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Animal activists brace for ‘Finding Dory’ impact on tropical fish

April 28, 2016

TNS NEWSFEATURES By Paul Brinkmann Orlando Sentinel (TNS) ORLANDO, Fla. — Animal welfare activists and pet shop owners fear a wave of interest in tropical fish and the possible decimation of key...

Americans overwhelmingly pessimistic about country’s path, poll finds

April 12, 2016

By William Douglas McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) WASHINGTON — More than two-thirds of Americans think the country is moving in the wrong direction, the highest in nearly four and a half years,...

Transgender woman files lawsuit against Michigan university

Transgender woman files lawsuit against Michigan university

April 12, 2016

By David Jesse Detroit Free Press (TNS) DETROIT — A lawsuit filed Friday claims Saginaw Valley State University fired Charin Davenport after she underwent gender transition from male to female, including...

Pro-Trump ‘Build the wall’ messages at UC San Diego Latino center spark outrage

April 12, 2016

By Debbi Baker The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS) SAN DIEGO — Messages supporting Donald Trump and attacking Mexican immigrants were written in front of a Latino community center at the University...

Biden hitting campuses to combat sexual assault

April 5, 2016

By Niels Lesniewski CQ-Roll Call (TNS) WASHINGTON — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is hitting the road again this week to make another push against sexual violence with the first of three speeches...

Chicago to start testing water in homes where children have been poisoned by lead

April 5, 2016

By Michael Hawthorne Chicago Tribune (TNS) CHICAGO — With public officials across the nation under fire for downplaying the health risks posed by lead water pipes, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration...

Homeless college student shows true grit in her pursuit of a home, degree

March 3, 2016

By Tony Briscoe Chicago Tribune (TNS) CHICAGO — On a frigid winter morning, Latia Crockett-Holder, 23, emerges from her tent beneath a crumbling overpass in her stocking feet. In the dim viaduct,...

Texas A&M investigating reports of racial slurs aimed at Dallas high schoolers during campus visit

February 16, 2016

By Claire Z. Cardona The Dallas Morning News (TNS) DALLAS—Sen. Royce West and the Texas A&M University president condemned reports of racial slurs hurled at a group of Dallas-area students during...

Thirsty continents are slowing down expected sea level rise, scientists say

February 16, 2016

By Sean Greene Los Angeles Times (TNS) Despite the accelerated melting of glaciers and ice sheets, sea levels aren’t rising quite as quickly as scientists anticipated. The reason: Continents are absorbing...

Chase to offer ATM withdrawal by smartphone

February 11, 2016

By Becky Yerak Chicago Tribune (TNS) Chase will introduce ATMs by the end of the year where customers can withdraw cash using their smartphones as well as debit cards. For Chase’s cardless ATMs,...

US babies should be tested for Zika virus, CDC says

February 11, 2016

By Franco Ordonez McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) WASHINGTON — An obscure mosquito-borne virus that has already prompted warnings in Central America to avoid getting pregnant and is thought responsible...

Facebook expanding ‘like’ to ‘haha,’ ‘wow’ and more in coming weeks

February 11, 2016

By Paresh Dave Los Angeles Times (TNS) Facebook Inc. plans to carefully launch in the coming weeks the first major revamp of its signature “like” feature since its introduction seven years ago. The...

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