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The latest figures from Harvard University show a record proportion of minority students admitted for the upcoming fall semester, with 11.8% of the school’s new students being African-American and another 12.1% Latino. Harvard points to its outreach programs that send admissions officers across the country to pursue high-achieving students from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. […]
TRENTON, N.J. — Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis is planning to run for New Jersey Senate. A state Democratic Party official says Lewis will announce his candidacy on Monday. Lewis has called a 2 p.m. news conference in Burlington County to announce his “political plans.” Read More Source: http://www.newsone.com
. WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Congress are shifting from short-term budget concerns to debates over the nation’s long-term economic future, and issues ranging – from Medicaid and Medicare cuts and, to tax hikes for the wealthy. Much will be revealed at midweek, when the House and Senate are expected to vote on a […]
McDonald’s plans to hold its first national hiring day later this month – and unemployed potential burger-flippers are lovin’ it. The chain wants to fill 50,000 new openings at its restaurants across the country in a giant hiring spree on April
The rate of teen pregnancy in the United States has dropped to its lowest level since records began being kept 70 years ago, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday. Related For the past 20 years, the teen birth rate has dropped 37 percent. Despite the drop, the rate is still
President Barack Obama intends to hold a town hall-style session on Facebook later this month during a trip to California. SOURCE: AJC
Via MojoCincy.com: Former co-host of NBC’s Today Show, Katie Couric, popularly known as the current news anchor and hostess of CBS’ Evening News is about to step to the mic and grace our TV screens for the last time in just a few weeks. Having taken over for Dan Rather nearly five years ago on […]
President Barack Obama has launched his bid for re-election with the new theme, “It Begins With Us”. This kicks off the campaign to accept contributions for the re-election race. Obama’s first fundraiser will begin in Chicago, April 14th. You can check out more of his campaign here.
Via CNN.com: The Texas-based airline grounded 79 planes for inspection after a hole opened on top of a Boeing 737 mid-flight Friday. It canceled approximately 600 flights to accommodate the inspections: 300 on Saturday and 300 flights on Sunday. So far, investigators have found indications of cracks in three other aircraft, the National Transportation Safety […]
