Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More
Student wrongly tied to Boston bombings found dead Reddit apologized for the 'dangerous speculation' on the site that pointed fingers at the student. A body pulled from the water off Indian Point Park in Rhode Island has been identified as the Brown University student mistakenly linked by amateur sleuths on a social media site to the Boston bombings. More
Police confiscate 4-foot, 2-pound marijuana joint California police confiscated a mammoth joint during a 4/20 pot rally on Saturday, reports the Los Angeles Times. As the paper notes, hundreds of UC Santa Cruz students gather each year for the event, and each year campus police confiscate things like bongs and dime bags. More
Gamebreakers: Cowboys who nearly held off Texans DallasCowboys.comKaVontae Turpin attempts to inject lightning into struggling Cowboys' offense DallasCowboys.comCowboys’ KaVontae Turpin Becomes 2024’s Fastest Ball Carrier on TD vs. Texans Sports IllustratedKaVontae Turpin takes it 64 yards to the crib for a Cowboys TD ESPNCan't-Miss Play: 64-yard TD! Turpin reaches 22.36 MPH on score vs.
Skenes becomes 2nd Pirate to win NL Rookie of the Year, 498 days after Draft MLB.comPirates' Skenes, Yanks' Gil named Rookies of Year ESPNGil 'kicked in the door,' then won AL Rookie of the Year MLB.comPirates' Paul Skenes wins 2024 NL Rookie of the Year after dominant debut season Yahoo SportsPirates’ right-hander Paul Skenes wins NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year BBWAA
The ISS has been leaking air for 5 years, and engineers still don’t know why Ars Technica‘Possibility of a catastrophic failure’: Inside the space station leak problem that has NASA worried CNNNASA and Roscosmos disagree on cause and severity of ISS air leak SpaceNewsThe ISS has been leaking for 5 years.
USDA confirms domestic flock infected with bird flu in Hawaii Reuters.com‘It’s so bad.’ Hawaii’s first cases of avian flu confirmed at Wahiawa duck rescue Hawaii News NowDOH warns Mililani Pet Fair attendees of possible H5N1 bird flu exposure KITV HonoluluHawaii reports first avian flu outbreak in poultry as surge continues on California farms University of Minnesota Twin CitiesExperts: no need to panic, but be aware about avian flu KHON2
Apple’s advocacy for regular standing backed by new study 9to5MacSitting too much linked to heart disease –– even if you work out, according to new study CNNModerate Exercise Isn't Enough to Offset Sitting All Day, Study Says Verywell HealthSitting, lying down for too long may increase heart related issues - study The Jerusalem PostSitting too much is a danger not even exercise can undo.