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TechNews for the week: April 26; April 24; April 22;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
With Trump's Talks Faltering, Putin Wants In on the North Korea Game; Report: North Korea 'executed four officials' after failed US summit;
Kim looks to Russia as sanctions bite North Korea's economy; Kim Jong Un has a fleet of ghost ships sneaking around the high seas to beat sanctions;
Putin, Kim Jong Un meet in Russian Far East for their first-ever summit; Putin: Kim Jong Un needs international security guarantees to give up nuclear arsenal;
North Korea presented U.S. with $2 million bill for care of comatose American Otto Warmbier;
U.S. and Afghan Forces Killed More Civilians Than Taliban Did;
Trump Endorses an Aspiring Libyan Strongman, Reversing Policy;
Iran is ready for U.S. waivers end, as Revolutionary Guards threaten to shut Hormuz; U.S. Moves to Stop All Nations From Buying Iranian Oil, but China Is Defiant;
Iran's Zarif warns U.S. of 'consequences' over oil sanctions, offer prisoner swap;
Middle East Plan: Kushner says 'Deal of the century' will not be released before June; Israeli election may have dimmed hopes for 2-state solution;
Netanyahu wants to repay Trump's Golan move with a community named in his honor;
PLO to discuss revoking Israel recognition, ending security coordination ;
Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky wins presidential election over incumbent Petro Poroshenko, according to exit polls;
India Elections 2019: Farmers Are Hurting and Millions Are Voting;
Death toll in Sri Lanka blasts hits 290; local militant group is blamed; Trump tweets, then deletes, grossly overstated death toll in Sri Lankan church explosions;
Defense official says Bombings were in retaliation for Christchurch mosque shootings;
The U.N. wanted to end sexual violence in war. Then the Trump administration had objections;
During NRA speech, Trump drops out of another global arms treaty; Trump orders staff to prepare arms-control push with Russia and China;
Pentagon prepares to expand military's role at border by loosening rules prohibiting troops from interacting with migrants;
Navy SEALs Were Warned Against Reporting Their Chief for War Crimes;
F.B.I. Arrests Leader of Right-Wing Militia That Detained Migrants in New Mexico; F.B.I. Was Told Militia in New Mexico Planned to Kill Obama and Clinton;
Trump seethes, blames ex-White House counsel after Mueller report relies on notes from White House aides;
Sanders's 'Slip of the Tongue' Would Be a Problem in Some White Houses. Not Trump's; Prodded by Putin, Russians Sought Back Channels to Trump Through the Business World;
'I have no recollection': Trump turned to familiar refrain in response to Mueller questions; How Barr's Excerpts Compare to the Mueller Report's Findings;
Giuliani Says There Is 'Nothing Wrong With Taking Information From Russians';
Trump sues in bid to block congressional subpoena of financial records;
Pelosi says Democrats can hold Trump accountable without impeachment hearings; Lindsey Graham tells Trump to 'expect impeachment proceedings';
Trump Vows Stonewall of 'All' House Subpoenas; White House instructs official to ignore Democratic subpoena over security clearances;
Constraints on presidency being redefined in Trump era. GOP defense of Trump means fewer checks on future leaders;
House panel moves to hold former White House official in contempt after he obeys Trump administration's instruction not to testify;
White House plans to fight House subpoena of former counsel Donald McGahn for testimony on Mueller report;
Trump is opposed to White House aides testifying to Congress, deepening power struggle with Hill;
Contradicting Constitution, Trump vows Supreme Court fight over impeachment; says he would turn to Supreme Court if Democrats move to impeach him;
Trump denies he told the White House counsel to fire Mueller; Stymied by aides, Trump sought out loyalist to curtail special counsel - and drew Mueller's glare;
A majority of Americans oppose impeachment, but a majority also say Trump lied to public;
White House implores GOP lawmakers to move quickly to raise debt ceiling;
White House effort to stop visa overstays targets nations with few offenders;
Kansas Supreme Court rules state constitution protects abortion rights, a decision that could lead to challenges in other states;
