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    May 20, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  1. ‘Tearaway’: Folklore and paper create a modern Vita experience

    Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times
    As a showcase for modern technology, “Tearaway” for Sony's hand-held gaming machine the Vita may not at first seem to […]...
    2. May 21, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  2. Champions slam FAMU's priorities, hiring of new band director

    The parents of the FAMU drum major who was hazed to death said Tuesday that the university "needs to get its priorities straight" before the famous marching band can perform again.
    The parents of the FAMU drum major who was hazed to death said Tuesday that the university "needs to get its priorities straight" before the famous marching band can perform again. In an interview with the Orlando Sentinel, Robert and Pamela Champion...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Colleges and Universities, Orlando, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest

    3. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. Threats daubed at Israeli woman prayer activist's home

    Reuters
    JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Threatening slogans were daubed on Monday outside the doorway of an Israeli activist in a Jewish women's prayer group seeking equal rights of worship for women at Jerusalem's holy Western Wall. "Your time is up," read one of...

    Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Culture, Christianity, Arts and Culture, Feminism

    4. May 18, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. Houston Astros - TeamReport

    Reuters
    MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH It's been more than seven months since an Astros pitcher swung a bat in a meaningful game. That changed on Friday night when the first-year American League club played a National League team for the...

    Tags: Major League Baseball, Jason Castro, Justin Maxwell, Arts and Culture, Jose Altuve

    5. May 17, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  5. SAfrican police: 23 youths die in initiation ceremonies involving circumcision, survival

    Associated Press
    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Twenty-three youths have died in the past nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival tests, South African police said Friday. Police have opened 22 murder cases in the deaths in the northeastern...

    Tags: South Africa, Culture, Arts and Culture, Nelson Mandela, Africa

    6. May 16, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  6. Over 20 S.African boys die in circumcision rituals -police

    Reuters
    JOHANNESBURG, May 16 (Reuters) - More than 20 South African boys have died over the past week during coming of age rituals, police said on Thursday, and they blamed botched circumcisions as the likely cause of death. Northern Mpumalanga province's police...

    Tags: Culture, Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture, Africa

    7. May 15, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Astros will be without Altuve for short time

    Reuters
    The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH The Astros will be without their smallest -- and arguably best -- player for a few days. Second baseman Jose Altuve was placed on the bereavement list Tuesday night before a 6-2 loss at...

    Tags: Major League Baseball, Jason Castro, Justin Maxwell, Arts and Culture, Jose Altuve

    8. May 14, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. Astros place Altuve on bereavement list

    Reuters
    The Sports Xchange Astros place Altuve on bereavement list Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was placed on the bereavement list Tuesday, following the death of his grandmother. Altuve is hitting .333 with a .371 on-base percentage in 38 games...

    Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture, Houston Astros, Jose Altuve, Sports

    9. May 14, 2013 |Story| AP Michigan

  9. Houston second baseman Jose Altuve on bereavement list following death of his grandmother

    DETROIT (AP) — Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has been placed on the bereavement list following the death of his grandmother. Altuve left Monday night's game at Detroit with a jaw injury after colliding with right fielder Jimmy Paredes...

    Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture, Bud Norris, Houston Astros, Jose Altuve

    10. May 13, 2013 |Story| SFL

  10. 66 finalists named for lucrative Knight Arts Challenge grants

    One of the remarkable things about the 66 finalists announced Monday for the annual Knight Arts Challenge grants is their range, both artistically and geographically.
    One of the remarkable things about the 66 finalists announced Monday for the annual Knight Arts Challenge grants is their range, both artistically and geographically. Over the course of five years,  the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has...

    Tags: Alternative Energy, Harvard University, Arts and Culture, Palm Beach Opera, Global Expansion

    11. May 10, 2013 |Story| Burbank Leader

  11. In Theory: Are parts of Scripture outdated and in need of change?

    It's not often that a Christian minister agrees with the New Atheist movement, but the Rev. Michael Dowd believes it's possible when it comes to what he calls the "idolatry of the written word." A self-described "New Theist" — one who "value[s]...

    Tags: Ethics, Bible, Arts and Culture, Values, Belief and Faith

    12. May 10, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  12. Former FAMU student Rikki Wills pleads no contest in hazing case

    Former FAMU drum major Rikki Wills, who insists that he tried to shield his college roommate Robert Champion from a brutal hazing in Orlando in 2011, pleaded no contest today to felony hazing resulting in death.
    Former FAMU drum major Rikki Wills, who insists that he tried to shield his college roommate Robert Champion from a brutal hazing in Orlando in 2011, pleaded no contest today to felony hazing resulting in death. Wills, 25, will not be sentenced until...

    Tags: Crimes, Orange County (Florida), Prisons, Prosecution, Arts and Culture

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