Stamp honors WWII diplomat Raoul Wallenberg’s heroism
The Postal Service unveiled a stamp honoring Raoul Wallenberg the Swedish diplomat who saved more than 20 000 Hungarian Jews during World War II. Wallenberg went to Nazi occupied Hungary in 1944 and printed protective passes and secured diplomatic protection for Budapest residents. He was arrested by the Soviet army in 1945 and died in a Moscow prison in 1947 per Soviet records.
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Raoul Wallenberg
Wallenberg
Thomas Santos
Dcalif
Hungary
United States
Budapest
Moscow
West Virginia Librarian 61 Beaten to Death at Library
A 61-year-old Racine librarian Nancy Williamson was beaten to death at the Coal River Branch library after warning a troubled 21-year-old, Danny Burnside, who was arrested on murder charges. Burnside’s mother cited prior head injuries. Police say emergency calls came moments before the attack and deputies were notified.
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Racine
Danny Burnside
Nancy Williamson
Coal River Branch
Rodney Miller
Eva Burnside
Burnside
South Central
Charleston
Ms. Williamson
Miller
Direct lending stalls as colleges cautious on new loan plan
The Education Department’s direct lending program, three years old, has attracted over 1,200 colleges but falls short of goals. More than 7 million students borrow a record amount as tuition costs outpace aid. Officials cite political fights, campus restructuring, and private lenders’ adjustments as reasons for slower adoption.
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Washington
Federal Treasury
Congress
David Longanecker
Department
Clinton
Colleges defend race based admissions by major universities
The Association of American Universities with 62 top research schools published an ad in The New York Times defending using race ethnicity and gender in admissions. It notes diversity strengthens education and opposes bans in California and Texas while rejecting quotas and non merit based acceptances. The group includes Ivy League members MIT Vanderbilt UT Austin and UC system. Kansas University did not sponsor the ad.
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New York
New York Times
Association of American Universities
United States
Washington, D.C
California
Texas
Merit
Ivy League
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vanderbilt University
University of Texas, Austin
University of California
Kansas University
House votes to keep space station funds in orbit
In a 305 to 112 vote the House rejected efforts to end the international space station program. The bill allocates 27.7 billion dollars over two years for civilian space programs while opponents warn of rising costs and limited scientific value.
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House
Tim Roemer
D-Ind
United States
Roemer
European Space Agency
Japan
Canada
Russia
Indiana
James Sensenbrenner
R-Wis
Nicholas Lampson
D-Tex
Johnson Space Center
Robert “Bud” Cramer
Dala
U.S
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