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After six-day standoff, residents of Ala. town relieved child is safe
Associated PressFor six anguished days, people in this small Alabama town asked just one question about the 5-year-old boy being held hostage in an underground bunker by a menacing, unpredictable neighbor: "Is he free yet?" After FBI agents determined that talks with an...Tags: Justice System, Awards and Prizes, Charles Poland, Jr., Human Interest, Leon Panetta
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READER SUBMITTED: Local Dad Sponsors Roller Derby Team To Raise Autism Awareness
Middletown/ShorelineBridgeport resident Todd Zavorskas approached the Connecticut RollerGirls with an unusual sponsorship idea: instead of promoting a business, why not promote awareness of autism spectrum disorders? Autism Awareness Patch The Yankee Brutals will wear this...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Woodbridge, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Autism, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Apodaca: Prentice has handle on learning disorders
Testing season is upon us as the school year draws to a close and local students engage in the annual rituals of standardized assessments and final exams. Most kids find these tests a bit stressful. But for those with dyslexia and other learning...Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, Learning Disability, Rutgers University, Education
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Daughter, boyfriend indicted in Howard blogger's killing
A 14-year-old girl and her 19-year-old boyfriend arrested in the killing of her father in his Ellicott City home this month were indicted and charged as adults by a grand jury this week, according to court records. Morgan Arnold, a Mount Hebron High...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Behavioral Conditions, Justice System, Juvenile Delinquency, Ellicott City
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'The Bridge' straddles U.S., Mexico border
FX's new summer drama "The Bridge" has many common elements of contemporary thrillers: a sadistic serial killer, mismatched detectives and a desperate race against time. But "The Bridge" is distinguished by a hot-button issue that brings an edgy...
Tags: Inglourious Basterds (movie), Ted Levine, Murder, Matthew Lillard, Farewell, My Queen (movie)
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Girl charged in father's death struggled with mental health
Morgan Lane Arnold, an emotionally frail 14-year-old freshman, navigated the hallways of her Howard County high school each day filled with anxiety, unable because of a learning disorder to decipher the social cues, jokes and emotions of her peers. Her...
Tags: Students, Psychology, Entertainment, Science and Technology, Catonsville
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Connecting workers on the autism spectrum with tech jobs
Data entry is repetitive and hard to do well — that is, quickly and accurately. Shane Foley is great at it. The 21-year-old Ellicott City man works on two computer screens, eyeing images of handwritten sheets on one and clicking the information...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Behavioral Conditions, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Glen Burnie
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Stephen Stills aims to Light Up the Blues for Autism Speaks
On his own and as a member of Crosby, Stills & Nash (and sometimes Young), two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Stephen Stills has taken part in many a benefit concert over the last four decades, but usually his role has been that of rock singer...
Tags: Autism Speaks, Services and Shopping, Music Industry, Entertainment, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
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Maximum mayhem on his mind
WASHINGTON -- The gunman in the Newtown massacre fired 154 bullets from his Bushmaster military-style rifle in less than five minutes, killing 20 first-graders and six adults. He brought with him 10 large-capacity magazines, each holding up to 30 rounds,...
Tags: White House, Barack Obama, Entertainment, Elections, Politics
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Sandy Hook Shooter's Father Talks With Parents Of Slain Child
The Hartford CourantThe father of Newtown shooter Adam Lanza met with the parents of one of the children killed Dec. 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School, his spokesman said Thursday. CBS News first reported that Peter Lanza met with Robbie and Alissa Parker, whose 6-year-...Tags: Stamford, Adam Lanza, New York City, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Newtown massacre: Warrants detail Adam Lanza's world of weapons
Adam Lanza, the gunman who attacked a Connecticut elementary school, killing 20 children and six adults, had an arsenal of guns, more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition and even samurai swords, knives and a bayonet, according to search warrants released on...
Tags: Entertainment, Newspaper and Magazine, Politics, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Personal Weapon Control
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Theater review: 'On the Spectrum' a love story with a difference
Cormac is a law-school-bound young man living in a cramped apartment in New York's West Village with his financially strapped mother. Iris is a blogger, working from home in Queens, who hires "Mac" to spiff up her website. The love story that develops...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, West Village, Arts and Culture, Autism
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