May 21, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Kansas City

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Top 5 Takeaways From the First Big Kansas City

Jason Grill | Posted 04.09.2013 | Small Business

Four hundred plus individuals came together to hear stories of innovation from nearly 20 leading speakers, and to build lasting relationships within the regional and national community to move entrepreneurship forward.

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What Good Is a Gigabit?

Jake Brewer | Posted 03.27.2013 | Technology

Read More: Mozilla, Gigabit Internet, Slate, US Ignite, Chattanooga, Joe Kochan, Google Fiber, Mozilla Ignite, Kansas City, Jake Brewer, Technology News

At 1 billion "bits per second," a gigabit is 200 times faster than today's U.S. average of roughly 5 million bits per second. But the question remains: what can we actually do with that kind of speed?

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Man Storms Stage During Kansas City Mayor's Speech

The Huffington Post | Nick Abrams | Posted 03.19.2013 | Politics

Kansas City Mayor Sly James was in the middle of his "State of the City" address on Tuesday when a man walked onstage, knocked down a flag positioned ...

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Missing Missouri Mom Faked Abduction, Sheriff Says

AP | BILL DRAPER | Posted 03.19.2013 | Crime

Read More: Video, Devon Sandner, Crime, Rachel Koechner Missing, Missouri, Zoee Sander Missing, Chris Hughes, Missing Persons, Rachel Koechner, Zoee Sandner, Kansas City, Crime News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A missing central Missouri woman and her young daughter were found unharmed, but the woman was taken into custody and faces charge...

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Missing Missouri Mom And Daughter In Danger

AP | BILL DRAPER | Posted 05.18.2013 | Crime

Read More: Video, Rachel Koechner Missing, Missouri, Zoee Sander Missing, Missing Persons, Rachel Koechner, Zoee Sandner, Kansas City, Crime News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A central Missouri woman who has been missing with her young daughter since Thursday seemed to be reading from a script when ...

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'Modern Family' Stars Trapped In An Elevator

AP | Posted 05.02.2013 | Celebrity

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Three stars from the ABC comedy "Modern Family" got stuck in a Kansas City elevator for about an hour Friday night, delaying their...

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Massive Blast 'All Anyone Can Talk About' In 'Big Small-Town'

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.21.2013 | Politics

On Tuesday evening, an explosion destroyed JJ's restaurant, a popular after-work spot in Kansas City, Mo. Authorities have recovered one body at the s...

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Dan Kiley: A great yet little known Modernist

Charles A. Birnbaum | Posted 04.12.2013 | Arts

In his later years, you could find Dan Kiley with his wild hair and pants hiked up to his waist always brimming with opinions and ideas - or as the ce...

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Google Is Putting This Flyover City On The Map

AP | By MARIA SUDEKUM | Posted 03.16.2013 | Technology

Read More: Google, Google Fiber Kansas City, Kansas City Startup Scene, Video, Kansas, Google Fiber, Kansas City Startup, Ap, Kansas City, Technology News

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Inside a small bungalow on the street separating Kansas City, Kan., from its sister city in Missouri, a small group of entr...

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The 'Mouse Out of the Hole' Theory

Georgia Middleman | Posted 02.17.2013 | Fifty

Read More: Luck, Nashville, Following Your Dreams, Dreams, Opportunity, Blue Sky Riders, Life Advice, Career Advice, Songwriting, Following Your Heart, Lantz Welch, Doing What You Love, Kansas City, Fifty News

The optimist in me believes that if you do what you love and just work hard enough, success will follow. But the realist in me knows I'd be leaving out a big piece of the equation: LUCK.

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Kansas City Is Building America's Most Entrepreneurial City

Jason Grill | Posted 02.09.2013 | Small Business

Read More: Google, Kauffman Foundation, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Silicon Prairie, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Cities, Startup Incubator, Kansas City, Kansas, Missouri, Opportunity-Working, Small Business News

Kansas City is pushing the envelope in becoming one of the strongest, if not the finest entrepreneurial city in this great country through a renewed spirit of collaboration, community and leadership.

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Art Institute Sues Broke Donors?

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 11.27.2012 | Arts

Larry and Kristina Dodge, a couple of art patrons living in Southern California, learned the hard way what happens when you make a promise you can't k...

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$110,000 Missing From WWII Veterans Charity, Kansas Honors Flights

AP | HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH | Posted 11.24.2012 | Crime

Read More: Video, Missouri, Central Prairie Honor Flights, $110000 Disappears From Kansas Nonprofit, World War II, Richard Foster, Kansas City, Crime News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- As many as 100 World War II veterans missed their chance to travel to Washington to see their war's memorial after about $110,000 ...

