Rana Plaza Collapse in Dhaka Kills 147, Hundreds Trapped
Dhaka police say the Rana Plaza building in Savar has left at least 147 dead with more possible as many workers remain inside. Firefighters and troops withdraw survivors while hospitals struggle to cope with the injured amid a crisis tied to Bangladesh garment industry pressures and hartals.
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Leach to Step Down as NEH Chair in May
Former Iowa congressman Jim Leach will resign as chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities in early May after four years at the agency. He plans to teach and write and will consider offers after leaving the post.
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Mentoring program opens to juvenile offenders in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids-East Central Iowa Big Brothers Big Sisters chapter joins a national effort to accept court-referred youths. CEO Charles Pierson cites a 7 percent court-referred rate nationwide with a goal of 10 percent and notes improved outcomes. Local police and volunteers back the initiative and the chapter has $43,000 from federal juvenile justice funds to support it this year.
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