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• Washington, D.C., Named the Best Big City for Working Women
• Italy professor says has found world's oldest complete Torah
• Ho! Ho! Ho! ‘Merry Christmas Bill’ expected to become law in Texas soon
• Exonerated NY man gets master's degree
• 5 teens identified as victims of fiery Calif crash

Washington, D.C., Named the Best Big City for Working Women Posted: 29 May 2013 10:26 AM PDT NerdWallet is an online personalized finance service that helps "consumers make better decisions about their personal finances, travel plans, or higher education." The company recently published a report that named the best places for women in the workforce, and Washington, D.C., was No. 1 on the big city list.

Italy professor says has found world's oldest complete Torah Posted: 29 May 2013 07:53 AM PDT By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - An Italian professor said on Wednesday he has identified what he believes is the world's oldest complete scroll of the Torah, containing the full text of the first five books of Hebrew scripture. Mauro Perani, professor of Hebrew at the University of Bologna, said experts and carbon dating tests done in Italy and the United States dated the scroll as having been made between 1155 and 1225. The scroll, which has been in possession of the Bologna University Library for more than 100 years, had been previously thought to be from the 17th century. ...

Ho! Ho! Ho! ‘Merry Christmas Bill’ expected to become law in Texas soon Posted: 29 May 2013 05:36 AM PDT After a good amount of hoopla, Texas Governor Rick Perry is expected to quietly sign legislation allowing public schools to celebrate Christmas and other winter holidays plainly and explicitly without fear of lawsuits.

Exonerated NY man gets master's degree Posted: 29 May 2013 05:19 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man who spent 16 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit has received a master's degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

5 teens identified as victims of fiery Calif crash Posted: 28 May 2013 07:00 PM PDT NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Five Southern California high school students who died in a fiery car wreck on their way to the beach included a pair of sisters and best friends who bonded over their immigrant experiences, friends said Tuesday.

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