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Votes cast for Egypt

The Associated Press November 29, 2011

CAIRO — Shaking off years of political apathy, Egyptians turned out in long lines at voting stations Monday in their nation’s first parliamentary elections since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster,...

Europe races for solution to save common currency

The Associated Press November 29, 2011

PARIS — European leaders rushed Monday to stop a rampaging debt crisis that threatened to shatter their 12-year-old experiment in a common euro currency and devastate the world economy as a result. One...

Committee sends tuition recommendations to Powers

Liz Farmer November 28, 2011

President William Powers Jr. will receive recommendations today to ask the UT System Board of Regents for the largest tuition increase the regents will allow during the next two academic years. If the...

Nationwide movement utilizes online streaming

Nick Hadjigeorge November 28, 2011

Occupy Austin and other Occupy protests around the country are using an online video streaming website called Livestream to broadcast a 24-hour live feed of anything that happens at the occupation. Austin...

Occupy protesters shift to Capitol grounds

Kayla Jonsson November 28, 2011

Occupy Austin protesters challenged authorities within hours of expanding from City Hall steps to the Capitol grounds Saturday. Many protesters made the move to the Capitol as a result of the Oct. 30...

Film students create robbery scene in LA

Allie Kolechta November 28, 2011

Police helicopters circled overhead and several Longhorns spent some of the last moments of their semester in the UTLA program in handcuffs after a misunderstanding with police last week. The Los Angeles...

Kids, parents donate at Christmas parade

Kayla Jonsson November 28, 2011

Despite rain on the parade, families showed up on Congress Avenue on Saturday to kick off the Christmas season and donate toys to less fortunate children. Chuy’s Mexican restaurant sponsored the...

Arab League imposes sanctions on Syria

The Associated Press November 28, 2011

BEIRUT — In an unprecedented move against an Arab nation, the Arab League on Sunday approved economic sanctions on Syria to pressure Damascus to end its deadly suppression of an 8-month-old uprising...

Students form novel writing support group

Allie Kolechta November 28, 2011

With November coming to an end, writers around the country are racing to finish novels they started writing at the beginning of the month. National Novel Writing Month — known to participants as...

Putin receives nomination, warns West not to interfere

November 28, 2011

MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sternly warned the West not to interfere in Russia’s elections, as he launched his campaign to reclaim the presidency in a speech Sunday before thousands...

NATO airstrikes in Pakistan kill 24 soldiers

The Associated Press November 28, 2011

ISLAMABAD — Afghan troops and coalition forces came under fire from the direction of two Pakistan army border posts, prompting them to call in NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, Afghan...

Austin ranks low as a city for technology jobs

Megan Strickland November 23, 2011

Austin ranked 32nd out of 51 U.S. cities in a recent Forbes magazine evaluation of the best cities for technology jobs. Mark Schill, vice president for research for the Praxis Strategy Group that compiled...

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