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Bill Drafted In Secret Would Block Release Of Some Newtown Massacre Records
The Hartford CourantThe staffs of the state's top prosecutor and the governor's office have been working in secret with General Assembly leaders on legislation to withhold records related to the police investigation into the Dec. 14 Newtown elementary school massacre —...Tags: Criminals, Shootings, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Adam Lanza, Government
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Twisters keep returning, but Oklahoma still short on shelters
ReutersBy Mary Wisniewski and David Bailey May 21 (Reuters) - The people of central Oklahoma know all too well the destructive power of a tornado, but when a big one rolled toward the town of Moore again on Monday, residents had few basements and storm shelters...Tags: Natural Disasters, Southern U.S. Storms (2011), Texas Tech University , Tornadoes, FEMA
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Newport News School Board approves Point Option move
NEWPORT NEWS — Newport News schools is moving the Point Option alternative education program from the Denbigh Professional Park to the Oyster Point Technology Center. School Board members learned about the plan and approved it Tuesday evening. The...Tags: York (York, Pennsylvania), Education, Science and Technology, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Tornado touches off new interest in safe rooms, architect says
St. Louis Post-DispatchST. LOUIS Brad Erwin was in junior high that day in August 1990, when a tornado destroyed much of his hometown of Plainfield. Ill., including two schools. Twenty-nine people died during the storm. Erwin believes the death toll could have been much higher...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Natural Disasters, Health and Safety at Work, St. Louis, Financial Aid
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Emanuel: School board members still weighing closings
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who in March indicated that the time for negotiations on his administration's massive school closings plan was over, lauded members of his hand-picked school board Tuesday "for taking their responsibility to our children seriously"...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Health Treatments, Students, Elections, Politics
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Lessons from Aurora, Colo., shooting: Lehigh Valley EMS workers told to be prepared but flexible
Minutes after a madman began shooting in a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., last July, police and emergency medical workers, trained regularly in disaster response, sprang into action. They converged on the theater complex, set up a safety perimeter and...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Science and Technology, Disasters and Accidents, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Oklahoma tornado: Search, cleanup continue; rebuilding ahead
MOORE, Okla. — State and local officials vowed Tuesday to rebuild this bereft suburb, shattered by a tornado that brought death and massive destruction, even as they fought poor weather to push ahead with rescue efforts. In a day marked by...
Tags: Local Government, Natural Disasters, Barack Obama, FEMA, Joplin, Missouri Tornado (2011)
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State school board adopts concussion regulations
The Maryland state school board adopted regulations Tuesday that require more concussion training for those responsible for student-athletes and beef up protocols for addressing head injuries. In addition, the board will convene an advisory board to...
Tags: Lobbying, Students, Politics, Teaching and Learning, Concussion
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Schools and disaster preparation
We’ve had so many stories of teachers doing all they could to protect their students. WSBT reached out to local school districts to find out if they are prepared. The South Bend Community Schools told us: "Each school has emergency procedure... -
Dr. Richard J. Bouchard, cardiologist
Dr. Richard J. Bouchard, a retired cardiologist who played an instrumental role in the establishment of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at St. Agnes Hospital, died Saturday from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at Stella Maris Hospice. The longtime...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Christianity, General Practitioners, Religion and Belief, Health and Medical Professionals
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Champions slam FAMU's priorities, hiring of new band director
The parents of the FAMU drum major who was hazed to death said Tuesday that the university "needs to get its priorities straight" before the famous marching band can perform again. In an interview with the Orlando Sentinel, Robert and Pamela Champion...
Tags: Hazing, Ohio University, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, Culture
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UCF student tries to heal after domestic-violence attack
Kaylyn Martin and her best friend had rented movies in the University of Central Florida library and grabbed a bite to eat when — as they were walking through a campus parking garage — a black car with its headlights off came screeching toward...
Tags: Criminals, Crime Victims, Xbox 360, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities
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