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10/30/15
TechNews for the week: October 30; October 28; October 26;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
US to step up air strikes on Isis oilfields; Iran to join Syria summit;
Britain's Tony Blair: Iraq war contributed to rise of IS;
Troop who sought strike on hospital thought Taliban controlled it;
Beijing summons US ambassador over warship in South China Sea ;
What's at stake in elections around the world;
White House, Congress reach budget agreement; No shutdown, no default: Congress leaders, Obama back deal;
Rand Paul Quickly Ends Filibuster Against Raising Debt Ceiling; Senate approves bipartisan budget agreement and sends to Obama;
House Quietly Passes Bill To Thwart Protections For Retirement Savers; Budget bill rider would allow student debt collectors to robocall your cellphone;
GOP plagued by Tea Party monster it created; How establishment Republicans outmaneuvered their leaders on Ex-Im Bank;
Republicans Cruz and Paul Want to Take U.S. Back to 1971 When It Comes to Gold, Fed; Security trumps privacy as Senate passes controversial cyber bill;
FBI chief again says videotaping having chilling effect on law enforcement; More Americans Blame Mass Shootings on Mental Health Issues Than Weak Gun Laws;
Kansas Tax Patches Fail as Tea-Party Experiment Riles Residents;
Ford CEO responds to Trump: 'Facts are stubborn things'; Rubio's claim that Hillary 'lied' about Benghazi, debunked;
Republican's call for Clinton impeachment if elected; Republicans Boot NBC From Hosting Next Debate After CNBC Debacle;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and computing issues
SC Politics
FBI launches probe of violent arrest of black South Carolina student;
Planning Commission votes for lower height restrictions at Sgt. Jasper;
Finance and Economics
U.S. economy grew 1.5 percent in third quarter; Britain's Economy Slowed in Third Quarter;
China abandons one-child policy to allow couples to have two children;
Governors Pressured To Devise Road Plans; The City of Tomorrow Exists Today;
Over Two Dozen States File Lawsuit Against Clean Power Plan; Green Groups Move To Intervene In Defense Of Clean Power Plan;
High Efficiency Solar Panels Said Poised To Produce Power Competitive With Fossil Fuel; Business Groups Challenge EPA Carbon Rule;
European Parliament OKs Net Neutrality Legislation; Copyright Office Approves Jailbreaking Tablets, Smart TVs;
Lack Of Skilled Workers Leads To Kentucky Workforce Shortage; GM Promises To Invest $1.9B In US Factories, Create 3,300 More Jobs;
General Electric Synchrony Financial split off;
Other news
The Franklin Child Sex Ring Implicating the Bush Whitehouse in the late '80s;
Why too much choice is stressing us out; Skills You Need at Work That Have Nothing to Do with Your Job;
Inheriting an IRA: Tax Rules You Should Know;
Education:
For young U.S. students Scores slip in math and reading; A 40-Year-Old Idea Became Higher Education's Next Big Thing;
No Easy Fix to Missing the Mark on Enrollment and Revenue; What Colleges Need to Know About Lead Generation;
College Application Process At Some "Elite" Institutions Prompt Debate Over Fairness; Law Schools Loosen Admissions Requirements to keep classrooms full;
Average Student Debt Climbed Higher in 2014; Education Dept. Releases 2 Sets of Rules to Simplify Student Borrowing;
How Stanford Develops Entrepreneurial Students;
Colleges that Received the Most in Gifts Last Year; The 10 Ed-Tech Companies That Are Raising the Most Money;
Feud at Florida A&M Has Echoes of Governance Issues at Other Black Colleges; Court Rules U. of Florida May Ban Guns in Dormitories;
Ole Miss Takes Down State Flag Because of Its Confederate Emblem;
The University Wants Back the Honorary Degree;
Defunct For-Profit College Is Liable for $530 Million in Damages; Judge Throws Out Suit Against Accreditor That Shut Down For-Profit Venture;
Ban 'Guarantee' Games in College Football;
10/23/15
TechNews for the week: October 23; October 21; October 19;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Russia Blocked Israeli Military Fights Over Syria, Lebanon; These CIA-vetted Syrian rebel groups fighting Assad are Russia's primary targets;
U.S. general wins assurance Iraq will not seek Russia air strikes; Two US Predator drones crash in Iraq, Turkey;
