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Vigil tonight in Philadelphia for teen found dead in Puerto Rico
Philadelphia Inquirer, The | 5 hours 14 minutes ago
A vigil will be held tonight in Philadelphia for Jorge Lopez Mercado, 19, who was found dead on the roadside in his hometown of Caguas, Puerto Rico on Nov. 14.

Organist marks 50th year at Trinity
Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.) | 6 hours 6 minutes ago
Donna Edwards doesn't like to take time off from her job as organist at Trinity Lutheran Congregation in Minneapolis.

Miguel H. D az is first Hispanic to represent U.S. at Vatican
Miami Herald, The | 6 hours 35 minutes ago
ROME -- Deep in the heart of Vatican City, Cuban-born Roman Catholic theologian Miguel H. Díaz has managed to find an Italian version of a sandwich that reminds him of home: pan con lechón.

Where are all the MPs? Watching parliament on TV
Guardian (London), The | 14 hours 4 minutes ago
The televising of the Commons, begun 20 years ago, was inevitable â?? but it has diminished the chamber

Profile: EU foreign minister Baroness Ashton
BBC | 17 hours 49 minutes ago
Baroness Cathy Ashton's selection as Europe's first High Representative For Foreign Affairs caps a remarkable recent rise up the political ladder.

Being the underdog never deters a driven Brown
Boston Globe, The | 19 hours 10 minutes ago
Scott Brown was not always the self-assured state senator, lawyer, National Guard officer, triathlete, and Republican candidate for US Senate that he is today. Far from it.

Miss Calif. pageant gives ad time to gay group
Yahoo! | 19 hours 39 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO ? The Miss California USA pageant director who became embroiled in a war of words with former title holder Carrie Prejean has donated 30-seconds of free ad time to the state's largest gay rights group.

Conferences offering opposite views on homosexuality to converge in West Palm Beach
Miami Herald, The | 19 hours 41 minutes ago
WEST PALM BEACH -- One group believes that homosexuals can be cured and runs programs aimed at putting gay men and lesbians on a straight path.

Glass half full for Microsoft shareholders
Seattle Times, The | 19 hours 46 minutes ago
Capping off one of the most difficult fiscal years in its history, Microsoft held its annual shareholders meeting with the backdrop of an economy that has at least stopped getting worse.

Local news in brief
Detroit Free Press | 20 hours 20 minutes ago
DETROIT: Funeral for shot teen is set for MondayThe funeral for 15-year-old Jamar Pinkney Jr.

Homophobia and AIDS funding can't coexist
Los Angeles Times | 20 hours 56 minutes ago
The U.S. sends millions of dollars in relief money to Uganda, which is considering a draconian law aimed at homosexuals.

Low-profile Briton is new EU foreign policy chief
Jerusalem Post, The | 21 hours 19 minutes ago
Catherine Ashton is not a very recognizable face even at home in Britain and becomes the European Union's foreign policy chief with just a year in a big international job.

Tampa Council approves transgender protections
Tampa Tribune (Fla.), The | 1 day 14 minutes ago
Opponents of the measure framed it as a thinly veiled assault on the Christian faith that would open the door for sexual predators and all sorts of abhorrent behavior.

Miss Calif pageant gives ad time to gay group
San Jose Mercury News (Calif.) | 1 day 3 hours 36 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCOThe director of the Miss California USA pageant who became embroiled in a nasty war of words with former title holder Carrie Prejean has donated 30-seconds of free ad time to the state's largest gay rights group.