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2/28/14
TechNews for the week: Feb 28; Feb 26; Feb 24;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
U.S. weighs leaving behind 3,000 troops in Afghanistan; Pentagon told to plan a complete withdrawal; US Army boss: Afghan pullout talk may encourage Taliban;
Exclusive: Iraq signs deal to buy arms, ammunition from Iran - document;
Syrian rebel with al-Qaeda ties slain by rival Islamists; U.N. Security Council unites to approve Syria resolution;
Syrian troops advance near Golan Heights city; Israel bombs Hezbollah target on Syria-Lebanon border; Hezbollah will respond;
Egypt government resigns, paving way for Sisi to seek presidency;
Protests in Kiev: A chronicle of key events;
Hagel to propose big cuts in Army in 2015 budget;
Supreme Court Makes Big Decision On When Cops Can Enter Your Home; Supreme Court declines challenges to gun laws;
Former Supreme Court Justice: Second Amendment Must Be Changed; Supreme Court declines challenges to gun laws;
Federal judge strikes down Texas same-sex marriage ban;
The Democrats' Koch Problem; A New Tidal Wave of Money Could Decide Senate Races;
Governors: 'Obamacare' here to stay;
House GOP tax plan: Lower rates to 25%, surtax on high earners; tax overhaul would cost of hundreds of credits, deductions; tax plan targets biggest banks;
Arizona governor vetoes controversial anti-gay bill;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and Computing issues
SC Politics
Winthrop Poll: Graham holds huge lead but falls short of 50%; Bright, Mace endorsed by same gun group;
Finance and Economics
The Best-Performing Sectors Of 2013; Fannie Mae payments to U.S. to exceed bailout;
Netflix strikes deal with Comcast for smoother streaming; Big changes ahead for frequent fliers on Delta;
How two 17 year-olds disrupted the transportation industry, got sued, got funded;
Mt.Gox, Largest Bitcoin Platform, Disappears;
Other news
The new home plate collision rule is officially announced;
Education:
Evaluating the Payoff of a College Degree; Minority Male Students Face Challenge to Achieve at Community Colleges;
Report projects College-Enrollment Growth Will Slow Through 2022;
College Board Offers Proposals for Simplifying Financial Aid; Tightening of credit standards for PLUS loans;
Government Investigations and Suits Against For-Profit Colleges; Court Rejects Notre Dame’s Request for Relief as Health-Law Case Proceeds;
Innovation Hubs Pairing Companies and Universities; Dozens Take Voluntary Layoffs at U. of Minnesota at Duluth;
Publishers Withdraw More Than 120 Fake, Computer-Generated Papers;
40 Android Apps for Teaching and Learning;
Ohio State athletics self-reports 24 minor NCAA violations;
2/21/14
TechNews for the week: Feb 21; Feb 19;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Ukraine crisis: Police storm main Kiev 'Maidan' protest camp; EU imposes Ukraine sanctions after deadly Kiev clashes; Ukraine opposition signs deal with president;
Syrian peace talks reach impasse; US, Russia spar; Kerry says Russia, Iran undermine Syria peace talks, Assad stonewalls;
Syria submits new 100-day plan for removal of chemical weapons; U.S., allies agree on aid for Syrian rebels; Syria Drives Rebels From Site of Alleged Killings;
Syria rockets hit Golan shortly after Israel PM visits;
Another top al-Qaeda operative leaves Iran; Saudi Official Pushes for ‘War on Ideology’ Online;
Misconduct forces more soldiers out; Pentagon to trim plans for F-35 jet order; Drone strike didn’t comply with rules set by Obama;
NSA explores options for vast telephone record database; DHS cancels national license-plate tracking plan;
Obama to drop Social Security reforms from latest budget request;
Ted Cruz Introduces Anti-Gay Marriage Bill;
Why it’s never the right time for immigration reform;
Eyeing White House run, Walker faces fallout from probes;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and Computing issues
SC Politics
Sen. Mike Fair's fight against evolution in S.C. schools; Fair drops opposition to evolution teaching standards;
Commentary: CofC-MUSC merger is already a done deal;
Commentary: Why did Haley thank the NRA at yesterday's guns-in-bars bill signing?;
Finance and Economics
Comcast Gives $854K to Subcommittee With Jurisdiction Over FCC; FCC to rewrite Net Neutrality rules;
Nicaragua and China to Build New Canal; Scientists Fear Ecological Disaster In Nicaragua's Planned Canal;
Top 10 cities with the highest tax rates; Foreign banks in U.S. must hold more money in reserves;
Nebraska judge strikes down legislature’s move allowing Keystone XL route; Big Solar And Renewable Energy In The Age Of Fracking;
Gartner: Top 10 future strategic IT predictions; MasterCard, Visa back smartphone payment;
