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Students said that having a few minutes — or even an hour or two — to hang out with the dogs helped take away the edge of stress caused by intense finals.On the positive side, the not-for-profit group isn't charging anyone for the dogs' services.
"I took one final today, but three over the weekend," said Rachel Stanevich, a freshman from Beecher, a town in the Chicago suburbs. "I'm here now just to de-stress. Being with the dogs helps take your mind off of things for awhile."
Morgan Brown, a freshman from Roscoe, said her most difficult finals are coming up on Wednesday.
:I could always use some puppy love," she said.
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Voting machines in more than one-third of all Detroit precincts registered more votes than they should have during last month's presidential election, according to Wayne County records prepared at the request of The Detroit News.From my post at Da Tech Guy:
Detailed reports from the office of Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett show optical scanners at 248 of the city's 662 precincts, or 37 percent, tabulated more ballots than the number of voters tallied by workers in the poll books. Voting irregularities in Detroit have spurred plans for an audit by Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson’s office, Elections Director Chris Thomas said Monday.
The Detroit precincts are among those that couldn’t be counted during a statewide presidential recount that began last week and ended Friday following a decision by the Michigan Supreme Court.
Democrat Hillary Clinton overwhelmingly prevailed in Detroit and Wayne County. But Republican President-elect Donald Trump won Michigan by 10,704 votes or 47.5 percent to 47.3 percent.
As the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad advance on the last rebel-held section of Aleppo, aid groups and activists describe horrific scenes of death and bloodshed.
U.N. agencies say they have received reports of indiscriminate killings and children under fire, and aid groups are desperately calling for parties to observe "the basic rules of warfare — and of humanity," as the International Committee of the Red Cross put it.
Negotiations to arrange for civilian evacuation have failed so far, although Turkey and Russia are reportedly still discussing the possibility. Meanwhile, those who remain in the small patch of rebel-controlled Aleppo have been saying goodbye to loved ones on social media.
Aleppo — once Syria's largest city, and a major commercial hub — has been divided between government and rebel forces for four years. In the last month, Assad and his allies have waged an offensive to retake the entire devastated city.
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has filed for divorce from his wife, former Chicago Ald. Sandi Jackson, after 25 years of marriage, Cook County court records show.
Jackson Jr. filed a certificate of dissolution of marriage on Monday, according to the county's electronic court docket. Citing "irreconcilable differences" with his wife, he began the proceedings to divorce in Cook County in July, as Sandi Jackson was wrapping up a prison term she completed in October.
Sandi and Jesse Jackson both pleaded guilty in August 2013 to various schemes relating to the looting of his congressional campaign fund. The former South Side 7th Ward alderman and the former 2nd Congressional District lawmaker each went to prison for diverting $750,000 from campaign funds for their personal use between 2005 and 2012.
The former congressman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit false statements and mail and wire fraud, his wife to filing a false federal income tax return.
