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University of Missouri students protest, Tim Wolfe resigns

University of Missouri students protest, Tim Wolfe resigns

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University of Missouri students, including members of the football team and a man on a hunger strike, protested what they saw as indifference to racial tensions at the school. Tim Wolfe, the president of the University of Missouri System and the head of its flagship campus, resigned Monday.
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Remembering The Mall in Columbia shooting a year later

Remembering The Mall in Columbia shooting a year later

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It’s been one year since the shooting at Zumiez at The Mall in Columbia that left three people dead —- two store employees and the shooter. Follow the events on the day of the shooting and the days following, and read more about how the community has coped since here.
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Sports Breakdown: How to shoot three-pointers

Sports Breakdown: How to shoot three-pointers

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With the return of summer also comes the return of the Howard County Times’ video series ‘Sports Breakdown,’ where athletes from across the county teach our reporters and editors how to do what they do best.

Our first installment this year brings together rivals Tori Diggs, of Oakland Mills High, and Rachel Lazris, of Wilde Lake High, who teach girls basketball beat reporter Matt Owings how to sink three-point shots.

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2014 FIFA World Cup: Brazil advances past Colombia, Neymar out for semifinals

2014 FIFA World Cup: Brazil advances past Colombia, Neymar out for semifinals

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Goals from Thiago Silva and David Luiz lifted Brazil past Colombia 2-1 and into the semifinals against Germany. Not all news from the fame was good, as it was later announced star Neymar broke a vertebrae and will possibly miss the rest of the World Cup.

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Husband and wife bodybuilding team

Husband and wife bodybuilding team

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David Johnston had been overweight his entire life, and then 11 years ago at age 24, he started bodybuilding. His wife Nikki was a college volleyball player, and although she has been working out since age 14, she started bodybuilding at age 28. Now both are amateur bodybuilders, preparing up to six months for competitions.

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