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Opponents denounce call for anti-gay prom in Indiana
SULLIVAN, Ind. (AP) — A quiet Indiana community known for its parks and corn festival has become the latest setting for the debate over gay rights and bullying after several area residents, including some high schoolers, proposed holding a non-...
Tags: Television Stations, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Customs and Tradition, Minority Groups
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Disabled parents face bias, loss of kids: report
Millions of Americans with disabilities have gained innumerable rights and opportunities since Congress passed landmark legislation on their behalf in 1990. And yet advocates say barriers and bias still abound when it comes to one basic human right: To be...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Civil Rights, Adoption, Career and Workplace, Politics
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Could Sandy postpone Election Day?
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- One week before a close election, superstorm Sandy has confounded the presidential race, halted early voting in many areas and led some to ponder whether the election might even be postponed. It could take days to restore electricity to...Tags: Science and Technology, New York City, White House, Barack Obama, Electronics
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Pence visits South Bend, talks of jobs engines
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- A key point in Mike Pence's economic plan might bring a payoff for Indiana college towns, including this one. The Republican gubernatorial candidate visited South Bend on Thursday, making stops at The Tribune, General Sheet Metal Works...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Personal Income, Small Businesses, Kevin Allen, Politics
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Sally Ride, first US woman in space, dies at 61
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Space used to be a man's world. Then came Sally Ride, who blazed a cosmic trail into orbit for U.S. women. With a pitch perfect name out of a pop song refrain, she joined the select club of American space heroes the public knew by...
Tags: Science and Technology, Barack Obama, Space Programs, Technology, Gloria Steinem
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Obama student loan plan nearing end
WASHINGTON (AP) — Borrowers hoping to consolidate their student loans through a special program created by President Barack Obama last year have just until Saturday to apply. To much fanfare, Obama used executive authority in October to launch a...
Tags: Finance, White House, Barack Obama, Loans, Economic Stimulus Plan
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Study: 6 pounds of bacteria live on 200-pound person
WASHINGTON (AP) — They live on your skin, up your nose, in your gut — enough bacteria, fungi and other microbes that collected together could weigh, amazingly, a few pounds. Now scientists have mapped just which critters normally live in or...
Tags: Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Genes and Chromosomes, Cesarean Section, Medical Specialization
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Study: Dads less likely to die of heart problems
Fatherhood may be a kick in the old testosterone, but it may also help keep a man alive. New research suggests that dads are a little less likely to die of heart-related problems than childless men are. The study — by the AARP, the government and...Tags: Demographics, Genes and Chromosomes, Human Body, Denver, Diseases and Illnesses
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Sigourney Weaver to Saint Mary's students: Education led to success
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterActress Sigourney Weaver seemed destined for the theater. Her mother, Elizabeth Inglis, was a well-known actress, and her father, Sylvester Weaver, pioneered such shows as “Today” and “The Tonight Show” as president of NBC in the...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Movies, Education, Golden Globe Awards, Yale University
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Apple says company co-founder Steve Jobs has died
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to theiPod andiPhone, died Wednesday. He was 56.
Apple...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Prices, Computer Hardware, Animation (genre), Career and Workplace
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Father of artificial intelligence dies in Calif.
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — John McCarthy, a pioneer in artificial intelligence technology and creator of the computer programming language often used in that field, has died. He was 84. Stanford University, where McCarthy was a professor for four...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Unix, Computer Science, Apple Inc.
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Night football returns to ND Stadium
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND — Notre Dame football is ready for prime time. At least its football schedule is. This fall, for the first time in 21 years, the Irish will play at night game at Notre Dame Stadium. Kickoff for ND’s rivalry renewal Oct. 22 with...Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Southern California, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Football
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