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University Daily Kansan
Page 0425_2 from reel: NP 16120 (2012-08-16 to 2013-03-04)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/50744

Title: Armstrong Scandal Changes Cycling
Summary: Article discusses how Lance Armstrong's doping scandal has impacted professional cycling, with quotes from cyclists and race promoters about changes in the sport.
Category: sports
Subjects: cycling; doping scandals; sports integrity; professional cycling
Named Entities: Armstrong, Lance; Warrior, Grayson; Leffler, John; Mills, Adam
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Utility Worker Pierced Gas Pipe Before New England Explosion
Summary: Report on a gas explosion in Springfield, Massachusetts that injured 18 people and damaged buildings, caused by a utility worker accidentally puncturing a gas line.
Category: national news
Subjects: gas explosions; utility safety; disasters; infrastructure accidents
Named Entities: Conant, Joseph [fire commissioner]; Coan, Stephen [state fire marshal]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Holiday Shopping Season Off to Record Start
Summary: Article reports that holiday shopping got off to a record start with $59.1 billion spent over the four-day weekend, up 12.8% from previous year, according to National Retail Federation.
Category: national news
Subjects: retail sales; holiday shopping; consumer behavior; economy
Confidence: 0.85

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: KU Bookstore; Legends Place Student Apartments
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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