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11/28/14
TechNews for the week: November 26; November 24;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Iraqi forces say retake two towns from Islamic State;
Israeli cabinet votes for 'Jewish state' draft law; Nationality law could break up government; Israel to step up demolition of Palestinian homes;
As France begins debate Push for Palestinian statehood grows in Europe; Israeli Foreign Minister: Offer Israeli Arabs money to leave the country;
Netanyahu lashes out at moves to recognize an independent Palestine; Israel's lurch to the right dims two-state peace prospects;
Tensions at a Jerusalem holy site threaten delicate Jordan-Israel ties; Israel resumes razing homes to punish attackers;
Iran nuclear talks set to resume next month after missing deadline;
Republican-led House panel finds no intelligence failure in Benghazi attacks;
Utah Considers Cutting Off Water to the NSA's Monster Data Center;
Hagel, under pressure, resigns as defense secretary;
Federal officials issue new code of conduct for police highway seizures;
Republicans Want To Alter Michigan's Electoral College;
Unorthodox police procedures emerge in grand jury documents; Inconsistency only constant with case;
Why Ferguson is mad at prosecutor Bob McCulloch; Justice Scalia Explains What Was Wrong With The Ferguson Grand Jury;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and computing issues
SC Politics
Palmetto Sunrise: Bobby Harrell's expenditures;
Finance and Economics
US economy posts even stronger growth in Q3; Government Spending Cuts Hurt Economic Growth;
Oil prices in freefall as OPEC fails to agree output cut; Opec tests US shale industry; Oil price fall starts to weigh on banks; Isis poses threat to Iraq oil investment;
Concerns Over Oil Industry Growing In North Dakota; Solar, Wind Power Becoming Competitive On Price;
European Parliament May Require Google 'Unbundling';
China has 'wasted' $6.8tn in investment;
Supreme Court To Hear Arguments On Power Plant Emissions;
7 charts that explain the undocumented immigrant population;
Other news
Thursday's Turkey Day Run tradition has origins dating back to 1914 as a relay race;
Education:
Community And State Colleges Deny Weak Students, Inflate Grades To Secure Funding; Can Digital 'Badges' and 'Nanodegrees' Protect Job Seekers From a First-Round Knockout?
New Rules Would Judge Teacher-Prep Programs on Job Placements and Student Learning; 'Gainful Employment' Rule: Futile Tinkering That Misses Root Problems;
AAU Chief says Public Colleges Face Major Threat From Some Trustees; How UVa's President Sullivan Changed Her Tune on Sexual Assault;
Colleges Push Back Against Startup That Details Costs;
Accrediting Agency Raises Questions About Chapel Hill's Compliance;
11/21/14
TechNews for the week: November 21; November 19; November 17;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Islamic State attacks Iraq provincial capital; Turkey, U.S. play down differences on fight against Islamic State;
Fear of a deadly 'religious war'; U.S., Iran in last-ditch bid to clinch historic nuclear deal;
G20 commits to higher growth, fight climate change; Russia isolated over Ukraine;
Prosecutors troubled by extent of military fraud; The top buyers and sellers in the global arms race;
Quoting Hobby Lobby, Federal Appeals Court Hands Down Big Victory For Birth Control;
Senate Republicans block USA Freedom Act surveillance reform bill;
D.C. police make plans for cash from seizures before they occur; D.C. Council votes to overhaul asset forfeiture, give property owners new rights;
2 GOP presidents acted unilaterally on immigration; Obama will allow illegal immigrants to ask for deportation delays; immigration plan sparks Tea Party rebellion in the GOP;
Poll: U.S. public not thrilled by midterm election results;
Paul Ryan's poor memory fails him again;
Boehner: House GOP files Obamacare suit;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and computing issues
SC Politics
U.S. Supreme Court denies S.C. AG Alan Wilson's final option to stop gay marriages; 1st gay marriage licenses issued in South Carolina;
Finance and Economics
Why Larry Summers sees danger ahead for the economy;
Pipeline's Fate Could Be Up To Nebraska Public Service Commission; Nebraska Landowners' Suit May Settle Keystone's Fate;
Keystone goes down in Senate in a cliffhanger vote; How the 50 long-term jobs Keystone XL would produce compares to the rest of the economy;
Wind Energy Tax Credit May Be Targeted By GOP; Solar power backers: leave friendly NC laws alone;
Corporate Advocacy Group Pushes Net Neutrality; Why the South lags behind when it comes to home broadband use;
Study: Banking culture creates the crooks; Wall Street bankers cheat more when they think about their jobs—even when they're not working;
Does it really cost $2.6 billion to develop a new drug?