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Tour Diary: No. 2

Amy Millan | Posted 12.11.2012 | Arts

Read More: Charlotte, Amy Millan Stars, Stars, St. Louis, Louisville, Restaurant Review, Indie Music, Atlanta, Charlottesville, Carrboro, Tour Diary, Amy Millan, Kansas City, Stars Band, Arts News

It was a bit muddy that day and I find Torquil rinsing his shoes in our little bus sink above the drinking glasses. Torq tells me not to worry and that he will wash all the dishes, but I can't help but feel like I am drinking Torq's shoes for the rest of the week.

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'Helmet Man's' Misunderstanding With Feds Sets Off Bomb Scare

AP | HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and ERIN GARTNER | Posted 09.16.2012 | Crime

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri man who walked into a downtown Kansas City federal building and set off a bomb scare after asking about whether he was ...

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Apparent Murder-Suicide Between Kansas City Stadiums

AP | Posted 11.15.2012 | Crime

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A woman who works in the parking lot between the stadiums that are home to the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals is hospitalized ...

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My Mother Hasn't Changed, But Her Party Has

PJ Mintner | Posted 09.10.2012 | Politics

Read More: Kansas, Political Views, Harry Truman, Missouri, Democrats, Claire McCaskill, Tea Party, Student Loans, Barack Obama, Parents, Kansas City, Politics News

When my mom says that, for the first time in her life, she's afraid of what will happen to the country for me, my brother, my sister, their families and their grandchildren, if the people who are masquerading as Republicans win election, it rattles me a bit.

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Google Fiber Deadline Expires, Some Low-Income Kansas City Residents Unlikely to Qualify

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 09.10.2012 | Technology

Read More: Internet Access, Broadband, Google Fiber, Kansas City, Digital Divide, Technology News

The deadline for Kansas City residents to sign up for Google's new high-speed Internet network expired Sunday night. But for now, not everyone will re...

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'Sexting Sculpture' Stirs Controversy

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.08.2012 | Technology

Read More: Sexting, Video, Joanne Hughes Kansas City, Kansas, Joanne Hughes, Sexting Statue, Kansas City, Kansas City Statue, Kansas City Sexting Statue, Technology News

It seems only natural that in trying to ban a statue promoting the sharing of one's nude photos online, a Kansas City area mother would use the Intern...

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A Would-be Teenage Spy at the 1976 Republican Convention

Jacqueline Caster | Posted 10.30.2012 | Politics

Read More: President Ford, Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, Missouri, Republican Party, Republican Convention, President Gerald Ford, Kansas City, Republicans, Politics News

"Why?" I asked. "Well," he said, "our group would be forever grateful if you could fill us in on the details of what they discuss." Flustered, I replied, "You mean you want me to spy for you?" "Well, in a word", he broke into a smile, "Yes."

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Kansas City Priest To Plead Guilty To Child Porn Charges

AP | BILL DRAPER | Posted 08.02.2012 | Crime

Read More: Pornography, Video, Clay City, Child Porn, Shawn Ratigan, Catholic Priest, Missouri, Kansas City Missouri, Kansas City Priest, Priest, Kansas City, Crime News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City priest accused of producing and possessing child pornography will plead guilty Thursday to at least some of the fede...

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Dead End on Shakin' Street

Thomas Frank | Posted 09.18.2012 | Home

Read More: Kansas City, Vibrant Cities, Best Cities, Cincinnati, Artplace, Cities, Vibrancy, Pittsburgh, City Planning, Home News

Every city is either vibrant these days or is working on a plan to attain vibrancy soon. The reason is simple: a city isn't successful -- isn't even a city, really -- unless it can lay claim to being "vibrant."

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WATCH: 'Trumbomb' Goes Deep At Derby

Posted 07.10.2012 | Sports

Read More: 2012 Mlb Home Run Derby, Baseball, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Trumbo, 2012 Home Run Derby, Angels, Los Angeles Angels, Trumbo Derby Home Run, Sports Highlights, Kansas City, Video, Mark Trumbo, Home Run Derby, Trumbo Angels, Trumo Home Run, Sports News

Mark Trumbo may have been the only first timer representing the American League at the Home Run Derby but he quickly made it clear that he belonged. ...

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Crowdfunding Civic Infrastructure? The Next Big Thing

Jason Grill | Posted 07.09.2012 | Business

Read More: Taxes, Government, Crowdfunding, Spending, Kickstarter, Crowdsourcing, Missouri, Entrepreneurship., Technology, Cities, Streetcars, Kansas City, Business News

A group of high-tech entrepreneurs in Kansas City, Mo., witnessed the success of Kickstarter and websites like the Million Dollar Homepage and decided -- why can't we do this with civic projects?

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Cop Pressures Woman Into Sex: 'You Don't Want To Go To Jail, Do You?'

AP | MARIA SUDEKUM | Posted 07.04.2012 | Crime

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City police officer has been charged with corruption after prosecutors accused him of having sex with two women in exchan...

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