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Michigan State gets $10 million from mystery donor

Published April 23, 2009

EAST LANSING, Michigan (AP) âÄî An anonymous donor is giving Michigan State University $10 million. The university announced the donation Thursday. It's not clear if the gift is connected to a...

$68 million mystery: Who’s behind college gifts?

Published April 23, 2009

DURHAM, North Carolina (AP) âÄî It's the question on everyone's lips in philanthropy: Who is the mysterious donor giving away millions of dollars to at least a dozen colleges across the country?...

GM to temporarily shut 13 plants, cut production

Published April 23, 2009

DETROIT (AP) âÄî General Motors Corp. said Thursday it will temporarily close 13 assembly plants in the U.S. and Mexico âÄî some for more than two months âÄî as it tries to pare...

Temple U announces 2.9 percent tuition increase

Published April 23, 2009

PHILADELPHIA (AP) âÄî Students at Temple University will be paying about 3 percent more for tuition next year, the school's lowest rate hike in 13 years. The university also will increase its financial...

Attorney: Mice, leaky roof found at Ga. nut plant

Published April 23, 2009

ATLANTA (AP) âÄî A south Georgia factory linked to a deadly nationwide salmonella outbreak was infested with vermin and had a leaky roof, gaping holes and other problems, attorneys said Thursday...

University leaders unite to protest proposed cuts

Published April 23, 2009

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) âÄî Ten of Florida's 11 public university presidents converged Thursday on the Capitol to protest budget cuts they fear could ruin the state's higher education standing....

Wis. university chancellor resigns amid criticism

Published April 23, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) âÄî A central Wisconsin university chancellor announced her resignation Thursday after a series of conflicts with students and donors and questions about how she handled a traffic...

FBI probes finances of NY man in family slaying

Published April 23, 2009

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) âÄî William Parente was a successful Manhattan lawyer who apparently had a side business lending money at high interest rates âÄî deals that may have cost investors...

SC student’s killer asks judge for death sentence

Published April 22, 2009
he Tennessee man who confessed to raping and killing a South Carolina college student asked for a death sentence Wednesday, saying prison time would do no good because he's too violent.

Maine’s marriage debate turns deeply religious

Published April 22, 2009
Gay couples took turns pleading for recognition of their partnerships, while opponents warned that state sanctioning of same-sex marriages would fracture a basic building block of society.

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