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Indiana earns top seed in East Region
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Tom Crean watched the television in utter amazement Sunday. Two years ago, his Hoosiers weren't even eligible for the NIT. Now, they're the No. 1 seed in the East Region of the NCAA tournament. And while they won't be...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Invitation Tournament, Cody Zeller, Indiana Hoosiers, Wisconsin Badgers
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Booze calories nearly equal soda's for US adults
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans get too many calories from soda. But what about alcohol? It turns out adults get almost as many empty calories from booze as from soft drinks, a government study found. Soda and other sweetened drinks — the focus...Tags: Disease Prevention, Medical Research, Coca-Cola Co., Wines, New York City
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Romney, Obama challenge each other in third and final debate
Associated PressBOCA RATON, Fla. -- President Barack Obama sharply challenged Mitt Romney on foreign policy in their final campaign debate Monday night, saying, "Every time you've offered an opinion you've been wrong." The Republican coolly responded, "Attacking me is...Tags: Paul Ryan, International Military Interventions, Osama bin Laden, Iran, Egypt
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Man frees 17-pound lobster from Conn. restaurant
WATERFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man purchased a 17-pound lobster at a Waterford restaurant, then released the crustacean back into Long Island Sound. Don MacKenzie of Niantic tells The Day of New London he knew the lobster, nicknamed "Lucky...
Tags: Waterford, New London (New London, Connecticut)
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Scientist: Evolution debate will soon be history
NEW YORK (AP) — Noted paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey says scientific discoveries may soon make the debate over evolution a part of history. The Kenyan-born scientist serves as a professor at Stony Brook University on New York's Long Island....Tags: Stony Brook University, Science and Technology, Paul Simon
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Homeless NY science whiz invited to State of Union
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. (AP) — A homeless New York teen who's a semifinalist in a prestigious national science contest has been invited to watch President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. Brentwood High School senior Samantha Garvey has been...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Israel, Intel Corp., Brentwood (Islip, New York), Science
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Homeless NY teen up for science prize to get house
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. (AP) — A homeless New York teenager who's a national Intel science competition semifinalist won't be homeless for much longer. Samantha Garvey and her family were offered a rent subsidized home by officials in the Long Island county...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Intel Corp., Brentwood (Islip, New York), Science, Rentals
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Homeless NY teen up for science prize offered help
BAY SHORE, N.Y. (AP) — A homeless New York teenager who's a national Intel science competition semifinalist has been flooded with attention and support. Samantha Garvey is one of 61 Long Island students who have a chance at the competition's top...Tags: Family, Charity, Intel Corp., Brentwood (Islip, New York), Science
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NY police resume search in serial killer probe
OAK BEACH, N.Y. (AP) — Police investigating a suspected serial murder on New York's Long Island have resumed their search in the area where a prostitute went missing 18 months ago. Wednesday's search centered on Shannan Gilbert of Jersey City, N.J....Tags: Jones Beach State Park, Tropical Storms, Murder
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Corpse found near NY beach is likely prostitute's
OAK BEACH, N.Y. (AP) — After a yearlong search, police investigators on New York's Long Island announced Tuesday that they believe they have discovered the skeletal remains of a New Jersey prostitute who vanished last December after fleeing a...Tags: Ocean Parkway, Suffolk County Police, Prostitution, Portland (Middlesex, Connecticut), Environmental Issues
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Vietnam veterans officially receive overdue honor
Tribune Staff WriterHis fellow Marines told Tom Andrus not to wear his uniform when he trekked off the base in Long Island, N.Y., where he was sent after returning as a wounded soldier from Vietnam. “They treated us like (bleep),” Andrus said of anti-war...Tags: Bleep (euphemism), Veterans Affairs, Vietnam, U.S. Senate, Health
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US Muslims find defending themselves exhausting
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Finishing law school is a challenge for Dewnya Bakri-Bazzi, but being an American and a Muslim can be downright exhausting.
As she crammed before class this week, Bakri-Bazzi caught up on testimony from a congressional...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Crimes, National Security, Politics, College Basketball
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