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First Book president to speak at Saint Mary's College commencement
South Bend Tribune ReportSOUTH BEND -- Kyle Zimmer, president and chief executive officer of First Book, a nonprofit organization that provides new books to children in need, will be the speaker at the Saint Mary's College commencement May 18. A total of 385 students will...Tags: Batavia, Corporate Officers, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Winning $338M Powerball jackpot ticket sold in NJ
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A single ticket sold in New Jersey matched all six numbers in Saturday night's drawing for the $338.3 million Powerball jackpot, lottery officials said. It was the 13th drawing held in the days since a Virginia man won a $217...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Honeywell International Incorporated, Lotteries, Powerball Lottery
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Legendary Oklahoma QB fondly remembered
TOM COYNE,Associated PressSOUTH BEND (AP) — People who knew former Oklahoma quarterback Steve Davis say his passion for flying began before he arrived at the school and led the Sooners to back-to-back national championships in the 1970s. He and friend Wes Caves, a Tulsa,...Tags: Transportation Industry, National Transportation Safety Board, Oklahoma Sooners, Human Interest, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
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Census: Record 1 in 3 US counties are now dying
WASHINGTON (AP) — A record number of U.S. counties — more than 1 in 3 — are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs elsewhere. New 2012 census estimates...Tags: Immigration
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Senate panel votes to expand gun background checks
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a Democratic bill expanding required federal background checks for nearly all gun purchases. The panel approved the measure by 10-8, supported by all Democrats and opposed by every...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Parties and Movements, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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More gun laws = fewer deaths, 50-state study says
CHICAGO (AP) — It's a study everyone is talking about today because the statistics are so dramatic: States with the most gun control laws have a 42 percent lower gun death rate than states with the least number of gun control laws, according to a...
Tags: Politics, Criminal Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Internists, Gun Control
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Seventh-grader defends regional spelling bee title, heads to national contest
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA -- Margaret Peterson is hoping the third time is the charm. Margaret, a home-schooled seventh-grader from Granger, successfully defended her South Bend Tribune Regional Spelling Bee championship on Thursday night at Bethel College. It was... -
Senate committee approves gun trafficking bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation Thursday making gun trafficking a federal crime as lawmakers cast the first vote in Congress to curb firearms since December's horrific shootings at a Connecticut elementary...
Tags: Politics, Sandy Hook Elementary School, National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control, U.S. Congress
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ND commencement speaker: Cardinal Dolan, archbishop of NY
SOUTH BEND — Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Catholic archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will be the principal speaker and recipient of an honorary degree at the University of Notre Dame’s commencement...
Tags: Timothy M. Dolan, Roman Catholicism, Seminaries, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Sequestration worries area vets
WSBT-TVSaturday marked the first full day of the sequester. The drastic federal budget slashing plan resulting in $85 billion in across-the-board cuts are coming and they will arrive first at school systems near military bases and on Native American...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Layoffs and Downsizing, Politics, U.S. Department of Defense, Interior Policy
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South Bend police chief finalists announced
Three finalists have been selected to interview for the position of South Bend police chief, according to a news release from the office of South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, According to the release, the three finalists are: - “Christopher Elg...
Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Norfolk (Litchfield, Connecticut), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Politics, Criminals
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Pentagon creates new medal for cyber, drone wars
WASHINGTON (AP) — They fight the war from computer consoles and video screens. But the troops that launch the drone strikes and direct the cyberattacks that can kill or disable an enemy may never set foot in the combat zone. Now, defense officials...
Tags: Pakistan, Iran, Stuxnet Virus, Armed Conflicts, Leon Panetta
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