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration's abortion 'gag' rule;
How the Supreme Court's Decision on the Census Could Alter American Politics;
Supreme Court to decide if anti-discrimination employment laws protect on basis of sexual orientation, gender identity;
In Push for 2020 Election Security, Top Official Was Warned: Don't Tell Trump;
Judges Rule Michigan Congressional Districts Are Unconstitutionally Gerrymandered;
Republican lawmaker in Iowa bolts party over disapproval of Trump;
Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduces $1.2 trillion plan to tackle student debt;
A U.S.-funded school teaches job skills to keep Guatemalans from migrating;
Trump's Tweet Prompts Death Threats to Rep. Omar ; Trump defends 'a great general' who fought against the U.S.: Robert E. Lee;
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Claims of Shoddy Production Draw Scrutiny to a Second Boeing Jet;
Business and Economics
U.S. economy grew at 3.2 percent annual rate in early 2019, surpassing expectations; U.S. billionaires worry about the survival of capitalism;
Report Finds Social Security and Medicare Funds Face Insolvency; To Rein in Medicare Costs, Trump Admin Wants to 'Radically Elevate' Primary Care;
Hospitals Stand to Lose Billions Under 'Medicare for All';
Trump's Washing Machine Tariffs Stung Consumers While Lifting Corporate Profits;
U.S. to Clamp Down on Iranian Oil Sales, Risking Rise in Gasoline Prices;
Trump makes U-turn to support Harley-Davidson as profits fall amid tariff war;
S Korea suffers worst quarterly contraction since global financial crisis;
Saudi Arabia Will Cap The Oil Price Rally; Saudi Arabia's Dream Of $85 Oil Is Closer Than Ever;
These are the U.S. states most and least dependent on the gun industry;
Virginia Regulators Approve Rule Requiring 30% Carbon Emission Reductions Within 10 Years;
Rhode Island Offshore Wind Developers To Invest $4.5 Million; New York Solicits Bids For Large-scale Renewable Energy Projects;
Green Jobs Pay More Than Coal Industry Jobs; Study Finds Renewable Portfolio Standards Increase The Costs Of Electricity;
Atlantic Coast States Continue Anti-drilling Efforts; Trump Administration Pauses Offshore Drilling Expansion While Appealing Arctic Drilling Case;
Arizona Public Service Battery Facility Explodes;
Analyses Highlight Obstacles Facing Widespread Autonomous Vehicle Adoption;
Wing Aviation Receives FAA Authorization To Use Drones For Deliveries; Businesses Developing Anti-Drone Solutions;
Boeing 737 MAX Certification-Related Issues Raises Concerns Over FAA's Ability To Oversee Safety Of Autonomous Aircraft;
Finance
10 Timeless Rules for Investors;
Other news
Socialist! Capitalist! Economic Systems as Weapons in a War of Words;
Mueller's report proves why Trump loves Fox News - and why he needs it now more than ever;
Inside the special counsel's long hunt to uncover whether the Trump campaign conspired with Russia;
Is Obstruction an Impeachable Offense? History Says Yes; A leading expert explains how Trump plausibly committed impeachable offenses;
There's a Bigger Prize Than Impeachment;
George Will: America is borrowing from the future. It's decadent;
Hundreds of former Boy Scouts reveal new sexual abuse claims, exposing 150 alleged pedophiles;
Dementia vs. Alzheimer's: Differences, Diagnosis and Treatment;
The Physics of Productivity: Newton's Laws of Getting Stuff Done;
A Bitter Finish for Slow Runners: Get on the Bus;
Education:
What's Really Behind Employers' Interest in Education; 3 Takeaways From a New Survey on Administrative Pay ;
Sen. Alexander Touts FAFSA Simplification Legislation; New DOD Policy Gives Servicemembers In Combat Zones Student Loan Benefit;
Report Points To Inequities In Federal Student Loan Collection Lawsuits;
Wisconsin Higher Education Funding Falls As Other States' Rises; Wisconsin Bill Seeks To Reduce Workplace Shortage With Grants For Out-Of-State Students;
Presidential Hopefuls Are Pushing Free College Back Into the Spotlight. But What Does 'Free' Mean; Warren's Free-College Plan Would Cancel Student Debt for Millions;
Criminal Charges Against Arizona Students Were Dropped. But the Controversy Endures;
Who's on Trial in the College Basketball Scandal? Not the Big Names;
4/19/18
TechNews for the week: April 19; April 17; April 15;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Clashes erupt as hundreds of thousands of Algerians protest army, ruling elite;
