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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: Space Programs, University of Notre Dame, Science and Technology
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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: Weston (Broward, Florida), Television Industry, Rachael Ray, Cooking Shows (genre), Television Stations
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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: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Gloria Steinem, Applied Physics, Jane Fonda, NASA
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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: Emergency Health Procedures, Accidental Death, 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: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Chemotherapy
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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: Computer Hardware, Pixar Animation, Prices, Explosions, Gaming Industry
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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: Breast Cancer, Human Interest, Liver, Lung Cancer, Cancer
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READER SUBMITTED: Glastonbury Resident Walks In Memory Of Her Husband
GlastonburyMore than 750 people will join the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network for a 5K walk and run to raise funds and awareness about pancreatic cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States, at PurpleStride Connecticut 2013 on Saturday,...Tags: Glastonbury, Meriden
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Obama to honor Sally Ride, first US woman in space, with posthumous Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will bestow the Medal of Freedom posthumously on Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space. Obama says Ride was a role model to young women and showed that achievement has no limits. He says...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Barack Obama, Sally Ride, Washington, DC, White House
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TEDxOrangeCoast 'Beautiful Minds' conference set
TEDxOrangeCoast organizers on Monday announced the date and theme of this year's event in Costa Mesa. The third annual fall conference, called "Beautiful Minds," will be held Sept. 20 and 21 at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. TEDxOrangeCoast is an...Tags: Rick Warren, Music, Entertainment
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READER SUBMITTED: Abelon Memorial Walk
East HartfordOn May 19, CIBA students walked for a cure in support of the Michael Abelon Memorial Foundation and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Mr. Michael Abelon was a highly respected science educator at East Hartford High School and a co-founder of the...Tags: East Hartford, Human Interest, Education, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Students
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Letters: Dying but not wanting to know
Re "Prescribing silence," Opinion, May 16 That Dr. Susan Partovi asked a patient if he wanted to know the details of his terminal illness is commendable. But relying on the old standby, "Do you want everything done?" — not so much. The medical...Tags: Medical Specialization, General Practitioners, Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals, Diseases and Illnesses
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