H-1B Visa Program: 13 Notable Statistics;
Other news
10 immutable laws of mistakes;
Education:
Report: Colleges' Prestige Doesn't Guarantee a Top-Flight Learning Experience; Colleges Saw a Flood of Students at Recession's Peak-and Discouraging Results;
Riskier Majors May Become More Attractive if People Know Upside; Students With Poor Grades May Benefit the Most From Internships;
Moody: Expect Another Down Year for Tuition Revenue; Performance-Funding Formulas Spur Some State Colleges to Raise Admissions Standards;
Higher Education: Risk Managing or Risk Averse?
U. of California Committee Approves Tuition Hikes Amid Protests;
US News Offers Thumbnail Sketch Of Gainful Employment Rules; Senior Democrats Criticize Changes in Education Dept.'s Default Rate;
Arkansas Law Mandating High School Students Take Digital Courses Goes Into Effect; Privacy Concerns Arise Over Classroom Conduct App;
Harvey Mudd Professors Experimenting With Flipped Classes;
11/14/14
TechNews for the week: November 14; November 12; November 10;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
U.S. strikes convoy of Islamic State leaders in Iraq; 'new phase' against Islamic State in Iraq; Isis declares its own currency;
In the UAE, the United States has a quiet, potent ally; Jordan imposes rules on Muslim clerics;
European nations threaten to recognize Palestinian State; 135 Countries that recognize Palestine as a state; Tensions Mount as Israeli Arabs Protest Police Shooting;
Israel approves 200 new east Jerusalem settler homes; Knesset approves bill targeting pro-Netanyahu newspaper;
Fears grow of return to all-out fighting in Ukraine; Russian Aggression In Ukraine A 'Grave Danger'; Russia agrees nuclear deal with Iran;
U.S., China to announce deals to reduce military tensions; China, U.S. strike deal to limit greenhouse gases; GOP Angry Backlash to Obama's Historic Climate Accord;
Bush's claims on weapons found, and not found, In Iraq;
U.S. court rejects religious objection to Obamacare contraception deal; Officials rush for backup plans to HealthCare.gov;
Economic inequality in the US reaches levels not seen since Great Depression;
Brownback's economic failures start to look even worse;
Scott Walker: Denying Health Care To Low-Income People Helps Them 'Live The American Dream';
Suit could illuminate police asset-seizure practices;
House panel says Two veteran congressmen facing ethics probes;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and computing issues
SC Politics
AMHS players aware that watermelon ritual offensive;
Federal judge strikes down state's gay marriage ban, stays ruling until Nov. 20; S.C. plans to appeal same-sex marriage ruling, seeks emergency stay;
Bobby Harrell's ties with State Farm insurance terminated;
Tim Scott's inspirational story is far from inspirational;
Are Elections a Sham?
Finance and Economics
Europe is facing a Great Depression, and it's Germany's fault;
Russia to increase gas supply to China; China Pushed for Trade Pact on Technology Products;
Cutting Social Security to fund tax cuts for the rich; Supreme Court Weighs Case Over Cuts to Retirees' Health Benefits;
US shale investment at risk from oil drop; Renewable Energy Loan Program That Funded Solyndra To Generate $5 Billion;
Bad News for Bankers: Bonuses Might Disappoint This Year; Banks fight stores on cyber-attack bills;
Top 1 percent paid 24 percent of all taxes in 2011; Why more homes are being sold at foreclosure auctions even though the foreclosure crisis is over;
In market-rigging case, US Justice Department treats corporate criminals like juvenile offenders; Scalia invites criminal defendants to challenge SEC authority;
Lessons for Other States from Kansas' Massive Tax Cuts;
Obama administration predicts significantly lower health-care enrollment;
Obama: Regulate broadband Internet like a utility so it 'works for everyone'; FCC may delay release of Net neutrality rules until 2015;
AT&T chief says Net neutrality qualms could crimp fiber plans;
L-1 Visas: H-1B's Quiet, Powerful Cousin;
Other news
What 'White Privilege' Really Means;
Education:
Chinese Enrollment in U.S. Graduate Schools Dips as India Surges; Slight Dip In Number Of College Employees;
Average Debt at Graduation Rises Again; Forget the Rise in Tuition and Fees, What About Living Expenses?
