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Environment
12:23 pm
Wed January 30, 2013

Waterfront Park Named Finalist for Urban Design Award

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Louisville’s Waterfront Park is up for a major urban development award. The park is one of five finalists for the Rudy Bruner Award, which describes itself as a “search for examples of the often overlooked excellence [in urban areas].”

Waterfront Development Corporation President David Karem says just being a finalist is great news for the park and for Louisville.

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The Two-Way
11:36 am
Wed January 30, 2013

Report: Your Salary Data May Be For Sale

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Fill out an application for a loan, and your wage history may go places you didn't expect.

Originally published on Wed January 30, 2013 6:42 pm

If you've earned a paycheck in recent years, you'll probably want want to know about this:

The Equifax credit reporting agency, NBC News reports, has collected 190 million employment and salary records on about one-third of U.S. adults and has sold some of the information "to debt collectors, financial service companies and other entities."

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Arts and Humanities
11:31 am
Wed January 30, 2013

Kentucky Arts Council Taking Applications for Artist Directory, Fellowships

The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting applications until March 15 from artists for their Performing Arts Directory and for individual visual artist fellowships.

Applications are open for Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowships and Emerging Artist Awards this year for visual, craft and media artists (literary and performing artists apply in even-numbered years).

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Politics
11:16 am
Wed January 30, 2013

City Reminds Residents to Sign-up for Code Red Emergency Alert System

Mayor Greg Fischer says the severe weather that struck Louisville this week should serve as a reminder for citizens to sign up for the city's emergency alert system.

The Code Red alerts use text messages, e-mails and phone calls to warn residents about potentially life-threatening events, including severe weather.

Code Red was established two years ago in the aftermath of a chemical explosion in the Rubbertown neighborhood. Over 239,000 individuals are already registered, but the mayor hopes more citizens will sign up.

"The Code Red system is easy to use and gets information to people quickly so they can protect themselves and their families," Fischer said in a news release. "During last night’s storms, if you were asleep or weren’t listening to television or radio, you would have received a phone call or text message from Code Red with the latest warnings."

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News
10:36 am
Wed January 30, 2013

Hillary Clinton Reflects On Challenges Of Office

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Newseum in Washington, on Tuesday.

Originally published on Wed January 30, 2013 10:44 am

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves her position Friday after four years on the job, handing over duties to her successor, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.

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The Two-Way
10:36 am
Wed January 30, 2013

Economy Shrank At 0.1 Percent Annual Rate In Fourth Quarter

Originally published on Wed January 30, 2013 9:11 am

The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.1 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reports, its first quarterly contraction since the second quarter of 2009.

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Animals
9:21 am
Wed January 30, 2013

Killer Kitties? Cats Kill Billions Of Creatures Every Year

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Out For Lunch? Researchers estimate that billions of birds and small mammals are killed by cats in the U.S. annually.

Originally published on Tue January 29, 2013 11:48 pm

The battle between cat lovers and bird lovers has been going on for a long time. Cats and birds just don't mix. But trying to get a handle on how many birds and other animals are being killed by cats isn't easy. Just figuring out how many cats there are is tough enough.

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The Two-Way
7:53 am
Wed January 30, 2013

NRA's LaPierre, Giffords' Husband Kelly To Lay Out Different Views On Gun Laws

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Former Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz., and her husband Mark Kelly at Wednesday's Senate hearing about gun violence.

Originally published on Wed January 30, 2013 1:57 pm

Economy
5:42 am
Wed January 30, 2013

Study: Nearly Half In U.S. Lack Financial Safety Net

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Nearly 44 percent of Americans don't have enough savings or other liquid assets to stay out of poverty for more than three months if they lose their income, according to the Corporation for Enterprise Development.

Originally published on Wed January 30, 2013 11:03 am

In his inaugural address, President Obama talked about a country where even "a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else." But in reality, that's not always the case. A new report finds that one of the biggest obstacles for many Americans is that they don't have the savings or assets they need to help them get ahead.

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Local News
5:07 am
Wed January 30, 2013

Early Morning Storm Causes Widespread Power Outages

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Updated: More than 3,000 Louisville Gas & Electric customers in Jefferson County were without power early Wednesday morning after a thunderstorm pass through the Louisville area, prompting a tornado warning that expired at 4:55 a.m.

A few trees were reported toppled in the Pleasure Ridge Park area, said a supervisor for MetroSafe, citing preliminary reports.

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