Senators agree to plan freezing student loan rates short term
U S senators eyed a temporary 3.4 percent rate for new student loans with possible later increases. Undergrad loans could reach 8.25 percent after 2015, graduates 9.5 percent, and parents 10.5 percent as talks continued before the August deadline.
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Ruling expected on Manning aiding the enemy charge
A military judge will decide whether the charge that Army private Bradley Manning aided the enemy stands. The case centers on Manning leaking 700,000 documents to WikiLeaks and potential readings by Osama bin Laden. Closing arguments may begin Friday with a verdict possible the same day.
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Mandela’s health shows dramatic improvement before 95th birthday
Mandela’s daughter Zindzi says he is regaining strength and could go home soon after weeks in hospital with a lung infection. Crowds gather at the hospital as South Africans mark his life with tributes and planned birthday events.
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Food safety probe after 22 children die in India lunch
In Bihar village, 22 children aged 5 to 12 died and dozens were hospitalized after a free school lunch allegedly contained an organophosphate insecticide. Investigators seek the contaminated meal component and washing practices as protests erupt in Gandamal.
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Intelligent knife detects cancer in seconds during surgery
Imperial College London researchers unveiled an intelligent iKnife that uses heat and mass spectrometry to identify cancerous tissue in real time. In a study of 91 patients the device achieved 100 percent accuracy, delivering results in under three seconds and aiming to reduce second operations for breast and other cancers.
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