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8/30/13
TechNews for the week: August 30; August 28; August 26;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Syria to allow UN to inspect 'chemical weapons' site; Inspectors' convoy 'hit by sniper fire'; Why the US won't declare war on Syria; Obama considers limited strike;
US and UK under pressure to delay military intervention in Syria; U.S. ready to go it alone on Syria after stinging British defeat; Syria’s Southern Strategy;
Muslim Brotherhood leaders, Mubarak face trial in Egypt;
Iran considers lawsuit against US over 1953 coup;
DeMint dares Republicans on Obamacare; Some GOP Leaders Still Resist The Health Law, Others View It As Political Reality; States find new ways to resist health law;
White House, Republican senators abandon budget talks; US faces mid-October deadline to raise debt limit;
Documents from Snowden reveal $52.6 billion 'black budget' for fiscal 2013; The Defense Appropriations Shuffle;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and Computing issues
SC Politics
What government does for you;
Graham challenger Bright making Tea Party rounds; Lee Bright makes his pitch in the Lowcountry;
State Ethics Commission has questions for Haley after news of N.C. wreck;
Charleston School of Law Confirms Sale to For-Profit Chain;
Finance and Economics
Growth Beats Estimate as U.S. Weathers Budget Cuts;
New Zealand Outlaws Software Patents; Tech, Phone Companies Sued Over Location Services Patent;
7 Things You Need to Know About Obamacare; State officials scramble to set up health-insurance marketplaces;
Treasury Department Organizes Bitcoin Meeting;
Goldman Sachs Puts 4 Employees On Leave After Trading Glitch; JPMorgan's $7 Billion In Penalty Payouts Dwarfed By Monstrous Profits;
BP Loses Renewed Bid to Halt Spill Settlement Payments; NSA Snooping Likely to Damage U.S. Cloud Services Industry;
Amazon Wants Supreme Court to Rule on Sales Taxes;
Other news
The History of Labor Day; Few Americans know what Labor Day is about;
The ReDistricting Game; Slate’s Gerrymandering Jigsaw Puzzle;
Glenn Beck attacks efforts to combat global warming;
5 Ways To Ace Phone Interviews;
Education:
Colleges To Begin Exit Testing next Spring; Most Americans Have Never Heard of Common Core;
Students, Professors Pushing Back At Expensive Textbooks; Free Digital-Textbook Venture at Rice U. Adds Users and Titles;
Learning How to Teach History in a Digital Age; MIT Releases Online Game for Math and Science;
Education Dept. Releases Draft Language for New Gainful-Employment Rule;
College Rankings and the Will to Swagger; U.S. Department of Education Wants to Eliminate '2% Rule';
N.Y. Attorney General Sues ‘Trump University’ for $40-Million;
NFL reaches concussion settlement;
8/23/13
TechNews for the week: August 23; August 21; August 19;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Egypt descends into deeper chaos; Egypt police die in Sinai ambush by suspected militants; Saudi Arabia Blames America For the Turmoil in Egypt;
Egypt court orders Hosni Mubarak freed; Morsi supporters prepare to defend themselves as tide turns in Egypt;
Syria rebels claim hundreds die in attack; France says force may be needed; Israel strikes Lebanon after rocket attack;
Former Pakistani president Musharraf charged in 2007 Bhutto assassination;
Guardian says Britain forced it to destroy Snowden material; No. 10 contacted Guardian;
NSA gathered thousands of Americans’ e-mails before court struck down program;
Czech parliament dissolves itself and triggers early election;
House GOP’s New Gambit: Tie Obamacare To The Debt Limit; Boehner to push for short-term government funding extension;
Supreme Court Justices Avoid Using E-mail;
Federal court curbs appeal rights for ‘sensitive’ defense jobs; Justice Department challenges Texas voter ID law, joins redistricting lawsuit;
NYC Mayor Bloomberg loses stop-and-frisk battle to city council;
Colorado state senator links barbecue, chicken to health issues in blacks;
The NRA takes on the courts;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and Computing issues
SC Politics
SC court limits self-defense law; Legislators Need To Stop Pulling Wool Over Our Eyes;
DeMint’s former PAC targets Graham;
RedState's Erick Erickson blasts Nancy Mace over her association with FITSNews; Bright alludes to questions about Lindsey Graham's sexuality;
The Historical reason why Charleston's streets flood;
Finance and Economics
Patent Suit Over Inserting News Links; Comcast threatens to sue TorrentFreak blog for publishing public court docs;
India Leading Recipient Of H-1B Visas; Asia’s debt conundrum echoes 1990s crisis;
Al Jazeera America launches, sues AT&T;
Work or Welfare: What Pays More?; CATO report;
Do cities gain from subsidizing sports teams?
