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UConn Study: When Video Game Players See Enemy As Human, They Are More Aggressive
The Hartford CourantA new study of video games found that a player's perception of enemies as human, not alien, led the player to be more verbally aggressive afterward. The study also found that men were more physically aggressive than women in behavioral tests taken...Tags: Sony Corp., PlayStation, University of Connecticut, Wake Forest University, Entertainment
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Bill Would Provide Federal Aid For Newtown School
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD – Three Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut are planning to file legislation that would allow the use of federal dollars to help pay for the construction of a new Sandy Hook Elementary School. If approved, it would mark the...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Executive Branch, Heavy Engineering, Dannel P. Malloy , U.S. Congress
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Panel urges rebuilding of Connecticut school on site of massacre
ReutersNEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - A special task force of elected town officials on Friday recommended tearing down Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School, where 20 children and six adults were shot to death in December, and rebuilding it on the site...Tags: Politics, Adam Lanza, Health and Safety at School, Teachers, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Decision Delayed On Location For New Sandy Hook Elementary School
The Hartford CourantDetermining the future site of a new Sandy Hook Elementary School will take at least another week, and possibly longer, members of a 28-member task force said Friday night after being briefed on the trauma suffered by the school's staff. The briefing,...Tags: Renovation, Health and Safety at School, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Mother's quest to find treatment for son highlights mental health system's limitations
When Chris Marciano was 4 years old, he would have a blistering tantrum whenever music came on the radio. By the second grade, his teacher described him as "not with us." At age 11, he was kicked out of school. "The pediatrician said he was just...
Tags: Family, Chemical Industry, Mount Greenwood, Hospitals and Clinics, Symptoms
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Lakeland police: 3 middle school students had plans to create 'chaos'
Three Lakeland middle schoolers were arrested on conspiracy charges after, police say, they had plans to create mass "chaos" at Sleepy Hill Middle School. One 13-year-old girl, a 13-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl were all arrested and face charges...
Tags: Adam Lanza, Health and Safety at School, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Teaching and Learning, Eric Harris
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School safety requires community commitment
East Jessamine High SchoolIn the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy, we are reminded of the Aurora movie theatre shooting, the shooting of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords of Arizona, and even the Columbine school shooting from 14 years ago. With those memories comes the unfortunate...Tags: Politics, Human Rights, National Government, Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning
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School safety demands more study
Let's go back several years to the Columbine High School shootings. Before my retirement I was a police officer and director of school security. I learned that notes of the two Columbine shooters said that the first person they were going to look for...Tags: Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Barack Obama, Interior Policy
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Daum: Getting it wrong in Boston
As social media sites have pelted out news of the Boston bombing, playing fast and loose with the numbers of the dead and injured and amplifying hearsay into a cacophony of confusion, one tweet seemed to say it all: "Dear Journalism: Get yourself together...
Tags: Olympic Games, Social Media, The New York Times, American Red Cross, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Gun control backers consider strategy after Senate defeat
WASHINGTON — Supporters of stricter gun laws have organization, money and — after the Senate blocked an expansion of background-check requirements — fury. What they don't have is a clear path to changing the political arithmetic of the...
Tags: Heidi Heitkamp, Democratic Party, Patrick J. Toomey, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Mark Begich
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With Boston blasts, law enforcement plunges into the unknown
Suddenly, everything looked like a bomb. "Please note," one Boston first responder warned his colleagues Monday, in the churning radio traffic that immediately followed the bombings at the Boston Marathon. "There’s three handbags in front of the...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Sports, Abortion, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Oklahoma City Bombing (1995)
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Newtown tragedy brings bipartisanship back to Congress
They started out with a lot in common -- Joe Manchin and Patrick Toomey. Sure, one's a Democrat and one's a Republican, but they're both conservatives, both longtime gun owners and both sport an "A" rating from the National Rifle Association. But now...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Patrick J. Toomey, Safety of Citizens, U.S. Congress, Government
May 20, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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May 3, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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May 3, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 24, 2013
|Story| Jessamine Journal
Apr 23, 2013
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Apr 18, 2013
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Apr 18, 2013
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Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 12, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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