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U.S. whites edging toward minority status
Exploring raceIn Lake County, Ind., the minority population grew from 43 percent in 1990 to 53 percent in 2008 as the number of white children declined, the number of blacks stayed stable and the number of Hispanics increased. There are similar...... -
Mergers rare among startups and venture capitalists
The typical venture capital success story goes like this: Investor backs startup. Startup grows rapidly and either goes public, gets acquired or licenses its technology. Investor collects a healthy return. GrubHub and Seamless' plan to merge their...Tags: Startups, Companies and Corporations, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Economy, Business and Finance
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Number of abused U.S. children unchanged since 2008
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of U.S. children who were exposed to violence, crime and abuse in 2011 was essentially unchanged from 2008, according to a new government survey. Researchers who interviewed 4,503 children and teenagers in 2011...Tags: Sexual Misconduct, Abusive Behavior, Human Interest, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes
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Coal tar industry fights bans on sealants
When officials in suburban Des Plaines read about the hazards of spreading cancer-causing coal tar on playgrounds, parking lots and driveways, they moved to join other communities across the nation that have banned pavement sealants made with the...
Tags: Coal, Des Plaines, Exponent Incorporated, Missouri State University, Science
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FEATURE-Weak U.S. labor market awaits Class of 2013
ReutersBy Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - Stacey Kalivas should be celebrating her graduation from college later this week. Instead, the 22 year-old is getting ready to move back home with broken dreams and in debt. Kalivas is a member of the...Tags: Unemployment, Teaching and Learning, Wage Contract Issues, Employment Opportunities, Iraq
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Flight plan for angel investors looking for a network
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - As a successful Wall Street investment banker, Kathryn Swintek is skilled in the art of doing deals. That's why Swintek has used her own funds to provide seed capital to early-stage companies throughout her career. But three years...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Washington, DC, Google Inc., Finance
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Seattle's Williams happy to be with good team
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Seattle Seahawks - INSIDE SLANT The Seahawks may have mined another diamond later in the draft in fifth-round draft pick Jesse Williams. The Alabama defensive tackle was projected by most draft analysts to be...Tags: Buffalo Bills, National Football League, Seattle Seahawks, Leon Washington, Football
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READER SUBMITTED: Five Teens Earn Eagle Scout Honors In Old Saybrook
Middletown/ShorelineTroop 51 in Old Saybrook has five new Eagle Scouts, who received Scouting's highest honor during a Court of Honor ceremony on April 6 at the First Church of Christ (Congregational). The five new Eagle Scouts are Zachary Chupak, Luke D'Ambrosi, Matthew...Tags: Human Interest, Conservation, Anglicanism, Education, Christianity
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Englewood teacher wins Golden Apple Award
Tribune reporterKatherine Dube is the teacher students turn to when they need help and support. Among her colleagues, she’s known as the educator who invents creative ways to keep those fickle and energetic freshmen interested in literature. And although Dube,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Pat Quinn, Illinois Governor, Teachers, Students
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PASSINGS: Ben Pleasants, Kenneth Appel
Ben Pleasants L.A. poet and playwright Ben Pleasants, 72, a Los Angeles poet and playwright who also championed the work of Charles Bukowski and John Fante in literary critiques, died of a heart attack April 18 in Crescent City, his wife, Paula, said....Tags: Heart Attack, University of Michigan, Freedom of the Press, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Brooklyn (New York City)
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Virginia Tech victim is behind campus safety app LiveSafe
Kristina Anderson was a sophomore at Virginia Tech when she was shot twice in the back and once in the foot on April 16, 2007. In less than 12 minutes, the gunman shot and killed 11 of her classmates and one of her professors. Six years after the...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Apple iTunes, Crime, Law and Justice, Virginia Tech
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Seahawks pick Greencastle's Smith
Jared Smith, a 2008 Greencastle-Antrim High School graduate, was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the NFL Draft as the 241st overall pick Saturday. Smith, a defensive tackle from the University of New Hampshire, started 11 games...Tags: Seattle Seahawks, NFL Draft
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