Multiracial Americans Grow Fastest Among Demographics
Census estimates show multiracial people increased 3.4 percent to about 5.2 million, now 5 percent of the minority population. Since 2000, those choosing two or more races rose 33 percent as social acceptance grows and classifications shift in schools and public life.
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Taj Mahal CEO says shooter had no prior beef with supervisor
Taj Mahal chief Mark Juliano states the gunman had no known grievance with supervisor Raymond Kot, who has been at the Atlantic City casino since it opened in 1990.
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Raymond Kot
Atlantic City
South Korea braces as Roh death shocks nation and NK tests
South Korea mourns former president Roh Moo-hyun after his suicide amid a bribery probe while North Korea conducts a second underground nuclear test and launches missiles. Lee Myung-bak faces pressure from domestic turmoil and a sharper security crisis as inter-Korean tensions rise.
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Seoul
Lee Myung-bak
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Lee
Koreas
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Korea University
Pyongyang
Kim Daejung
North Korea Renounces Truce as Korean War Tensions Rise
In Seoul, U S and South Korea increase patrols after Pyongyang abandons the 1953 armistice following its second nuclear test. A 3500 ton destroyer nears the western border while North Korea positions artillery as Pyongyang blasts a potential naval blockade.
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Myongji University
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Obama presses Israel and Abbas on West Bank settlements
President Obama urged Israel to halt West Bank settlement construction to push peace talks with the Palestinians. He met privately with Mahmoud Abbas and pressed both sides for commitments, including enhanced security and reduced anti Israeli rhetoric.
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Colleges curb student protests over gun rights on campus
Pittsburgh area freshman Christine Brashier says a dean ordered her to stop distributing fliers for Students for Concealed Carry on Campus and destroyed her pamphlets. FIRE notes more colleges suppress student organizing since the Virginia Tech event, while aiming to persuade schools to change policies rather than sue.
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Foundation For Individual Rights In Education
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Squeaky” Fromme
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