Heartland migration shifts U S population center
Census figures show the United States shifting away from the Midwest as Hispanic growth boosts the Southwest. Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and Idaho are the fastest-growing states with California and Texas adding to regional gains. A new mean center may settle near Texas County, Missouri, by midcentury.
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Tokyo Hit by Magnitude 7.2 Quake Triggers Tsunami Warning
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off northeastern Japan at 11:45 a.m. local time, shaking Tokyo and prompting a tsunami warning for the coast. No major damage or injuries reported as officials assess the scene. A 24-inch tsunami hit Ofunato with warnings of a 20-inch surge along more areas.
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Mass fish die off at Southern California marina
About one million sardines washed up dead in a Southern California marina on Tuesday creating a drifting carcass pile and a foul smell. Officials said the event appears natural as sardines depleted oxygen and suffocated after drifting into the marina. Andrew Hughan of California Fish and Game described it as unusual but not unprecedented.
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Cairo Women Protest Turns Violent On International Day
Hundreds of Egyptian women marching to Cairo’s Tahrir Square for International Women’s Day faced harassment and shoving from men who chased them away. The report notes widespread harassment in Egypt and cites a 2008 Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights survey with high harassment rates among women and admitted harassment by men.
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Libya rebels slowed by pro-regime forces near Tripoli
After weeks of gains the Libyan rebel movement faces a setback as pro-regime forces halt their advance on Tripoli with heavy rocket fire in the east and threats to recapture Zawiya west of the capital. Obama and Cameron discuss possible responses to the Libya crisis.
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Bill would cut Kansas earned income tax credit
TOPERA-A proposal to reduce the Kansas Earned Income Tax Credit would push thousands of working families into poverty, advocates said Tuesday. House Bill 2347 would shrink the credit from 18 percent of the federal credit to 5 percent when fully phased in and would make it nonrefundable, so credits exceeding tax liability would not be usable.
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KU Cancer Centers to Merge Across Kansas City
The Kansas University Cancer Center and the Kansas City Cancer Center plan to combine operations this summer. KC Cancer Center staff will join KU Hospital and its facilities will join KU Hospital, with physicians becoming KU Physicians and faculty at KU Medical Center. U.S. Oncology remains affiliated, continuing as part of the operation.
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Equality Coalition blasts state legislators over LGBT statute
Kansas Equality Coalition accuses Rep. Jan Pauls and Rep. Lance Kinzer of keeping in a 2003 unconstitutional statute that criminalizes gay relationships. They defend repeal language in another bill and plan a March 17 Hutchinson protest.
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