Dog bite totals show 5 500 postal carriers affected
Nationwide 4.5 million Americans were bitten by dogs last year including over 2 million children and 5 581 postal workers. Worst hit cities include Houston and Los Angeles with hundreds of bites among letter carriers. Insurance claims topped 483 million with State Farm alone paying 104 million for 3 700 claims.
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Hawaii aquarium clash sparks debate over fish industry
A video filmed off Hawaii Island shows a collector ripping out an air regulator from a diver in a dispute over Hawaii s aquarium fish trade. The incident prompts a state investigation into complaints by both parties involved. Rene Umberger recovered the regulator and resumed breathing after testing it. A snorkeler recorded the event from above.
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Ten years on gay marriage gains ground in US
Massachussets led the way a decade ago as the first state to legalize same sex marriage. Activists push lawmakers, file lawsuits, and form unlikely alliances to spread the cause. Since then seventeen states plus the District of Columbia have legalized it, with public support rising nationwide.
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Cally Guasti
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Massachusetts
Marc Solomon
Massa
Maryland
Maine
John Eastman
National Organization For Marriage
U.S. Supreme Court
Robyn Ochs
Peg Preble
Parents push back as Common Core reshapes grade school math
Parents nationwide voice frustration with Common Core math, citing four plus methods and area models. Berkeley mother Stacey Jacobson-Francis says first graders face too many approaches. Critics fault reform math while proponents say it builds problem solving and understanding of numbers.
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Stacey Jacobson-Francis
Berkeley
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Louis C.K
Diane Briars
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
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