In Brief - April 24, 2008
Around the Northwest
- A report by the Puget Sound Regional Council concludes that widespread tolls would significantly ease traffic congestion in the region.
- Some University of Washington students believe they should be allowed to carry guns on campus.
- A federal appeals court has issued an injunction against the states of Oregon and Washington, to spare the lives of sea lions feasting on salmon in the Columbia River.
- The war on science continues, with EPA scientists reporting political interference in their work.
- Bartenders in Boston have apparently decided to enforce U.S. immigration law by checking passports before serving customers.
- New home sales dropped to their lowest level in almost 17 years last month.
- The conflict in Darfur is getting worse.
- Teachers in England have gone on strike over a pay dispute, for the first time in 20 years.
- Maoist rebels have won the most seats in Nepal's elections
- 1800 - The Library of Congress was established.
- 1915 - The Armenian Genocide began.
- 1990 - The Hubble Space Telescope was launched by NASA.
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