WASHINGTON — A feisty but occasionally frustrated President Barack Obama tried Wednesday to calm nervous Senate Democrats about their political futures and prospects for passing major legislation, as he urged them to keep pushing hard for solutions to the nation’s most vexing problems. Continue Reading

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 April 1, UAB Materials Science and Engineering students competed against schools from across the nation in a cupola competition. Teams of competitors used a self-constructed 10 inch diameter cupola - a vertical, cylindrical furnace used to melt metal - and attempted to melt enough iron to fill a common mold.

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In the name of anti-terrorism, legislation has been passed that will effectively give police the right to arrest photographers…

So… I’m not in the habit of reading British newspapers, but The Guardian caught my attention today. Check out this article published Thursday in the Guardian: Photographers fear they are target of new terror law.

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