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Obama unveils $500 million gun violence package
JULIE PACE,Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades, pressing a reluctant Congress to pass universal background checks and bans on military-style...Tags: U.S. Congress, Patrick Leahy, Politics, Interior Policy, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Obama recasts birth control debate on own terms
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is casting the contraception controversy as an issue of women's rights, not religious freedom, seizing on what backers see as a political gift from Rush Limbaugh to firm up support from women and young...Tags: Labor Legislation, Human Rights, Career and Workplace, Politics, Health
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School accused of putting autistic student in bag
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A 9-year-old autistic boy who misbehaved at school was stuffed into a duffel bag and the drawstring pulled tight, according to his mother, who said she found him wiggling inside as a teacher's aide stood by. The mother of...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Behavioral Conditions, Health, Students
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American student arrested in Cairo arrives in US
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — At least one of three American students arrested during protests in Cairo arrived back in the U.S. Saturday evening, nearly three days after an Egyptian court ordered their release.
Gregory Porter, 19, was greeted by his parents...Tags: Bill Gates, Colleges and Universities, Indiana University, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Teaching and Learning
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Death rate for lung cancer among women declines
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, women's death rates from lung cancer are dropping, possibly a turning point in the smoking-fueled epidemic. It's a small decline, says the nation's annual report on cancer — just under 1 percent a year....Tags: Science and Technology, Washington, DC, Lungs and Airways, Death, Health
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Barbara Piper, Hopkins employee
Barbara "Babs" Piper, a former administrative assistant at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Wednesday of complications from acute bipolar disorder at her Rodgers Forge home. She was 63. Born Barbara Ann Jensen in Baltimore, she was...
Tags: Christianity, Washington, DC, Colleges and Universities, Johns Hopkins University, Brooks Robinson
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Grads turn to community colleges to boost job hopes
In 2010, Jessica Underwood graduated from Carthage College in Kenosha with a stellar academic record, a can-do attitude and a newly minted business degree. But it's been a rough entry into the real world. Like many of her peers, the 24-year-old has...
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Is Big Data turning government into 'Big Brother'?
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With every phone call they make and every Web excursion they take, people are leaving a digital trail of revealing data that can be tracked by profit-seeking companies and terrorist-hunting government officials. The...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Personal Data Collection, Science and Technology, Netflix Inc., Computer Networking and Internet
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Top students in the Class of 2013
South Bend TribuneEdwardsburg High School Valedictorians Andrew Gnott is the son of Edward and Lori Gnott. He was a member of National Honor Society and SADD, played varsity soccer and participated in Science Olympiad. He plans to attend the University of Notre Dame....Tags: Science and Technology, Politics, Government, Indiana University, University of Michigan
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Examining which cancer screenings you may not need
Early detection of cancer is the best chance of cure, right? Maybe not. A growing body of counterintuitive evidence suggests that some cancer-screening tests — including those for breast, prostate, colon, lung and cervical cancer — may be...
Tags: Orlando Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Death, Colon Cancer, Mammogram
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Outlook changing for PSA screening
For nearly a quarter-century, doctors have ordered annual PSA tests for men of a certain age to screen for prostate cancer, despite a lack of evidence that its benefits outweigh the risks — especially when tiny, slow-growing tumors were detected....
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Internists, Health and Medical Professionals, Death, Symptoms
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Graduating Into A Sunnier Job Market
The Hartford CourantFor nearly 6,900 students who graduated Sunday at colleges around the state, the natural question is: What's next? Happily, this year's graduates have more reason to be optimistic than those who graduated two or three years ago, although the market...Tags: Aetna Inc., Science and Technology, Technology, Career and Workplace, Environmental Issues
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