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Abraham Castro stood in a sea of Donald Trump supporters and held up the Mexican flag. “I’m bringing it out here to support equality and lessen down the toughness that Trump has on illegal immigrants,” Castro said, holding his flag while people gave him sideways stares and held up Trump posters behind his back. …
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Samuel Walgren quietly holds his breath as the P. A. Denny glides through the steady waters of the Ohio River, closer and closer to what, for some, could mean the end.Inch by inch, the atmosphere on the P. A. Denny changes as men in gray wool uniforms and belts prominently stamped “CS” begin to appear through the yellowing, early-fall forest. On the ship, …
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A dean at Yale University gets put on leave for racially-charged Yelp reviews. A University of Delaware professor won't be returning this fall because of a controversial post to social media. Increasingly, educators are coming under fire across the nation for online posts outside of the lecture hall which — to them — may have been intended for …
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Two California wildfires engulfed more than 13,000 acres Monday, destroying almost 50 properties and leaving many residents displaced. Boy Scout summer campers were trapped temporarily in Los Padres National Park as a massive fire raged through the mountain around them, park spokesman Andrew Madsen said. Campers, which included 65 kids and 15 counselors, were trapped …
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It’s just a plain white bag marked with the words “lunar sample return,” all in capital letters, a slight tear in the middle and a layer of grayish dust on the inside. All and all, unremarkable. But this unassuming relic, up for auction at Sotheby’s auction house in New York, has quite a tantalizing history, …
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Kevin Klosterman wants a new jacket, one with "Buckeye KiloWatt" on one side and a long list of winning years on the opposite sleeve. But before he can get it, Klosterman and C.G. Cantemir will have to do two things: get their electric-boat program up and running and break the world speed record for such …
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You’re going down the road when another driver decides to pass you. For a split second your brain considers two options — slow down or speed up. You slow down to avoid a crash, right? “You feel impulsive, you feel angry, irritable, but in our day-to-day lives ... we’re able to regulate and control it,” …
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The only thing that came with the City Barbeque delivered to Columbus police headquarters Thursday was a bright blue card that read: “Thank you for keeping Columbus safe. May God bless you and keep you safe." Police spokeswoman Denise Alex-Bouzounis made sure to show the note to every officer who stopped by to pick up …
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