After school programs boost community aid and learning
New York AP reports PS 27 in Brooklyn hosts Crossroads After-School Program for 235 students, teaching craft and homework help while aiding residents at a nearby home. Government and foundations fund expanding after-school programs, highlighted by Soros funded initiatives and Education Department support amid a growing national trend.
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New York
Shanna Holmes
Crossroads
Brooklyn
Shanna
Socorro Perez
Adrienna de Kanter
U.S. Department of Education
PS. 27
Marilyn Fuenes
Dockside
P.S. 27
B.S. 27
Good Shepherd Services
After School Corporation
George Soros
New York City
John Powell
Pikachus
Emanuel Turner
Buddy
Soros’ Corporation
Education Department
Corm
Es 159
Clinton
Brother's survival tips help 10 year old in ski ordeal
Ten-year-old Ryan Lanagan from Mattapoiset, Mass., credited his 14-year-old brother T J with outdoor survival lessons that kept him alive after getting lost on a Waterville Valley mountain. He spent about 15 hours in 15-degree weather, buried in chest-high snow, before rescuers and a helicopter crew spotted him.
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Waterville Valley
N.H
Ryan Lanagan
Mattapoisett
Mass
Ryan
T.J
Galileo Flies Through Radiation Belt Near Io Encounter
NASA's Galileo spacecraft, a 2 1/2 ton orbiter valued at $1.4 billion, passed into Jupiter's harsh radiation zone en route to its closest flyby of Io. Engineers restarted electronics after prior radiation damage, and the probe aimed to image and study Io’s volcanic activity from about 124 miles above the moon's surface at 6:32 a.m. PST. Communication with Earth would take some time.
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Pasadena
Calif
NASA
Galileo
Jupiter
Solar
Solar System
Earth
Hostage standoff ends as death row inmates free guard
In Livingston Texas two death row inmates held prison guard Jeanette Bledsoe for nearly 13 hours demanding better living conditions. They surrendered after 5 a.m. following talks with death penalty opponents. Bledsoe uninjured underwent routine infirmary check. The inmates cited visitation delays and cell access as issues and pressed for a moratorium on the death penalty.
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Livingston
Texas
Jeanette Bledsoe
Bledsoe
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Larry Fitzgerald
Death Row
Terrell
Deloyd Parker
Parker
Shape Community Center
Betty Lou Beets
Pentagon buying system still shows high dollar price quirks
An AP review finds inflationist pricing persists in the Defense Department despite faster bulk purchases. Examples include a $714 electrical bell, a $350 ball bearing and a $251 compressor seal, with officials noting lessons learned but ongoing cost concerns amid emphasis on speed and volume discounts.
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Washington
Pentagon
Associated Press
Defense Department
America
Defense
Robert Lieberman
Air Force
Maj
Joe Besselman
Clinton
Stan Z. Soloway
Soloway
Besselman
Inspector General
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