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IUSB employees urge purchase of former natatorium
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Some Indiana University South Bend employees are urging Chancellor Una Mae Reck to seek the purchase of the city's former natatorium, which houses IUSB's Civil Rights Heritage Center. The university currently leases the historic building at...Tags: Career and Workplace, Justice and Rights, Colleges and Universities, Employees, Indiana University South Bend
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Ex-prosecutor's novel explores assault biases
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — What's in a name? Well, if it's "Sally," or "Mary," or "David," or "Steve," there can be a lot of assumptions, just based on the name and the gender the name suggests. But what about the name "Sandy"? What if you've never...Tags: Sexual Assault, Minority Groups, Arts and Culture, Juvenile Delinquency, Sex Crimes
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SEAL book raises questions about bin Laden's death
WASHINGTON (AP) — A firsthand account of the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden contradicts previous accounts by administration officials, raising questions as to whether the terror mastermind presented a clear threat when SEALs first...Tags: Transportation Accidents, U.S. Department of Defense, Washington, DC, Military Justice, Book
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Where to bury the truly awful
If you don't believe in souls or an afterlife, then a corpse is just a body — potentially a teaching tool, a source of lifesaving organs, but little more. In 1829, taking such thinking to the extreme, a radical British pamphleteer named Peter...
Tags: Mental Health, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Religion and Belief, Dismemberment, Pakistan
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More poor in U.S. suburbs than cities, report says
Once considered the definition of the middle-class American dream, the suburbs are now home to a larger, faster-growing poor population than urban areas, according to a new analysis. During the 2000s, the number of poor living in U.S. suburbs grew by 64...
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Teacher and author profiles career of helping at-risk youth
Michelle Pfeiffer's Louanne Johnson in the film "Dangerous Minds" and Hilary Swank's Erin Gruwell in "Freedom Writers" tell the story of a teacher inspiring at-risk kids to rise up from the disparity of their surroundings and to be better. Susanne Jacoby-...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Manhattan (New York City), Coral Springs, Teachers, Students
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Keyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors dies at age 74
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ray Manzarek, a founding member and keyboardist of 1960s rock group The Doors, died on Monday at a medical clinic in Germany at age 74 following a battle with cancer, the group's manager Tom Vitorino said. Manzarek, who lived in...Tags: Germany, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, The Doors (music group), Jim Morrison
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Report: Suburban Poverty Rises Sharply But CT Regions More Stable
The Hartford CourantMetro Hartford's suburbs have among the lowest poverty rates of the largest 100 U.S. urban areas and is in the middle of the pack in growth of suburban poverty, a new report shows. But the region, which includes Hartford, Middlesex and Tolland counties,...Tags: Washington, DC, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, New Britain, Stamford
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Bernard Waber, author and creator of beloved Lyle the crocodile, dies at age 91
NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard Waber, the author of such children's favorites as "The House on East 88th Street" and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile," has died. Waber died May 16 at his Long Island home after a long illness, publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...Tags: Upper East Side, Long Island, Book
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Panel Discussion with Three Contemporary Novelists at R.J. Julia on May 23
M.J. Rose writes cool, lush modern supernaturally tinged romances, including the Reincarnationist series. M.J. Rose books are the epitome of summertime leisure reading, at the smarter beaches. Her latest novel, Seduction, has roots in real life, and stars...Tags: Arts and Culture, Literature
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First edition of 'Harry Potter' book with JK Rowling's notes, drawings being auctioned in UK
LONDON (AP) — A first edition copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that contains author J.K. Rowling's notes and original illustrations is going on sale at a charity auction. The personal annotations from the best-selling author...Tags: Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Auction Service, England
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More poor live in suburbs than urban areas, research shows
Bucking longstanding patterns in the United States, more poor people now live in the nation's suburbs than in urban areas, according to a new analysis. As poverty mounted throughout the nation over the past decade, the number of poor people living in...
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