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Kristen Hannah Perez, a low-income, high-achieving student from Celina, Texas, plans to attend Dartmouth € College next fall.  Shereen Meraji/NPR Right now, high school seniors across the country are trying hard not to think about what is — or isn't — coming in the mail. They're anxiously awaiting acceptance letters (or the opposite) from their top-choice colleges and universities. But this story isn't about them. It's about a big group of seniors who could get into great schools but don't apply: high-achieving students from low-income families who live outside of America's big cities. These students often wind up in community college or mediocre four-year schools. It's a phenomenon known in education circles as "undermatching."

The Ivory Coast midfielder and the Chilean coach have given their opinions on the second leg of their last 16 tie against Barça.  It will be difficult, but they have a chance. That is both how Manuel Pellegrini and Touré Yaya view Manchester City’s chances of making the quarter–finals the day before the second leg of their tie against Barça. The coach and midfielder are aware tha the 2-1 win for the blaugranes in the first leg puts them in the driving seat but at the same time they highlighted the possibility of making it through if they can make put in a good performance at Camp Nou. Touré Yaya also remembered his time at FC Barcelona and admitted that “it’s always special coming back to play against Barça.”

 Obesity takes a huge toll on health, and a new British study finds that obese women have a 40 percent higher risk for cancer than thinner women. Overall, the Cancer Research UK study found that obese women have about a one in four risk of developing a weight-related cancer in their lifetime. Those include cancers of the bowel, gallbladder, uterus, kidney, pancreas and esophagus, as well as post-menopausal breast cancers.

Jackpot! Hong Kong card king Lin Haisan has scooped the largest ever cash prize at a baccarat cards tournament - 100 million HK dollars ($12,890,500 / £8,565,880). An incredible grand prize of HKD100 million ($12,890,500 / £8,565,880) ensured the World Series Baccarat Championship organised by the Suncity Group at the Sheraton Macao Hotel made gaming history earlier this month.

We are excited to announce the new Bachelor of Science in cyber security program, which will be the first of its kind to integrate the engineering design process with cyber security. Source-nbcwashington.com

Police in eastern India are searching for a group of six men who gang-raped an elderly nun in West Bengal. The men ransacked the convent school in Ranaghat early on Saturday morning and stole money before entering the convent itself. The 74-year-old nun is now recovering in hospital. Christian groups have recently held protests in the Indian capital, Delhi, saying they are being targeted and demanding better protection.  The Archbishop of Calcutta, Thomas d’Souza, told the BBC that security cameras inside the Convent of Jesus and Mary School show the faces of the six men who carried out the assault. They first ransacked the school principal’s office and classrooms before entering the convent itself. “There are only three Sisters in the community,” he said. “One sister was molested badly. The other two, and a guard, were tied to chairs.”

U.S. News and World Report has again recognized Indiana University programs in business, law, education, medicine and nursing in its annual Best Graduate Schools rankings. Ranked in the top 25 this year are the IU School of Nursing at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, which was 19th overall and 10th among public universities; the IU Kelley School of Business, which was 21st overall and seventh among publics; and the IU School of Education, which was 25th overall and 15th among publics Both law schools at IU were nationally ranked among about 200 such institutions evaluated.