Census response to be higher than predicted The percentage of households that have mailed back their Census forms could top the 2000 response. The participation rate hit 71 percent Tuesday, just one point below the 2000 Census rate. The U.S. population has grown almost 10 …
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INTERNATIONAL
Flight from Iraq to U.K. finally a success The first commercial flight from Iraq to the United Kingdom in 20 years landed at London’s Gatwick Airport late Sunday night and took off for Baghdad Monday morning. Commercial air flights between the nations have been haulted …
LOCAL
Robber still at large for cash register theft Rittman Police are investigating the second incident in two weeks in which a masked man has taken the cash register from a business. Police are currently unsure if the two are connected. The two robberies took place …
NATIONAL
Childhood obesity creates military stress Mission: Readiness, a non-profit group composed of retired military leaders, released a report on Tuesday alleging that unhealthy school lunches pose a national security threat. The report claimed that child obesity leaves 27 percent of young adults “too fat to …
WORLD
U.S. to negotiate Iran nuclear issue The United States has opposed a military strike against Iran’s nuclear program, wanting to first work through negotiations and United Nations sanctions to prevent the development of nuclear weapons. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denied charges that Tehran …
CAMPUS
Spring ends with Faculty at Large talk Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Pam Pierce will present “Circle-Squaring and Other Geometric Puzzles” as the third and final Faculty at Large lecture for the spring semester.† Pierce’s lecture, which explores the Banach-Tarski paradox, will be delivered …