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MAN GETS LIFE FOR 1993 MURDER
A convicted rapist already serving prison time in Ohio has been sentenced to life in prison in Florida for killing a woman in Orlando nearly 18 years ago. An Orange County judge sentenced 39-year-old Dennis McCroskey on Tuesday. He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder last month in exchange for prosecutors agreeing not to pursue the…
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NUCLEAR WASTE GREATLY AFFECTS WATER IN JAPAN
The leakage of highly radioactive water from a cracked concrete pit at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima Daiichi reactor No. 2 has stopped, the Japanese utility said early Wednesday.The leakage stopped after workers poured 1,560 gallons of “water glass”ó a sodium silicate compound ó through holes around the pit and at the bottom of the…
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India Sentences Eleven to Death
An Indian court has handed down death sentences to 11 people for their role in the 2002 burning of a train carrying Hindu activists in the western state of Gujarat. An Indian court has handed down death sentences to 11 people for their role in the 2002 burning of a train carrying Hindu activists in…
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TED Talks Sponsored by C4E
The C4E is presenting the 2011 TED talks from March 1 until March 4 via an official webstream. The presentations will be available to watch in the Center for Entrepreneurship,† Morgan 301. The presentations will cover topics across all majors at the college, including sociology, biology, neuroscience and philosophy.† This the second annual TED hosted…
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Last World War One Veteran Dies
Last World War One Veteran Frank Buckles died last Sunday at the age of 110. He had recently recovered from a chest infection and seemed in reasonably good health for a man of his age. aving lived from the dawn of the 20th century, he seemed to never tire of sharing his and the country’s…
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Georgia Law Maker Proposes Death Penalty for Miscarriages
Georgia State Rep. Bobby Franklin, who last year proposed making rape and domestic violence “victims” into “accusers,” has introduced a 10-page bill that would criminalize miscarriages and make abortion in Georgia completely illegal. Under Rep. Franklin’s bill, HB 1, women who miscarry could become felons if they cannot prove that there was “no human involvement…
