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Kansas site beats out competition for new $450 million biodefense lab
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The federal government has recommended a site in Kansas for a new $450 million laboratory to study biological threats like anthrax and foot-and-mouth disease, officials said Wednesday. The Homeland Security Department's choice of...Tags: Kansas, Medical Research, Georgia, Long Island, Economic Policy
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LCCC offering tuition-free program to jobless
Lehigh Carbon Community College will be offering education opportunities to assist those who have been laid off due to the recent downturn in the economy. Applicants are eligible for a tuition-free semester of 12 college credits, but will still be...Tags: Lehigh Carbon Community College
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Ex-Calvin College president Spoelhof dies at 98
William Spoelhof (SPOOL'-hahf), who was president of Calvin College in Grand Rapids from 1951 through 1976, has died. He was 98. The Grand Rapids Press reports that he died early Tuesday after coming down with a short illness. The Paterson, N.J.,...Tags: National Government, Government
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Student believed to have jumped to death at Purdue
Authorities believe that the man found dead behind a Purdue University residence hall was a student who apparently jumped from one of the building's upper floors. Tippecanoe County Coroner Donna Avolt said Wednesday that the man died from multiple blunt...Tags: Purdue University
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Harvard's endowment takes 22 percent hit, and is expected to lose more
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) _ Harvard officials say the university's largest-in-the-nation endowment lost about 22 percent of its value, or $8 billion, in the four months since the end of the last fiscal year. The endowment was worth $36.9 billion as of June...Tags: National Government, Government
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Your brain on Google: Scientists examining whether digital age rewiring young people's minds
AP Science WriterWhat does a teenage brain on Google look like? Do all those hours spent online rewire the circuitry? Could these kids even relate better to emoticons than to real people? These sound like concerns from worried parents. But they're coming from brain...Tags: Security, Game Playing, Google Inc., People, Sociology
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Local TV exec Cathy Weeden to head Gator Sports Marketing
Sentinel Staff WriterCathy Weeden, senior vice president and general manager of FOX Sports Florida and Sun Sports, will become the new general manager of Gator Sports Marketing, the network announced today. Weeden, a UCF graduate and Orlando resident, will handle property...Tags: National Government, Consumer Electronics Industry, Marketing, Government
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4 Md. colleges each receive millions from Hodson Trust
The Associated PressThe annual gift from a charitable trust to four Maryland colleges was down this year because of the sagging economy. The Hodson Trust announced today that it has given $3 million each to Hood College, St. John's College, Washington College and Johns...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, Awards and Prizes, Financial Aid
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Generation Iowa Commission issues recommendations
A commission seeking ways to attract and retain young people in Iowa released a report Wednesday that recommends the state do more to achieve those goals. The Generation Iowa Commission was created in 2007 by Gov. Chet Culver. Since then the panel of...Tags: Iowa, Employees, Economic Policy
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Possible gang link probed in arrest of Nuņez's son
San Diego police are investigating whether Esteban Armando Nuņez, the 19-year-old son of former California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuņez, and three other suspects in the fatal stabbing death of a college student had any ties to gangs. "There's a...Tags: Police, Murder, Justice System, Sacramento, Prosecution
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Former California Assembly speaker's 19-year-old son charged in San Diego stabbing death
Associated Press WriterSAN DIEGO (AP) _ The 19-year-old son of former California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez is among four men charged in the October stabbing death of a college student, prosecutors said Wednesday. Esteban Nunez and the others were arrested Tuesday in...Tags: Police, Justice System, Murder, Gang Activity, Assault
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Florida Tech holds vigil for India attack victims
The Associated PressFlorida Institute of Technology and the University of Miami are holding vigils for victims of last week's terror attacks in India. Students plan to gather Wednesday in front of the union building on the Melbourne campus, and at the university center of...Tags: Florida, University of Miami, Mumbai Terror Attacks, Melbourne
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