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Yale Professors Underpaid At $209,500
The average salary for a full professor at Yale University is $209,500 a year in 2016-2017 — but that's…
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Developer Wants To Demolish Calvin Coolidge’s Summer White House
A developer is seeking to demolish an oceanfront mansion in Swampscott that President Calvin Coolidge once used as his summer White House.…
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Mayor Vetoes Plastic Bag Ban
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza initially supported a ban of single-use plastic bags used in supermarkets and stores, but he vetoed a…
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B.U. Student Walks Through What It Takes To Get Gun License in Massachusetts
A hundred-dollar license application fee, a $100 certified safety course, a $100 firearms identification card, fingerprints, background check, approval by local…
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First Openly Homosexual Chief Justice? Not in Connecticut, Apparently
Homophobia and partisanship are leading Republican state senators to oppose a nominee for chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, Governor Dannel…
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When Hawks Attack
A hawk attacked a woman in her yard in Fairfield, Connecticut, and authorities are warning residents to beware in certain areas of…
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Per-Pupil Spending Not Always A Predictor of School Achievement
Some high-spending school districts in New Hampshire are getting relatively high test scores among students — but some aren't. And…
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Woman Slashes Home Invader With Letter Opener
A woman fended off a 35-year-old knife-wielding man who invaded her home by hitting him in the face with…
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Hospital Forgets What Country It’s In, Converts To Metric
Patients at Concord Hospital in New Hampshire are now getting their height and weight reported in metric units as opposed to English…
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Class Action Lawsuit Seeks To Dismiss School Zone Speed Camera Tickets
The lawsuit seeks the dismissal of hundreds of speeding tickets issued to drivers in school zones in Providence, Rhode Island that were…
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Former Ice Cream Stand Site Now Storing Containers for Building Where Marijuana Will Be Grown
The owner says no marijuana is currently inside two storage containers sitting outside the former Chandler's Ice Cream stand on…
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Vermont House Passes Bill Limiting Right To Keep and Bear Arms
The Vermont House of Representatives has approved gun control legislation in what has been one of the most gun-friendly states in…
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Nine State Troopers Suspended, Another Nine Abruptly Retire
Nine state troopers have been suspended without pay in connection with the phantom shift scandal, while another nine retired immediately rather than…
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Misspelling Triggers Muslims at Williams College
A sign saying "Muslin Common Room" instead of "Muslim Common Room" enraged Muslims on the campus of Williams…
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Standing for United Ireland Means Supporting Abortion
Sinn Fein has suspended one of the party's members of the Dail, or parliament, of the Republic of Ireland because…
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Pro-Marriage Bulletin Posting Triggers Providence College Students
Students at Providence College upset by a resident assistant's posting of material supporting Catholic teaching about marriage are planning to…
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Of 237 Speakers At Brown in 2017, 94.5 % Leaned Left
Members of a student group calling for more ideological diversity among speakers at Brown University analyzed past speakers "based on campaign…
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Here We Go Again? Affirmative Action Critic To Speak at Middlebury College
Richard Sander, a law professor at UCLA, came up with what he calls "mismatch theory," arguing that affirmative action hurts…