Assault on Syria's most populous city is striking sign of Iran's growing influence; Iraq says forces recapture refinery town from ISL;
Anger at Netanyahu claim Palestinian grand mufti inspired Holocaust;
Xi Jinping visit: UK-China ties 'will be lifted to new height';
By insisting on the 'Hastert Rule,' the House Freedom Caucus is endangering the GOP;
Benghazi committee reflects a broader breakdown of GOP;
Texas raids several Planned Parenthood facilities;
Super PAC shutting down amid questions about ties to Trump; Trump calls on White House rivals to drop Super PACs;
Carson Confuses Iraq, Afghanistan, Past, Future, Space, Time; Doesn't Know, Doesn't Care What the Debt Limit Is; Full interview;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and computing issues
SC Politics
Fix Education Funding And Stop Caterwauling About Deadlines;
Property Tax System Is A Mess;
Finance and Economics
U.S. Budget Deficit Lowest in 8 Years; What happens in a US debt default; U.S. will not default on its debt, no matter what;
Economists are starting to warn about the risk of a new U.S. recession;
Disability benefits: The biggest government backlog is getting worse; US Treasury supports broad bankruptcy protection for Puerto Rico;
China's economic growth slows to 6.9%; China is bleeding money: $500 billion so far this year; China's Selling Tons of U.S. Debt. Americans Couldn't Care Less;
U.S. approves $11.25 billion warship sale to Saudi Arabia;
Climate Pledges From 81 US Companies; Auto Makers Seen As Hastening Pace Of EV Debuts; Can Electric cars change the industry;
Report: Plenty Of Tech Jobs In North Dakota; US Wind Projects Triple In 2015, Led By Non-Utility Players; Fracking Can Cause Methane Leaks In Nearby Abandoned Oil Wells;
New Rule Requires Drone Owners To Register With DOT; Drone Registration Plan Draws Mixed Reviews;
Lawmakers Preparing To Delay Rail Safety Deadline;
How the Goldman Sachs analysts who got fired were cheating; Sony Pictures Settles with Former Employees Over Hacking;
Other news
Steve Jobs Biography;
Five unexpected shocks that could hurt your retirement;
Chinese marathon organizers appologize for not seeing the winner;
Genghis Khan's Draft Still Takes Place in Mongolia;
Education:
Rise Of Alternative Credentials, Boot Camps Could Threaten Small Colleges; High-School Diploma Options Multiply, but May Not Set Up Students for College Success;
Study: Colleges Do Teach Critical-Thinking Skills; Helicopter parents are not the only problem. Colleges coddle students, too;
Campus Cops' Contested Role; Many Colleges' New Emergency Plan: Try to Account for Every Possibility;
Vanderbilt Study Points To High Cost Of Higher Education Regulation; In Search for College Chiefs, Faculty Input Can Feel Like a Mere Formality;
H-1B Visas Prominent At US Universities Under Increased Scrutiny; U. of Phoenix Faces Another Federal Investigation;
Health Care Is a New Flash Point for Graduate Students;
Transgender Athletes Make Their Own Way;
10/16/15
TechNews for the week: October 16; October 14;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Pentagon plans major shift in effort to counter ISIS in Syria; IS confirms killing of number two in US air strike; Syrian rebels fortify frontline with anti-tank missiles;
Turkey downs drone near Syrian border; Russia denies aircraft lost;
Turkey warns U.S., Russia against backing Kurdish militia in Syria; Syrian al-Qaida affiliate calls for terror attacks in Russia; 'Thousands' from former Soviet bloc fighting with IS;
Islamic State battles insurgents as Syria army prepares assault; Iraq using info from new intelligence center to bomb Islamic State;
Iran parliament approves nuclear deal bill in victory for Rouhani; U.S. confirms Iran tested nuclear-capable ballistic missile;
Saudi Arabia's last best chance may be an alliance with Israel;
Israeli army begins deploying troops against attacks; Israel blamed for violence; Palestinians set fire to Jewish shrine; Israeli soldier stabbed;
Obama to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016; Taliban withdraws from Kunduz after trying to reclaim city U.S. took back in 2001;
Judge's ruling upends Florida's political landscape;
Why nobody wants the job of House speaker; Spotlight shines, stage right, on U.S. House Freedom Caucus;
