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Chicago baby, shot with father during a diaper change, dies
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.In Chicago, certain names have become synonymous with a specific type of tragedy for girls, which can be recalled with bleak and brief synopsis: Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old majorette, shot in the back after coming home from President Obama's...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Garry McCarthy, Barack Obama, Hadiya Pendleton, Injuries and Wounds
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Briefs: HB U10 girls' soccer team wins big in February
The AYSO Region 55 (Huntington Beach) girls' soccer under-10 team, Black Out White Out, won its division at both the All-Star and All-Star Sectionals tournaments in February. Black Out White Out will compete in March at the state championship tournament...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds
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Running clinics continue Friday, March 1
Dr. Mark Cucuzzella conducts monthly Running Clinics at The Wellness Center at City Hospital. Cucuzzella, distance runner, local physician and founder and organizer of Freedom's Run and the new Two Rivers Heritage Half Marathon, promotes proper form,...Tags: Running, Injuries and Wounds, Hospitals and Clinics, Road Running
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Tips for ski season injury prevention
Nothing ruins a skiing or snowboarding weekend like having to hitchhike down the hill in a ski patroller's sled — or in an ambulance. Fortunately, the overall rate of skiing injuries has declined by 50% since the 1970s, according to the National Ski...
Tags: Dartmouth College, Injuries and Wounds, Orthopedic Surgery, Snowboarding
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Briefs: Blue Crushers earn third place in section tourney
The Blue Crushers, a girls' under-10 team from AYSO Region 55 (Huntington Beach), took third place Sunday at the Section 11 tournament at Chapman Sports Park in Garden Grove. The Blue Crushers are division champions in both Region 55 and Area K....
Tags: Injuries and Wounds
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Briefs: Fan from HB featured by MLB
Thomas Roberts of Huntington Beach is one of 52 Major League Baseball fans trying to become a "Cave Dweller" in the 2013 MLB Fan Cave. Thomas, whose favorite team is the Los Angeles Dodgers, has his contest video posted at http://www.MLBFanCave.com,...Tags: Football, 2012 Summer Olympics, Landforms, Polo, Baseball
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Briefs: Bonanni named to U.S. men's water polo team
Bret Bonanni of Huntington Beach, a freshman student/athlete at Stanford University, was named to the USA Water Polo Men's Senior National Team. The team started play Wednesday at the UANA World Aquatic Championships Qualification Tournament at Calgary,...Tags: Jesse Smith, Football, Injuries and Wounds, 2012 Summer Olympics, Ryan Bailey (track and field)
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Briefs: Baseball Challenger Division sign-ups on Saturday
Registration for the District 62 Challenger Division will take place Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Grace Lutheran Church in Huntington Beach. The Challenger Division includes mentally or physically disabled children with special needs, ages 4 1/2-18...Tags: Football, Injuries and Wounds, Sports
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SportsFest is going on TV to promote a healthy future for you and itself
When most people think of SportsFest, they think of a variety of tournament-styled events unfolding at Cedar Beach and other nearby venues. And, the high school boys and girls basketball tournaments, which feature close to 100 teams between them, are...Tags: Health, Entertainment, Hospitals and Clinics, High School Sports, Television
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Briefs: Strength and Speed camp taking place at Marina
A six-month Youth Strength and Speed Camp is underway at Marina High. The camp started Monday and runs through June 6 at the school's track. Sessions are from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Monday through Thursday until June 6. The session are open to youth in...Tags: Football, Injuries and Wounds, Sports
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Springfield house fires dropped in 2012, but 'outside' fires rose
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- City firefighters responded to 1,024 fires in 2012, compared to 951 in 2011. That’s a nearly 8 percent increase. However, those numbers don’t tell the whole story. The number of residential fires fell from 205 in 2011 to...
Tags: Fires, Injuries and Wounds
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Editorial: Ban On Studying Gun Violence Should Be Lifted
In 1997, a craven Congress, doing the bidding of the pro-gun lobby, withdrew funding used for gun-violence research by federal agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That ban on funding — and similar prohibitions in a few...
Tags: Research, Health and Safety at School, Science and Technology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Injuries and Wounds
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