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Indiana panel poised to drop school guns mandate
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A proposal to require a gun-carrying employee in all of Indiana's public and charter schools seemed on the verge of being dropped by legislators Monday. The chairman of the House committee currently considering the bill said he...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Mike Pence, Career and Workplace, Politics
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FBI issued warnings on Ohio gun suspect
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The FBI has alerted black and Jewish leaders in the Detroit area that their names were on a list kept by an alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer charged with illegally possessing an arsenal of weapons, community leaders said. Richard...Tags: Judaism, Religion and Belief, Nazi Party, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, FBI
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S. Ind. school to apologize for racist costumes
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — Officials at a predominantly white middle school in southern Indiana plan to apologize for costumes students wore to a basketball game that sparked allegations of racism. Three New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School...Tags: Racism, Barack Obama, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Despite fights outside Benton Harbor High School, parents a "no show" at school board meeting
WSBT-TVBENTON HARBOR –School leaders, the city, even local pastors are weighing in on what to do about students fighting outside Benton Harbor High School. A pretty big brawl last week prompted the latest round of talks as the community struggles to find...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students
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NYC soda size limit foes question racial fairness
NEW YORK (AP) — Opponents of New York City's limit on the size of sugary drinks are raising questions of racial fairness alongside other complaints as the novel restriction faces a court test. The NAACP's New York state branch and the Hispanic...Tags: New York City
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Gunfire kills young children daily in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before 20 first-graders were massacred at school by a gunman in Newtown, Conn., first-grader Luke Schuster, 6, was shot to death in New Town, N.D. Six-year-olds John Devine Jr. and Jayden Thompson were similarly killed in...
Tags: Justice System, Interior Policy, Barack Obama, FBI, Daniel Webster
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Early voting rises across Ind., GOP gets on board
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The number of Hoosiers voting ahead of Election Day is rising across Indiana in part because of an effort by Republicans to urge their supporters to get to the polls. The number of people voting at election boards before Nov....
Tags: Mitt Romney, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Politics, Local Elections
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Autopsy: Man shot in police car had meth in system
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A man police say shot himself in the head while his hands were cuffed behind him in the back of an Arkansas patrol car tested positive for methamphetamine, anti-anxiety medication and other drugs, according to an autopsy...Tags: Civil Rights, Pharmaceuticals, FBI, Unrest, Conflicts and War, OxyContin (drug)
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Mayor answers council queries on police phone tapes; Council wants more specifics
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterMayor Pete Buttigieg responded to questions Tuesday from Common Council members who wanted to know more about the city's policies and procedures for recording phone calls. He also shed some light on the process and timeline he’ll follow to hire a...Tags: Civil Rights, FBI, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party
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Former Pa. skinhead wins GOP post with single vote
A Republican Party organization in northeastern Pennsylvania is facing a headache after a man with longstanding ties to white supremacist groups was elected to a low-level party position on the strength of a single write-in vote — his own. The...Tags: Democratic Party, Politics, Elections, Parties and Movements, Republican Party
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In wake of Trayvon Martin shooting, Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee reportedly fired
Orlando SentinelSanford police Chief Bill Lee, who has been under heavy criticism in the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting, met with the city manager this morning to discuss his termination, a friend said. Details of his departure haven't been completed, longtime...Tags: Sanford Police Department, George Zimmerman, Shootings, Trayvon Martin
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Michigan Democrats nominate Obama to run for 2nd term
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — As President Barack Obama formally kicked off his re-election campaign Saturday in nearby Ohio, thousands of Democrats gathered in union halls, libraries and community centers throughout Michigan to nominate him to run for a...Tags: General Motors Corp., Mitt Romney, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Democratic Party, Barack Obama
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