Congress functioned to bring a vote on the Export-Import Bank to the House floor; GOP's "Turnaround" On Climate Change;
Staffer fired from House panel investigating Benghazi;
Senate Republicans open door to weakening the filibuster; McConnell floats entitlement changes in high-stakes fiscal talks;
Forget the debate: Two simple reasons a Republican will likely win in 2016; Trump, Carson threaten to boycott next GOP debate;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and computing issues
SC Politics
Voters In The Middle Bumfuzzled By Shoddy Choices; Mayoral confusion about Ginny and Leon's stances on infrastructure;
What did we learn from the last week's flooding; Sea-rise study projects long-term loss for Charleston; New interactive map shows effects of sea level rise on Charleston;
Finance and Economics
Gasoline weighs on U.S. consumer prices, but inflation set to rise; Consumers shutting down as US economy deflates; Weak U.S. retail sales, inflation data cloud rate hike outlook;
For third time in 40 years, Social Security benefits won't increase; Every State Ranked by Financial Well-Being;
Capitalism vs. Socialism: Why Both Clinton and Sanders Are Wrong;
Britain scraps 'guilty until proven innocent' rule for bankers;
Appeals Court Halts EPA Water Rule Nationwide; U.S. justices question Obama administration electricity markets rule;
Electric Utilities Skip Fight Against Carbon Rule;
The Pros/Cons Of Different Renewable Energy Options Examined; Big Data Investments Optimizing Power From Wind;
Insurers Raise Premiums Sharply After Cyber Attacks; Amtrak Threatens Partial Shutdown If PTC Deadline Is Not Extended;
Schlumberger to cut more jobs, sees recovery pushed to 2017; Range Resources Accused Of Not Disclosing Fracking-Related Well Contamination;
Other news
Secret Nixon archive offers intimate, but disturbing portrait of his presidency;
Smart-and Not So Smart Job Interview Questions;
Education:
Colleges Failing To Prepare Students For Lack Of Structure In Workplace; Students Feel Emotionally Unprepared for College Struggle in the Classroom;
University of Phoenix fleeced the US military and taxpayers; Why a Certain $21 Million Loss Is Worth Much More to the U. of Phoenix;
For-Profit Schools Accused Of Wrongdoing Continue To Receive Federal Funds;
Bill Would Allow Students To Refinance Federal Loans With Private Banks; Complaints From Private Student-Loan Borrowers Rise as Few Enroll in Income-Based Repayment;
New Federal Program Offers Students Aid for Nontraditional Education; University-Run Boot Camps Offer Students Marketable Skills - but Not Course Credit;
Math Test Results Show Unequal Access To Math Education; Chinese Physicist Creating Program To Teach Physics Like Sports;
Naval Academy To Teach Celestial Navigation Again;
To Stop Exam Cheats, Economists Say, Try Assigning Seats;
Courts Take Dim View of Alumni's Lawsuits Against Their Law Schools ; Can Fraternity-Council Presidents Reform Greek Life;
Missed Classes, a Changed Grade, and One Disillusioned Adviser; 'Pattern' of Sexual Misconduct Is Seen Among U. of Minnesota Football Players;
10/9/15
TechNews for the week: October 9; October 7; October 5;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
U.S.-backed Syrian rebels appeal for antiaircraft missiles; Russia backs Syrian forces in major assault on insurgents; Russian cruise missile strikes fired without advanced notice;
NATO denounces Russia's violation of Turkish airspace; Syria extends major offensive to retake territory in west; Russia backs Syrian forces in major assault on insurgents;
Russian cruise missile strikes fired without advanced notice; Syria extends major offensive to retake territory in west; Islamic State advances over wide swathes of Aleppo;
Pentagon giving up on building new Syrian rebel force;
Israel bars Palestinians from Jerusalem Old City after attacks; Israel's right defies rabbinate over Al Aqsa; Palestinians targeted by 'surge' of settler violence;
A Message to Israel: Time to Stop Playing the Victim Role; Is a new Palestinian intifada at hand? Israel's Occupation Must End;
Israel demolishes attackers' homes in crackdown; Israel's controversial practice of razing homes; Netanyahu cancels German visit as violence spreads across Israel;
Nuclear smugglers sought terrorist buyers;
