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UT students support Gaza residents in campus protest

David Maly November 20, 2012

As the Israel-Gaza crisis becomes increasingly violent, people around the world and on the UT campus are paying more attention to it. Members of the UT community on multiple sides of the issue voiced their...

‘Suspect’ Breaks Into Tower, Resists Police Efforts to Apprehend Him With French Fries

David Maly November 20, 2012

UT police investigated a break-in at the Main Building Tuesday, and despite police efforts to lure a ‘suspect’ out with french fries, they still managed to escape. According to UTPD officer...

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2 workers shoulder blame for 2010 BP oil disaster

The Associated Press November 20, 2012

NEW ORLEANS — The manslaughter charges brought against two relatively low-ranking BP rig workers in the deadly Gulf of Mexico disaster may be as far as federal prosecutors are willing to go. The...

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Israel museums hide art to protect it from rockets

The Associated Press November 20, 2012

TEL AVIV, Israel — The wine-red walls of the Brueghel exhibition hall at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art are now bare, like the crime scene of a daring art heist. Tel Aviv’s leading art museum,...

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Israel, Hamas trade fire and tough truce proposals

The Associated Press November 20, 2012

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers traded fire and tough cease-fire proposals Monday, and threatened to escalate their border conflict if diplomacy fails. No deal appeared...

Kansas appeals court attorney fired over tweet

The Associated Press November 20, 2012

TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas appeals court attorney was fired Monday after using foul language about the state’s former attorney general in comments she posted to Twitter last week. Sarah Peterson...

Twinkies maker Hostess lives at least another day

The Associated Press November 20, 2012

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Twinkies will live to see another day. Hostess Brands Inc. and its second largest union agreed Monday to try to resolve differences after a bankruptcy court judge noted that...

Wranglers say ‘Hobbit’ animals died on unsafe farm

The Associated Press November 20, 2012

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Animal wranglers involved in the making of “The Hobbit” movie trilogy say the production company is responsible for the deaths of up to 27 animals, largely because...

Swaziland gets first female Anglican bishop

The Associated Press November 20, 2012

MBABANE, Swaziland — The Anglican Church has ordained its first female bishop in Africa.  Ellinah Wamukoya, 61, was consecrated Satuday to serve as the church’s bishop in Swaziland,...

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Texas hexes TCU

Tiffany Hinman November 20, 2012

The glow of red candles illuminated the steps of the UT Tower 71 years after UT’s first hex on Texas A&M, proving that Longhorn tradition remains even if the original opponent does not. The...

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UTPD ‘bait bike’ program success declines, James Otte among few who still fall for it

David Maly November 20, 2012

James Otte, 56, is being held in the Travis County Jail after he was charged this weekend with theft of a University of Texas Police Department “bait bike,” a bike with a GPS tracker inside....

UT’s Wayfinder adds tools to help students pick major

Bobby Blanchard November 20, 2012

A new online interactive balloon-popping game is one way UT is trying to help its incoming students graduate in four years. The University added modules to Wayfinder, an online site incorporated into...

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