TV watching tied to poorer early learning in studies
Three studies in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine link heavy TV viewing to weaker math and language scores in third graders, lower education levels in New Zealand youth, and modest declines in early cognitive tests for U.S. children. Experts urge content considerations and note pediatrics guidelines against bedroom TVs.
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Chicago
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
California
New Zealand
U.S
Frederick Zimmerman
University of Washington
American Academy of Pediatrics
John Wilson
PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
Sharks force beach closure at Sea Rim State Park
Five sharks were sighted offshore within two hours over the weekend prompting Sea Rim State Park in Sabine Pass to close its beach. Manager Lee Roberts noted 100 to 150 foot offshore sightings are common in summer, but the weekend cluster was a potential problem. Visitors were warned not to enter the water.
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Lee Roberts
Sea Rim State Park
Sabine Pass
Houston
Roberts
Max Jaimes
Beaumont
Texas to include GEDs in dropout tracking overhaul
Texas Education Agency will count General Education Diploma recipients as dropouts, potentially lifting the reported rate by up to 10 percent next year. The change aligns Texas statistics with federal methods and affects cost estimates of dropouts, including state losses cited at 11.4 billion dollars and lifetime costs of 236,111 for women and 365,707 for men.
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Fort Worth
Texas Education Agency
Fort Worth Star- Telegram
National Center For Education Statistics
Texas
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
Frisco library seeks naming rights for donations
Frisco Public Library Foundation, two years old, asks city to allow naming rights for the library and its shelves to raise funds for future facilities and equipment. Donors contributing at least 75 percent of a item's cost would receive a plaque sized by their gift. council approval expected in August.
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Frisco
Frisco Public Library Foundation
Associated Press
Baghdad Raids Meet Arrests of 100 Suspected Militants
Iraqi and U.S. forces raided near Baghdad International Airport and detained at least 100 suspected insurgents including foreign fighters. In Mosul, gunmen killed a Kurdish Democratic Party official and a Nineveh official bodyguard died. Al-Sherif, Egypt's top envoy to Iraq, was abducted in Baghdad and his fate remained unsettled. A separate car bomb in western Baghdad killed two and wounded four.
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Baghdad
U.S
Baghdad International
Cairo
Egypt
Iraq
Ihab al-Sherif
Kenneth Roberts
Youssifiyah
al-Sherif
Yahia Hussein
Foreign Ministry
Hussein
Iraqi Islamic Party
Ibrahim al- Jaafari
Aruba judge orders release of two suspects in Holloway case
In Oranjestad Aruba a court ordered the immediate release of Deepak Kalpoe and Satish Kalpoe who were held for nearly a month in the Natalee Holloway disappearance. Joran van der Sloot remains in custody for 60 more days. Holloway, 18, vanished May 30 during a senior graduation trip.
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Oranjestad
Aruba
Joran van der Sloot
Deepak Kalpoe
Satish Kalpoe
Natalee Holloway
Mountain Brook
Alabama
Holloway
Deepak
Satish K
Isella Wernet
Joran van der S
United Church of Christ backs same sex marriage
The United Church of Christ General Synod voted overwhelmingly to endorse a resolution supporting marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples. About 80 percent of the 884 delegates approved the measure, urging member churches to consider non discriminatory wedding policies and to support equal rights legislation.
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Atlanta
United Church of Christ
General Synod
John H. Thomas
Afghan civilians killed in U S air strike in Kunar province
Afghan official Asadullah Wafa said 17 civilians died in a U S air strike in the Chechal village and second bombing on the same target in Kunar province. The U S military confirmed civilian deaths but gave unclear numbers and cited precision guided munitions.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
U.S
Kunar
Asadullah Wafa
Associated Press
Wafa
Chechal
Wata
U.S. Defense Department
Washington
Jerry O'Hara
FEMA seeking millions back from overpayments in Florida
FEMA asks thousands of Floridians to return over $27 million in aid after last summer's hurricanes Charley Frances Ivan Jeanne. Data show 6,579 cases total owed with factors including duplicate household claims and insurance coverage. Spokeswoman Nicol Andrews notes the amount is under 1 percent of FEMA's Florida hurricane recovery commitment.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Charley
Frances
Van
Jeanne
Florida
News-Press
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