"Today is the last day of finals, and this should be a happy day on campus, but it's not, " said Hofstra freshman Scott Aharoni of Great Neck, as he passed through the area rife with yellow crime-scene tape Friday.

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"It is a very important day for the German parliament today... and I am happy that we managed to get a package for stabilising the euro, " she said at a joint news conference with the visiting British Prime Minister, David Cameron.

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