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USS Enterprise: The aircraft carrier that changed everything turns 50
NEWPORT NEWS — Fifty years ago today the largest dry dock in the world filled with water from the James River, setting afloat the world's largest ship and first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
At 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 24, 1960, Mrs. William B....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rivers, Contracts, Science and Technology, Transportation Accidents
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Millions can find only part-time or lower-paying jobs
Beyond the 15 million Americans who have no jobs at all, millions more are caught in part-time or limited jobs that don't pay them enough to maintain their standard of living — much less contribute to the strong consumer spending needed to power the...Tags: Wages and Pensions, San Diego (San Diego, California), Continuing Education, Employers, Social Security
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Judge Who Nixed Gulf Drilling Ban Has Oil, Gas Investments, Sits On Secret Wiretap Court
Associated Press WritersThe Louisiana judge who struck down the Obama administration's six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has reported extensive investments in the oil and gas industry, according to financial disclosure reports. He's also a new...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Natural Resources, Judges, Sean Payton, Halliburton Company
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Obama: Massachusetts, agenda on line
The Swampby James Oliphant and Mark Z. Barabak BOSTON -- President Obama made a rare campaign-style visit today in a last-ditch effort to salvage the flagging Senate bid of Democratic candidate Martha Coakley and preserve the Democrats' decisive 60-vote majority...Tags: Boston, Education, Curt Schilling, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), New Jersey
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Will Massachusetts be Obama's third-time charm or third strike?
Top of the TicketDemocrat flies to the rescue (?) of Martha Coakley's Senate campaign against a surging Republican Scott Brown. Text.... -
California much more jovial than East Coast, study finds
L.A. NOWMashable posted a report from Harvard and Northeastern University that used Twitter to gauge the mood of Americans over time (video above). Curbed L.A. points out that Californians are far happier than those on the other coast: California is WAY...... -
June 16, 1986: New UConn Coach Named
The Hartford CourantSTORRS – Jim Calhoun and the University of Connecticut embarked on what promises to be a long-term relationship Thursday, as both sides stated clearly the Huskies' new men's basketball coach will need time to get the job done. Calhoun, who compiled a...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Contracts, Colleges and Universities, Jim Calhoun, University of Connecticut
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Do consumers want alternative fuel vehicles? Maybe not, new study says
Money & CompanyAlternative-fuel vehicles have become the great white hope of the auto industry, widely hailed as a potential savior to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil, stem the tide of greenhouse-gas emissions and help fuel a green economy. But a...... -
Ducks sign Northeastern University player from San Jacinto
The Fabulous ForumJake Newton, a 21-year-old defenseman from San Jacinto, has signed with the Ducks and will practice with the team for the remainder of the season -- and maybe even get a chance to play. Newton played youth hockey with various...... -
Tough times put the squeeze on colleges
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWith family investments and house values battered by the financial crisis, colleges and universities in California and around the nation are seeing an increase in students seeking financial aid and are bracing for even more. At the same time, higher...Tags: Education, Values, Loans, Santa Clara, Economy, Business and Finance
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Archives: 20 years after Bias' death, schools still falter with scandals
It was a pleasant, late-March evening on the Duke campus and the tulips were blooming near the neo-Gothic chapel. But university president Richard Brodhead could hardly enjoy the night air.
As Brodhead, a silver-haired scholar of 19th-century American...Tags: Rape, Assault, Athletes, Human Interest, Judges
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Houston Black on Black Youth Homicide Leads Nation
Houston leads the nation in black on black youth homicides which are up 139% according to FBI statistics. The statistics on youth between 14 and 24 years old were compiled by two Northeastern University professors who wrote a report on crime between 2000...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Social Issues, Crimes, Murder, FBI
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