Flight Diverted As Teen Prays With Tefillin On Plane
A 17-year-old Jewish passenger from White Plains tried to pray with tefillin on an American Express flight from New York to Louisville. The crew diverted to Philadelphia for safety. FBI TSA and police inspected the plane. the teen and his sister were not detained and continued their travels.
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Shmuel Greenberg
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Birth weights in U S decline noted in study
A large study finds average birth weights fell from 1990 to 2005 in the United States, with a 1.83 ounce drop overall and 2.79 ounces in a low risk group. Shorter pregnancies partly explain the trend, but other factors remain unclear per Harvard Medical School researchers.
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United States
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Emily Oken
Harvard Medical School
Oken
Sales tax rise eyed to fund services amid Kansas budget squeeze
Kansans testified on Gov. Parkinson’s bill to raise the state sales tax by one percentage point to 6.3 cents, then drop to 5.5 in 2013, to fund a new transportation program and avert deeper cuts to elderly and disability services. Opponents warn higher taxes hinder recovery.
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Emporia
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Greene
Mark Parkinson
Parkinson
Kansas Chamber
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Americans For Prosperity
Mike Maddox
Kansas Chamber Board
Libertarian Party of Kansas
Peter Roman
Kansas Families For Education
Roman
Kansas
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