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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his fangirls
OK, so Dzhokhar Tsarnaev stands accused of blowing up three people, injuring 282 more and shooting to death an MIT campus police officer. He's also got fans, or more accurately, he's got fangirls, thousands of them. These besotted double-X chromosome-...
Tags: Mother's Day, Media Industry, Social Media, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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One Cabinet pick approved, two narrowly advance
WASHINGTON — President Obama's nominee to lead the Energy Department won unanimous confirmation by the Senate on Thursday while two other Cabinet choices narrowly advanced out of committee, amid complaints from Democrats over Republican delaying...
Tags: Lamar Alexander, Marco Rubio, Environmental Politics, Gina McCarthy, Thomas Edward Perez
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Mid-size airports take biggest cuts in airline service
Airline mergers, a deep recession and surging fuel prices have lead to sharp cuts in airline service around the country. Hardest hit: medium-sized airports. Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, L.A./Ontario International Airport...
Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Air Transportation Industry
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Mid-size airports suffer biggest cuts in airline service
Airline mergers, a deep recession and surging fuel prices have led to sharp cuts in airline service around the country. Hardest hit: medium-size airports. Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, LA/Ontario International Airport and...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Transportation Security Administration, Expedia Incorporated, Security Measures, Transportation
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Transit cop shot in Boston bombing chase recovering, cracking jokes
Richard “Dic” Donohue Jr. came to the edge of death after a bullet to his right thigh severed his femoral vein and artery. The 33-year-old Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officer from Woburn, Mass., lost his entire blood supply...
Tags: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Sports, Sean Collier
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Kyle Busch wins Nationwide race, Kurt Busch Sprint Cup wins pole
Kyle Busch took the lead from Joey Logano 18 laps from the end to win his fifth Nationwide race this season and second in three years at Darlington Raceway on Friday night. The victory also capped a dominant showing by the Busch boys at the South...
Tags: Ana Ivanovic, NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, Joey Logano, Tennis, San Diego Toreros
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Medicaid has mixed record on improving health for poor, study says
WASHINGTON — As state leaders debate whether to expand their Medicaid programs next year under President Obama’s healthcare law, new research suggests the government insurance plan for the poor has only a mixed record of improving health....
Tags: Research, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Health and Safety at School, Health Insurance
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Cheaters never prosper, and neither does anyone else
Ever feel like you were the one doing all the work while everyone else just sat back and enjoyed the fruits of your hard labor? Well then you might appreciate the plight of those lowly yeast cells that work overtime breaking down table sugar into...
Tags: Science and Technology
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Tamerlan Tsarnaev buried in a Muslim cemetery in Virginia
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was buried in a Muslim cemetery in Virginia, Boston officials said on Friday as they released the official death certificate for a suspect in the bombing of the Boston Marathon. Officials said earlier this week that Tsarnaev’s...
Tags: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Human Rights, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Politics
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Third-grader names asteroid that is focus of NASA mission
Asteroid (101955)1999 RQ36 doesn't really roll off the tongue, but asteroid Bennu? That's an asteroid that a person, a country and the world can get excited about. This week, NASA announced that 9-year-old Michael Toler Puzio of North Carolina had won...
Tags: Science and Technology, Barack Obama, Satellite Technology, Space Programs, Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
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Using technology to fight cheating in online education
While Jennifer Clay was at home taking an online exam for her business law class, a proctor a few hundred miles away was watching her every move. Using a webcam mounted in Clay's Los Angeles apartment, the monitor in Phoenix tracked how frequently her...
Tags: Regional Authority, Michael Jackson, University of Maryland, College Park, Medical Procedures and Tests, Government
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Boston bombing: Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body is finally laid to rest
The body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who died after a gun battle with police, has found its final resting place, ending more than a week of confusion and anger about how to deal with the remains of the suspected Boston Marathon bomber. Police in Worcester,...
Tags: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Sports
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