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LSU's Odom Suspended After Attempted Break-In

LB nabbed after late-night fight: cops

(Newser) - LSU linebacker Derrick Odom III was arrested yesterday after attempting to force his way into a condo following an argument with the resident last month, police said. Odom, considered one of the NCAA's most promising athletes, has been suspended from the team indefinitely pending further investigation, said a school spokesman.

Four in 10 US Kids Can Balance Books

First national test reveals exposure to economic ideas

(Newser) - A new national test reveals that four in 10 U.S. high school students can grasp economic concepts like tariffs, banking and investment—a result that one expert says is “not discouraging.” Results showed that three in five students can point to factors that increase national debt while...

High Court Raises Bar for Investors' Suits

Companies trump shareholders for second time in a week

(Newser) - Investors who accuse companies of fraud based on executives' misdeeds must show that they acted intentionally, the Supreme Court ruled today, making it easier for corporations to have shareholder lawsuits dismissed. The decision helps protect companies against frivolous suits by clarifying a 1995 law, the Times reports, but critics say...

Top 10 US HS Athletic Programs
Top 10 US HS Athletic Programs
Jun 19, 2007 9:59 PM CDT

Top 10 US HS Athletic Programs

(Newser) -
  1. Jesuit (Portland, Ore.)
  2. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
  3. Warren Central (Indianapolis)
  4. Miami (Fla.) Northwestern
  5. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.)

The Run to The NFL Starts Here
The Run to The NFL Starts Here
Apr 20, 2007 11:02 AM CDT

The Run to The NFL Starts Here

No one learns speed like kids chasing rabbits in Florida sugarcane fields

(Newser) - There's a good reason Glades Central High School in Bell Glade, Florida, has produced 28 pro football players in the past 29 years. Refreshingly, it has nothing to do with steroids, high endurance training, or secret energy drinks, Eric Adelson testifies in ESPN.  Deep in the Everglades, kids run....

Valedictorians Halted At Ivy Gates
Valedictorians Halted At
Ivy Gates
Apr 5, 2007 8:07 AM CDT

Valedictorians Halted At Ivy Gates

Rejections hit 90% at most prestigious schools

(Newser) -  With competition at top colleges more ferocious than ever, most Ivy League schools accepted under 10% of applicants for the first time, the Times reports. Tony schools like Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and Princeton turned away valedictorians and students with perfect SAT scores and GPAs, much to the shock of...

V-Word Gets Teens Suspended
V-Word Gets
Teens Suspended
Mar 8, 2007 2:11 PM CST

V-Word Gets Teens Suspended

"Vagina Monologues" excerpt deemed too racy for children in audience

(Newser) - Three high school girls in a New York City suburb were suspended for reciting the word "vagina" in an excerpt of the "The Vagina Monologues" during a school open-mic night. Faculty had instructed the 16-year-old honors students to delete the word, in deference to children in the audience,...

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