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Short-term budget fix for Illinois close, but not schools
Governor signs bill aimed at keeping Kansas schools open
Egyptian students stage rare protest in Tahrir Square
Qatar using 3D printers to find perfect pitch
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Short-term budget fix for Illinois close, but not schools

Posted: 27 Jun 2016 03:44 PM PDT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner said Monday he's close to a compromise with Democratic lawmakers on a partial-year budget plan with just three days left in the fiscal year, but the gap between the two sides on a second measure to open public schools on time became apparent late in the day.

Governor signs bill aimed at keeping Kansas schools open

Posted: 27 Jun 2016 03:34 PM PDT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed legislation Monday to increase aid to poor school districts, an action that meets a court mandate and ends a threat that the state's public schools might shut down.

Egyptian students stage rare protest in Tahrir Square

Posted: 27 Jun 2016 11:03 AM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of Egyptian high school students staged a rare protest in Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square on Monday before security forces quickly moved in, dispersing them with tear gas and detaining several.

Qatar using 3D printers to find perfect pitch

Posted: 27 Jun 2016 10:35 AM PDT

Following concerns over poor quality pitches at Euro 2016, Qatar has employed a high-tech solution to avoid similar criticisms of its World Cup in 2022 -- 3D printers and wind tunnels. Scientists at Qatar University, the country's largest higher education establishment, have created 3D-printed models of some of the potential eight stadiums that will be used in 2022, to try and ensure there are no such similar surface problems in six years' time. "We are aware of what is happening in Europe," lead scientist of the research, Saud Ghani said.