Other news
Photos: Yellowstone rebounds, 25 years after ‘tragic mistake’ (18 photos);
Women take a stand against the NFL’s no-purse policy;
Poll: Louisiana GOPers Unsure If Katrina Response Was Obama’s Fault;
Nasdaq Outage Explored: 7 Facts;
Education:
A Quarter of High-School Grads Who Took ACT Are Found College-Ready;
The State of College Finance; States Struggling To Secure Staffing and Resources for Common Core;
Report Calls for Bankruptcy Protection for the Most Vulnerable Borrowers; Obama Proposes Tying Federal Student Aid to New College-Rating System;
Calif. to Audit Campuses’ Policies for Handling Sexual-Assault Complaints;
Future Of Colleges’ Internet Programs Uncertain; LinkedIn Enters the College-Marketing Fray;
Writers Question Need For Compulsory Math Classes;
8/16/13
TechNews for the week: August 16; August 14; August 12;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Egypt crisis: Dozens dead in Egypt 'day of anger'; Israel Keeps a Wary Eye on Turmoil in Egypt;
Audit finds NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times per year; NSA abuses contradict Obama and congressional claims of oversight;
FISA court judge: Ability to police U.S. spying program limited;
Order That Police Wear Cameras Stirs Unexpected Reactions; Where Stop-and-Frisk Tactic Is Business as Usual, Skepticism Prevails;
Ex-Chief Of U.S. Military Supplier To Go To Prison For Insider Trading;
Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Barred From Enforcement In November Election By Judge;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and Computing issues
SC Politics
Haley's attorneys tried to get ethics charges dropped;
SC state senator, Bright, taking on Graham, calls him "a community organizer for the Muslim Brotherhood";
Finance and Economics
The 1975 Buffett memo that saved Washington Post's pension fund;
Colorado releases insurance exchange rates; States Profiting The Most From Sin;
NSA's Prism Could Cost U.S. Cloud Companies $45 Billion;
Will BofA-Merrill Lynch Consolidation Be Fought by Regulators?
Easy Credit Dries Up, Choking Growth in China;
Education:
Moody’s Report Forecasts a Gloomy Future for Public Universities; How Elite Law Schools Are Offering Free Rides on the Taxpayers' Dime;
Defense Department Proposes New Rule for Institutions Receiving a Military Education Benefit;
Housing Crunch Prompts Capital U. to Put Students Up at Water-Park Resort;
8/9/13
TechNews for the week: August 9; August 7; August 5;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Iranian economic crisis deepens as Rouhani prepares to take office;
Syrian rebels seize anti-tank missiles in raid on army base; Egypt's cabinet orders police to end pro-Morsi sit-ins;
Israel expands West Bank settlement subsidies; Israeli Ambassador Furious with a New York Times Story;
U.S. evacuates embassy in Yemen; drones hit al-Qaeda; Drone strikes, embassy closures seen as response to murky terror threat;
Watchdog for U.S. reconstruction spending in Afghanistan battles bureaucrats; Watchdog Says U.S. Aid Money in Afghanistan May Be Fueling Insurgency;
New Czech government loses confidence vote;
Report: 3-star improperly accepted gifts in South Korea;
Citing tight budgets, U.S. Navy decides to scrap fire-damaged sub;
Obama to propose greater oversight of NSA spying program; House passes ‘Stop Government Abuse Act’; What Lawmakers Missed In Federal Data Center Hearings;
Paul Campaign Accused of Trying to Buy Iowa Endorsements; McConnell's Campaign Manager Says He's "Holding His Nose" Until He Can Work for Rand Paul Again;
RNC threatens to shut out CNN and NBC from presidential debate partnerships;
Florida lawmakers to hold hearings on ‘Stand Your Ground’;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and Computing issues
SC Politics
Lobbyists wined, dined lawmakers 95 times; SC groups, companies that lobby also are major campaign donors;
S.C. GOP fundraising email calls IRS ‘Obama’s Gestapo’;
SC challenger calls Sen. Graham a ‘Nancy boy’ in retweet; Upstate senator launches web site in advance of US Senate run;
Finance and Economics
New jobs disproportionately low-pay or part-time;
White House Vetoes ITC Ban on Older iPhones, iPads; S. Korea Expresses ‘Concern’ About U.S. Patent Decision;
The Post to be sold to Amazon's Jeff Bezos; Kaplan Will Dominate New Washington Post Co. After Newspaper Is Sold;
Bank of America's Legal Quagmire Just Got a Lot Murkier; JPMorgan faces criminal and civil probes over mortgages;
Detroit retirees win seat at table in bankruptcy filing; Bondholders sue Richmond CA over mortgage debt;
A Summer Update On Tax Reform: Painful Truths And Bad News; Senate Tax Reform Proposals to Be Top Secret for 50 years;
Should the US adopt a territorial tax system?
