Wed06192013

Scientists: Baby Born With AIDS Cured of Disease

(AP) — A baby born with the AIDS virus appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi who’s now 2½ and has been off medication for about a year with no signs of infection.

There’s no guarantee the child will remain healthy, although sophisticated testing uncovered just traces of the virus’ ge

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Rescuers End Effort to Find Body in Florida Sinkhole

Jeremy Bush places flowers and a stuffed animal at a makeshift memorial in front of a home where a sinkhole opened up underneath a bedroom late Thursday evening and swallowed his brother Jeffrey in Seffner, Fla. on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Jeffrey Bush, 37, was in his bedroom Thursday night when the earth opened and took him and everything else in

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Gwinnett School System Selects Jardine as Steele’s Replacement

Daniel “Danny” Jardine has been named the Gwinnett County school system’s chief operations officer.

The Gwinnett County Board of Education selected Jardine to

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Court hears lawsuit today on DeKalb school board removal

A federal court is expected to hear arguments today on Gov. Nathan Deal’s removal of six DeKalb School Board members from office.

Despite the fact that Deal, the

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Supreme Court Hears Arguments Against Voting Rights Act

For nearly 50 years, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 has served as one of the government's most effective tools for
rooting out discrimination against

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Detroit

Solange: In the shadows but still thriving

The Michigan Chronicle
Solange: In the shadows but still thriving

 

 

Being the sister of a megastar recording artist (and actress) can’t be easy, specifically if you, too, are pursuing a care...

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The Star who tried to Molest Patti LaBelle

The Michigan Chronicle
The Star who tried to Molest Patti LaBelle

 

Patti LaBelle has had a wonderful career, one that spans five decades and has resulted in her being a legend, a superstar and, yes...

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Chicago

Obama On Fatherhood: 'It's the Best Job I've Got'

The Chicago Defender
Obama On Fatherhood: 'It's the Best Job I've Got'

President Barack Obama says being a father is the best job he's got. Obama says a Father's Day luncheon at the White House on Friday was a great way f...

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How Superman Saved A Small Illinois Town

The Chicago Defender

Today is the day many comic book fans have been waiting for. Man of Steel, the latest Superman movie, opens in theaters across the country. Much of th...

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Pittsburgh

Shale drillers shafting NAACP? Parker upset with lack of support

The New Pittsburgh Courier

 

CONNIE PARKER

 

by Christian Morrow

Courier Staff Writer

Back when steel ruled the local economy and Pittsburgh boast multiple corporate headquarters, th...

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WAMO100 announces new general manager

The New Pittsburgh Courier

GARY GUNTER

 

PITTSBURGH, PA--WAMO100, owned by Martz Communications Group, recently named Gary Gunter general manager of WAMO100.

Prior to this new appo...

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Atlanta

New Dads Learn That Their Lives are Forever Changed

The Atlanta Daily World
New Dads Learn That Their Lives are Forever Changed

First-time fathers experience many emotions: love, responsibility, protectiveness, and even fear. And whatever the father's

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B.J. Upton Bombs Help Snap Losing Streak

The Atlanta Daily World
B.J. Upton Bombs Help Snap Losing Streak

If there is something the Braves can find bigger than one game in a dramatic come-from-behind 6-5 victory over the San

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