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Food Addict Loses 500 Pounds

INDIALANTIC, Fla. — Fred Riley guesses that he weighed 750 pounds at his heaviest, unhealthiest point. But that’s just an estimate: The scale built into his hospital bed only measured objects up to 700 pounds. The morbidly obese Indiana resident with congestive heart failure spent a decade laying on a jumbo leather recliner, wearing a […]

November 9, 2016

Judge Offers Mentally Ill a Lifeline

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Before he entered mental health court, Kevin had worked out what he considered to be an unspoken agreement with the criminal justice system. In exchange for using illegal drugs to escape his demons, Kevin — who did not want to use his real name — would spend part of the year behind […]

November 9, 2016

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Blacks Were Encouraged to Buy Tainted Homes

TAMPA, Fla. — Sulfurous fumes seep from the walls of Valentine Hendrix’s home, slowly attacking her appliances and light fixtures, her lungs and sinuses. It’s been that way for almost nine years. In 2008, Hendrix’s family was one of 12 poor black families encouraged by the Tampa Housing Authority to become first-time home buyers in […]

November 9, 2016

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Trial Focuses on Deadly Police Response

NEW YORK — When Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.’s medical alert pendant accidentally went off five years ago, the 68-year-old told police who showed up that he was fine, barred them from entering his apartment and repeatedly asked them to go away. They didn’t. That set off a tense, 90-minute standoff that ended with the mentally ill, […]

November 9, 2016

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Guillermo: Diversity Vote not Enough as Trump Triumphs

Republicans vowed 2016 would be different, at least when it comes to diversity.

November 9, 2016

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Survey Offers New View of College Millennials in Media

A seminar titled “Millennials in the Newsroom” at the National College Media conference dispelled a few myths about soon-to-be members of a rapidly growing workforce.

November 8, 2016

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Speak Up, Lift Up, Fall Back: What We Need from Social Justice Allies

Given the current climate, there is a need for people to speak up and speak out against acts of violence and hate rhetoric.

November 8, 2016

Retirement Won’t Be End of Arturo Madrid’s Work

After a more than 50-year career in higher education and government, Dr. Arturo Madrid’s commitment to the advancement of the Latino community remains strong.

November 8, 2016

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Alumni Pledge $50M to St. John’s College

SANTA FE, N.M. ― Two graduates of the small liberal arts institution St. John’s College have pledged a record $25 million to the school. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Ron Fielding and Warren Spector announced their gifts to St. John’s endowment, saying the donations should be used to help students who wouldn’t otherwise […]

November 8, 2016

UVA Administrator Awarded $3M in Rolling Stone Case

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ― Jurors awarded a University of Virginia administrator $3 million Monday for her portrayal in a now-discredited Rolling Stone magazine article about the school’s handling of a gang rape a fraternity house. The 10-member jury’s decision came after they concluded Friday that the magazine, its publisher and reporter Sabrina Rubin Erdely were responsible […]

November 8, 2016

Some North Dakota State Students Say They Were Discouraged from Voting

BISMARCK, N.D. ― Election officials are looking into reports that some North Dakota State University students were discouraged from voting at an early voting site on the Fargo campus. Freshman Phoebe Ellis, 18, of Beldenville, Wisconsin, said she and others were told by an unknown person at the Fargodome that voting could threaten their financial […]

November 8, 2016

Virginia Tech President Wants to Double Minority Enrollments

BLACKSBURG, Va. ― Virginia Tech President Timothy Sands is calling on the university to double its enrollment of underrepresented minority groups over the next six years. The Roanoke Times reports that currently, about 12 percent of Tech’s students are Black, Hispanic or of Pacific Islander descent. Sands said during a board of visitors meeting Monday […]

November 8, 2016

Sorority, Fraternity Events Banned at Washington State University

PULLMAN, Wash. ― Officials on Monday banned all Washington State University sorority and fraternity events, from formals to football tailgates, for the rest of the semester. The Pullman school’s Interfraternity Council made the move along with the Panhellenic Council, an umbrella organization for some sororities. The councils made the announcement in a letter to students, […]

November 8, 2016

“fStop Foundation” Helps Young Veterans

America’s post-9/11 war on terror is our nation’s longest engagement, 15 years and counting. More than 2 million of America’s service personnel have been combat deployed, over 54,000 have been wounded in combat, and 7,000 have been kill in action. The Veterans Administration has treated more than 900,000 veterans for issues relating to their service […]

November 8, 2016

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“Navigator” Helps Other Veterans in College

MOSES LAKE, Wash. —When George Turner left the Air Force, he found himself missing “meaningful work.” As the new Vet Corps navigator at Big Bend Community College, where Turner is studying computer science, he finds himself again doing something important — helping former members of the military make their way into and through college. “It’s […]

November 8, 2016

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Veteran Honored for Aid to Veterans

PASCO, Wash. — An Army dress uniform hangs in Jason Schlegel’s office at Columbia Basin College in Pasco. The uniform belonged to Schlegel’s grandfather, who served during the Vietnam War and later retired after a career in the service. The same career he loved led to his death, Schlegel said. He died after multiple battles […]

November 8, 2016

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Judge Halts Regulators Suits Against ITT

A bankruptcy judge on Wednesday temporarily barred regulators from continuing litigation against ITT Educational Services Inc., questioning whether there is any point in calling the defunct school operator to account for alleged fraud. “If you want to punish and deter ITT, you ought to be bringing criminal actions,” Judge James Carr said during a hearing […]

November 8, 2016

10 Colleges Where Tuition Is Free

You might think there’s no escaping the high—and still rising—cost of college. But at some schools, the cost of tuition rings up as zilch, zero, nada. These ten colleges across the country offer free tuition. At many of the schools, students work a set number of hours in a student work program or, in the […]

November 8, 2016

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