North Korea defiantly conducts its first weapons test since denuclearization talks stalled after Trump-Kim summit;
North Korea says Pompeo is 'talking nonsense,' wants him replaced in nuclear talks; North Korea's State-Run Economy Falters Under Sanctions, Testing Elite Loyalty;
China's Nightmare: How the U.S. Navy Could Sink Its Prized Aircraft Carriers;
Peace Conference Derailed as Taliban Object to Afghan Delegation;
Under Modi, a Hindu Nationalist Surge Has Further Divided India;
Israeli election - with the final count in, who won and who lost; Israel's president starts consultations on prime minister nomination;
Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war; Iran's Rouhani calls on Mideast states to 'drive back Zionism';
Venezuela's military, despite U.S. expectations, has not turned on Maduro; Declassified U.S. Documents Reveal Details About Argentina's Dictatorship;
Russia Bans Oil, Coal Exports to Ukraine; Military Drills in Arctic Aim to Counter Russia, but the First Mission Is to Battle the Cold;
Fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris; French fire official says The iconic towers of Notre Dame Cathedral have been saved;
Trump Urged Homeland Security Official to Close Border Despite an Earlier Promise of a Delay;
How Trump's border crisis is driven by climate change; In New Effort to Deter Migrants, Barr Withholds Bail to Asylum Seekers;
Trump's plan to send detainees to 'sanctuary cities' may be costly, illegal; Graphic: An exclusive snapshot of where migrants go in U.S. after release;
Canada asks U.S. for help cracking down at its southern border;
Trump orders new restrictions on travel to Cuba, limits on money sent to island;
Trump's decision on defense secretary nomination to await conclusion of ethics probe;
House Democrats give IRS hard deadline of April 23 to turn over Trump tax returns; Trump lawyers, officials plan to resist subpoenas over his policies and finances;
House Oversight committee to subpoena accounting firm for Trump’s financial records; Deutsche Bank Is Subpoenaed for Trump Records by House Democrats;
Illinois senate votes Trump must release his tax returns or be barred from state’s 2020 election ballot;
Live updates: Mueller report has been released, detailing investigation of Trump and of Russia's election interference;
White House and Justice Dept. Officials Discussed Mueller Report Before Release;
The redacted Mueller report, annotated; Attorney General Barr's full remarks on the Mueller report ;
Barr just did Trump another huge favor; What Barr buried, misrepresented or ignored; Barr defined 'collusion' in a way that will make Trump ecstatic;
Barr's Defense of Trump Rewards the President With the Attorney General He Wanted;
House committee chairman subpoenas full Mueller report after Justice Department releases redacted version;
Read the Redacted Mueller Report: Searchable Document and Index; Mueller lays out obstruction evidence against Trump;
Mueller report says Sarah Sanders invented story about FBI agents' reaction to Comey firing;
Sarah Sanders admits she lied about FBI trust in Comey - and other false statements revealed in Mueller report;
Mueller Reveals Trump's Efforts to Thwart Russian Inquiry in Highly Anticipated Report; How encryption apps put key conversations out of Mueller's reach;
Trump Tower meeting: Why Mueller didn't prosecute Donald Trump Jr, Jared Kushner and others;
Paranoia, lies and fear: Trump's presidency laid bare by Mueller report; A damning portrait of Trump's presidency;
Trump attacks 'total bulls***' in 'the Crazy Mueller Report'; Kremlin rejects Mueller report, calling it inconclusive, harmful to U.S.-Russia ties;
What the Mueller Report Reveals About the Globe-Trotting Professor Who Spoke of 'Dirt' on Clinton ;
Russian interference in 2016 sets landscape for 2020 presidential campaign;
Inside Trump administration's mysterious plan to secure a 2020 census citizenship question;
Trump approval drops 3 points to 2019 low after release of Mueller report: Reuters/Ipsos poll; Romney slams Trump; Warren calls for impeachment;
Republican rescinds Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's invite to meet coal miners after it completely backfires;
In sharp contrast with other 2020 hopefuls, Sanders courts Trump voters;
Trump focuses on divisive messages as 2020 reelection bid takes shape; With Polls and Private Meetings, Republicans Craft Blunt Messaging to Paint Democrats as Extreme;
