Police shoot gunman inside UC Berkeley business school
A man with a gun was shot by police at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business during a student protest day. Officers responded after a staff member reported a gun in an elevator, locating the suspect in a third floor computer room and firing at about 2 22 p m. No further details on motive or affiliation were released.
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Alabama activists arrested in Montgomery protest over immigration law
Thirteen protesters were arrested in Montgomery near the Alabama Capitol after blocking a street and refusing to leave a legislative building. The Dream is Coming rally pressed for the DREAM Act and a path to citizenship for qualifying undocumented migrants, while targeting Alabama's strict immigration statute.
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Montgomery
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Syrian Crisis Deepens as Death Toll Rises in Day of Violence
Dozens of Syrian troops and regime forces killed civilians amid one of the bloodiest days of the uprising. Activists say up to 90 people died as corpses lay in streets until daylight. Assad loses allies as Turkey Jordan and the Arab League demand action before the region convulses.
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Assad
Turkey
Jordan
Arab League
Email adds twist to Penn State child abuse case
Former Penn State graduate assistant Mike McQueary says in an email that he stopped the 2002 shower assault he witnessed and reported it to police, contradicting a grand jury report’s timeline. The email emerged as the Penn State scandal led to firing head coach Joe Paterno, removing President Spanier, and perjury charges against executives.
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Public input on Kansas River dredging up to 3.2 million tons
The U S Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comment by December 9 on proposed permits for five companies to dredge 3.2 million tons annually across 13 Kansas River sites from Shawnee to Wyandotte counties, up from the current 2.2 million tons. Environmental groups warn of harm to water and habitats.
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Friends of the Kaw
Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photo Exchange
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Nariaki Inoue
Yuichi Iijima
Saki Arakawa
Kansas University Center For Sustainability
Aileen Dingus
KU Environmental Stewardship
America
KU Hospital reports 146 percent rise in capital expenditures
KU Hospital Authority disclosed fiscal year 2011 capital expenditures of 141.2 million, a 146 percent increase from the prior year, funded by growth in revenue to 869.2 million and a record 87.9 million to KU Medical Center. The board noted expanded projects including a Medical Office Building and an electronic medical records system.
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Economist Kaplan cites middle class erosion over Wall Street crisis
Harvard professor and former Goldman Sachs vice chairman Robert Kaplan says the financial crisis stems from the erosion of the middle class, not solely Wall Street. He notes a typical family of four struggles with annual income around 45,000 to 50,000, and he discusses leadership in a Dole Institute talk in Lawrence Kansas.
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