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More gun laws = fewer deaths, 50-state study says
CHICAGO (AP) — It's a study everyone is talking about today because the statistics are so dramatic: States with the most gun control laws have a 42 percent lower gun death rate than states with the least number of gun control laws, according to a...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Research, Internists, Suicide, Personal Weapon Control
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At UC San Francisco, 150 surgeries canceled because of strike
SAN FRANCISCO -- A strike by patient-care workers concerned about pension changes and staffing levels has led to the cancellation of an expected 150 surgeries at UC San Francisco Medical Center over the two-day labor action and will affect at least...
Tags: Strikes, Interior Policy, Michael Jackson, Politics, Labor Legislation
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Immigration: A wider better welcome mat
As an immigrant and an engineer, I know the magnetic pull that the United States exerts on anyone who dreams of a career in science. From the time I watched NASA technicians on television during the first lunar landing in 1969, I resolved to get the...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Financial Aid, Politics, University of California, Berkeley, NASA
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Tubert, Arkansas golf ready for NCAA Championships
Update on local athletes competing in college. Emily Tubert (Burroughs High, 2010) junior, University of Arkansas women's golf: The former All-Area standout for the Indians and her Razorback teammates are preparing for the 2013 NCAA Championships, which...
Tags: Alabama Crimson Tide, Baseball, Oregon Ducks, Florida Gators, Auburn Tigers
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Everyone on Earth is related to everyone else, DNA shows
The history of Europe is written in its people's DNA. The Huns and the Slavs made incursions into Eastern Europe about 1,500 years ago. Migrants moved from Ireland to England in recent centuries. Populations in Italy and Spain have been comparatively...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Biotechnology Industry, Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Medical Research
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Placentas provide clues about autism risk at birth, study says
Researchers believe they have come up with a way to tell whether a newborn infant has a higher-than-normal risk of developing autism -- by looking for abnormalities in the placenta shortly after birth. The abnormalities in question are called...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Medical Specialization, Research, Medical Research, Behavioral Conditions
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Scholarship Awards Breakfast: Corona del Mar
Troy Bolus GPA: 4.5 School Activities/Clubs: track, Photography Club Community: peer tutor, Illumination Foundation Awards/Honors: Most Valuable Player varsity track 2012, Best Varsity Jumper 2010-11 Hobbies/Interests: guitar, golf, skiing,...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Human Interest, Politics, Social Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Winter blues and summer bummer link brains of rats and man
Nicholas Spitzer and Davide Dulcis felt for people in higher latitudes whose attitudes soured in the shorter daylight hours of winter. The neuroscientists, who work in balmy San Diego, wondered whether summer was a bummer for rats. They’re...Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Science, Diseases and Illnesses, Research, Light Therapy
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School board approves guitar, ukelele course
Laguna Beach Unified School District board members approved a guitar/ukelele course at Laguna Beach High School next fall during its regular board meeting Tuesday night. The board voted 5-0 for the elective course that will count toward the high school'...Tags: Music, Students, Woodbridge, Entertainment, Teaching and Learning
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Tennis: 'The Ojai' starts Thursday
It's easy for Corona del Mar High senior Alec Adamson to explain why he likes playing in the Ojai Tennis Tournament, which celebrates its 113th year this season. "It's the legacy of the tournament," Adamson said. "The tournament's been going for 113...Tags: Pacific-12 Conference, Human Interest, UCLA Bruins, Tennis, University of California, Irvine
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Vista Latina: El Centro native recognized for green energy work
Staff Writer, Copy EditorAs a child growing up in El Centro, Humberto Rincon often had to make do with the everyday items for entertainment. Sometimes that meant making his own toys. By the time he was 17 years old, his natural curiosity and love for “tinkering with...Tags: Science, Students, Social Issues, Environmental Issues, Waste Management and Pollution Control
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Boys' Tennis: Adamson having big year for CdM
Respect is something that has to be earned on the tennis court. Anyone who was at the Corona del Mar High boys' tennis home match against University on March 19 had to come away with respect for CdM senior Alec Adamson. When Adamson came to CdM before...
Tags: California Interscholastic Federation, Students, Schools, High Schools, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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