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BOSTON (AP) — A man has been taken into custody in Boston for carrying a rice cooker in his backpack near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. What police are calling a hoax comes a year after the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others. Police say an officer confronted the man Tuesday night because he had been acting strangely. That's when he dropped the backpack and told police it contained the rice cooker.
MURRYSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Classes are to resume Wednesday at the Pittsburgh-area high school where 21 students and a security guard were stabbed a week ago. The 16-year-old suspect is in a juvenile detention center, though he's charged as an adult with attempted homicide and aggravated assault. Four students are still in the hospital.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At least two people are dead and 14 injured in a passenger ferry accident off the southern coast of South Korea. The government says the vessel sent out a distress call when it started sinking Wednesday. The Ministry of Security and Public Administration says about 180 of the 470 people on board were rescued, and 90 percent of the ferry is now under water. More than 300 of the people on the ferry were high school students.
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit pension fund that covers many of its retirees says it's reached a tentative agreement with the bankrupt city. A spokeswoman for the city's general pension fund says retirees would see a 4.5 percent cut and their cost-of-living payments would be eliminated under a deal reached late Tuesday. Hours earlier, a group representing retired police and firefighters announced that it had reached its own deal to preserve pension benefits but trim cost-of-living payments.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The College Board has released sample questions of the new SAT students might see in a couple of years. Last month the College Board announced the changes, saying questions would include real-world applications and require more analysis. One sample question asks students to convert dollars to Indian rupees. And test takers also would have to use the findings of a political survey to answer questions.
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