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Some ex-trainers say SeaWorld downplays risks of working with killer whales
The February 2010 death of SeaWorld Orlando trainer Dawn Brancheau, who was pulled underwater and killed by the 12,000-pound killer whale Tilikum, triggered the most exhaustive safety review in SeaWorld history and changes that are still being implemented...Tags: Career and Workplace, Tilikum (killer whale), Killer Whale (animal), John Jett, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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The Crosby Chronicles: Politicians don't make good teachers
Gov. Brown signed a bill last Thursday that requires California schools to use history textbooks and lessons that mention positive contributions from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. No other state has such a requirement.
While I...Tags: Arts and Culture, Minority Groups, California, Gays and Lesbians, Elections
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Polasek legacy: Sculptor's democracy statue returns to Prague
When about a dozen Central Floridians attend a Czech national celebration Wednesday in Prague, they will be watching a piece of history set right — and the conclusion of a saga that encompasses two world wars, communist occupation, defiant...Tags: Nazi Party, Folklore and Mythology, Google Inc., Human Interest, World War I (1914-1918)
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Critic's Notebook: Under the influence of Hemingway
Los Angeles Times Book CriticFor much of the 1980s, beginning when I was in college, I used to read a Hemingway book a year. The point was not self-improvement but rather a kind of exploration: What was it, exactly, about his writing that I'd missed? I had read "The Sun Also Rises"...Tags: New York, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Facebook, Jack Kerouac
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Archivists scramble after men accused of stealing historic documents
On an invitingly bright summer day, the reading room at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania starts filling up nonetheless as soon as the doors open: professors, Ph.D. candidates and amateur genealogists alike stream in to spend hours perusing the...Tags: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Washington (Litchfield, Connecticut), Justice System, New York, Human Interest
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Probe expands into attempted theft of Maryland historical papers
At the Maryland Historical Society, they're calling it the Great Cupcake Caper. Before being arrested by police on Saturday and charged with stealing dozens of historical documents, author and collector Barry H. Landau had brought cupcakes for the...Tags: CBS Corp., Justice System, Television, Finance, Human Interest
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Top 10 Florida Marlins highlights
April 5, 1993: Charlie Hough throws the first pitch in Marlins history. The Marlins won their inaugural game over the Dodgers 6-3 in front of 42,334 fans.
Oct. 3, 1997: Robb Nen pitches a perfect ninth inning in Game 3 of the NLDS against the...Tags: New York Mets, Roger Clemens, Mike Lowell, Craig Counsell, Charles Nagy
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Small towns, big love
How do we love thee, oh small towns of Maryland? Let us count the ways.
When earlier this year, a Budget Travel magazine poll named Lewisburg, W.Va., as "America's Coolest Small Town," it got us thinking: aren't Maryland's small towns worth bragging...Tags: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Fishing, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Sports, Seafood
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Seo continues his days of dominance
While the CIF Southern Section Division II Swimming and Diving Championships ended in disappointment for the Crescenta Valley High boys' swimming team — by their own ambitious standards, at least — the third-place Falcons didn't let their...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Sports, Human Interest, Arts and Culture
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Phelps' rival aims to heat up world meet
For the past eight years, the major competitive storyline at every meaningful swimming championship has arisen from Michael Phelps' international and historic dominance. How many medals will he win? How many records will he break? How dramatically will he...Tags: Michael Phelps, Sports, Human Interest, Arts and Culture, 2016 Olympic Games
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Mariners sign top draft pick Hultzen
Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jack Zduriencik and Director of Amateur Scouting Tom McNamara announced tonight that the club has agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Danny Hultzen, the club’...Tags: Virginia Cavaliers, Health, Education, Hospitals and Clinics, Sports
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