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Bethel College names new president
MISHAWAKA – Gregg Chenoweth has been named the new president at Bethel College. School Board of Trustees Chairman Brian Hamil made the announcement on Tuesday, saying the board unanimously voted to appoint Chenoweth as Bethel’s 7th president...
Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Arts and Culture, Culture
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Computer geeks to help South Bend solve problems
A team of "geeks" will arrive in South Bend in the next few weeks with one main goal: use computer programs to make the city better. The Code for America fellowship program is bringing the experts in fields such as computer programming and urban planning...
Tags: Teach for America, Media Industry, Arts and Culture, Culture, Computer Science
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Arizona tragedy gives Congress a moment to pause
WASHINGTON (AP) — The shooting rampage in Arizona seems to have created a reset moment for confrontational politics, as lawmakers reflect on the repercussions of the overheated rhetoric traded on the airwaves and on the campaign trail. Members...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Laws, University of Pennsylvania, Television Industry, Washington, DC
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Calif. headstones marked with N-word replaced
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Workers have begun installing new markers at a Northern California cemetery where relocated Gold Rush-era gravestones were marked with the N-word. California prison inmates who are part of a work program on Tuesday were...Tags: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Arts and Culture, Culture
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High school basketball team suspended for using N-word
Sentinel Sports Now - Orlando SentinelThe Buffalo News broke the story that a New York high school girls basketball team has been suspended for using a locker room chant involving a racial slur. School officials learned about the N-word chant after an African American teammate, Tyra Batts,... -
Singer gallery to celebrate repairs
By Rebecca Massie Lane Special to The Herald-Mail In 1949, Anna Brugh Singer traveled to Hagerstown to dedicate the addition of two wings to the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, including the Singer Memorial Gallery. She and her husband, William,...Tags: Arts, Museums, Artists, Arts and Culture, Culture
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France secures support to limit scope of EU-U.S. trade talks
ReutersBRUSSELS/PARIS, May 14 (Reuters) - France has secured backing from other EU member states for the exclusion of the movie and television industries from a proposed free-trade pact between Europe and the United States that it fears could threaten European...Tags: David Cameron, Marketing, France, Politics, Arts and Culture
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66 finalists named for lucrative Knight Arts Challenge grants
One of the remarkable things about the 66 finalists announced Monday for the annual Knight Arts Challenge grants is their range, both artistically and geographically. Over the course of five years, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has...
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Rights group urges China to repeal penalties against sex workers
ReutersHONG KONG (Reuters) - China should remove criminal and administrative penalties against sex workers which often lead to serious police abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Tuesday. The abuses include torture, beatings, physical...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, HIV, Human Rights Watch, Labor Legislation, Human Rights
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Adrian Cheng: updating a Hong Kong family empire for a changing China
ReutersHONG KONG (Reuters) - He has trained on Broadway and been a Wall Street banker. Now, Adrian Cheng, 33-year-old scion of the world's largest jewellery retailer and one of Asia's leading property developers is gearing up for his latest challenge -...Tags: Asia, Cheng Yu-tung, Harvard University, Banking, Cheung Kong Limited
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INTERVIEW-Adrian Cheng: updating a Hong Kong family empire for a changing China
ReutersBy Farah Master HONG KONG, May 14 (Reuters) - He has trained on Broadway and been a Wall Street banker. Now, Adrian Cheng, 33-year-old scion of the world's largest jewellery retailer and one of Asia's leading property developers is gearing up for his...Tags: Asia, Cheng Yu-tung, Harvard University, Banking, Parties and Movements
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CSO's Citizen Musician seeks right note
A little more than two years ago, the curtain lifted on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra-led Citizen Musician initiative, and CSO Association President Deborah Rutter told an overflow crowd at the Chicago Cultural Center: “All of you are citizen...
Tags: Entertainment, Pilsen, Chicago Public Schools, Hospitals and Clinics, South Shore
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