At Least 5 Dead, Hundreds Rescued From High Water In Houston Flooding:
Rain-soaked Houston was getting no respite from the weather Tuesday, with a flash flood watch extended through the morning and the possibility of thunderstorms all day.
At least five people were killed in what one official called the most significant flood event since devastating Tropical Storm Allison in 2001.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster in nine counties in and around the Houston area.
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Ethiopian Runners Sweep Boston Marathon:
Ethiopia had a banner day at the Boston Marathon on Monday, as Lemi Berhanu Hayle and Atsede Baysa won the men’s and women’s titles.
It’s the first time the country has swept the men’s and women’s titles in this historic event, the world’s oldest annual marathon.
Hayle won the elite men’s division in an unofficial time of 2:12:45, completing a podium sweep by three men’s runners from Ethiopia. He pulled away late from the 2015 champion, Lelisa Desisa, with a little more than a mile to go. Desisa finished second in a time of 2:13:32. Yemane Adhane Tsegay finished third in 2:14:02.
SUNY At Buffalo Sends Out More Than 5,000 Acceptance Letters In Error:
Waiting to hear whether you’ve been accepted into a college is a nerve-wracking time for any prospective student.
For more than 5,000 applicants to the State University of New York at Buffalo, the process became even more stressful.
The university sent out 5,109 acceptance letters in error, it admitted in a statement Friday.
The mistake was made when an incorrect email list was generated from a database of applicants, according to the statement from John DellaContrada, the university’s associate vice president for media relations and stakeholder communications.
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source: CNN.com
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