Penn State Faces Sponsor Exodus After Sandusky Scandal
State Farm is dropping ads from Penn State football broadcasts while GM considers its sponsorship and Wall Street may cut the school's credit rating. The NCAA penalties include a fine, four year bowl ban and scholarship reductions. Former FBI director Freeh found top officials concealed abuse allegations to protect the program.
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Sherman Hemsley dies at 74 former Jeffersons star
Sherman Hemsley, known as the irascible George Jefferson on The Jeffersons, has died at age 74 in El Paso Texas. Police said no foul play is suspected and the cause of death is pending. The Philadelphia born actor helped propel The Jeffersons to enduring fame from 1975 to 1985 and earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
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Norman Lear
Colorado theater shooting suspect studied neuroscience at CU Denver
The report notes James Holmes spent a year in a neuroscience doctoral track at the Anschutz Medical Campus and received NIH funding. University officials did not disclose warning signs or details of his coursework or exam results. Police say he killed 12 people and wounded 58 at a Denver area cinema. Christian Bale visited survivors and a makeshift memorial formed near the theater. Holmes began gun shop shopping while in the program and left in June 2012 after a May class presentation.
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National Institutes of Health
Democrats Call for Gun Control After Colorado Shooting
A small group of Democrats urges banning high-capacity ammunition clips following the Colorado theater rampage, but Senate and House leaders say no plan for gun control action this election year. Sen. Reid, Sen. McConnell, and Speaker Boehner resist politicizing the tragedy, while four Democrats press for a ban citing the latest mass shooting.
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