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Joe Paterno's widow says they were ignorant about sexual predators
Sue Paterno, the widow of Joe Paterno, says she and her husband were ignorant about sexual predators like Jerry Sandusky. "We were among those who were ignorant of the magnitude of the problem," Sue Paterno said Wednesday at a Child Abuse Prevention...
Tags: Joe Paterno, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Ultimate Fighting Championship, Jerry Sandusky, Abusive Behavior
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Exchange-traded funds gain on traditional mutual funds
In the early 1990s, executives of the now-defunct American Stock Exchange hatched a revolutionary idea: a hybrid mutual fund-type investment that would trade like a stock. But in an era when hot-handed mutual fund managers had rock-star status, the...
Tags: Investments, Economy, Business and Finance, Financial Markets, Charles Schwab, Financial and Business Services
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U.S. state and territory travel offices
States and many U.S. territories have tourism offices to help visitors. When requesting travel literature, be as specific as possible. Alabama: Alabama Tourism Department, 401 Adams Ave., Suite 126, P.O. Box 4927, Montgomery, AL 36103; (800) 252-2262 or...Tags: Lansing, Travel, Montgomery (Kane, Illinois), Phoenix (Cook, Illinois), Salem (New London, Connecticut)
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Judge turns down Jerry Sandusky's request for a new trial
Former Penn State assistant football coach and convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky will not get a new trial after a judge in Harrisburg, Pa., rejected arguments that his lawyers were not given enough time to prepare for the original trial. “...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Justice System, Abusive Behavior, Lawyers
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Bertram Wyatt-Brown dies at 80; historian examined Southern honor
Bertram Wyatt-Brown, an American history professor who wrote widely on Southern history and culture and whose book on honor in the antebellum South was a 1983 Pulitzer Prize finalist, died Nov. 5 of pulmonary fibrosis in Baltimore. He was 80. Wyatt-...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Oxford, Wars and Interventions, Johns Hopkins University, The Washington Post
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State tourism offices
States and many U.S. territories have tourism offices to help visitors. When requesting travel literature, be as specific as possible. Alabama: Alabama Tourism Department, 401 Adams Ave., Suite 126, P.O. Box 4927, Montgomery, AL 36103; (800) 252-2262...Tags: Lansing, Travel, Phoenix (Cook, Illinois), Montgomery (Kane, Illinois), Tourism and Leisure
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Morning-after pill? It’s in the vending machine. Really.
Nation NowPlan B contraceptive: A central Pennsylvania college is surprised to find itself the center of media attention simply for letting students buy Plan B -- an emergency contraceptive -- from a vending machine.... -
Penn State official mired in Sandusky scandal wants to be cleared
Nation NowFormer Penn State vice president Gary Schultz wants charges against him dismissed. He said he didn't lie to the grand jury investigating former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky on child sexual abuse charges. He said he was stating his opinion... -
Rare October snowfall pummels the Northeast
Nation NowOctober snowstorm: A rare October snowstorm pummeled the East Coast on Saturday, setting snowfall records in some places.... -
Penn State officials surrender amid Sandusky sex-abuse allegations
The Fabulous ForumTwo Penn State officials surrendered Monday on charges of failing to report suspected child-sexual abuse by former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky and committing perjury in their grand jury testimony. Senior Vice President Gary Schultz and Athletic... -
Party time again: Michelle Obama explains the Angela Merkel state dinner for you guys without invites
Top of the TicketGermany's leader is feted at the Obamas' fourth White House State Dinner. With full guest list.... -
Japan's crisis may have already derailed 'nuclear renaissance'
The nuclear crisis in Japan, even if authorities are able to bring damaged reactors under control, has cast doubts on the future of nuclear power as a clean-energy solution in the United States and around the globe.
Before the recent events in Japan, the...Tags: Politics, Disasters and Accidents, Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Chernobyl Disaster (1986), Science and Technology
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