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Student expelled for bringing stun gun to school to confront bullies
An Indianapolis student who brought a stun gun to school to confront his bullies has been expelled Tuesday. The Indianapolis Public Schools said they affirmed the decision to expel Darnell Young, 17, from Arsenal Technical High School for the...
Tags: Students, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Bullying
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President Obama says he supports same-sex marriage
President Barack Obama, who previously said his views on the issue were "evolving," said Wednesday that he supports same-sex marriage. The announcement puts Obama squarely at odds with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who...
Tags: Republican Party, Elections, NBC (tv network), Arne Duncan, MSNBC (tv network)
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Romney says his views on same-sex marriage haven't changed
Mitt Romney reaffirmed his belief that marriage is between a man and a woman, hours after the Wednesday announcement by President Barack Obama in support of same-sex marriage. The presumptive GOP nominee told reporters he believed states should have...
Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Gay Rights, News Agency, Politics
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BMV suspends LGBT group's specialty plate for contract violations
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles has suspended a specialty license plate which supports a lesbian gay bisexual and transgender organization.
The BMV said Indiana Youth Group along with two other groups broke their contracts by reportedly offering low-digit... -
Uproar over Florida teen's death focuses on race
Current and former neighbors call George Zimmerman caring, passionate and polite, a regular guy they enjoyed being around. But critics of the investigation into the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin at the hands of the Florida neighborhood watch...
Tags: Seminole State College, Racism, Police Investigations, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Trayvon Martin
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Worshippers wear hoodies in church to honor Trayvon Martin
SANFORD, Florida (CNN) -- Worshippers in cities nationwide were wearing hoodies to church services Sunday to honor Trayvon Martin, a Florida teenager shot to death last month by a neighborhood watch volunteer. Martin, 17, was wearing a hoodie when he was...
Tags: Judges, Police Arrests, Injuries and Wounds, Politics, Civil Rights
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Employers asking job seekers to surrender Facebook passwords
Some employers are demanding that job-seekers surrender their Facebook credentials as a condition of being hired. That means HR is poking around for hidden gems about you if you let them. "It's sometimes very positive. We learn more about a candidate...
Tags: Facebook, Civil Laws, Ottawa Senators, Labor Legislation, Charles Schumer
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High court rules strip search reasonable after traffic stop
A New Jersey man who was strip searched in prison after being accused of failing to pay a traffic fine lost his Supreme Court appeal Monday. The 5-4 divided court found two county jails "struck a reasonable balance between inmate privacy and the needs of...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Trials, Police Arrests, Clarence Thomas, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Prescription pain pill rates dramatically increase across Central Indiana
Prescribed painkillers are leaving pharmacies, falling into pill bottles and into the hands of Indiana residents at an incredible rate. Those increased sales of pain pills are leading to increased cases of abuse. According to the IU Center for Health...
Tags: Heroin, General Practitioners, OxyContin (drug), Prescription Drugs, Health
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Chaz Bono to speak at IUPUI for "It Gets Better Week"
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights advocate and former Dancing With the Stars contestant Chaz Bono will headline "It Gets Better Week" at IUPUI this month. Bono will present “Transition: The Story of How I Became a Man” at 7 p.m....
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Students, Social Issues, Dancing With the Stars (tv program), Education
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Some gay service members ready to celebrate repeal of DADT
CNN sourceThe reactions range from gloom-and-doom predictions to big countdown parties and smaller celebrations to ho-hum business-as-usual as the U.S. military changes its rules Tuesday and allows gay men and lesbians to serve openly. A minute into the new day,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, U.S. Military, Defense, Social Issues
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Arsenal Tech students participate in NFL Super Learning program
Students at Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis were in the Super Bowl spotlight Friday.
The school is taking part in the NFL's Super Learning in a Super State program. The program provides educational opportunities for students and teachers in...Tags: Football, History, Super Bowl, Arts and Culture, Native Americans
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