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Drury men capture 8th straight national swimming and diving championship
mscott@kspr.comMANSFIELD, TX - Drury powered away from the field to return to its rightful place atop Division II men's swimming, claiming its eighth straight national title as the NCAA-II Swimming and Diving Championships came to a close Saturday night at the Mansfield...Tags: College Sports, South Korea, Jason Bell, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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NASA's new astronauts: Will these men and women fly to Mars?
It’s been two years since NASA’s space shuttle program came to an end, but thousands of Americans still dream of becoming astronauts. Eight of them – four men and four women – were introduced Monday as NASA’s astronaut...
Tags: Science, Stanford University, Politics, U.S. Army, California Polytechnic State University
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Majorities drive sweeping, divergent changes across states
Stateline.orgWASHINGTON Gun curbs? Colorado got it done. Driver's licenses and in-state tuition for immigrants in the country illegally? Done. A new school-spending plan, an elections overhaul, Medicaid expansion? Done, done and done. Democrats, with a majority in...Tags: Republican Party, Justice and Rights, Abortion, Regional Authority, Haley Barbour
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Baseball: Three 'Eaters drafted
UC Irvine junior center fielder Dominique Taylor was selected in the 15th round by the Kansas City Royals (No. 444 overall) to highlight players with local ties chosen in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Saturday. J.J. Altobelli, the...Tags: Houston Astros, UC Irvine Anteaters, College Sports, College Baseball, Major League Baseball Draft
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June 1 In History: A 17-year-old preacher's son is being held in Juvenile Hall
>> 50 Years Ago — EL CENTRO — A 17-year-old preacher’s son is being held in Juvenile Hall on suspicion of stealing more than 500 items of women’s underclothing from El Centro clotheslines during the last year. Police quoted the...Tags: Theft, Hospitals and Clinics, Juvenile Delinquency
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ANALYSIS-Syrian war seen dragging on for years
Reuters* Assad makes gains but impossible to restore full control * Regional, sectarian divisions pour fuel on the fighting * Syrian civil war particularly ferocious By Crispian Balmer BEIRUT, May 31 (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cannot regain...Tags: Politics, National Government, Government, Iran, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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May 13 In History: Central Union High School football coach Cal Jones remained in serious condition
>> 50 Years Ago — Brawley, Holtville and El Centro chambers of commerce sent wires to Assemblyman Victor Veysey, protesting the proposed road from Niland to Winterhaven on the east side f the railroad track and the dune area. This road would cut...Tags: High School Sports
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Edward Frieman dies at 87; leading figure in American science
Edward A. Frieman, a leading figure in American science for decades as a researcher with wide-ranging interests, a top-level governmental advisor on defense and energy issues, and director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, has...Tags: Research, Science, Bodies of Water, Colleges and Universities, Technology
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Costa Mesa High's Dasca named 'Cheerleader of the Year'
Costa Mesa High senior Alyssa Dasca admitted being nervous just before trying out to be a cheerleader for UC San Diego this past weekend. The three-day tryout didn't seem so intimidating to Dasca, the Mustangs' cheer captain. The stress really came from...
Tags: Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
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Local seniors recipients of prestigious Gates scholarship
Staff WriterFor an elite group of local high school seniors, the financial barriers that come with attending college will no longer be an issue. The Gates Millennium Scholars Program selects just 1,000 students from the nation each year to receive a good-through-...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Technology, Teachers, Human Interest
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Scholarship Awards Breakfast: Corona del Mar
Troy Bolus GPA: 4.5 School Activities/Clubs: track, Photography Club Community: peer tutor, Illumination Foundation Awards/Honors: Most Valuable Player varsity track 2012, Best Varsity Jumper 2010-11 Hobbies/Interests: guitar, golf, skiing,...Tags: UNICEF, American Cancer Society, Johns Hopkins University, Culture, Arts and Culture
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The shame of deference
WASHINGTON -- Two of the three most infamous Supreme Court decisions were erased by events. The Civil War and postwar constitutional amendments effectively overturned Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), which held that blacks could never have rights that...
Tags: Radio, Racism, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Entertainment, FBI
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