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Notre Dame grad astronaut making video call to Statehouse
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana native and Notre Dame graduate who's commanding the International Space Station will be making a very long distance video call to the Indiana Statehouse. Astronaut Kevin Ford is scheduled to speak from Earth orbit...
Tags: Science and Technology, Space Programs, University of Notre Dame
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Mr. Food dies at 81
Art Ginsburg, the delightfully dorky television chef known as Mr. Food, died at his home in Weston, Fla., Wednesday following a struggle with pancreatic cancer. He was 81. Ginsburg — who enticed viewers for decades with a can-do focus on easy...
Tags: Television Stations, Television Industry, Rachael Ray, Cooking Shows (genre), Weston (Broward, Florida)
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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: Stanford University, Technology, Rocketry, Jane Fonda, Kennedy Space Center
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Family, Granger community stunned over double drownings
WSBT-TV ReporterLess than 24 hours after police cars, fire trucks and ambulances lit up the quiet Brendon Hills neighborhood in Granger, people who live on Glen Arbor Court were still trying to comprehend what happened. “I think anyone with small children or...Tags: Accidental Death, Emergency Health Procedures, Relay for Life
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Funeral arrangements set for Notre Dame administrator who drowned in pool
GRANGER – Funeral arrangements have been made for the victims of an accidental drowning in Granger late last week. 55-year-old David Prentkowski and his 18-month-old granddaughter Charlotte Chelminiak were found in the family pool Thursday. Formal...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium
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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: Liver Transplants, Marketing, Apple iTunes, Oracle Corp., The Walt Disney Co.
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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: Tumors, Breast Cancer, Skin Cancer, Lungs and Airways, Washington, DC
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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...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Education, Internal Medicine, Harvard University, Internists
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Mickalia Marguerite Ford
Mickalia Marguerite Ford Mickalia “Mickey” Marguerite Ford began life in Los Angeles, Ca. on March 14th, 1944. Growing up in Manhattan Beach, Ca. she was a vibrant, and popular young lady, making friends wherever she went. In 1969 she married...
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Angelina Jolie mastectomy: A closer look at DNA, breast cancer risk
By opting for surgery to remove her breasts while they were still healthy, Angelina Jolie joined a growing number of women who have used genetic testing to take control of their health. Here are answers to some common questions about how DNA...
Tags: Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Breast Cancer, St. John's Health Center, Biotechnology Industry, Chemical Industry
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Katherine L. Vaughns
Katherine L. Vaughns, a University of Maryland School of Law professor and secretary of the Center Stage board who immersed herself in the arts community, died of pancreatic cancer May 4 at a Sinai Hospital hospice unit. The Bolton Hill resident was 68....
Tags: Bolton Hill, Litigation, Movies, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities
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Angelina Jolie's surgery not for everyone, experts warn
In the wake of Angelina Jolie’s announcement that she had a double mastectomy because of a rare gene, the American Cancer Society is warning that the radical surgery should not be taken lightly. Experts said that while the surgery is totally...Tags: Breast Cancer, Health Organizations, Angelina Jolie, The New York Times, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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