Group tries to slow US government’s move away from paper;
Court Rules for TV Stations, Orders Aereo Shut Down; HP mulls legal action on Autonomy fraud claims, needs more time;
Big doubts on big data: Why I won't be sharing my medical data with anyone;
White House To Announce Action Against 'Patent Trolls';
Is the US better off without unions? Not exactly; Loss at Volkswagen plant upends union's plan for U.S. South;
Other news
Catholic Priest Kicks Out Church’s Boy Scout Troop and Cub Scout Pack because National Scouting Organization Opened the Doors to Homosexuals;
Harvard Prof Called ‘Part Academic, Part Cyber Sleuth’;
Education:
Borrowing Levels Vary Widely by Sector and Degree; Recession Complicates Analysis of Loan-Limit Increases and College Costs;
Duke: $60,000 A Year For College Is Actually A Discount; How Average Net Price Fails to Capture the 'Best Bang' for Your Buck;
Most States Cannot Answer 'Basic' Questions about Early Childhood Education; Aim Even Higher: Designing Higher Education From Scratch;
Harvard and MIT Release Visualization Tools for Trove of MOOC Data;
UNC Officials Announce New Inquiry Into Academic-Fraud Scandal; Why Students Cheat—and 3 Ways to Stop Them ;
Parking to no longer be free at Ohio State’s Buckeye Village;
Oregon State U. Replaces Dean Amid Turmoil in Engineering College; University of Maryland Suffers Large Security Attack;
U. Alabama Draws Criticism After Removing Anti-Abortion Display;
Labor Board Is Set to Consider Whether College Athletes Are Employees;
2/14/14
TechNews for the week: Feb 14; Feb 12; Feb 10;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Afghan soldiers desperate for security pact with U.S.;
Iran says warships sailing towards U.S.; Nuclear deal heightens tension between Iran president and Guards;
Iran agrees to reveal details of detonator to nuclear agency; Iranian President Rouhani: ‘We must move forward’;
U.S. considering drone strike against American; Regimes use spyware against journalists, even in U.S.;
Rand Paul sues government over NSA spying; Ron Paul launches petition to grant Edward Snowden clemency;
Report: Local police agencies stymie security checks; Critics still boiling over federal surveillance; Utah lawmaker floats bill to cut off NSA data centre's water supply;
Florida court hears murder defendant fired nine times into teenagers' SUV;
House GOP Mulls New Debt Limit Proposal; House passes 'clean' debt limit bill; Congress passes increase in debt limit after dramatic vote;
Constitution Check: Who gets to decide if someone can 'plead the Fifth'?
Justice Department adopts new same-sex marriage equal rights policy; Federal judge strikes down Va. ban on gay marriage;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and Computing issues
SC Politics
SC Gov. Haley backs carrying firearms without permits, training;
SC senator’s Darwin skepticism halts evolution standard’s adoption;
Proposal forces SC colleges to make cuts;
Finance and Economics
3 Enormous Issues With the United States Economy;
Congressional Budget Office data taken out of context as ‘job’ losses tied to health-care law; Quitting their jobs, thanks to the health law;
Health insurance mandate for medium businesses delayed;
FCC Chair Plans Response to Net Neutrality Ruling; Study: Heat-trapping methane exceeds government estimates;
U.S. senator drops bombshell during VW plant union vote; Unionization vote at Tenn. VW plant is closely watched;
10 industries 3D printing will disrupt or decimate; Square Cash lets you request money with an e-mail;
Second hoard uncovered in German art probe;
Other news
Catholics and church at odds on contraception, divorce and abortion;
What do the unemployed do when the money stops?
The Snowden Effect: Who Controls My Data?
Education:
Advanced Placement classes grow in popularity; Online AP Participation Declines;
Earnings Disparity Grows Between Young Workers With and Without Degrees;
Characteristics of Student-Loan Borrowers Who Default; Report Criticizes College-Affiliated Debit Cards for Students;
Chinese way of schooling has merit, but only to a point; Senator Rubio Calls For Higher Education Reform;
Harvard’s IRS Mistake Costs 11,000 Employees Extra Taxes; 3 Florida Colleges Could Lose State Money Under New Performance Model;
IRS Suggests 'Reasonable' Ways of Calculating Adjuncts' Hours;
Colleges Are Reminded of Federal Eye on Handling of Sexual-Assault Cases;
Tech Tools Students Say They Can’t Live Without; Harvard Will Offer Exclusive MOOCs to Alumni; Why It Makes Sense for Students to Grade One Another's Papers;
Gifts to Colleges Topping Pre-Recession Levels;
Rutgers makes professor teach class he is clueless about, suspends him for telling students;
How Should Big-Time College Sports Change?