On Capitol Hill, some Trump officials appear to be testifying for an audience of one;
Trump's campaign raises over $30 million in the first quarter;
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Biden, at Hollings Funeral, Talks About How 'People Can Change';
South Carolina State Senate Approves Anti-offshore Drilling Legislation;
Business and Economics
Treasury Yields Rose Last Week With Fed Balance Sheet Unchanged; As Fed Chief, Jerome Powell Navigates an Angry President and Turbulent Markets;
Not just Amazon: 60 big companies paid $0 in taxes under Trump law; Treasury Issues Rules on Tax Breaks for Opportunity Zones;
Why The SEC Is Worried About the ETF Triopoly;
Trump's USMCA trade agreement would have a limited but positive impact on U.S. economy;
U.S. Retail Stores' Planned Closings Already Exceed 2018 Total; Consumers around the world are spending less on almost everything. Even booze;
Longshot 2020 presidential candidate has a radical plan to solve the student loan crisis;
A U.S. recession looks less likely in 2020, boosting Trump’s chances of reelection;
USCIS Implements Changes To Strengthen Visa Application Process; EB-5 Popularity Underscores Shift In Migration;
Businesses Consider L, E Visas To "Address Workforce Needs"; White House Weighs Travel Restrictions For Nations With Frequent Visa Overstays;
U.S. waters down demand China ax subsidies in push for trade deal; Baojun Undergoes "Major Makeover" Amid Shift In Chinese Consumer Tastes;
Volkswagen To Use China For Autonomous Vehicle Software Development Hub; Toyota To Sell EV Technology To Chinese Startup;
General Motors Will Reintroduce Chevy Trailblazer, Tracker For China;
F.C.C. Chair Plans to Block China Mobile From U.S. Market;
Central American Farmers Head to the U.S., Fleeing Climate Change; US to allow lawsuits over properties seized by Castro's Cuba;
Gov. Newsom Urges Lawmakers To Consider Revising Law On How Utilities Pay For Wildfire Damage;
Utilities warn Uranium quotas would harm nuclear plants; Missouri Passes Legislation Preventing Eminent Domain Use By Wind Energy Project;
Insurers Cite 'War Exclusion' to Avoid Paying for Cyber Attack Damages;
As Royalty Trial Starts, Apple Agrees to Pay Qualcomm to Settle Dispute;
Costs for Boeing Start to Pile Up as 737 Max Remains Grounded; FAA panel finds Boeing 737 MAX software upgrade 'operationally suitable';
The National Enquirer is being sold for $100 million to James Cohen, CEO of Hudson News;
Firm trying to buy Gannett is under scrutiny for moving newspaper workers’ pensions to its own funds;
Finance
Avoid These Mistakes when Selling Your House;
DowDuPont, 3 Ways: What Investors Should Know About The Split;
Other news
Cheating to Make the Boston Marathon? You Can't Run From This Detective; China Bans 3 Runners For Life After Cheating at 2019 Boston Marathon;
Can a president be too old; A President of the People or a President of His People?
The foreman of Watergate grand jury No. 1 has been watching the confrontations with another president;
Education:
Colleges With the Best - and Worst - Graduation Rates; How Georgia State U. Made Its Graduation Rate Jump;
DACA Recipients Can Receive In-State Tuition In 18 States; Many Colleges Who Benefit From GI Bill Funding Spend Little To Educate Veterans;
Should Colleges Let Ailing Majors Die or Revamp Them? For poor kids, 'college for all' isn't the mantra it was meant to be;
Certificate Programs Gaining In Popularity; Massachusetts Wants to Regulate Private Colleges That Might Close;
U. of Tulsa Angers Faculty With Sweeping Cuts Aimed at the Liberal Arts; 6 Majors Were Spared the Ax at Stevens Point. But the Damage Might Be Done;
To Improve Leadership, Some Colleges Take a Cue From Industry: 360-Degree Reviews; At Butler, a Corporate Way to Manage Change and Groom New Leaders;
Analysis Outlines Presidential Candidates' Positions On Student Loans;
Cursive Seemed to Go the Way of Quills and Parchment. Now It's Coming Back;
4/12/18
TechNews for the week: April 12; April 10; April 8;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
In Libya, fears of full-blown civil war as fighting nears capital Tripoli; Libyan war escalates amid lack of U.S strategy for secret missions in Africa;
Saudis Escalate Crackdown on Dissent, Arresting Nine and Risking U.S. Ire;
Sudan's military overthrows President Omar al-Bashir following months of popular protests, ending his 30-year rule;
