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Gene discovered that raises asthma risk in blacks
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have discovered a genetic mutation unique to African Americans that could help explain why blacks are so susceptible to asthma. Prior studies looking for asthma genes have turned up several, but most of the studies...Tags: Health, Genes and Chromosomes, Europe, African Americans, Minority Groups
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Excessive outrage over Berkeley Republicans' half-baked protest
I have no beef with the student Republicans.
Oh, I disagree with them about affirmative action, and probably a dozen other things as well. But I am not troubled — amused, but not troubled — by the way they've expressed their view....Tags: African Americans, Stephen Colbert, Republican Party, Minority Groups, University of California, Berkeley
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Hartford Mayor Enters Nominating Convention In Position Of Strength
The Hartford CourantMayor Pedro Segarra has put himself in a comfortable position as he gets ready for Thursday's Democratic nominating convention. His strongest opponent stepped aside three weeks ago in an agreement brokered by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, leaving Segarra a...Tags: Wethersfield, Dannel P. Malloy , Celebrities and Bad Behavior, Justice System, African Americans
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Texas Seeks Clearance for Political Maps
Texas Tribune
Texas bypassed the Obama administration's Department of Justice on Tuesday, opting to ask a panel of federal judges in Washington, D.C., to review the state's new maps for congressional, legislative and State Board of Education districts....Tags: Justice System, Minority Groups, Washington, DC, Lawyers, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Illinois Republicans sue over Democrat-drawn remap
Clout StreetThe state’s top Republican legislative leaders today led the filing of a federal lawsuit challenging a Democratic-drawn remapping of the state’s House and Senate districts, alleging it unfairly discriminates against African Americans and...Tags: Government, African Americans, Executive Branch, Minority Groups, Justice and Rights
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VIDEO: Crime-Fighting Chihuahua Attacks Armed Bandits
KTLA NewsALTADENA, Calif (KTLA) -- Two robbery suspects ran into an unexpected obstacle during a hold-up at a cigar shop in Altadena -- a crime-fighting Chihuahua. Deputies say the men entered Ace Smoke Shop on North Lake Avenue ordered the clerk to give them his...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Minority Groups, KTLA, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Where Are The Women For City Council?
Hartford Democrats cashiered their antiquated racial quotas for the party's city council slate last Thursday. That development — as well as more robust competition among council candidates — was the best outcome from the party's first...Tags: African Americans, Minority Groups, Horse (animal), National or Ethnic Minorities, Political Corruption
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Rodriguez: White flight — to the city
For nearly half a century, the term "inner city" has been code for poor and minority. But now white flight — the decades-long trend of affluent Anglos leaving the urban core for leafier suburban cul-de-sacs — has run its course. And "inner...Tags: Hurricane Katrina (2005), African Americans, Arts and Culture, Minority Groups, Times Square
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Democrats Change Candidate Formula, But Criticized For Not Including A Woman On Slate
The Hartford CourantFor the first time in years, the city's Democratic Town Committee broke its tradition of endorsing two African-Americans, two Latinos and two white candidates for city council. Instead, the party endorsed three African-Americans, two Latinos and one...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , African Americans, Government, Executive Branch, Minority Groups
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On Faith: Society could take some cues from tennis court
For many years I've been playing tennis at Orange Coast College and learning important life lessons: •The players are a diverse group — a wide range of ages and ethnicities, both genders, many walks of life. •The sportsmanship and...Tags: Television, Tennis, Hobbies, Minority Groups, Entertainment
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Workers wanted in Aberdeen
jnatalie-lees@aberdeennews.comBusiness and community leaders have formed a task force to prepare for workers arriving for jobs in Aberdeen who might be of a different nationality or ethnic group. Aberdeen will add more than 1,000 jobs in the next year, and, in order to meet that...Tags: Baptist, Employment Opportunities, Refugee, Employees, Government
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