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Commencement speakers: Conservatives need not apply
We have once again entered the college commencement season, which means we'll soon be reading about uplifting graduation speeches delivered by prominent Americans. Or at least by prominent liberal Americans. It's becoming increasingly apparent that...
Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Howard University
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World science map grim for Latin America
The highly respected Nature Scientific Reports journal has just published a map of the world's leading science cities, and it looks pretty bad for emerging countries: It shows the planet's northern hemisphere full of lights, and the south almost solidly...Tags: Applied Physics, Science, Brazil, Technology, United Kingdom
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Longtime therapist opens office
Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill.A little boy, about 6 years old, kept burying a little figurine in sand during therapy sessions with Juanita Madrigal. When Madrigal asked him why, he said, "Oh, it kind of reminds me of me sometimes." Madrigal discovered that the boy wanted to hide...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Family, Medical Specialization, Religion and Belief, Philosophy
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Ex-Celt Jason Collins exits closet, makes history
Boston HeraldJason Collins, a 12-year NBA veteran who spent the first half of this season with the Celtics, changed the sporting culture with one sentence and one admission to Sports Illustrated yesterday: "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay." With...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Boston Celtics, Crime, Law and Justice, National Football League, Sports Illustrated
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Patriots Draft Wrap: Run On Rutgers; Three Scarlet Knights Selected
With Bill Belichick holding just five selections heading into the 2013 NFL Draft -- and no picks in the third, fourth or fifth rounds - speculation was that New England would be looking to trade down from the 29th selection in an effort to add more picks....Tags: College Football, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Julian Edelman, Tommy Kelly, College Sports
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Feud over electric-car charging stations
Two companies are battling in court to take over Chicago's electric-vehicle charging stations, which are less than two-thirds complete amid a backlog of unpaid bills and a federal probe into payments to vendors. JNS Holdings Corp. in Arlington Heights...
Tags: Simon Property Group, Inc., Miami Beach, FBI, Freedom of Information Act, Vehicles
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Cuts may stunt state's growth
Boston HeraldHigher worker bonuses and a strong technology sector helped the Massachusetts economy grow faster than the nation for the first three months of the year, but experts warned that federal budget cuts and the payroll tax increase are already taking a toll on...Tags: Public Finance, Politics, Government Debt, Labor Markets
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WRAPUP 5-Boston bombing suspect in prison, brother's body unclaimed
Reuters* Wounded Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Devens prison medical center * The body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev remains unclaimed * Carjacking victim tells Boston Globe of night of terror * Lawmakers raise questions about prior probe of suspect (Adds details on...Tags: Islam, Times Square, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Crime, Law and Justice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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WRAPUP 3-Boston bomb suspect moved to prison from hospital
Reuters* Wounded Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Devens prison medical center * Lawmakers press inquiry of prior probe of suspect * Carjacking victim tells Boston Globe of night of terror (Adds quotes from congressman) By Scott Malone and Tim McLaughlin BOSTON, April...Tags: Islam, Crime, Law and Justice, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Religion and Belief
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Controversial streaming-TV service Aereo coming to NH on May 30
The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.The most controversial broadcast system in television -- Aereo, which allows over-the-air streaming of channels in a direct challege to Comcast -- is coming to Greater Nashua. New York City-based Aereo, which gathers over-the-air signals using large...Tags: Boston, Windham (Windham, Connecticut), Media Industry, Apple iPad, Television Industry
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College Town Shuttered: Not Easy For Students Locked Down In Boston
The Hartford CourantSpring is the high season of college life in Boston, with Frisbee on the Common and sun-bathing on the Esplanade, but students were finding it a very different place Friday as they stared out their windows from the dormitories where they were locked down....Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lifestyle and Leisure, Public Transportation, Shootings
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Did brotherly bond play role in Boston bombings?
NEW YORK (AP) — It's a vexing puzzle about the Boston Marathon bombings: The younger of the two accused brothers hardly seemed headed for a monumental act of violence. How could he team up with his older brother to do this? Nobody knows for sure,...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Sports
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