Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – According to a report released Wednesday, minority children spend an average of 13 hours a day using mobile devices, computers, TVs and other media. The figures cataloging how long they are plugged in mark about 4½ hours more than white kids. The [...]
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Study: Minority kids greater consumers of media
June 9th, 2011 
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June 8th, 2011 admin Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Manila, Philippines (AHN) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has signed a law ending excessive, unreasonable and unnecessary salaries and bonuses for officials and employees of government-owned corporations and banks. The Government-Owned and Controlled Corporation (GOCC) Governance Act of 2011 signed Monday also limits the terms of GOCC [...]
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June 7th, 2011 admin The Derry Area School District Foundation received a donation from an area family to begin an art collection that will be displayed in the hallways of the high school, and has already selected one piece done by a local artist. View full post on All Stories
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June 6th, 2011 admin Many of these classes, events and meetings are sponsored by the Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, but some take place at the YMCA in Myrtle Beach or at HealthFinders in the Coastal Grand mall. Call the numbers listed for more information. Total cholesterol screenings | 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, HealthFinders. No [...]
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June 5th, 2011 admin Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor New Haven, CT, United States (AHN) – The man who admitted to killing a gradaute student in 2009 while working as a Yale University lab technician was set to be sentenced on Friday. Raymond Clark, 26, was facing 44 years in prison under a plea agreement he accepted last [...]
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June 5th, 2011 admin Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor New Haven, CT, United States (AHN) – The man who admitted to killing a gradaute student in 2009 while working as a Yale University lab technician was set to be sentenced on Friday. Raymond Clark, 26, was facing 44 years in prison under a plea agreement he accepted last [...]
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June 4th, 2011 admin By Tom Marshall, Times Staff Writer Saturday, June 4, 2011 TAMPA — Officially, contract negotiations between the Hillsborough County school district and teachers union ended nine months ago. But the talking didn’t stop on Aug. 31 when the School Board approved the annual agreement on pay and working conditions. In February, the two sides agreed [...]
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June 3rd, 2011 admin Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Montreal, Quebec, Canada (AHN) – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Winnipeg will be the first target of their rolling strike which will begin Friday morning. The only thing that will stop the postal workers from walking off the job is if Canada Post offers the union a new [...]
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June 1st, 2011 admin A key meeting room at the new Coastal Community Foundation Center in downtown Charleston has been dedicated in honor of Dr. Theodore S. Stern, one of the foundation’s founders. View full post on All Stories
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June 1st, 2011 admin Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Hayward, CA, United States (AHN) – The search for a nursing student who went missing last week in California continued on Tuesday. Michelle Le, 26, was at Kaiser Medical Center in Hayward on Friday when she went out to the parking garage and did not return. She left the [...]
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