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Teenager Thomas Lane kills three students at Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio. [51] 2012 Daytona 500: In a first ever delay, the race is postponed to Monday due to heavy rain in Daytona. [52] Matt Kenseth wins on Tuesday morning. [53] WikiLeaks begins disclosing 5 million e-mails from the private intelligence company Stratfor. [54] [55 ...
Disasters and accidents A tour bus hits a bridge at Miami International Airport, United States, killing at least two people and injuring many more. (NBC News) (BBC) (The Miami Herald) [permanent dead link ] At least 8 people are killed and 36 injured when a passenger bus overturns on the highway between the cities of Sucre and Potosí in southern Bolivia. (RIA Novosti) International ...
Hispanic students tend to be less likely to be enrolled in these kinds of programs than white students. This jeopardizes the future of their educational achievement. According to several studies, the educational outcome gap is closely related to the access and quality of education in the early years of childhood development.
Disasters and accidents The midwestern United States is hit by a massive storm causing major disruption to traffic. (AP via Time) The UN refugee agency reports at least 55 people have drowned after an overcrowded boat capsizes off the coast of Somalia on 18 December. (Reuters) (BBC) (CNN) (Al Jazeera) International relations Julian Assange issues a statement to supporters from a balcony of ...
International relations U.S. President Barack Obama visits Afghanistan on an unannounced visit coinciding with the first anniversary of Osama Bin Laden's assassination by the U.S. Special Forces in Pakistan, signing an agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai outlining a continuing U.S. role in Afghanistan after 2014. (BBC) Five European presidents and the President of the European ...
Business and economy Rio Tinto Alcan locks out hundreds of workers from a smelter in the Canadian town of Alma, Quebec. (CBC) Disasters A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes south of Japan ; no damage is caused. (Wall Street Journal) (Reuters) (Newsday) A boat capsizes near Lamu Island off the Kenyan coast with at least seven people dead. (Reuters) International relations The Iranian Navy test ...
Disasters Colombia evacuates towns near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano over concerns about a possible eruption. (AP via Atlanta Journal Constitution) Politics and elections Voters in Mexico go to the polls for a general election with Institutional Revolutionary Party presidential candidate Enrique Pena Nieto claiming victory. (The New York Times) (Reuters) Hong Kong: Protesters throng the streets ...
well be the most critical factor in determining whether the current steep supply trajectory remains robust for many decades to come or if it fizzles out; trumping both technology and geology.” (Citi GPS: Global Perspectives & Solutions, “Energy 2020: North America, The New Middle East?” Citigroup, 3/20/12) Raymond James: “We Are Looking ...