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10 dead, 43 wounded in Chicago's bloody holiday weekend
Three days. Ten bodies. Forty-three others injured in shootings. This was Memorial Day weekend in Chicago, a city bloodied by a 50% increase in homicides in 2012. Police and city officials have scurried to explain what they’re doing to fix the...
Tags: Public Officials, Politics, Frontline Limited, Memorial Day, Wars and Interventions
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Former Rutgers student apologizes in roommate suicide case
Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi on Tuesday apologized for the first time for invading the privacy of his gay roommate, who later committed suicide, saying his behavior was “thoughtless, insensitive, immature, stupid and childish.&...
Tags: Lawyers, Prisons, Prosecution, YouTube, Suicide
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Paul Fussell dies at 88; social historian and critic
For social historian and critic Paul Fussell, the most enduring moments of truth came as a 20-year-old platoon leader in France during World War II. German shrapnel tore up his back and thigh. The blood and guts of fellow soldiers were spewed on him....
Tags: Culture, Literature, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Car Guides and Reviews, Walt Whitman
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Webcam trial: Dharun Ravi refuses to apologize, spurning tradition
Dharun Ravi, facing years in prison after being convicted of using a webcam to watch his roommate kiss another man, refused to follow in the footsteps of a disgraced New Jersey governor, of a U.S. president, of numerous celebrities or even of a genius...
Tags: Politics, Prisons, Regional Authority, Mel Gibson, Justice System
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30-day sentence fuels debate in Rutgers anti-gay bias case
NEW YORK — Dharun Ravi had appeared stoic for three hours, but he broke down in tears as his mother sobbed beside him while pleading with the judge to spare her son from prison. She got what she wanted, up to a point: Judge Glenn Berman on Monday...
Tags: Prisons, Civil Rights, George Zimmerman, Gays and Lesbians, Judges
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Ex-student webcam spy case gets 30-day jail term
A former Rutgers University student who attracted the scorn of gay-rights advocates and was convicted of hate crimes for using a webcam to view seconds of his roommate and another man kissing days before the roommate killed himself will go to jail for...Tags: Crimes, Lawyers, Laws, Prisons, Hate Crimes
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Newark airport security worker pleads not guilty to ID theft
NEW YORK -- A longtime Newark Liberty International Airport security worker pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of stealing the identity of a man slain 20 years ago to conceal his illegal immigration status -- a case that has embarrassed an airport...
Tags: National Security, Health and Safety at School, Trials, Frank Lautenberg, Tampa
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Graduation 2012: The best -- or most notable -- advice (so far)
Dear graduates: It’s that time of year again: graduation season. Across the country, the Adults are scrambling to their lecterns and op-ed columns for one last chance to tell you what to do, despite ample evidence over the last couple of years...
Tags: West Point, Ernie Pyle, Mitt Romney, Newspaper and Magazine, Graduation
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For Kodak, nuclear reactor and weapons-grade uranium proved useful
Kodak has the bomb. … OK, not really. But according to a report from the Rochester, N.Y., Democrat and Chronicle, an Eastman Kodak facility had a small nuclear reactor and 3 ˝ pounds of weapons-grade uranium for more than 30 years. Kodak. The...
Tags: Hitachi Ltd., Politics, Companies and Corporations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Power
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Half of college grads working full time, with less pay, deep debt
For most recent college graduates, these are gloomy times. Only about half are working full-time, with the majority starting with less pay than expected while also dealing with huge student debts. Nearly six in 10 think they’ll end up less...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Colleges and Universities
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Student loan blues
Brenda Small didn't think twice about taking out student loans to pay for nursing school in the late 1980s. She figured she could easily pay off the $20,000 bill — until an injury a few years later left her permanently unable to work.
Her dreams of...Tags: Politics, Tuition Planning Services, Parent Organizations, Finance, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Doctor says he's found the actual G spot
Like so many explorers before him, Dr. Adam Ostrzenski has long dreamed of finding a piece of elusive territory with a reputation for near-mythic powers. Ostrzenski's quarry is the G spot, the long-conjectured trigger for enhancing female orgasm. And...
Tags: Science and Technology, General Practitioners, Health, Medical Research, Swelling
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