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David L. Henson, 65

Mr. David L. Henson, age 65, of Winston-Salem, N.C., died April 23, 2012, from complications of cancer. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 5, at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in North Wilkesboro, N.C., with the Revs. Keith Franklin...

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Supreme Court ruling on Calif. immigrant tuition rates could affect other states' policies

Los Angeles Times

The U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday to uphold California's policy of granting reduced, in-state tuition to college students who are illegal immigrants is likely to bolster similar proposals across the nation as well as a California measure to provide...

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Setting Times stories to music: from Nick Cave to Dionne Warwick

By Kari Howard This week, I came across a website called Six Word Stories. The website, its creators say, was inspired by a bet from Ernest Hemingway’s pals that he couldn’t write a story in six words. So I thought I’d do six-word...

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Vinny Del Negro, you just got played

Donald Sterling might be considered by some the worst owner in the history of professional sports, but it sure is refreshing to hear someone admit that in the NBA the inmates really do run the asylum. Richard Johnson Los Angeles :: Broderick...

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Don't just sit there. Really.

"Prolonged sitting is not what nature intended for us," says Dr. Camelia Davtyan, clinical professor of medicine and director of women's health at the UCLA Comprehensive Health Program. "The chair is out to kill us," says James Levine, an...

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Dancing for Mother Earth

Although the lights were dimmed and the studio soundless, a chair, front and center, bespoke a human presence. Taped to the wall, a sign declared that a set of ankle bells had recently gone missing. Before long, the pitter-patter of pint-sized feet...

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Girl born to save her sister's life graduates from CSU Long Beach

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Gators, Seminoles coaches visit Ryan Sousa at Lake Nona

Orlando Sentinel

Word spreads fast these days in the world of college football recruiting. It certainly has in the case of Orlando Lake Nona 2014 wide receiver Ryan Sousa, who gained his 28th offer from Georgia State on Thursday. He also had a pair of high-profile...

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UCLA library worker's death on campus was a suicide, coroner says

The body of a man found on UCLA’s campus was the result of a suicide, according to the Los Angeles County coroner Thursday. The body was identified as Reynaldo Quitos, 47, an assistant in the school’s Southern Regional Library Facility,...

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UCLA students dig into the physics of food

The three undergrads looked warily at the pulverized apples in their bowl. The would-be pastry chefs had planned to drop dollops of the mixture into a chemical bath, creating fruity spheres with a filmy skin and an oozing interior. Their early...

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