New Orleans seeks text-message donations
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The cash-strapped city, which has borrowed heavily to continue operating after Hurricane Katrina, is turning to text-messaged donations in an effort to defray the costs of Mardi Gras, its premier cultural event.
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Boston's police, facing an upsurge in murder and other violent crimes, have set up a system to allow witnesses to tip them off to crime by sending anonymous text messages.
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Yesterday we covered the news that Google is expanding their search to the mobile arena with their new Google SMS service which lets you search by sending text messages from your cellphone.
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The Congressional Black Caucus has asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to form a new committee on Hurricane Katrina to focus more urgently on rebuilding the Gulf Coast, particularly New Orleans.
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NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 19 -- Louisiana lags behind Mississippi in forwarding federal aid to cash-strapped communities after Hurricane Katrina, lending support to complaints by local officials in the New Orleans area that the state is holding up money they need for repairs and rebuilding.
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Kevin Federline isn't the only one dumped via a text-message -- you could be next, according to a survey.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 16--CHAPEL HILL -- Plans for a downtown giving kiosk have hit another snag.   A committee formed to develop plans for the kiosk has suggested spending the money instead on an educational campaign to fight panhandling.
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Jimmy Wales-founded organization is appealing to its readers for donations to help expand its language reach (among other things).
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Early iPhone buyers may receive their $100 refund with this SMS message sent directly to their phones from the company.
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MIAMI _ After Hurricane Katrina ripped through New Orleans, Matt Callmeyer struggled to call his wife, who had evacuated. "I had to drive to Baton Rouge to get cell phone service," said the City of New Orleans emergency responder. He felt lucky that he knew where she was.
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New Orleans' mayor signed an order Monday requiring that large businesses use as many local and minority-owned firms as possible when they seek millions of dollars in tax incentives and grants for Hurricane Katrina recovery.
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In the last two years, text messages have become a rage among teenagers. But text-messaging can be expensive.
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For protesters navigating Manhattan during the Republican National Convention, text-message broadcasting services like this, sent to their cell phones, provided an up-to-the-minute guide to the action on the streets.
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By Vivian Austin, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 18--PASCAGOULA -- Sometimes individuals and groups in Jackson County do not have much to give back to volunteers for their long hours and hard work.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Federal disaster assistance money started flowing to Hurricane Charley&#39;s victims and postal workers handed out mail Tuesday outside their damaged building, but hundreds of thousands still had no phones, no running ...
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Text messages could soon be at the heart of a system to help people cope in the aftermath of disasters.
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Geeta Citygirl just figured something was wrong with her phone when she realized the greetings she was sending as the ball dropped New Year's Eve weren't getting through. In Los Angeles, a half-dozen New Year's text messages bounced back to Reggie Cameron on Wednesday, more than 24 hours after he thought he sent them out.