ISIS Takes Responsibility for Bombings in Yemen;
Obama weighs plan to leave up to 5,000 troops in Afghanistan; Top U.S. general in Afghanistan: Hospital was 'mistakenly struck';
Battle for speaker shows unrest in Republican caucus; Republicans who ousted John Boehner: They're just getting started; Majority Leader withdraws his candidacy for speaker;
Rep. Ellmers addresses House GOP on McCarthy email rumors;
Republican Party chair hinted at a major potential electoral change - and everyone flipped out; GOP science war: How spin-masters and pundits confuse conservatives about facts;
Supreme Court faces politically charged election-year docket; Opponents ask court to relax Wisconsin voter ID requirements;
Trump pulls out of event with Hispanic group; Carson says U.S. should bar Syrian refugees;
Fiorina clings to distortion of Planned Parenthood; Photo of your stillborn baby appears in a viral antiabortion video;
How the Koch brothers and the super-rich are buying their way out of criticism;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and computing issues
SC Politics
After past opposition, SC delegation now seeks flood aid;
Finance and Economics
Federal budget deficit smallest in 8 years; U.S. reaches final deal on 12-nation Pacific Rim trade pact; Kansas tax collections $31M short of expectations last month;
New rules on home closings go into effect; FCC Rejects First Complaint Under Net Neutrality Rules;
U.S. antitrust monitor says Apple its 'own worst enemy';
SolarCity Develops High-Efficiency Solar Panel; Solar and Wind Just Passed Another Big Turning Point; Regulators Must Decide Rooftop Solar Rules;
Federal Circuit Hears Arguments in Printer Cartridge Case, a test case for refurbished and resold goods;
Residential energy storage: The industry's next big thing; Argonne To Contract Battery Research;
Other news
The politics of leadership and anger; 'The Republican Brain': Probing the limits of Left and Right; Corporal Thinking;
The roots of Syria's tragedy;
Education:
Coalition's Plans for New Application Platform Stir Debate; New College Admissions Platform Pushes Back Start Date;
Credentialing 'Summit' Will Tackle Proliferation of Degrees, Badges, and Certificates; U. Wisconsin Lifts Cap on Out-of-State Undergraduates;
Colleges Accused of Withholding Public Records on the Role of Race in Admissions;
Questions About Colleges That Shift From For-Profit to Nonprofit;
Student Debt Now Spans Multiple Generations; ED Report Calls For Easing Bankruptcy Requirements To Wipe Student Loan Debt;
State Student Aid Ticks Up in Latest Survey; How Fafsa's New Reliance on Older Tax Data Could Affect Colleges;
Colleges Will Have To Return Perkins Loan Money Without Congressional Action;
MIT Master's Program to Use MOOCs as 'Admissions Test'; 'MicroMaster's,' Program Allowing Students to Get Half Their Degree From MOOCs;
Teacher-Controlled Video Observations Improve Teacher Assessment Process;
Community Colleges Face Big Security Risks With Few Resources;
US Struggles With Setting, Keeping Science Standards; Chicago Mayor Calls For Computer Programming To Be Required In All Schools;
Video Games Are Becoming University-Approved Sports;
U. Louisville Is Said to Have Plied Basketball Recruits With Wine and Women;
10/2/15
TechNews for the week: October 2; September 30; September 28;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
U.S.-trained fighters in Syria gave equipment to al-Qaeda affiliate; New rocket fired from Syria hits Israel-held Golan; France carries out airstrikes in Syria against Islamic State;
Iraq and Russia collaborate in Isis fight; Russia begins conducting air strikes in Syria; Russia targeting a 'list' of groups in Syria;
Isis shapes strategy to expand its influence abroad; U.S. sanctions Islamic State supporters, targets finances; After ruinous war, Syria regions may go separate ways;
Israel Escalates 'Water-Apartheid' As Illegal Settlers Contaminate Palestinian Water; World Bank: Israeli-Palestinian Status Quo Is 'Unsustainable';
Israel Will Never Hand Over Parts of the West Bank, Says Deputy FM Hotovely; Palestinian leader disavows agreements signed with Israel;
Netanyahu admits on video he deceived US to destroy Oslo accord;
Iran's president blames U.S. for Middle East violence; Iran MP hits out at Obama-Zarif handshake at UN;
