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Primary and secondary education. (Moderated)
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Thora Birch set for 'Pregnancy Pact' film
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Thora Birch, Nancy Travis and Camryn Manheim have signed up to star in a new U.S. television movie called "The Pregnancy Pact," Lifetime announced. "Inspired by a true story, the film explores the costs of teen pregnancy set against the backdrop of the infamous alleged 2008... more »
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Students cited for 'kick a Jew day'
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NAPLES, Fla., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Middle school officials in Naples, Fla., say they will concentrate on cultural sensitivity training after punishing 10 students for staging "kick a Jew day." The training, they said, would include 20 minutes of homeroom meetings each day at North Naples Middle School on building... more »
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UC Berkeley to review police tactics
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BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The University of California, Berkeley, says it will investigate police tactics used against protesters in a massive demonstration on campus. An independent panel sought by the university is to determine whether police used excessive force Friday in handling... more »
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Networking sites aid in social identity
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Social networking sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, help young users form their social identity as they grow into adulthood, U.S. sociologists said. In the lives of many young people, especially teenagers, the sites are more than just platforms for information exchange, said... more »
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Sam Houston State fires Whitten
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, has fired football Coach Todd Whitten, who has been with the team for five seasons. Athletic Director Bobby Williams said Whitten, whose team was 5-6 this season "has been relieved of his duties."... more »
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Hough High name plan raises controversy
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CORNELIUS, N.C., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A North Carolina school district's plan to name a school after a pro-integration principal from the 1960s has raised controversy due to the sound of the name. Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board members said they plan to name a Cornelius facility Hough High School after William Hough, the... more »
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Police investigating fraternity death
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EAST LANSING, Mich., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Police are investigating the death of a Michigan State University student found unconscious at his Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity bedroom, authorities say. Brian McMillen's roommate discovered the 22-year-old Saturday at 5:39 a.m. on his bedroom couch not breathing. After the... more »
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Kids watch more TV in home-based day cares
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SEATTLE, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Children in home-based day cares watched TV for 2.4 hours per day on average, compared with 0.4 hours in center-based settings, U.S. researchers found. Dr. Dimitri A. Christakis, the lead researcher and director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Seattle... more »
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Children in day care see a lot of TV
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SEATTLE, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Those in home-based daycare watched TV for 2.4 hours per day on average, compared to 0.4 hours in center-based settings, U.S. researchers found. Lead researcher Dr. Dimitri A. Christakis, director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Seattle... more »
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Conscious man diagnosed in coma for years
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LIEGE, Belgium, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A Belgian man misdiagnosed as being in a coma says he could hear and see doctors, friends and family who visited him for 23 years. Rom Houbens, now 46, was misdiagnosed in 1983 after a car crash, with medical personnel deeming his consciousness extinct, The... more »
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