argentina chosen as new pope

Cardinal Bergoglio of Argentina chosen as new pope

Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times March 13, 2013

VATICAN CITY (MCT) -- Jorge Mario Bergoglio was named the 266th pope Wednesday, succeeding Benedict XVI as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics and inheriting a global church that is growing...

New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, 98 Degrees plan joint tour

New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, 98 Degrees plan joint tour

Gerrick D. Kennedy January 25, 2013

LOS ANGELES (MCT) — Fans of the sweet, R&B-inflected harmonies of ‘90s boy bands should prepare themselves for a meltdown. New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men and the newly reunited 98 Degrees announced...

Facebook Opens Polls, Users Vote Against Privacy-policy Changes

SAN FRANCISCO -- Twenty-four hours after Facebook opened the polls, more than 100,000 users have cast their votes 10 to 1 against Facebook's proposed changes to its policies. That includes a proposal that...

The Value of Common Sense Tour

Waylon Goodwin, Shift Editor October 21, 2012

Friday October 12, 2012, Christie Vilsack and former U.S. President Bill Clinton were in Sioux City, IA  for Vilsack's 'The Value of Common Sense' tour. An estimated 1,500 people huddled together Friday...

Team Jack: An Inspiration

Team Jack: An Inspiration

Olivia Shoemaker, Reporter October 9, 2012

Jack Hoffman and his family have inspired people across the Husker nation and beyond. At only age 6, the Atkinson, Nebraska native was diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer. After suffering through...

Study Finds Otters Fight Global Warming

Jason Hoppin September 18, 2012

CRUZ, Calif. (MCT)— Monterey Bay’s main mascot may turn out to be a secret agent in the fight against climate change. It has long been known that sea otters, nursed back from brink of extinction...

Attacks on American Embassy in Lybia

Attacks on American Embassy in Lybia

Waylon Goodwin, Shift Editor September 17, 2012

Tuesday, September 11th,The U.S. Ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed in an attack on a US. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, computer expert Sean...

To Write Love on Her Arms demonstration.

Suicide: A College Student Killer

Brittany Hinkel, Shift Editor, Cartoonist September 12, 2012

According to an Injury Prevention article “Suicide and College Students” by the Illinois Department of Public Health, it is estimated that 1,088 college students die by suicide each year. Over the...

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