Dictionary prompts protest over n word in Merriam Webster
In Detroit suburb, Delphine Abraham complained after finding the n word defined in Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary as offensive. She started a petition with about 2,000 signatures urging removal, while editor Frederick Mish said dictionaries cannot wipe out racism by omitting terms.
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Company to market morning after pills in 1979
Genetics Inc. of Somerville says it will market a morning after pill next year, the first U.S. firm to act after the FDA approval of emergency birth control. Antiabortion groups decry the move while experts note the method prevents implantation of a fertilized egg and does not terminate an established pregnancy.
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Survivors Absent as Plane Crashes in Colorado
Nine federal workers aboard a Cessna 208 perished when the plane vanished en route to Page Arizona. Searchers found wreckage on the Uncompahgre Plateau near Montrose with the aircraft buried in rugged terrain. Officials said the craft hit the ground at a steep angle and the engine appeared to be running at impact.
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