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Bill for tougher Ind. abortion pill law advances
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana clinics that provide only abortion drugs would face the same requirements as those where surgical abortions are performed under a proposal approved Wednesday by a state legislative committee. The bill approved by the...Tags: Abortion, Drugs and Medicines, Family, Medical Research, General Practitioners
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National Cathedral to host 1st same-sex weddings
WASHINGTON — The Washington National Cathedral, where the nation gathers to mourn tragedies and celebrate new presidents, will soon begin hosting same-sex marriages. Cathedral officials tell The Associated Press the church will be among the...
Tags: Ronald Reagan, Christianity, Martin Luther King Jr., Politics, Religion and Belief
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Ivory Coast stampede survivors blame barricades
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Survivors of a stampede in Ivory Coast that killed 61 people, most of them children and teenagers, after a New Year's Eve fireworks display at a stadium said Wednesday that barricades stopped them from moving along a main...
Tags: New Year's Day, Human Interest, Justice and Rights, Politics, Hospitals and Clinics
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Nobel literature winner says censorship necessary
STOCKHOLM (AP) — This year's Nobel literature winner Mo Yan, who has been criticized for his cozy relationship with China's Communist Party, defended censorship Thursday as something as necessary as airport security checks. He also suggested he...Tags: Liu Xiaobo, Ceremonies, Politics, Literature, Mo Yan
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Factory owner: I didn't know fire exits needed
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The owner of a Bangladesh clothing factory where a fire killed 112 people says he was never informed the facility was required to have an emergency exit, a sign of how far removed the leaders of the nation's garment industry...
Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumer Goods Industries, Career and Workplace
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Annual Smoke Out focuses on ways to quit
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- The day Regina West, 53, had her last cigarette last month, her 3-year-old granddaughter picked out a new dress for her at Good Will as a way to say congratulations. The South Bend woman had her first cigarette at 18, and is now about 45...Tags: Local Government, American Cancer Society, Government, Politics, Quitting Smoking
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Border Patrol under scrutiny for deadly force
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — A pair of Mexican drug smugglers in camouflage pants, bundles of marijuana strapped to their backs, scaled a 25 foot-high fence in the middle of the night, slipped quietly into the United States and dashed into the darkness....
Tags: FBI, Politics, American Civil Liberties Union, International Relations, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Bus agency wins appeal in dispute over Muslim ads
DETROIT (AP) — A group offering to help Muslims who want to leave their religion has lost a key court ruling in a dispute over ads on Detroit-area buses. In 2011, a judge said a bus agency known as SMART likely violated the group's free-speech...Tags: Islam, Politics, Religion and Belief
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Court blocks Indiana defunding of Planned Parenthood
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana stepped between women and their physicians when it enacted a law that blocked Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood just because the organization provides abortions, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 7th U.S....
Tags: Abortion, Health Insurance, Politics, American Civil Liberties Union, Health Treatments
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UN urges protection for elderly as world grays
TOKYO (AP) — The fast aging of Japanese society is evident as soon as one lands at Tokyo's Narita airport and sees who is doing the cleaning. Young people tend to take such menial jobs in other countries, but here they are often held by workers...Tags: Feminism, Alzheimer's Disease, Physical Conditions, Politics, Nursing Homes
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Legal language pivot of Ind. abortion drug fight
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A legal loophole could become the latest weapon in the fight over abortion rights as opponents push Indiana to rewrite a law that defines abortion clinics so it includes facilities offering the procedure without surgery by...
Tags: Abortion, Pharmaceuticals, Politics, Food and Drug Administration, Hospitals and Clinics
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Ribbon cut on South Bend hydro turbine long in the making
SOUTH BEND – A special ribbon cutting took place Wednesday in South Bend for a project 30 years in the making. The city unveiled an old hydro turbine that was purchased decades ago and has now been installed in the St. Joseph River near the East...
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