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As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks'
NEW YORK (AP) — Don't try to friend MaLi Arwood on Facebook. You won't find her there. You won't find Thomas Chin, either. Or Kariann Goldschmitt. Or Jake Edelstein. More than 900 million people worldwide check their Facebook accounts at least...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Mark Zuckerberg, Financing and Stock Offerings, Elections, University of California, Los Angeles
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Doctors want to redefine autism; parents worried
CHICAGO (AP) — One child doesn't talk, rocks rhythmically back and forth and stares at clothes spinning in the dryer. Another has no trouble talking but is obsessed with trains, methodically naming every station in his state. Autistic kids like...
Tags: Parenting, Arts and Culture, Behavioral Conditions, Social Sciences, Insurance
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Tenured IU South Bend professor Grant fired for alleged misconduct
Otis B. Grant, a tenured professor at Indiana University South Bend, was dismissed for engaging in "serious personal and professional misconduct," according to the university.
Grant's last day of employment on the IU faculty was Dec. 31, 2011.
"The...Tags: Arts and Culture, Social Sciences, Indiana University South Bend, Health, Teachers
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Students stand behind IUSB professor fired for alleged misconduct
Several former students are standing behind an IU South Bend sociology professor fired for what the university is calling “serious personal and professional misconduct.”
The university won’t say what Otis B. Grant is accused of doing,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Social Sciences, Indiana University South Bend, Teachers, Culture
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Being a pill about the pill? Santorum vs US views
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans don't share Rick Santorum's absolutist take on abortion. He's out of step on women in combat. He questions the values of the two-thirds of mothers who work. He's even troubled by something as commonplace as birth...Tags: Health Treatments, Arts and Culture, Quinnipiac University, Health, Elections
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Google gets more personal with search results
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is sifting through the photos and commentary on its blossoming social network so its Internet search results can include more personal information. The additional personal touches that began to roll out Tuesday mark...Tags: Arts and Culture, Twitter, Inc., Google Inc., Networking, Culture
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NJ high school principal embraces power of Twitter
SAN DIMAS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say three women riding on a personal watercraft were killed when they crashed into a motorboat at a Southern California reservoir. Los Angeles County fire Inspector Matt Levesque (luh-VECK') said the Saturday...Tags: Arts and Culture, Twitter, Inc., YouTube, Teachers, United Nations
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Firefighters may soon face social networking restrictions
SOUTH BEND — Whether on or off the job, soon South Bend firefighters will not be allowed to Facebook, tweet, or blog anything relating to their job.
About two years ago, a firefighter posted a picture to Facebook while responding to a call. That...Tags: Arts and Culture, International Association of Fire Fighters, Elections, Career and Workplace, Fires
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US Muslims find defending themselves exhausting
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Finishing law school is a challenge for Dewnya Bakri-Bazzi, but being an American and a Muslim can be downright exhausting.
As she crammed before class this week, Bakri-Bazzi caught up on testimony from a congressional...Tags: National Security, Elections, Politics, College Basketball, Religious Conflicts
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Friends? Zuckerberg, Eisenberg face off on 'SNL'
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his "The Social Network" doppelganger Jesse Eisenberg made friends on "Saturday Night Live." Zuckerberg joined host Eisenberg for the opening monologue of the show Saturday. The two said they...Tags: Movies, Mark Zuckerberg, Andy Samberg, Television, The Social Network (movie)
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'Social Network' leads Globes with 4 prizes
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Facebook tale "The Social Network" has won top honors at the Golden Globes with four prizes, including best drama and director, solidifying its prospects as an Academy Awards favorite. Winning the dramatic lead-...Tags: Arts and Culture, Golden Globe Awards, Minority Groups, Black Swan (movie), Academy Awards
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Study: Online speech full of regional 'accents'
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The words you write on a social networking site can tell people more than just the status of your relationship or how you like the latest Bon Jovi CD. It also might just indicate where you are in the U.S. Researchers at...Tags: Bon Jovi (music group)
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