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Ukraine Deal Reached; Russia Agrees To De-escalate Tensions

April 17, 2014

By Hannah Allam and Lindsay Wise McClatchy Washington Bureau (MCT) WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will hold off on new sanctions against Russia as part of a deal struck Thursday that...

University Suspends Sorority Amid Hazing Allegation

April 17, 2014

By Denise-Marie Ordway and Tiffany Walden Orlando Sentinel (MCT) ORLANDO, Fla. — The University of Central Florida has suspended its Chi Omega chapter over hazing allegations against three members...

Former Francis Marion U. Student Wins $1.6 million In Hazing Suit

April 6, 2014

By Chris Winston The State (Columbia, S.C.) (MCT) FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. — A former Francis Marion University student who was hospitalized in 2011 following a night of fraternity hazing was awarded...

Atlanta Archbishop To Move Out, Sell His New $2.2 Million Mansion

April 6, 2014

By Paresh Dave Los Angeles Times (MCT) A house built for $2.2 million by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta will be put up for sale — with proceeds to be spent on the local Catholic community...

Pipeline Fears Run Deep Among Some Landowners In East Texas

Pipeline Fears Run Deep Among Some Landowners In East Texas

April 6, 2014

By Anna M. Tinsley Fort Worth Star-Telegram (MCT) PARIS, Texas — Deep in the heart of East Texas, gently sloping fields, fertile cropland and willowy pine trees stretch as far as the eye can...

Expect A Close Ruling As Supreme Court Weighs Contraceptive Coverage

March 25, 2014

By Michael Doyle McClatchy Washington Bureau (MCT) WASHINGTON — Conservative Supreme Court justices on Tuesday foreshadowed how they might rule on whether certain for-profit corporations could...

In Wake Of Shootings, Congressmen Want More Oversight Of Border Patrol

In Wake Of Shootings, Congressmen Want More Oversight Of Border Patrol

March 25, 2014

By Franco Ordonez McClatchy Washington Bureau (MCT) WASHINGTON — A wave of fatal shootings of unarmed civilians by Border Patrol agents along the U.S.-Mexico line has drawn bipartisan scrutiny...

Obama Meets Ukrainian Leader and Pledges Support; Kerry to Begin Russia Talks

Obama Meets Ukrainian Leader and Pledges Support; Kerry to Begin Russia Talks

March 13, 2014

By Lesley Clark and Hannah Allam McClatchy Washington Bureau (MCT) WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama delivered an Oval Office rebuke Wednesday to Russian President Vladimir Putin with Ukraine’s...

Kentucky Pastor Apologizes For Blackface Skit At Church

March 10, 2014

By Karla Ward Lexington Herald-Leader (MCT) LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Lexington, Ky., pastor apologized Saturday to people who were offended by a white man performing in blackface as part of a skit...

Privacy Groups Urge FTC To Probe Facebook’s Deal To Buy WhatsApp

Privacy Groups Urge FTC To Probe Facebook’s Deal To Buy WhatsApp

March 6, 2014

By Jessica Guynn Los Angeles Times (MCT) SAN FRANCISCO — The Electronic Privacy Information Center and the Center for Digital Democracy are urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate...

Duke Porn Star Reveals Her Face and Her Film Name

Duke Porn Star Reveals Her Face and Her Film Name

March 6, 2014

The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (MCT) The Duke University freshman whose participation in porn movies sparked much campus discussion in recent weeks has revealed her photo and porn name on...

Charging Documents Show Teen Who Fatally Shot Man for Cellphone Complained It Wasn’t a ‘Nicer Model’

Charging Documents Show Teen Who Fatally Shot Man for Cellphone Complained It Wasn’t a ‘Nicer Model’

March 6, 2014

By Christine Clarridge and Jennifer Sullivan The Seattle Times (MCT) SEATTLE — After fatally shooting a Seattle man for his cellphone last month, police say the 17-year-old high-school student...

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