U S economy thaws with March retail strength and jobs rise
The economy shows signs of revival after a harsh winter with 0.1 percent first-quarter growth. March consumer spending rose 0.9 percent as auto sales jumped 8.5 percent and incomes increased 0.5 percent. Analysts expect April job gains over 200,000 as housing lags improve.
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Astronaut Mastracchio to deliver space speech at UConn
UConn engineers will hear from Rick Mastracchio on May 10 as he orbits Earth aboard the International Space Station. The 54 year old alum will record a graduation address and video boards at Gampel Pavilion will show it to about 5 000 attendees including 400 graduates. Mastracchio earned a 1982 electrical and computer engineering degree from UConn and will receive an honorary doctorate.
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Auto rebound as pickups and SUVs lead April sales
U S buyers emerged from hibernation in April driving a roughly 8 percent year over year gain to about 1.4 million vehicles and an annualized rate just over 16 million per Autodata. Nissan and Chrysler posted large gains, GM and Ford mixed results, with SUVs driving the surge and forecasts above 16 million for the year.
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Senior class prank leads to 62 arrests in Teaneck High
Teaneck New Jersey 62 students were arrested after breaking into Teaneck High School for a senior prank police said they urinated in halls greased door knobs taped hot dogs to lockers desks were overturned chairs broken graffiti on walls silly string on floors and balloons throughout. Police responded to a burglar alarm around 2 am with officers from many towns and county agencies assisting in room by room rounds. Some students hid while others were caught and some feared though others laughed as they were taken into custody.
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