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Tijuana hosts event to change city’s image

International and regional innovators will gather in Tijuana for a 10-day conference, which aims to improve the city’s image.

App provides disaster relief

Disaster preparedness in San Diego has been upgraded to suit the 21st century. The county recently unveiled an SD Emergency App designed to help residents be equipped when a natural disaster strikes.

Scroll reveals Jesus’s wife

Harvard Divinity School professor Karen King recently unveiled a papyrus, which is stirring worldwide debate regarding the marital status of Jesus Christ.

First debate underplayed by candidates

With President Barack Obama’s lead in the presidential race growing in key swing states such as Ohio and Florida, this debate could potentially make or break Mitt Romney’s campaign.

Undocumented students receive exemption

A month after the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was implemented, the Obama administration approved the first applicants. As many continue to apply, the process has proven to be strenuous.

Carter’s case still unsettled

The bizarre case of 21-year-old Chavis Carter, who authorities say shot himself in the head while handcuffed in the back of a police car, prompted numerous questions about the legitimacy of the Jonesboro Police Department’s investigation of the incident.

Martian terrain explored

Rather than killing the proverbial cat, Curiosity has shifted its focus to other activities—namely, exploring and photographing Martian terrain.

Voting process made easier

The Internet’s ammenities continue to grow and as of the 2012 U.S. elections, California residents will be able to register to vote online.

Universities plagued with bomb threats

Bomb threats have been prevalent all across the country during the last few weeks.

Bar offers pregnancy tests

…the vending machine is the foundation’s next step in its efforts to raise awareness of the dangers of fetal alcohol syndrome.

SDSU reacts to viral protests

Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies members and professors at San Diego State analyzed the viral protests across the world against the amateur anti-Islam film “Innocence of Muslims” that portrays and mocks the Prophet Muhammad.

Anti-Islam video provokes protests

Last week, members of the Islamic community were provoked, after an anti-Islamic video was posted online portraying the Prophet Muhammad as a womanizer, child molester and buffoon.

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