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Stakes are huge in Malaysian election
NEW DELHI — Malaysia faces its most significant election in decades Sunday, as voters choose between the longtime ruling coalition touting its steady hand and an untested opposition alliance promising economic and political reforms. The stakes are...Tags: Culture, Malaysia, Politics, Voting, Arts and Culture
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Russia's gays fear more violence after brutal murder
ReutersBy Thomas Grove and Steve Gutterman MOSCOW, May 13 (Reuters) - They beat him. They shoved beer bottles in his anus. They tried to set him on fire. Then they crushed his head with a heavy stone. A 23-year-old man in Russia's southern city of Volgograd...Tags: Vladimir Putin, Civil Rights, Politics, Gay Rights, Murder
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Md. poet laureate Stanley Plumly comes to Hagerstown
chrisc@herald-mail.comStanley Plumly has received many awards and published many books in his long career in poetry. And for the past four years, the University of Maryland, College Park English professor has been Maryland’s poet laureate. But this particular honor...Tags: Human Interest, Students, Barnesville, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), University of Maryland, College Park
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Mother's Day with the Andrettis
Dee Ann Andretti sat with her husband, Mario, in Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis on May 24,1992, waiting for Mario to have foot surgery following a crash in the Indianapolis 500. "That was bad enough," she said. But it got worse when she heard from...
Tags: Italy, Clearwater (Pinellas, Florida), Arts and Culture, Hospitals and Clinics, Mother's Day
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Pre-Raphaelite art is a reminder of Mom's influence
chrisc@herald-mail.comMy mother made me a journalist. And a musician, an artist, a poet and a playwright. I realized this recently while taking in an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. —“The Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design,...Tags: Fine Artists, Entertainment, England, Washington, DC, Charles Darwin
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RPT-NEWSMAKER-Ahmadinejad protégé poses challenge to Iran's leader
Reuters(Repeats without change to text) * Mashaie registers candidacy for election * Loyalists accuse him of seeking to erode clerical rule * Looks to nationalist themes to gain popularity By Marcus George DUBAI, May 11 (Reuters) - President Mahmoud...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Politics, Arts and Culture, Iran, Elections
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The war for mobile messaging is on
SAN FRANCISCO — WhatsApp is one of Silicon Valley's most buzzed-about companies, yet it actively avoids the spotlight, operating out of a small office in Mountain View, Calif., with no sign on the building entrance or on the office door. Unlike...
Tags: Social Media, Culture, Apple iPhone, Facebook, Sociology
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In Theory: Are parts of Scripture outdated and in need of change?
It's not often that a Christian minister agrees with the New Atheist movement, but the Rev. Michael Dowd believes it's possible when it comes to what he calls the "idolatry of the written word." A self-described "New Theist" — one who "value[s]...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Culture, Death and Dying Customs, Belief and Faith, Book
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Somerset County church news for May 11
Middlecreek COB "Mirroring Mother's Virtue" will be the message at the Middlecreek Church of the Brethren this week in celebration of Mother's Day. It will be given by the Rev. John Stoner. The Rev. Linda Stoner will serve as worship leader. The...Tags: Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Festive Events, Fiction, Methodist
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Somerset County church news for May 4
Middlecreek COB The Rev. Linda Stoner will share the message "Claiming A Holy Inheritance" this Sunday at the Middlecreek Church of the Brethren as they celebrate Youth Sunday. The Rev. John Stoner will lead the worship assisted by the youth. The...Tags: Human Interest, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Lutheranism, Arts and Culture, Social Organizations
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For some, it's double Mother's Day
A few years ago, Dennise Rosado and her family decided they didn't need to celebrate Mother's Day in any traditional way — what they needed was something that worked for them, that felt like it fit. And so on Sunday, Rosado, her partner, Rosa...
Tags: Education, Human Interest, Teachers, Arts and Culture, Northwestern University
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Vista Latina: Día de las Madres a display of deep veneration for motherhood
Staff Writer, Copy EditorWhile Dia de las Madres activities may change on a yearly basis for Ana Carranza, her mother and their fellow female childbearing family members, one constant remains: no husbands or kids are allowed. “It’s our special day,” Carranza...Tags: University of California, Irvine, Arts and Culture, Mexico
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