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Ben Affleck to receive honorary doctorate from Brown University
Good Ben Hunting! Ben Affleck is getting an honorary degree from Brown University. Is this life imitating art? The Academy Award-winning producer and philanthropist, 40, is set to receive the honorary degree from the Providence, R.I.-based...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Movies, Tougaloo College, Education, Ben Affleck
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Fourth-grader's experiment involving cocaine earns science award
When fourth-grader Emma Bartelt wanted to wow the judges at her elementary school’s science fair, she knew she had to do something unexpected. All she needed was a box, a jar, three dogs … and an ounce of cocaine. These days, vinegar and...
Tags: Coral Gables, Physical Fitness and Exercise, The Miami Herald
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Punishing American students
For several years now, a handful of states have tried to control illegal immigration by enacting laws that explicitly ban young undocumented immigrants from receiving reduced in-state tuition to public colleges and universities. That was bad enough. Now,...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Career and Workplace, Illegal Immigrants, Labor Legislation, Teaching and Learning
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President Obama to attend Endeavour shuttle launch
President Obama plans to attend the April 29 launch of space shuttle Endeavour, adding even more star power to NASA's second-to-last shuttle launch, according to a White House official.
The president will bring his wife, Michelle, and two daughters,...Tags: Health, Assault, Space Programs, NASA, Gabrielle Giffords
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Costly Commencement addresses: Toni Morrison gets big bucks while Obamas go gratis
Opinion L.A.College graduation day is a monumental occasion -- parents beaming, graduates donning caps and gowns to pick up their hard-earned diplomas. It turns out it's also a day when some speakers are making a monumental amount of money. Rutgers University...... -
Obama warns White House party crowd: 'You do not want to be between Michelle and a tamale'
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Miami Book Fair International
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMore than 300 authors will read from their books in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Haitian Creole, at the multiculti fair expected to draw about 250,000 literature fans. Among the big names: Rosie O'Donnell, Nikki Giovanni, Caroline Kennedy, Christopher...Tags: Christopher Hitchens, Caroline Kennedy, Rosie O'Donnell, Education, Miami Book Fair International
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MJHS names board chair
Coral Gables resident Louis Wolfson III has continued a family belief of philanthropy started by his grandfather Col. Mitchell Wolfson. Wolfson, who is chairman of the Pinnacle Housing Group, is highly regarded for his work over the past 30 years as a...Tags: Politics, Coral Gables, Judaism, Lobbying, Religion and Belief
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Cuba's Ladies in White dissident group says it needs help from abroad
El Nuevo HeraldMIAMI Leaders of Cuba's dissident Ladies in White group rejected Havana's claims they are mercenaries and said Monday that there is nothing wrong with receiving help from abroad because the Cuban government "is trying to asphyxiate us." Berta Soler and...Tags: Politics, The Miami Herald, Havana (Cuba), Justice and Rights, One World Trade Center
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Gloria Estefan apoya a las Damas de Blanco en Miami y pide libertad para Cuba
EFELa artista Gloria Estefan, una de las figuras cubanas más reconocidas en Estados Unidos, mostró hoy en Miami su apoyo a las Damas de Blanco y reclamó “libertad para Cuba” ante destacados disidentes y exiliados. “Es exactamente lo que...Tags: Cuba
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One dad's deportation delayed -- for now -- by Rep. Fredericka Wilson
Miami HeraldThere wasn't much time. The hour was getting late at the North Miami immigration forum. The four members of Congress were hungry. But 18-year-old Carlos Rivas had something to say. "My dad, he was two months ago arrested by ICE. I have my family...Tags: Politics, North Miami, The Miami Herald, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Migration
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9 Florida colleges violate law on severance pay for presidents, study finds
Seminole State College is among nine schools in Florida that offer contracts to their presidents that violate a state law capping severance pay at 20 weeks, according to a report released Monday by Florida's Chief Inspector General. Those findings are...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Crime, Law and Justice, Valencia College, Career and Workplace
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