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  • August 2008
  • July 2008

    • Giuliani's Son Sues Duke in Golf Dismissal

      New York Post  |  Jul 24, 08 4:50 PM CDT

      Giuliani's Son Sues Duke in Golf Dismissal

      (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani’s son Andrew has filed suit against Duke University to protest his dismissal from the school’s golf team, the New York Post reports. Giuliani’s suit contends he was kicked off the team with no warning. Coach OD Vincent said Giuliani threw golf clubs around, disrespected a trainer and played a team game of football harder than the other players liked. More »

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      lawsuit  • golf  • college  • Duke University  • Rudolph Giuliani  • coach

  • May 2008

    • Meet Obama's Shadow

      New York Times  |  May 27, 08 8:34 AM CDT

      Meet Obama's Shadow

      (Newser) - Reggie Love is rarely more than a body length away from Barack Obama, but the ever-present aide isn’t a body guard or a strategist—heck, the 26-year-old doesn’t even have a job description. “It was just like, ‘You just go out there and… Take. Care. Of. Stuff,’” Love tells the New York Times. Love is a “body man,” charged with meeting the senator’s every personal need. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Obama 2008  • Duke University  • aide

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Caffeine May Worsen Diabetes

      Reuters  |  Jan 28, 08 4:53 PM CST

      Caffeine May Worsen Diabetes

      (Newser) - Diabetics may want to consider kicking the coffee habit after a new study showed caffeine consumption increased blood sugar levels, Reuters reports. Type 2 diabetics given caffeine pills equivalent to four cups of coffee experienced an 8% rise in average blood glucose levels relative to days when they were given placebo pills, Duke University researchers say. More »

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      coffee  • Duke University  • caffeine  • type 2 diabetes  • blood glucose

  • December 2007
  • November 2007

    • UCLA Handles MSU

      Associated Press  |  Nov 21, 07 7:37 AM CST

      UCLA Handles MSU

      (Newser) - UCLA bounced back from an awful first half to beat Michigan State 68-63. The Bruins struggled early, falling behind 36-25 at halftime, but the highly touted big man Kevin Love led the Bruins back with 21 points and 11 rebounds.  More »

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      basketball  • Florida  • Illinois  • Duke University  • UCLA

    • Kansas Cruises in Opener

      Associated Press  |  Nov 10, 07 1:20 AM CST

      Kansas Cruises in Opener

      (Newser) - No.4 Kansas battered Louisiana-Monroe 107-78 last night to take their home opener for the 35th straight time, and breaking100 in the opener for the first time in 16 years. The Jayhawks were aided by Sherron Collin's 22 points and second half prowess, which was instrumental in instigating a 17-2 surge.  In yesterday's other openers: More »

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      NCAA basketball  • Duke University

  • September 2007

    • Stench is in Nose of Beholder

      Reuters  |  Sep 16, 07 4:42 PM CDT

      Stench is in Nose of Beholder

      (Newser) - Good news for men with a nasty smell wafting under their arms: Scientists can prove why it's not so bad to everyone. A report published in Nature says that male sweat can invoke scents from urine to vanilla, thanks to tiny differences in a single receptor gene. How it reacts to a sex steroid in men spells the difference between a quick hello and a candlelit dinner. More »

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      science  • Duke University  • smell  • scent  • body odor  • odor  • sweat

    • Nifong Begins 1-Day Jail Sentence

      News & Observer (Raleigh)  |  Sep 7, 07 2:30 PM CDT

      Nifong Begins 1-Day Jail Sentence

      (Newser) - Surrounded by a small crowd of supporters, ex-DA Mike Nifong entered the Durham County jail at 9 this morning to begin his 24-hour sentence. Nifong was found guilty last week of willfully deceiving the court. He declined to comment to reporters, the News & Observer reports, only locking hands with his wife and remarking, "Nice day." More »

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      jail  • Duke University  • Durham  • Mike Nifong  • Duke rape case  • Duke lacrosse  • contempt of court

    • Duke Prosecutor Will Do One Day Behind Bars

      News & Observer (Raleigh)  |  Sep 1, 07 8:24 AM CDT

      Duke Prosecutor Will Do One Day Behind Bars

      (Newser) - Mike Nifong, the disgraced district attorney in the Duke rape case, will spend a night in jail for contempt of court, a Durham, NC, judge ruled yesterday. The judge concluded that Nifong, who has already been disbarred, "willfully" withheld DNA evidence that exonerated three lacrosse players accused of raping a stripper after a team party. More »

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      rape  • prison  • jail  • sentencing  • Duke University  • conviction  • Durham  • Mike Nifong  • Duke rape case  • contempt of court

