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S.B. mayor candidates to debate Thursday
SOUTH BEND — Voters will have an opportunity Thursday to size up the three candidates running to be South Bend’s next mayor. Democrat Pete Buttigieg, Republican Wayne Curry and Libertarian Patrick Farrell will debate from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at...Tags: Politics, Elections, Indiana University South Bend, Libertarian Party, Clubs and Associations
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Leno named winner of Harvard's Hasty Pudding award
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts native Jay Leno is Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year. Hasty Pudding Theatricals is the nation's oldest undergraduate drama troupe. It says "The Tonight Show" host was selected because he has...Tags: Massachusetts, The Tonight Show (tv program), Johnny Carson, Julianne Moore, Entertainment
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Court hears challenge to $65M Facebook settlement
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former Harvard University classmates of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg want to throw out a $65 million settlement of their lawsuit that alleged the social network was their idea. Lawyers for twins Tyler and Cameron...Tags: Lawyers, Facebook, Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Singer Shakira accepts Harvard honor
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Grammy Award-winning singer and philanthropist Shakira has been honored by Harvard University. The Harvard Foundation, the university's center for intercultural arts and science initiatives, gave Shakira its 2011 Artist...Tags: Jackie Chan, Will Smith, Colleges and Universities, Sharon Stone, Education
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Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team
Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
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China missile hit highest suborbital level since 1976-scientist
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - China launched a large missile on Monday that reached 6,200 miles (10,000 km) above the earth, its highest suborbital launch since 1976, according to a U.S. scientist at Harvard University. Jonathan McDowell, an...Tags: China, Satellite Technology
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U.S. sees China launch as test of anti-satellite muscle -source
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a satellite in orbit, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on Wednesday. China launched a...Tags: U.S. Military, Unrest, Conflicts and War, China, Defense, Satellite Technology
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Pritzker reveals finances, board resignation plans
Tribune reportersChicago billionaire Penny Pritzker intends to resign from corporate boards, including that of Hyatt Hotels Corp., and reported that she received nearly $54 million in consulting fees last year from an off-shore Bahamian trust, the U.S. Commerce...Tags: Barack Obama, Finance, Politics, Hyatt Hotels Corp., U.S. Cabinet
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Hedge funds shop at Supervalu, sour on Apple
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Barry Rosenstein's JANA Partners liked grocery chain Supervalu Inc in a big way in the first quarter, while Philippe Laffont's Coatue Management lost its stomach for the company's shares. Regulatory filings revealed that JANA, a...Tags: Supervalu Inc., Apple iPhone, Yahoo! Inc., Mutual Funds, Apple iPad
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Harvard hikes pay for top in-house money managers
ReutersBOSTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Harvard University paid its top six in-house money managers $29.5 million in 2011, a 45 percent hike from the previous year that it said was due to the "exceptionally strong" returns on the school's endowment during that period....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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ANALYSIS-Once a beacon, Obama under fire over civil liberties
ReutersBy Joan Biskupic and David Ingram WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - He may have been the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago. He may have written a book extolling...Tags: Parties and Movements, John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, Religion and Belief, Politics
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