Thursday, May 17, 2007
Gas pumps gulping family pay
NEWS
Nation's minority numbers top 100M
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The nation's minority population has topped 100 million for the first
time and
now makes up about a third of the USA, a symbolic milestone that signals
more
challenges for communities adapting to diversity. Hispanics are fanning
out to
more states across the nation, according to Census population estimates
out
Thursday.
Passion fuels seniors' ability to achieve
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As a student research volunteer, Veronica Shi spent months designing an
experiment trying to measure how people's perception of brightness is
affected
by contrast and size. She and 19 other members of the 21st annual
All-USA High
School Academic First Team win trophies and $2,500 cash awards as
representatives of all outstanding students.
Blair pays farewell visit to Bush
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair paid a farewell visit Wednesday to
President
Bush, an opportunity for close allies to showcase their unity on the war
in
Iraq and hammer out differences on climate change and trade.
MONEY
Gas pumps gulping family pay
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U.S. families paid $1,000 more on average for gasoline last year than in
2001,
as higher prices at the pump ate up a hefty portion of the increase in
their
paychecks, two consumer groups said Wednesday.
Nation's second president makes debut on presidential dollar
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The second dollar coin in the new presidential series goes into
circulation
around the country on Thursday with the U.S. Mint hoping it can turn
18th
century statesman John Adams into a 21st century marketing phenomenon.