2/7/14
TechNews for the week: Feb 7; Feb 3;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Afghans kick off campaign to find Karzai’s successor; Pakistan peace talks with Taliban delayed; U.S. curtails drone strikes in Pakistan;
Syrian forces kill 83 in barrel bomb attacks in Aleppo; Al-Qaeda disavows any ties with ISIS group in Syria, Iraq; Syrian regime, rebels reach deal to aid besieged Homs ;
U.S. and Iran meet to discuss final nuclear accord;
UN slams Israel destruction of Jordan Valley Palestinian homes; Israel’s Oil Platforms in Jeopardy and the Samson Syndrome;
U.S. diplomat plays down leaked call, denies U.S. trains militants; Angela Merkel condemns EU insult;
Fourth Circuit holds oral argument in the Lavabit case; Reforming the legal definition of “covert action”;
Constitution Check: What does it mean that there is a right to “bear” guns?; Fringe Factor: Gun Control Leads to Genocide;
CBO report: Obamacare ‘Bailout’ Actually Saves $8 Billion; Flordia candidate embraces Affordable Care Act in new TV ad;
GOP's Two Main Options On The Debt Ceiling Just Blew Up; Boehner pitches linking debt-limit hike to military benefits;
Paul Ryan: Immigration legislation unlikely in '14; Immigration court, seven minutes to decide a family’s future;
Senate Republicans block new bid to restore jobless benefits;
Obama's drive to rewrite 'war on terrorism' legislation has stalled;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and Computing issues
SC Politics
SCDOT head resigns after DUI charge;
787 assembly problems in Charleston drag on Everett;
Finance and Economics
US economy added just 113,000 jobs in January; Data and US debt ceiling rattle markets; U.S. running out of debt-ceiling options;
What You Need To Know About The Employment Report; Time Inc. lays off workers as boss rakes in $1.4 million signing bonus;
The Latest Surprise About the Obamacare Health Exchanges; Fewer than 2 million signed up for Medicaid;
China’s war on bad air; Brazil suffers record trade deficit; Panama canal $5.2bn expansion in disarray;
Foreign exchange allegations 'as bad as Libor';
Detroit sues retirement funds to void pension debt;
Democrats Introduce Bills to Restore Net Neutrality;
Fracking's Thirst for Water: Investors Warned of the Hidden Financial Risks; From Alaska to Florida, 21 attorneys general join fight to halt Chesapeake Bay cleanup;
New IRS Online Tool Helps Low- and Moderate-Income Taxpayers Find Locations for Help;
How Will Patent Expiry Affect 3D Systems?
Other news
Trayvon's b-day marked with new 'stand your ground' case;
Education:
6 Technologies Will Change Colleges in Coming Years; the report; The inverted calculus course;
We All Have a Stake in the Common Core Standards; Students and Digital Learning: The Results Are In, and They're Not Exactly What You Think;
Undergraduate Science Gains Are Tied to Hands-On Lab Experience;
Almost One-Third of All Foreign Students in U.S. Are From China;
Higher Education's focus on affluent families is unsustainable; Texas Rolls Out an 'Affordable Baccalaureate' Degree;
Tennessee’s Governor Proposes Two Free Years Of College For All Students; A Second State, Oregon, Considers Making Community College Free;
Some of the Challenges a College Ratings System Would Face; Colleges Accused of Violating Law by Requiring Student-Aid Forms;
Administrator Hiring Drove 28% Boom in Higher-Ed Work Force;
U. Akron Proposes Suspension of 55 Academic Programs; Colorado State U.-Pueblo to cut 14 Faculty Positions;
Brandeis Offers Buyouts to 150 Staff Members to Close Budget Deficit;
Cengage Learning Reaches Deal to Cut $4-Billion in Debt and Exit Bankruptcy; Booming Business Based on Plagiarism;
Bill in Congress Would Cut Funds to Institutions That Join Boycotts of Israel;
Duke: $60,000 A Year For College Is Actually A Discount;