J.W.’s News Update: Thursday June 16, 2011

Good Thursday, Here are some stories making headlines today:

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Traffic on North Bishop Street in Texarkana, Texas has moved to its new intersection with New Boston Road.

The traffic was moved to the new intersection on the west side of Jarvis Parkway ( U.S. Highway 59/ Loop 151). The old intersection has been closed to traffic. The Texas Department of Transportation is also closing Plummer Lane permanently between Walton Drive and North Bishop.

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Fewer American applied for unemployment benefits last week. The Labor Department says unemployment benefit applications fell 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 414,000, the second drop in threee weeks. Officials say that's a positive sign that layoffs are slowing.

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In Sports:

The Dallas Mavericks celebrated that recent NBA Championship with a Victory Parade today through downtown Dallas. The Mavericks beat the Miami Heat 4-2 in the Finals this past weekend.

The Boston Bruins are the NHL Hockey Champions for the first time since the Bobby Orr era back in 1972. The Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks on the road  last night 4-0 to take the best of seven series 4-3.

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