LITTLE ROCK — Tivadar Tulassay, the rector of Budapest based Semmelweis University, has resigned after the school stripped Hungarian President Pal Schmitt of his doctorate for copying most of his thesis, saying, “The supervisory authority’s loss of trust toward my person has become palpable.”
Jose Hernandez, a Democratic candidate for California’s 10th Congressional District who worked at NASA until early 2011, was given approval by a Sacramento County judge to note on ballots that he used to be an astronaut.
Larry Echo Hawk, 63, the assistant secretary of the interior for Indian Affairs, is resigning to accept a full-time leadership position with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ending three years with the department.
Harman Wilson, manager of the Rose Supper Club in Montgomery, Ala., said his nightclub would start “Food Stamp Fridays” to complement the club’s other theme nights, adding that patrons will not be able to use food assistance meant for needy families to buy alcoholic beverages.
Reza Taghipour, the Iranian minister of communication and information technology, said the country will introduce the first phase of its domestic Internet network by May 21, the state run Fars news agency said.
Dody Maki, Phyllis Trickey and Wynola Possenti issued the Alaska Grandma Safe Shootin’ Challenge, which allows residents to take on the three Fairbanks grandmothers in a contest that tests marksmanship and promotes gun safety.
Janelle Shrum, the widow of teacher Joel Shrum from central Pennsylvania, who was gunned down in Yemen in March, said the family knew about the risks of living there, but “We never felt personally threatened. Anything that may have served as a warning was too vague.”
Mary Ethyl Hansen, 52, a West Jordan, Utah, woman who said she made a suicide pact with her 18-year-old daughter before killing her and shooting herself in the head, has been charged with murder.
Jim Flaherty, the finance minister of Canada, pronounced a death sentence on the country’s penny, which will cease to be distributed to banks and businesses this fall, telling the House of Commons, “Pennies take up too much space on our dressers at home. They take up far too much time for small businesses trying to grow and create jobs.”
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