Major city in northern Afghanistan 'collapses' to Taliban; Afghan forces retake Kunduz center from Taliban;
With Boehner vanquished, U.S. conservatives turn on McConnell; Conservatives push to 'Fire McCarthy' before he takes speaker's gavel;
Boehner vs. the 'crazies': Should GOP just let tea party win? Republicans find governing tough, even with control of Congress;
How Boehner Can 'Clean House': One Sentence to Prevent Government Shutdowns Forever; Congress passes funding bill to avoid government shutdowns;
GOP lawmaker plots Ex-Im power play; A top House Republican was accidentally honest about the Benghazi investigation;
Top Secret Service official urged release of unflattering information about congressman;
Rauner appointees shake up Illinois pension fund; Illinois Governor closing museums, shooting range in budget standoff;
Kansas Supreme Court reaffirms separation of powers, strikes down law setting time limit on decisions;
Virginia Republicans Admit They Rigged The State's Congressional Districts To Elect GOP Lawmakers;
Alabama Enacts Voter ID Law, Just Happens to Close DMVs Where Black People Live;
What's in Trump's tax plan; Plan Could Be Huge(ly Expensive); Math in Trump's tax plan doesn't always add up; The catch with Donald Trump's tax plan;
Fiorina, pressed on Planned Parenthood, becomes even more extreme;
FBI director confirming inquiry into Clinton email setup;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and computing issues
SC Politics
Investigation: Candidates enrich themselves with campaign cash, gifts, travel;
Will the Legislature study hard on education, or take the easy way out?
Family of South Carolina teenager shot by police files lawsuit; Police officer killed after confronting suspect at a South Carolina mall;
Finance and Economics
U.S. added 142,000 jobs in September; unemployment rate held steady 5.1 percent;
Saudi Arabia withdraws overseas funds; A new sign that we're in a market bubble - and could be heading for a bust;
America's biggest competitor really isn't China; Asian migrants to propel US population; Work Permit Application Change A "Coup" For Tech Industry;
What Older Workers Don't Know About Social Security; An illegal investment scheme could become the future of U.S. retirement;
States Offer $1.5B in Tax Incentives for Data Center Projects; Boeing Establishes South Carolina Research Center;
EPA Imposes New Discharge Regulations On Steam Electric Power Plants; EPA's Ozone Pollution Rules Displease Both Industry, Environmentalists;
Federal Judge Blocks New Fracking Rules; Shell says it will end Alaska offshore Arctic drilling; What it means;
Big Utilities Enter Market For Small Rooftop Solar; GE Details New Industrial Internet Initiatives;
Rail Industry Not Expecting To Meet Year-End Safety Technology Deadline; VW Facing Growing Outrage;
Chinese Firms Using 3D-Printing For Construction;
Other news
How Prescription Drugs Get so Wildly Expensive;
Charlie Munger: The Psychology of Human Misjudgment; 20 Book Recommendations;
The importance of Donald Trump;
Education:
Just Half of Graduates Say Their College Education Was Worth the Cost; College Admissions Isn't Fair - Whatever That Means;
Group of Colleges Unveils Plan for New, Streamlined Application; New Tool To Help Low-Income Students Pick Best College;
Nearly a Third of Undergraduate Degrees Go to Students With Prior Credentials; What 2 States Learned When They Tried to Shake Up Remedial Education;
College Scorecard Data Expand Understanding Of Student Debt Crisis; Community-College Borrowers Who Default Are Those With the Least Debt;
Student-Loan Default Rates Drop Again in Latest Data; In Falling Default Rates, an Incomplete Picture of Borrower Distress;
Borrowers Continue to Face Problems With Loan Servicers; Perkins Loan Program, a Federal Stalwart Since 1958, Meets Its Demise;
Group That Shaped Federal Student-Aid Policy Is Disbanded;
A Year After Starbucks Offered Tuition Discounts at Arizona State, Who's Enrolling?
5 Tips for Handling Grading in Large Online Classes;
Highly Paid PR Official's Job Is Eliminated at U. of California at Davis;
Another Network Outage at Rutgers Leads to Frustration Among Professors and Students;
SMU, Larry Brown receive harsh penalties; In O'Bannon Case, Appeals Court Says NCAA Rules Violate Antitrust Laws;