South+Africa+Closes+16+Schools+Amid+Gang+Violence

Published August 30, 2013

South+Africa+closes+16+schools+amid+gang+violence

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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Education officials in a province in South Africa closed 16 schools, affecting 12,000 students, Thursday in an impoverished area near Cape Town because of a spike in gang violence that has left teachers too afraid to go to work.
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Illinois+governor+signs+medical+marijuana+bill

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CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois became the 20th state in the nation to allow the medical use of marijuana Thursday, with Gov. Pat Quinn signing some of the nation's toughest standards into law. The measure, which takes effect Jan. 1, sets up a four-year pilot …
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