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DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: News (225)

'GO TO JAIL': BOBBY JINDAL SAYS IRS OFFICIALS DESERVE PRISON FOR TARGETING CONSERVATIVES

DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: News

Six Zach Galifianakis clips funnier than The Hangover Part III

In theaters Friday: Before Midnight, Epic,

DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Movie Filter

News roundup: Yahoo targets youth market with $1.1 billion buy of Tumblr … A look at Facebook, one year after IPO … Many fliers willing to pony up for better seats, poll finds

The big deal: Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that has fallen behind the times. The deal announced this morning represents Mayer's boldest move...

DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report

Should robots offset dearth of workers in elder care?

If the number of care workers for the elderly across America fails to grow alongside the aging baby boomer generation, many people might end up being cared for by robots, The New York Times reports. According to the Health and Human Services...

DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report

Economists predict increase in consumer spending

Consumer spending is likely to pick up this year while government spending declines at a faster rate, according to a survey of business economists. The economists predict that the U.S. economy will grow 2.4% this year and 3% next year. That's...

DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report

Jindal says guilty IRS officials deserve to be jailed

Speaking to the Virginia GOP on Friday, Gov. Bobby Jindal says recent national controversies—the IRS's scrutiny of conservative groups, the Obama administration's handling of the Benghazi attacks, and the Justice Department's subpoenas of...

DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report

BRAC working to bring more local alumni back home

BRAC is trying to lure far-flung LSU alumni back to Baton Rouge. It's part of a nascent program to develop the region's talent pool and to help draw business to the area. In addition to personalized regional tours to potential employers, BRAC has...

DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report

'Business Report': Impact of IBM deals in Midwestern cities debated

In May 2010, state and local officials in Columbia proudly announced one of Missouri's biggest economic development wins in recent history: IBM was coming to town to open a technology service delivery center that would create 800 permanent jobs, put...

DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report

Gas prices slowly inching up in B.R.

For the past three weeks now, the average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded gas has been slowly rising. As of this morning, a gallon was selling for $3.30 on average in the city, up one penny on the week, according to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge...

DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report