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Eight on-campus buildings evacuated after suspect pulls fire alarms

Bobby Blanchard September 11, 2012

UT Police Department said witnesses reported a suspect pulling fire alarms across campus Monday afternoon, which resulted in eight on-campus building evacuations. According to interviews with witnesses,...

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Muslim student organization holds blood drives to honor 9/11 victims

Sebastian Herrera September 11, 2012

In an attempt to give back to the public and spread a peaceful image of Islam, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Student Organization held a blood drive Monday on the eve of the 11th anniversary of 9/11. The organization...

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Ex-candidate quits Mexico’s main leftist party

The Associated Press September 10, 2012

MEXICO CITY — The man who led Mexico’s main leftist party in the past two presidential elections announced Sunday he is leaving it behind and may start a new party, throwing uncertainty over...

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Fugitive Iraq VP convicted, attack kills 92

The Associated Press September 10, 2012

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s fugitive Sunni vice president was sentenced Sunday to death by hanging on charges he masterminded death squads against rivals in a terror trial that has fueled sectarian tensions...

Two tornadoes strike down in New York

The Associated Press September 10, 2012

NEW YORK — On Saturday, a dark funnel descended in Queens, flooding nearby roads, mangling power lines and later forcing more than 20,000 spectators to be evacuated from the U.S. Open tennis tournament...

Shell begins oil drilling off Alaskan coast

The Associated Press September 10, 2012

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — More than four years after Royal Dutch Shell paid $2.8 billion to the federal government for petroleum leases in the Chukchi Sea, a company vessel on Sunday morning sent a drill...

Greek leaders dispute spending cuts

The Associated Press September 10, 2012

ATHENS, Greece — The leaders of the three parties in Greece’s coalition government failed to agree Sunday on a package of spending cuts worth €11.5 billion ($14.7 billion), a raft of measures...

Chicago teachers’ strike causes learning disruption

The Associated Press September 10, 2012

CHICAGO — The vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union said Saturday the city school district’s latest offer in contract negotiations was disappointing. Chicago teachers say they’re...

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Sleeping Beauty recreated in Kiev museum

The Associated Press September 10, 2012

KIEV, Ukraine — Looking for true love? Fall asleep in Ukraine’s top museum and wait for a kiss. A Ukrainian-Canadian artist is presenting an interactive art project called “Sleeping Beauty,”...

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Scholars may have discovered second photo of Dickinson

The Associated Press September 10, 2012

MHERST, Mass. — Scholars at Amherst College in Massachusetts believe a collector may have what would be just the second known photo of Emily Dickinson. The college says the collector, who wishes...

UT makes changes to First-year Interest Group program

Christine Ayala September 10, 2012

First-year Interest Group mentors will now have to find a way to stretch their guaranteed weekly hour with their students into at least five hours a week if they want to get paid the full amount they were...

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Surprising methods heal wounded troops

The Associated Press September 10, 2012

BOSTON — Scientists are growing ears, bone and skin in the lab, and doctors are planning more face transplants and other extreme plastic surgeries. Around the country, the most advanced medical tools...

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