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Alcohol tax money directed to health programs
When the General Assembly increased the state's alcohol tax last year for the first time in decades, proponents fought to have the proceeds directed to health programs. They didn't get their wish the first year, when most of the money went for school...Tags: Health, Annapolis, Health and Safety at School
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Social Media Charts Life, Bullying and Death of Girl Who Committed Suicide
PIX11.com / @jamesfordtvAmanda Cummings, 15, a Staten Island high school sophomore who committed suicide, clearly indicated on Facebook weeks beforehand that she was contemplating taking her life, possibly because of bullying at her school . Intimidating postings on Cummings'...Tags: Social Media, Bullying, Students, Health, Suicide
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Report faults professor, UCLA in death of lab assistant
Ever since Sheri Sangji was fatally burned in a December 2008 lab fire, UCLA officials have cast it as a tragic accident, saying the 23-year-old staff research assistant was a seasoned chemist who was trained in the experiment that went awry. But...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Chemicals, University of California, Los Angeles, Punishment, Punishment
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Dispute over Hopkins development heads to court
Local lore has it that Elizabeth Beall Banks once chased developers off her Gaithersburg-area farm with a shotgun when they came around asking questions. But even then, the sprawl opponent knew that the same forces that turned parcels around her into...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Gaithersburg (Montgomery, Maryland), Johns Hopkins University, Health, Research and Development
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Bagged greens: To wash or not to wash
The salad chefs I know fall into two camps: Some serve pre-washed bagged leafy greens straight from the bag. The others insist on washing them first, even though the bag label promises that the contents are "triple-washed."
Over the years, I've ignored...Tags: E. coli Infection, Lettuce, University of California, Davis, Manufacturing and Engineering, Education
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Younger Koistinen Wants Day In Court
The Hartford CourantA former Windsor Locks police officer accused of killing a 15-year-old bicyclist while driving in town last year wants to take his case to trial. Michael Koistinen, 25, rejected a plea offer from the state Friday at Superior Court. In a proceeding that...Tags: Suffield, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), East Hartford, Court Preliminary, University of Connecticut Football
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Why we're fat, Part 1: Simple question with many complex answers
What's making Americans so fat?
Many think the answer is that we eat too much and don't exercise enough, but the reasons are more numerous and complex, say obesity researchers. And so are the solutions.
In the early 1970s, 14 percent of the adult...Tags: Weight, Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Breastfeeding
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Joe Paterno dies at 85; transformed Penn State into football power
During a six-decade career, Joe Paterno transformed sleepy Penn State University into a national football power, creating a legacy that no one thought could be beaten — or tarnished.
But the Ivy League-educated coach who demanded that his players...Tags: Lung Cancer, NFL Draft, College Sports, History (tv network), National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Salad industry on hunt for solution to tainted greens
For millions of Americans, bagged salads are a miracle food, the perfect mix of health and convenience.
Time-pressed cooks can rip open a bag and pour the leaves right into the bowl, reassured by the "triple-washed" label that some wondrous process has...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Economy, Business and Finance, College Sports, Illinois Institute of Technology, Colleges and Universities
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City Employee Fakes Own Daughter's Death To Go on 2-Week Vacation
pix11.comSome are calling it the mother of all scams. An employee at The Manhattan High School of Hospitality Management faked her own daughter's death just to get a two week vacation in Costa Rica. "Wow, that's incredible," Ursula Medina, a parent at the...Tags: Travel, Health, Costa Rica, Manhattan (New York City), Health and Safety at School
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Woman Admits Faking Daughter's Death to Get More Vacation Time
KTLA NewsNEW YORK -- A school employee is accused of faking her own daughter's death in order to get another week of vacation in Costa Rica. At the time, Joan Barnett was a parent coordinator at the Manhattan School of Hospitality Management. Authorities say she...Tags: Middletown, Health, Heart Attack, Amusement and Theme Parks, Manhattan (New York City)
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State's student homeless population doubles
For a few hours after school, Ryan Johnson is just like most 16-year-olds. He lounges on the couch with his favorite Xbox game or checks his Facebook page.
But then reality sets in. He decamps from his cousins' house for the Howard County cold-weather...Tags: Teachers, Ellicott City, Services and Shopping, Rentals, Economy, Business and Finance
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