  • August 2007

    • Nifong Pleads Not Guilty to Contempt

      News & Observer (Raleigh)  |  Aug 30, 07 12:53 PM CDT

      Nifong Pleads Not Guilty to Contempt

      (Newser) - In the same Durham courtroom where he once prosecuted accused criminals, Mike Nifong pleaded not guilty today to contempt charges stemming from his handling of the Duke rape case. Nifong’s judge accused the disgraced DA of lying to him last September about a DNA report that could have benefited the accused Duke lacrosse players, the News and Observer reports. More »

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      DNA  • North Carolina  • Duke University  • Durham  • Mike Nifong  • Duke rape case  • contempt  • Chapel Hill

    • Scientists Find Switch to Turn On Brain Cells

      New York Times  |  Aug 14, 07 3:21 AM CDT

      Scientists Find Switch to Turn On Brain Cells

      (Newser) - Neuroscientists are experimenting with switching targeted groups of brain cells on and off using remote-controlled lasers, promising hope for treatment of mental disorders, reports the New York Times . The technique, using cells altered with a photo-sensitive protein called channelrhodopsin-2, could one day be used to treat a host of problems from autism to depression. More »

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      depression  • brain  • MIT  • autism  • Duke University  • neurology  • Emory University

  • July 2007

    • iPhones Down Duke Network

      News & Observer (Raleigh)  |  Jul 19, 07 7:34 PM CDT

      iPhones Down Duke Network

      (Newser) - Wireless access points on the Duke campus are going dead for 10 to 15 minutes at a time, and the university has 100 to 150 suspects: iPhones. An IT spokesman tells the News and Observer the devices are hammering the university's wireless network with up 18,000 connection requests per second, "the electronic equivalent of repeated knocking on the door." More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • wireless  • Duke University

  • June 2007

    • Duke Settles With Lacrosse Players

      Associated Press  |  Jun 18, 07 3:50 PM CDT

      Duke Settles With Lacrosse Players

      (Newser) - Duke University has reached a settlement with the three lacrosse players falsely accused of rape last year. Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty, and Dave Evans, who were suspended last year, will receive an undisclosed amount from the university, which admitted with surprising directness that the deal is intended to close the door on future lawsuits. More »

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      lawsuit  • rape  • Duke University  • Durham  • Mike Nifong  • Duke rape case  • Duke lacrosse  • Reade Seligmann  • Collin Finnerty  • Dave Evans

    • Nifong Disbarred

      News & Observer (Raleigh)  |  Jun 17, 07 6:41 AM CDT

      Nifong Disbarred

      (Newser) - North Carolina's Disciplinary Hearing Commission found that Durham County prosecutor Mike Nifong intentionally and repeatedly lied in prosecuting three Duke University lacrosse players for rape.  Nifong gave up his law license minutes later.  Nifong now likley faces civil law suits by the men he wrongly prosecuted.  More »

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      rape  • North Carolina  • law  • Duke University  • Durham  • Mike Nifong  • Duke rape case

    • Duke Prosecutor to Resign

      Washington Post  |  Jun 16, 07 9:57 AM CDT

      Duke Prosecutor to Resign

      (Newser) - Mike Nifong broke down in tears on the stand at his ethics trial yesterday as he announced his intention to resign as Durham DA. Admitting that he got "carried away" in the case against the three "innocent" Duke University lacrosse players he prosecuted for rape, Nifong apologized to the defendants and their families for causing unnecessary "pain." More »

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      rape  • trial  • ethics  • Duke University  • Durham  • Mike Nifong  • Duke rape case

    • Defense Lawyer: Duke Prosecutor Hid Crucial DNA

      News & Observer (Raleigh)  |  Jun 15, 07 11:54 AM CDT

      Defense Lawyer: Duke Prosecutor Hid Crucial DNA

      (Newser) - Mike Nifong withheld key DNA evidence from defense attorneys, a lawyer for one of the accused Duke lacrosse players testified yesterday in the disgraced DA's misconduct hearing. Bradley Bannon told the State Bar panel he was "bewildered" to find lab results favorable to his clients after Nifong had repeatedly told him no DNA evidence existed, the News & Observer reports. More »

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      trial  • ethics  • Duke University  • Durham  • Mike Nifong  • Duke rape case

    • Duke DA Faces Ethics Charges

      ABC News  |  Jun 12, 07 9:04 PM CDT

      Duke DA Faces Ethics Charges

      (Newser) - North Carolina DA Mike Nifong, who spearheaded the rape and kidnapping case against three Duke lacrosse players, now faces his own set of charges for withholding evidence, making inappropriate public comments about the case, and lying to a judge and state bar investigators. His trial in front of a disciplinary commission starts this morning and could last four days. More »

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      kidnapping  • rape  • DNA  • North Carolina  • ethics  • law  • Duke University  • Durham  • Mike Nifong  • Duke rape case  • prosecutor

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