Tuesday, December 16, 2014

More extensions as Obamacare deadline looms

A key deadline for signing up for Obamacare insurance got a bit squishier Monday, as the nation's biggest insurance marketplace gave some slack to customers enrolling over the phone, and several individual states granted all their customers more time. Monday is the deadline for people in most of the United States to sign up for individual and family Obamacare insurance plans that take effect Jan. 1. If people...
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Monday, December 15, 2014

Healthcare.gov deadline for Jan. 1 coverage is Monday

SEANNA ADCOX, Associated Press 1:34 p.m. EST December 14, 2014Monday is the deadline for South Carolina residents signing up for health insurance through the federal exchange if they want their coverage to start Jan. 1.(Photo: ADAM BERRY / Getty Images)COLUMBIA South Carolinians have until Monday to sign up for health insurance through the federal exchange if they want coverage to start Jan. 1.The deadline...
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Local to fly high over Army-Navy game

John Andrew Prime, jprime@gannett.com 9:18 p.m. CST December 12, 2014U.S. Army Capt. Harrison Carmody in his AH-64 Apache helicopter.(Photo: Courtesy Harrison Carmody)Story HighlightsA Shreveport-born Army helicopter pilot will have a place of honor at today's Army-Navy game.Harrison Carmody, 29, graduated from West Point in 2008.Now a captain, he's stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.He deployed to Afghanistan in...
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Amir Khan Ready to Be Floyd Mayweather's Nightmare After Beating Devon ...

In boxing, the man with the fastest hands, quickest feet and sharpest mind is more often than not the winner on any given night.Speed kills. And, against highly regarded Devon Alexander, British sensation Amir Khan (30-3, 19 KO) once again proved he might just be the fastest draw in the sport, winning a unanimous decision (119-109, 118-110, 120-108) in front of a partisan crowd at the MGM Grand in Las...
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Miss World 2014 Winner Is Miss South Africa, Rolene Strauss�See Photos and ...

And the winner of the 2014 Miss World pageant is....Miss South Africa, Rolene Strauss!The 22-year-old beauty queen was crowned onstage at the competition's grand final at theExcel London ICC Auditoriumon Sunday. Strauss, the daughter of a doctor and nurse, is a fourth-year medical student.Donning a high, blue and golden jeweled crown and pale pink, off-the-shoulder, romantic-style, cleavage-baring, ruffled evening...
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Sunday, December 14, 2014

Kobe Bryant Passing Michael Jordan and Basketball Bringing Everything Full ...

Dec 12, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant (24) looks to pass against San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Danny Green (14) during the first half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY SportsDecember 21st, 1996 nearly 18 years ago to the day I saw Kobe Bryant in action for the first time. Bryant was a rookie trying to crack Del Harris rotation. As for myself, I...
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Floyd Mayweather calls out Manny Pacquiao, wants to fight in May

Jae C. Hong/APFloyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have been bickering in public for years, but it seems like a long-awaited megafight between the two biggest stars in boxing might be inching closer toward becoming a reality. In an interview with Showtime Sports Friday night in San Antonio, Mayweather called out Pacquiao and said he wants to fight on May 2nd.Pacquiao dominated Chris Algieri in his most recent fight in...
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