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Bulgaria removes state security boss after protests
ReutersSOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's parliament dismissed a powerful media figure from his post as head of national security on Wednesday, hoping the move will put an end to protest rallies against the country's fragile three-week-old government. Thousands of...Tags: Parliament, National Government, European Union, Bulgaria, Career and Workplace
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Stanford student gaining cult status for rethinking NBA philosophy
San Jose Mercury NewsPALO ALTO, Calif. Muthu Alagappan arrived at Stanford University with his heart set on attending medical school, and he still hopes to become a doctor someday. Revolutionizing the NBA is just his hobby. Somehow, though, goofing around with basketball...Tags: National Basketball Association, Baseball, The New York Times, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Basketball
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Transparency laws give citizens tool against Mexican corruption
McClatchy Foreign StaffVILLAHERMOSA, Mexico One day this year, citizen activist Jose Manuel Arias Rodriguez was told by the state of Tabasco that his request under the state's sunshine-in-government law had been granted. Sprawled before him were 14 boxes of receipts and...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Career and Workplace, Politics, Political Corruption
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NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on...
Tags: National Security Agency, Crime, Law and Justice, Computer Networking and Internet, PRISM (surveillance program), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Williams issues apology for rape comments
ReutersTennis star Serena Williams apologized Wednesday on her website for comments she made in a magazine interview about a rape case in Steubenville, Ohio, that made national headlines. "What happened in Steubenville was a real shock for me," the world's No....Tags: Serena Williams, Steubenville Rape Case, Rolling Stone, Wimbledon Championships, Feminism
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READER SUBMITTED: Book Signing And Closing Reception For Celebrated Potter
StorrsThe UConn Libraries will host a closing reception and booksigning on Wednesday, July 10, at 2 p.m. in Homer Babbidge Library for celebrated potter Guy Wolff and his exhibit of horticultural wares, and Suzy Staubach's new biography, Guy Wolff: Master...Tags: People (magazine), Arts and Culture, Steve Jobs
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Red Cross to Guantanamo judge: Don't give lawyers our confidential records
The Miami HeraldGUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba A lawyer for the International Committee of the Red Cross on Tuesday urged a military judge not to order release of its confidential communications with the Pentagon about Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other captives...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, National Security, Civil Rights, Chuck Hagel
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Browns rookie Jamoris Slaughter has eye on successful comeback, starting free safety job
Akron Beacon JournalCLEVELAND Browns rookie free safety Jamoris Slaughter is ready to take the next major step in his comeback attempt and his young career. Slaughter has been sidelined this offseason while rehabilitating from a ruptured left Achilles' tendon he suffered...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Joe Haden, Jason Campbell, Denver Broncos, Roger Goodell
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Hava Holzhauer: Anti-Semitic narratives inspiring terrorists
Since 9-11, approximately 250 American citizens and legal residents motivated by radical interpretations of Islam have been arrested on various terror-related charges, ranging from bomb plots to providing material support to terrorists. More than a...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Philosophy, Judaism, Sports, Religious Conflicts
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Virginia governor billed taxpayers for sunscreen, dog vitamins -report
ReutersWASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife used taxpayer money to pay for sunscreen and dog vitamins, the Washington Post reported on Monday, a disclosure that comes as the Republican leader is said to be under scrutiny...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Vitamin Therapy, Star Scientific Incorporated, Freedom of Information Act
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About Jorge Duany
Dr. Jorge Duany is the Director of the Cuban Research Institute and Professor of Anthropology at Florida International University. He previously served as Acting Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Professor of Anthropology at the University of...
Tags: Culture, University of Chicago, Orlando, Colleges and Universities, Education
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'Giant Slayer,' 'Movie 43' among new DVD, Blu-ray titles
Akron Beacon JournalMoviegoers' interest in fantasy, from superheroes to the supernatural, has prompted a subgenre of movies derived from fairy tales. It has not, based on recent evidence, been welcome. One of the problems with the form has been making it accessible both to...Tags: Hugh Jackman, Aaron Sorkin, Emma Stone, IMAX, Bruce Willis
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