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Geography may really be destiny. According to a new study released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Child Trends that examined factors like health and education, low-income children are better off in poor, rural areas (the Midwest, for example) than in wealthier and more urban locales (the Northeast). "It is surprising," says report co-author William O'Hare about the plight of poor kids in rich states. "There is a crucial sense of community lacking in the metropolitan areas...
...CCSU (9-8-3), which at one point this season had an overall record of 2-8-2, won five straight conference games just to make it to the Northeast Conference tournament, and upset the top two seeds en route to winning the tournament and qualifying for NCAA’s, was not about to let the game slip away...
...each conference, the committee awarded Harvard an at-large bid and home-field advantage in the first round. The Crimson will play Central Connecticut State University (8-8-3) on either Friday or Saturday at Ohiri Field. The Blue Devils, who advanced to the tournament by winning the Northeast Conference Championship, will be making their first-ever trip to the NCAA tournament. The winner of will go on to a second-round match-up with Tulsa on Wednesday, Nov. 28. Also representing the Ivy League are Brown (15-1-1) and Dartmouth (11-4-2). Harvard won the Ancient Eight...
...Midwest isn't the first part of the U.S. to set up such a regional climate deal - the Northeast, the Southwest and the West have already signed similar deals. But the Midwest runs red politically and is carbon-heavy on energy. With 22% of the U.S. population, the Midwest produces 27% of its greenhouse gas emissions, thanks largely to the fact that many of the states rely heavily for power on coal, the most carbon-rich fuel (71% of the region's electricity comes from coal, compared to 49% nationwide). The deal isn't perfect. Too much emphasis is placed...
...Thousands of birds are being slaughtered on a turkey farm in Suffolk, around 100 miles northeast of London, as officials work to contain the outbreak...