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Census shows whites lose US majority among babies
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, minorities make up a majority of babies in the U.S., part of a sweeping race change and a growing age divide between mostly white, older Americans and predominantly minority youths that could reshape...Tags: Demographics, Immigration, Migration, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Arizona
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Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Miss. redistricting that NAACP said diluted black vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's redistricting. The Mississippi NAACP had challenged the state's 2011 state elections because the Legislature...Tags: Regional Elections, Elections, NAACP, Politics, Washington, DC
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Supreme Court will hear church-state case over prayers at public meetings
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings. The justices said they will review an appeals court ruling that held that...Tags: Delta Air Lines, Trials, Belief and Faith, Religion and Belief, Separation of Church and State
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Another City Council Remap Submitted; Field Hearings To Begin
WrigleyvilleThe Roscoe View Journal reports:A new proposed map for Chicago City Council wards was submitted to City Council by the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF) yesterday, as the debate over how to readjust ward lines to 2010 Census dat...
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Pittsburgh region’s population loss is Lehigh Valley area’s gain
Capitol IdeasYo! The long-running success of the Pittsburgh Steelers apparently is not enough to keep people in parts of western Pennsylvania. Allegheny County lost 4.3 percent of its population between the 2000 Census and 2010 Census. As a result, it will...... -
Pa. congressional map now awaits Corbett's signature
Pennsylvania Ave.Legislation carving Easton out of the Lehigh Valley's congressional district now awaits Gov. Tom Corbett's signature to become law. The state House passed a new congressional map Tuesday; the Senate passed it last week. The new map shifts the city...... -
Costa Mesa hires executive to replace Naghavi
The city of Costa Mesa has made a preliminary offer to fill the job of economic and development director, the city spokesman confirmed Friday. Gary Armstrong, director of planning and building inspection services for San Benito County, is slated to...Tags: Science and Technology, University of California, Santa Barbara, LinkedIn Corp.
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Native American actress proud to walk Cannes red carpet
Reuters* Native American actress says break new ground at Cannes * Misty Upham says starring at festival is a dream fulfilled * French director Desplechin's fourth film to compete By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES, May 18 (Reuters) - Native American actress...Tags: Entertainment, Arnaud Desplechin, Social Issues, Frozen River (movie), Festive Events
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Smith Island denial
Even the most jaded observer must acknowledge there's something admirable about the desire of so many living on Smith Island to see their community survive and prosper. Residents of this marshy (and shrinking in both population and real estate)...
Tags: Global Change, Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Ecosystems, Conservation
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Waynesboro Borough Council, mayor could get raises
waynesboro@herald-mail.comWaynesboro Borough Council members plan to give themselves and the town’s mayor pay raises starting in 2014. The six members of council voted on the pay raises during their meeting Wednesday. Those pay raises need to be advertised and voted on in...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Elections, Politics
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GOP legislators use power to control local affairs
ATLANTA (AP) — Even with Republicans holding unprecedented political power across the South, Democrats remain mostly in charge of urban centers in otherwise conservative states. Yet increasingly that control is threatened, not at the ballot box, but...
Tags: Voting, Charlotte, Democratic Party, Government, Environmental Issues
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Alcohol and traffic deaths
The entire undergraduate student bodies of the Johns Hopkins University and the U.S. Naval Academy combined. The population of Bel Air, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. The average attendance at a Hershey Bears hockey game (the highest in the AHL)....
Tags: Annapolis, Johns Hopkins University, Crime, Law and Justice, Highway Transportation, Transportation Industry
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