2010年4月26日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Education News


Warrants suggest Calif killer followed 11-year-old (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 05:53 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 16, 2010 photo, John Gardner pleads guilty to both counts of murder in San Diego Superior Court. Sex offender John Albert Gardner has pleaded guilty to killing two San Diego County teenage girls. Gardner agreed to enter the pleas in the deaths of 14-year-old Amber Dubois and 17-year-old Chelsea King. In exchange, prosecutors will not seek the death penalty.   Chelsea King's parents reluctantly agreed to a sentence of life in prison for their daughter's rapist and killer, calling the death penalty in California 'an empty promise.' (AP Photo/Earnie Grafton, Pool)AP - An 11-year-old girl told police a man followed her home from school the day before registered sex offender John Albert Gardner III raped and murdered a 17-year-old girl in a nearby park, according to search warrants unsealed Monday.


Avatar's James Cameron pushes tech careers to young (AFP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 04:54 PM PDT

'Avatar' director James Cameron, pictured on April 24, urged young Americans Monday to pursue careers in science and technology to keep the United States at the forefront of technical innovation -- and allow him to make more blockbuster movies.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Roger Kisby)AFP - 'Avatar' director James Cameron urged young Americans Monday to pursue careers in science and technology to keep the United States at the forefront of technical innovation -- and allow him to make more blockbuster movies.


Late payments on student loans dip in 4th quarter (AP)

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 03:07 PM PDT

AP - Statistics for one quarter don't make a trend, but a drop in the rate of late payments for student loans in the last three months of 2009 may be a promising sign.
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