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High School Students Determined to End School’s Outdated (And Absurd) Segregated Proms
Dividing up a prom based on race is not a black-and-white issue at Georgia’s Wilcox County High School.
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National News
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Montana Judge to Retire After Racist Obama Email Uncovered
Montana's chief federal judge will retire following an inquiry into an email he forwarded that included a racist joke involving President Barack Obama.
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Oil Spill In The Middle Of Arkansas Town [VIDEO]
April 1, 2013 You may have caught the news about a pipeline spill last Friday where dozens of gallons of oil spilled into the town of Mayflower. Here is a little raw video of the oil running through the streets.
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What Will Happen if Bees Continue to Die? [VIDEO]
March 29, 2013 A year ago, scientists linked nerve-agent pesticides to the recent collapse in the bee population. California commercial bee keepers have reported a 40% - 50% drop in number of bees. France and Italy are among countries who have banned such pesticides. If the bees continue to die off, will we be able to pollinate our millions of acres of crops in the United States?
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Defense of Marriage Act Goes Before Supreme Court
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard its second day of arguments on the issue of same-sex marriage, specifically a challenge to the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). This follows Tuesday's case concerning California's Proposition 8.
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Supreme Court Hears First of Two Gay-Marriage Cases
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the case that is challenging the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage. It is the first of two gay-marriage-related cases the court will hear this week; on Wednesday it will hear arguments in United States v. Windsor, a challenge to the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
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Winning $338 Million Powerball Jackpot Ticket Sold in New Jersey
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - One winning ticket for Saturday night's drawing of the $338.3 million Powerball jackpot was sold in New Jersey.
The New Jersey Lottery released a statement that the grand prize winner was sold in that state for an annuity of $338,300,000 - or $211,026,552
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Latin Class At Bozeman High School To Be Featured On The Weather Channel On March 19
March 18, 2013 Bozeman High School Latin students, along with Latin teacher Erika Shupe, will be featured on national television. The Weather Channel will air a half hour segment entitled, "A Storm NAMED Winter" premiering Tuesday evening, March 19, at 8 pm ET and again at 11 pm ET. Details here:
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Police Find Dead Body, Explosives, Guns Inside Florida College Dorm Room
On Wednesday morning, authorities found the body of a University of Central Florida student inside a dorm room, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. A campus spokeswoman said that there were also improvised explosive devices and additional weapons in the room.
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Teen Accidentally Shot While Cleaning Handguns
Authorities say a teenager was shot and seriously injured while he and a friend were cleaning handguns in Clark, a small town near the Wyoming-Montana border.
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What States Have the Lowest Unemployment Rates?
If you’ve been struggling to find a new job, get that first job out of college or get back to work, perhaps it’s a change of location you need. The unemployment rate is not equal across the states, and for all the tough economic news of the past several years, things aren't all that bad in certain places.
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Montana Parents Hope For Obama Administration’s Help With Their Son’s Death In Singapore
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The parents of a software engineer whose body was found last June hanging in his Singapore apartment are calling for the U.S. to take over the investigation.