Treasury Program Would Eliminate Student Loan Servicers; Another College-Access Issue: Financial-Aid Jargon;
Education Programs Dole Out Too Many Easy A's; Study: 'Easy A's' Gets an F; The Report;
For-Profit Colleges Cashing In On GI Bill; Webster U. Will Close 3 Campuses, Citing Lagging Enrollment;
Funding Alone Can't Change How Sexual Assault Is Handled On Campus;
Professors' Place in the Classroom Is Shifting to the Side;
At Liberal-Arts Colleges, Debate About Online Courses Is Really About Outsourcing;
A New President Gets an Education in Big-Time College Athletics;
Former Football Player Sues U. of North Carolina Over Sham Courses; NCAA Assisted Independent Probe of Penn State;
Florida State Football Player Gets a Break in Hit-and-Run Incident;
11/7/14
TechNews for the week: November 7; November 5; November 3;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
U.S.-backed rebels in Syria surrender, defect after rout by al-Qaeda affiliate; US strike hits Syrian rebel compound;
Airstrikes threaten to draw U.S. deeper into Syria's multilayered war; Obama authorizes 1,500 more troops to Iraq;
Israel ex-officers urge PM to make peace with Palestinians; Israel advances plan for 500 settler homes in East Jerusalem; Jordan-Israel relations in crisis over al-Aqsa mosque strife;
China, Japan announce four-part diplomatic and security talks;
As Ebola infection rate falls in Liberia, focus shifts to prevention of flare-up;
Tough road ahead for Obama after Republicans seize US Senate; Battle for the Senate: How the Republicans did it; DNC hire army of lawyers to challenge election results;
GOP leaders craft new agenda to show party can govern; GOP turns to redefining how you watch TV, get online and call mom;
Why You Can't Tell the Truth About Race; Race is again at heart of voting-rights debate in South - but there's a twist;
Senate Filibuster Survives a Supreme Court Challenge; Why the Supreme Court's 'born in Jerusalem' case is such a tinderbox;
U.S. Supreme Court to take up 'Water Wars' case against Georgia; Supreme Court to hear latest challenge to health-care law; Court upholds gay marriage bans in 4 states;
The tech community is abandoning ALEC;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and computing issues
SC Politics
House District 114 dispute may not be heard until December;
McGinley and school board part ways over irreconcilable differences - most of them dealing with race;
Charleston Mayor Joe Riley to return to The Citadel;
Finance and Economics
U.S. added 214,000 jobs in October, jobless rate dipped to 5.8%; Crude oil at four-year low after Saudi Arabia price cut;
Company Proposes Congress Forgive Student Loan Debt In Exchange For Home Purchases;
Manufacturing Institute Survey Highlights Workforce Needs; The IT Talent Shortage Debate;
HP moves into 3D printing;
Other news
US midterm elections: An online guide to find where to vote and track results;
Education:
Short-Term Certificates Boom, but Study Finds They Don't Help Students Get Jobs; Some of the Most Sought-After Tech Jobs Don't Require a College Degree;
In-state college tuition: A handout to the rich; Federal College Programs Unable To Serve Many Students;
U. of California System Proposes Ending Tuition Freeze; Kentucky State U. Slashes Budget to Trim $7-Million Deficit;
Early Data Show Double-Digit Growth in Endowment Returns;
Report says Governing Boards Should Focus on Finances and Stay Out of Politics;
Republican-Controlled Congress Likely To Prove "Double-Edged Sword" For Colleges; Lamar Alexander Wants to Simplify, Simplify, Simplify;
Outcome of Governors' Races Could Shift Higher-Ed Policy in Several States;
Federal Rulemaking: Challenges of Gainful Employment; Panel Addresses Impact Of Regulation; For-Profit Colleges Sue Again Over Federal Gainful-Employment Rule;
Judge Says Tenured Professor at Iowa State U. Deserves to Be Fired;
Chapel Hill's Accreditor to Launch New Review in Wake of Fraud Report; NCAA Officials Doubted Own Authority in Rush to Punish Penn State;