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South Dakota billionaire philanthropist T. Denny Sanford will have San Diego-based National University renamed in his honor.Sanford and the university announced Tuesday the school will be renamed Sanford National University. A formal launch is planned next July.Forbes reports Sanford has pledged $350 million to National University. The private, nonprofit school plans to dedicate the money to lowering the cost of college education for working adults, among other goals.Started in 1971, National University offers both online and campus-based programs for adult learners, and has about 28,000 students. Sanford previously donated $150 million to National University System to expand programs that include helping children learn skills in cooperation, communication and tolerance and helping teachers inspire students.In 2015, National University’s school of education was renamed Sanford College of Education. … [Read more...] about National University to become Sanford National University

Universal Orlando is opening a stunt show based on filmgoers’ favorite amnesiac ex-CIA assassin.The Bourne Stuntacular, which opens next spring, is based on the Jason Bourne film franchise that has starred Matt Damon, Jeremy Renner and Julia Stiles.Universal officials said in a news release Tuesday that the show will have stuntpeople performing with high tech props in front of an enormous LED screen that gives the illusion they’re on a globe-trotting chase.The show is opening at Universal Studios Florida in the former location of the Terminator 2: 3-D attraction. … [Read more...] about Universal opening stunt show based on Bourne franchise

CHERNIVTSI, Ukraine — Tucked in the southwest corner of Ukraine, Chernivtsi is a cheerful city that graciously marries the glories and sorrows of centuries past with vibrant Eastern European urban life today. It's at the heart of a geographical and historical region with a name that almost sounds whimsical: Bukovina. Fiercely proud Bukovina, whose name means beechwood in Romanian, spans Romania and Ukraine and straddles the Carpathian Mountains. Bukovina has witnessed a long succession of rulers and influences, including Huns, Ottomans sultans and Austro-Hungarian emperors. A flourishing Jewish population in Bukovina was uprooted and largely exterminated during World War II, but there are traces of it if you look. Early this summer, joined by my daughter, I spent 10 days in Chernivtsi. Every day I grew more charmed by the city. One of the oldest towns in Ukraine, Chernivtsi brims with young people, drawn by a renowned university with such impressive, 19th-century architecture … [Read more...] about Ukraine’s Chernivtsi a charming city of architectural gems

WednesdaySinglesRound of 16Yafan Wang, China def. Caroline Garcia, France, 6-4, 6-2.Yulia Putintseva (6), Kazakhstan, Samantha Stosur, Australia, 6-1, 6-2.Ons Jabeur, Tunisia def. Xiyu Wang, China, 6-4, 6-2.Rebecca Peterson, Sweden def. Xinyu Wang, China, 7-5, 3-2, Retired. Yingying Duan, and Shuai Peng, China (4), def. Xinyu Wang and Fang Ying Xun, Walkover.Nao Hibino, and Miyu Kato, Japan, def. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, and Arina Rodionova, Australia, 6-0, 6-0.Darija Jurak, Croatia, and Desirae Krawczyk, United States (3), def. Kwan Yau Ng, Hong Kong, Saisai Zheng, China, 6-0, 6-2.Xinyun Han, and Lin Zhu, China, def. Harriet Dart and Heather Watson, Great Britian, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (2). … [Read more...] about WTA Tianjin Results

An Afghan official says a bomb has gone off inside a classroom in eastern Ghazni province, wounding at least 19 university students.Arif Noori, spokesman for the provincial governor, says 12 of the wounded are female students of the Ghazni University, located on the outskirts of the provincial capital, the city of Ghazni. Noori added that two of the wounded are in critical condition.No one immediately claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s attack.Last month a magnetic explosive device attached to a mini bus belonging to the same university detonated, killing the driver. Noori says five students were also wounded in that blast. The Taliban are active in the province and regularly launch attacks against security forces there. … [Read more...] about Afghan official: Bomb goes off inside classroom, wounds 19