Bitcoin bonus in Ponzi-scheme case: Judge rules it’s a legit currency;
Other news
How LinkedIn has changed the way you might get your next job;
Ten Nuggets of Wisdom About Leadership;
Australia's answer to Sarah Palin;
Education:
New Gauge of Colleges’ Financial Health Comes Up Short; Universities warn national leaders against cutting funds;
Student-Loan Watchdog Digs Beneath the $1-Trillion Debt Tally; New Student-Loan Rates Are Set to Be Signed Into Law;
Sallie Mae Faces Penalties for Violations of Law That Benefits Military Borrowers;
Regulatory Reciprocity Gets a $2.3-Million Boost;
How Best to Measure the Value of Research; Old Professors Never Quit, They Just Hang Around;
The MOOC 'Revolution' May Not Be as Disruptive as Some Had Imagined;
Harvard professors: Algebra a gateway to STEM;
Knight Commission Proposes Broad Changes in NCAA Governance; NCAA to Leave Business of Selling Team Merchandise;
Survey Asks College Athletes About Drugs and Concussions;
8/2/13
TechNews for the week: August 2; July 31; July 29;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Israel, Palestinians deeply divided despite renewed peace talks;
Arms to Syria opposition still a debate in progress; Contractual issues complicate debate over future of aid to Egypt;
CIA scales back bases in Afghanistan; Afghanistan, US End Customs Dispute Over Withdrawal; Afghan government’s monopoly on private security raises cost concerns;
Pentagon Releases Report on Sequestration Cuts’ Effects;
Republican factions expose party rifts; House GOP pulls bill that was compromise on sequester;
Administration to declassify order for Verizon phone records; Documents show NSA violated court orders on collection of phone records;
Justice Dept. to challenge states on voting rights; N.C. lawmakers approve GOP-backed election changes; Higher-education experts critical of N.C. voter ID bill;
Manning acquitted of aiding the enemy;
Halliburton to admit destroying evidence in spill;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and Computing issues
SC Politics
First Citadel female grad, Sen. Bright will take on Graham;
Trustees concerned SC State president wants more administrators;
Finance and Economics
U.S. economy grows at 1.7 percent rate in second quarter; US employers add 162K jobs, rate falls to 7.4 pct.;
Defense firms weathering budget cuts more easily than expected;
Iceland proposal to write off debt triggers S&P outlook downgrade;
Bitcoin industry leaders launch DATA, a self-regulatory body for digital currencies; US shale revolution triggers oil derivatives upheaval;
Court strikes Fed cap on debit card "swipe" fees;
Saks to Merge with Hudson's for $2.9B;
Other news
Scouts' U.S. plantation sale nets $2.2 million for cash-strapped group;
10 Tips for Weathering Hurricanes, Other Disasters;
Education:
Many Families Face Unexpected College Expenses; Performance-Based College Funding Could Hurt Low-Income Students;
College Enrollment On The Decline; For-Profit College Enrollment Falling As Companies Close Locations;
U.S. Higher-Education System Perpetuates White Privilege; Bill Setting New Student-Loan Interest Rates Clears Congress;
Large Share of Higher-Ed Business Officers Plan to Retire Soon; Many Private Nonprofit Colleges Fail U.S. Financial Test;
Course Topic Biggest Motivator for MOOC Participation; California Puts MOOC Bill on Ice;
Number of college grads with IT degrees down;
Swartz Report Is an Indictment of MIT Culture, Not a Vindication;
VMI Professor in Limbo After Acceptance of Resignation He Didn't Formally Offer;
NCAA Punishes U. of Montana for Rules Violations in Football;
Report Outlines Insularity Behind Scandal in Rutgers U. Athletics;
Bill in Congress Aims to Give NCAA Athletes Greater Protections; Appeals Court Rules Against Video-Game Maker in Suit Over Athletes’ Likenesses;