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River Hill team hoping for repeat in international robotics competition
When students in River Hill High School's Advanced Computer Science classes entered a worldwide high school robotics competition last year that involved programming International Space Station satellites, they figured their chances of winning were...
Tags: NASA, Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, DARPA, Students
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County library has long waiting list for controversial '50 Shades' books
While a nearby library system has refused to carry the immensely popular book, "Fifty Shades of Grey," and its two sequels, readers in Howard County are still able to check the books out from their local libraries. As long as they don't mind waiting. As...
Tags: Book, Libraries, The New York Times, Literature
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Harford County library won't stock 'Fifty Shades of Grey' and sequels
Three of the most popular books in America are being kept off the shelves of the Harford County Public Library system because administrators consider them to be pornographic. British author E.L. James' erotic trilogy about a steamy affair between an...
Tags: Howard County, Harford County, American Civil Liberties Union, The New York Times, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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Harford library stands behind decision not to carry 'Fifty Shades' trilogy
Harford County Public Library has been under fire since it was discovered the system opted not to purchase copies of the popular and steamy trilogy "Fifty Shades of Grey," a decision the library director stands behind. "It's one of these tricky issues,"...
Tags: Pornography, Romance (genre), Libraries, The New York Times, USA Today
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Gore brought back from the brink as Fla. high court orders recount
Sun ReportersJust when it seemed Vice President Al Gore was gasping his last in a marathon struggle for the White House, the Florida Supreme Court gave him a shot of oxygen, ordering the manual recount of more than 40,000 contested Florida ballots that he hopes will...Tags: Executive Branch, White House, Local Elections, U.S. Supreme Court, Trials
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Free speech advocate to lead USA Today
Sun StaffKenneth A. Paulson, a former newspaper editor, lawyer and free speech advocate, has been picked to lead USA Today in the wake of the worst scandal in the newspaper's nearly 22-year-history. In an interview, USA Today publisher and President Craig Moon...Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Management Change, New York City, Lawyers, Newspapers
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Weather: Severe thunderstorm warning issued
Thunderstorms, accompanied by hail and high winds, are moving through Central Florida this evening. Quarter-sized hail, lightning and winds exceeding 60 mph are likely, the National Weather Service in Melbourne said. The storms are centered over...
Tags: Volusia County, Melbourne, Orlando, Weather Reports, Christmas
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Seminole, Brevard named "high performing" school districts, again
The Seminole County school district -- and neighboring Brevard County's -- are "academically high performing," based on Florida's annual designation. Both have earned the title in previous years. Seminole, in fact, has been so-named for six...Tags: Seminole County, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), The Seminole Tribe
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Man cannonballs manatees on video, prompting investigation
Three men could face charges after a year-old video of a diver jumping into a canal onto two manatees surfaced on Facebook and YouTube Monday. The video — recorded in a residential Cocoa Beach neighborhood — shows the most egregious of...
Tags: Endangered Species, Wildlife, Punishment, Maitland, Abusive Behavior
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Gov. Scott vetoes 3% tuition hike, $368M in projects
TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $368 million in lawmaker pet projects Monday and blocked a 3 percent tuition hike for Florida colleges and universities. The tuition increase passed earlier this month was a small piece of the overall $74.1...
Tags: Andy Gardiner, Executive Branch, Everglades, Charlie Crist, Don Gaetz
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Options lacking for parents of disabled kids at F schools
The notice in the mail told Carmen Olmeda she could transfer her profoundly disabled daughter out of Orange County's F-rated Magnolia School. But there is no other county school that can meet the needs of 18-year-old Loly, who needs hourly glucose...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Hillsborough County, Rick Scott, U.S. Department of Education, Students
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Nationals to Osceola? County may land team for spring training as Astros prepare to leave
Kissimmee might not be left without spring-training baseball after all. A Brevard County official expects the Washington Nationals to make the move from Viera in the near future. "They're not renewing their lease" in Viera, said Brevard County...
Tags: Montreal Expos, Local Government, Kissimmee, Houston Astros, Spring Training
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