Amy Held

Amy Held appears in the following:

Big Travel Boom Expected This Fourth Of July Weekend

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

AAA says cheaper gas is one of the driving forces behind an expected increase in travelers this holiday weekend. Nearly 45 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home.

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Labor Department Rethinking Obama-Era Overtime Pay Rule

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

On Tuesday the Labor Department formally requested information from the Office of Management and Budget, setting the stage for scaling back a rule that would make more workers eligible for OT.

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The Queen Gets A Raise And Buckingham Palace Is Poised For An Upgrade

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

It's expensive being royal. The queen is expected to get an annual payout of around $105 million by 2019 and palace repairs are a priority.

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Emmett Till Sign Vandalized Again

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

The damage was done to a historical marker that stands outside the Money, Miss., grocery store where in 1955, Till was accused of flirting with a white woman before being kidnapped and killed.

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TSA Catches Live Lobster At Boston's Logan Airport

Monday, June 26, 2017

The crustacean weighed more than 20 pounds and was found alive inside a passenger's cooler at Boston's Logan Airport, according to the TSA.

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Salvador Dalí's Body Ordered Exhumed In Paternity Suit

Monday, June 26, 2017

"The only thing missing is the mustache," says the woman who claims to be his daughter about her resemblance to the Spanish surrealist painter.

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Philando Castile's Mother Reaches $3 Million Settlement Over Police Shooting

Monday, June 26, 2017

The city of St. Anthony, Minn., said in a statement that "no amount of money could ever replace Philando." It said the deal was reached quickly "to allow the process of healing to move forward."

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U.N. Says World's Population Will Reach 9.8 Billion By 2050

Thursday, June 22, 2017

The population growth is being driven by high birth rates in developing nations as well as higher life expectancy worldwide.

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Georgia Inmates Come To Aid Of Unconscious Guard

Thursday, June 22, 2017

The Polk County Sheriff said he will recommend the inmates' sentences be reduced after they called 911 when the deputy guarding them collapsed.

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Mourners Remember Otto Warmbier At Hometown Funeral

Thursday, June 22, 2017

The 22-year-old university student died Monday, after returning from North Korea in a coma.

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Rep. Steve Scalise's Condition Upgraded To 'Fair' After Baseball Field Shooting

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

The hospital treating the 51-year-old Louisiana congressman says he is beginning an extended period of healing, a week after being shot during a baseball practice in Virginia.

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FBI Investigating Flint Airport Stabbing As Possible Act Of Terrorism

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

The FBI identified the assailant as Amor Ftouhi of Quebec. He reportedly yelled "Allahu Akbar," or "God is great," before stabbing an airport police officer in the neck Wednesday in Flint, Mich.

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Summer's Just Begun, But The Southwestern U.S. Is Already Baking

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Parts of California, Nevada and Arizona are under excessive heat warnings through Sunday night.

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Mattel Introduces New Diverse Ken Dolls; Hopes To Reverse Sales Slump

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

The toymaker rolled out 15 new dolls Tuesday with an array of body types, hairstyles and skin tones.

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Carla Fendi, Former President Of Luxury Fashion Brand, Dies

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Fendi helped propel the label to international fame. She was 79.

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Authorities Release Dashcam Video From Shooting Of Philando Castile

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

The dashcam footage comes from the squad car of Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez, who was acquitted last week in the shooting death of Castile during a traffic stop in July 2016.

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Soldiers Shoot 'Terror Attack' Suspect At Brussels Train Station

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Belgian troops patrolling the station shot the suspect after a small explosion went off.

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It's Too Hot For Some Planes To Fly In Phoenix

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Temperatures were expected to climb as high as 120 degrees there on Tuesday — too high for some smaller planes to handle.

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4 Foreign Inmates Escape Bali Prison Via Tunnel

Monday, June 19, 2017

Police spotted the tunnel Monday morning and believe the escapees remain nearby.

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Suspect Named In Van Attack On Worshippers Leaving London Mosque

Monday, June 19, 2017

British media say 47-year-old Darren Osborne of Cardiff, Wales, is in custody on alleged terrorism offenses.

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