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Pa. girl's double-lung transplant deemed success
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 10-year-old girl whose efforts to qualify for an organ donation spurred public debate over how organs are allocated underwent a successful double-lung transplant on Wednesday, the girl's family said. Sarah Murnaghan, who...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics, Cystic Fibrosis, New York City, Lung Transplants
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Hospitals crack down on workers refusing flu shots
CHICAGO (AP) — Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots, with some workers losing their...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Pneumonia, Chemical Industry, Labor Legislation, Hospitals and Clinics
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Political, legal fights over school vouchers' fate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Students like Delano Coffy are at the heart of brewing political fights and court battles over whether public dollars should go to school vouchers to help make private schools more affordable. He was failing in his neighborhood...
Tags: Republican Party, Bob McDonnell, Students, Christianity, Personal Income
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Union says right-to-work law violates free speech
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's new right-to-work law should be struck down because it infringes upon unions' free speech rights by depriving them of the dues that fund their political speech, attorneys for a union challenging the law contend,...
Tags: Lawyers, Politics, Laws, Labor Legislation, Trials
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Obesity drops among NYC K-8 students overall
NEW YORK (AP) — Obesity rates have declined among New York City's public schoolchildren in kindergarten through eighth grade over the past five years, said a government study published Thursday. The study published by the federal Centers for...Tags: Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Obesity, Medical Research, Milk
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Food companies take veggie cue from sneaky trend
It looks like Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, and Kraft says it tastes just like the original. But a new ingredient is lurking inside this version of the American family dinner staple — cauliflower. Don't tell the kids! Kraft Foods Inc. is the latest...Tags: Target Brands, Inc., Healthy Diet, Pasta, Lifestyle and Leisure, Diets and Dieting
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Professors upset over bill to ban partner benefits
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Professors at the University of Michigan predict there will be resignations if state lawmakers ban health insurance for domestic partners of public employees. Andries Coetzee tells AnnArbor.com (http://bit.ly/tfeu0C) he's...Tags: Minority Groups, Rick Snyder, U.S. Senate, Gays and Lesbians
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Group: Google apps inaccessible to blind students
WASHINGTON (AP) — An advocacy group has filed a complaint with the federal government accusing New York University and Northwestern University of discriminating against the blind by adopting Google's e-mail program. The National Federation of...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice, Washington, DC, Google Inc.
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Charting America's anti-obesity progress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama had doubts about making a campaign against childhood obesity one of her signature issues. "I wondered to myself whether we could really make a difference, because when you take on a problem this big and this...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Weight, Homes, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Politics
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Lawmaker, university spar over 'control' of Chinese dissident in U.S.
ReutersBy Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - A U.S. congressman who has been blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng's main champion in Washington said people working for New York University have tried to keep him from meeting Chen, barging into a...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Politics, Chen Guangcheng, Blindness, Justice and Rights
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Michael Hastings' death remains under investigation
Authorities are continuing to sort out the details of an auto accident that apparently claimed the life of award-winning journalist Michael Hastings. The death of the 33-year-old Hastings was announced by his employer, BuzzFeed, which said he died in...
Tags: Accidental Death, Stanley A. McChrystal, Rolling Stone, Politics, Wars and Interventions
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James Franco seeks funds to turn his book 'Palo Alto' into film(s)
The ubiquitous James Franco, author, actor, etc., etc., is raising funds on the website Indiegogo for a three-film series based on his 2011 short story collection, "Palo Alto." The book, which was Franco's debut in the world of letters, was inspired...
Tags: James Franco, Authors, Elysium (movie), Rob Thomas, Entertainment
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