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What are Stratford, Abbotsford and Tomorrow River doing right? At a time when many rural districts across the state are seeing steady and troubling declines in enrollment, these districts, along with Tomorrow River, have seen their student population increase by between 15 percent and 20 percent, News-Herald Media reported this week.

With over 2,000 acts performing at the 2014 SXSW Music Festival, every conceivable venue in downtown Austin is being utilized in some way.

The stage has been set for the Port Authority's board to vote on raises for the 12,000 workers who labor for the minimum wage at the region's three major airports.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivers a speech on the first day of the C40 Cities climate summit in Johannesburg on Feb. 5, 2014.

On March 9th 2014 NBC's Bob Costas dismissed criticism of his having armed guards while disparaging "gun culture" by saying his guards were NBC and NFL security, not "personal" bodyguards.

The company has been looking to focus on its media and entertainment holdings, including Universal Music Group and StudioCanal, by selling off its telecom assets.

It's common knowledge that the popular music industry is dominated by a few huge companies, sometimes referred to as the Big Three: Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group.

MEL MELCON/LOS ANGELES TIMESLucian Grainge, chairman of Universal Music Group, greets Yuna, a 27-year-old pop singer from Malaysia, after she performed for a group of executives at the record company's Santa Monica, Calif., headquarters in November.

Aaron McGruder, creator of "The Boondocks," poses for photos before taking part in the New York Times' TimesTalks: Special Edition conversations, at the 5th Annual New York Times Arts & Leisure Weekend, Saturday, January 7, 2006 in New York.

Breaking : The U.S. Attorney's office in New York has opened a criminal investigation into General Motors to determine if there was criminal wrongdoing on GM's part in connection with the ignition switch recall .

This could be good news for workers who get paid salary, rather than hourly. Today President Obama is supposed to sign a bill that would force companies to pay them overtime.

In February, 50 Cent officially parted ways with Interscope Records and announced that he was taking his business to Capitol Music Group.

UPDATED: A suspected drunk driver fled the cops, striking multiple people in Austin, including a man and a woman on a moped, who were pronounced dead at the scene, the Austin police chief said.

In the wake of the deadly explosion in the East Harlem section of New York, neighbors in Berks County are now asking if the region is prepared for a similar tragedy.

Broadway and West End superstar Elaine Paige is set to release a career-spanning collection of her most memorable recordings to date later this year titled ELAINE PAIGE: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION according to a new listing at her official site.

Despite speaking dismissively of Ed Miliband in the past, Lord Mandelson turned his treacle hose on the Labour leader on Radio 4 yesterday for ruling out a referendum on Britain's EU membership.

On March 9th NBC's Bob Costas dismissed criticism of his having armed guards while disparaging "gun culture" by saying his guards were NBC and NFL security, not "personal" bodyguards.

Jewelers are aiming to woo a small but lucrative market: same-sex couples shopping for engagement rings, and often two at the same time.

Indie rock outfit American Authors and Aloe Blacc will perform at the Saturday, March 29 fan-voted ceremony hosted by Mark Wahlberg, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Two women were killed and 16 were injured after an explosion in an apartment in New York, reports the BBC on March 12, 2014.