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Sex offenders fight for right to use Facebook
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Registered sex offenders who have been banned from social networking websites are fighting back in state courts. Sex offenders have successfully challenged many of the restrictions, arguing that the laws infringe on free...
Tags: Facebook, LinkedIn Corp., Arts and Culture, Politics, Social Media
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Candidate banks on the power of one
Indiana law requires minor-party candidates to jump through some hoops if they want their names to be on an election ballot. Andrew Straw, a Green Party candidate running for the state's 2nd District congressional seat, sees the rules as unfair. So, he's...
Tags: Voting, Apple iPhone, Fox News Channel (tv network), Roman Catholicism, Mitch Daniels
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Nigerian scammers target local investigator
WSBT-TV ReporterImagine being part of an international romance scam that’s bilking hundreds of people out of money. The worst part? You have no idea your face is being used to con people you’ve never met. That’s what happened to retired Elkhart police...Tags: Punishment, U.S. Department of Defense, Prosecution, U.S. Military, Arts and Culture
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Will autism changes bring harm?
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterKathi Pierce noticed almost from birth that her son Wesley was having some problems when he had trouble breast-feeding. It took years of trying various medical exams before Wesley was diagnosed with low-functioning autism. Now Pierce worries about...Tags: Autism, Companies and Corporations, Insurance, Economy, Business and Finance, Arts and Culture
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SIDS: What's the safest way for infants to sleep?
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterPediatricians and researchers have long recommended crib sleep as the safest infant sleeping arrangement to prevent sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS. But University of Notre Dame anthropology professor James McKenna says he has uncovered...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Science, Health, Arts and Culture, Anthropology
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Critics blast Tennessee's 'no holding-hands bill'
(AP) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Spurred by a classroom demonstration involving a sex toy, Tennessee recently enacted a pro-abstinence sex education law that is among the strictest in the nation. The most debated section of the bill bars educators from...Tags: Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Research, Birth Control, Arts and Culture
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WSBT Fact Finder: Getting legitimate candidate petition signatures not difficult
WSBT TV ReporterLocal political science experts say getting voters to sign a piece of paper to put two well-known Democratic candidates on the 2008 presidential primary ballot should have been easy. Court documents say former St. Joseph County Democratic Party chair,...Tags: Voting, Science, Joe Donnelly, Arts and Culture, Barack Obama
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Local law enforcement, drivers react to cellphone ban recommendation
Could you – would you – give up using your cellphone while driving?
The National Transportation Safety Board wants cellphone use while driving banned. Government records show distracted drivers caused 900,000 accidents last year –...Tags: Transportation Industry, Facebook, Calvin Johnson, Crime, Law and Justice, National Transportation Safety Board
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Authorities want to know if found bones are human
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — A forensic anthropologist is being called in to determine whether three more bones found in a troubled northwestern Indiana cemetery are human. The Lake County coroner's office tells The Times of Munster (http://bit.ly/yea9nX )...Tags: Arts and Culture, Anthropology
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Penn's Social Studies team wins state title
Penn High School's Social Studies team won the state title Saturday at Purdue. Penn's score of 21 was not only best in their class, but best over all four classes. It was Penn's third Social Studies title in a row and 11th Social Studies state title in...
Tags: Super Bowl, Social Sciences, High School Sports, Arts and Culture
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California may ban gay teen 'conversion' therapy
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — A first-of-its-kind ban on a controversial form of psychotherapy aimed at making gay people straight could face a key vote Tuesday by a group of California lawmakers. Supporters say the legislation, which is before its...Tags: Minority Groups, Mental Health, Depression, Psychotherapy, Arts and Culture
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Facebook CEO turns 28: Does age matter?
NEW YORK (AP) — Don't let the hoodie and sneakers fool you. Mark Zuckerberg is no wet-behind-the-ears CEO. Facebook's chief executive turns 28 on Monday, setting in motion the social network's biggest week ever. The company is expected to start...Tags: Michael S. Dell, Leveraged Buyouts, Computer Networking and Internet, Financing and Stock Offerings, University of California, Berkeley
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