Netanyahu wins re-election with parliamentary majority; Israel election by the numbers: Latest results chart;
Netanyahu vows to annex West Bank settlements if re-elected; Netanyahu said Israel would annex settlements in the West Bank. Palestinians pledge to ‘resist.’;
In close election, Netanyahu relied on 'us versus them'; The Future of the West Bank Is Now on the Ballot; Israel's Nation-State Law Explained;
Likud hired 1,200 activists with hidden cameras to monitor election fraud and disqualify voting places;
Netanyahu operatives boast of driving down Arab turnout with hidden cameras;
Netanyahu's election win complicates Mideast peace plan; Trump congratulates Netanyahu; Bolton says peace plan coming very soon;
Trump conflates American Jews with Israelis: Speaking to Jewish Republicans, Trump calls Netanyahu 'your prime minister';
In Trump, Netanyahu Sees an Ally Who Helps Him Push the Envelope;
In unprecedented move for the U.S., Trump administration declares elite Iranian military unit a terrorist organization;
Iran's Revolutionary Guards: The Supreme Leader's Military-Industrial Complex; Iran responds to US, labels CENTCOM terrorist;
Sanctions Deal With Russian Oligarch Included Transfer of Shares to Benefit His Children;
European leaders offer a long Brexit delay, averting a chaotic exit on Friday;
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested by British police after being evicted from Ecuador's embassy in London;
Trump disavows past enthusiasm for WikiLeaks after Assange's arrest;
Federal judge blocks Trump administration program forcing asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while awaiting court hearings;
Without a well-defined border strategy, Trump seeks quick-fix solutions; Trump reportedly wants to revive one of his least-popular policy proposals: Family separation;
Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen resigns; Trump Purge Set to Force Out More Top Homeland Security Officials;
Report: Trump told border agents to break the law but bosses told them to ignore him;
Twelve days of chaos: Inside the Trump White House's growing panic to contain the border crisis;
Trump digs in on false claim that he stopped Obama's family separation policy;
White House tried to pressure U.S. immigration officials to release detainees into 'sanctuary cities' to target Trump's foes;
Secret Service Director Randolph 'Tex' Alles to leave Trump administration;
Third judge halts Trump plan for Census 2020 citizenship question;
Trump's push to confirm IRS counsel fits suspicious pattern;
'She's very good with numbers': Trump says he considered his daughter Ivanka to lead the World Bank;
Trump Is Being Vague About What He Wants to Replace Obamacare. But There Are Clues.;
Mulvaney says Democrats will 'never' see Trump's tax returns;
Mnuchin reveals White House lawyers consulted Treasury on Trump tax returns, despite law meant to limit White House involvement;
Treasury denies Democrats' request to hand over Trump's tax returns by the end of Wednesday, says it will confer with Justice;
Here's the Law That Requires Mnuchin to Turn Over Trump's Taxes, or Lose His Office and Go to Prison;
Trump renews Mueller attacks as Russia report release looms;
Barr Asserts Intelligence Agencies Barr Asserts Intelligence Agencies Spied on the Trump Campaign;
Gregory Craig expects to be charged in relation to Ukrainian work with Manafort, his lawyers say;
Trump trolls Rep. Omar during Vegas appearance; Roger Stone Shares Vile Instagram Post About The Late Barbara Bush;
Formal and casual White House photos show distance between Trump and increasingly diverse nation;
Post analysis finds Major mass shootings had little effect on voting in communities most affected;
At a white nationalist hearing on Capitol Hill, GOP witnesses dispute there's a threat; Attacks by White Extremists Are Growing. So Are Their Connections;
If Trump has his way, Office of Personnel Management is on the way out;
Four Senate Republicans signal opposition to Trump's plan to put Herman Cain on Federal Reserve Board, all but sinking nomination;
National Enquirer expected to be sold imminently as parent company faces pressure over tabloid's efforts to help Trump win in 2016;
Lou Dobbs got Trump approval numbers backward, Fox admits. Trump didn't mind;
New York City declares public health emergency amid measles outbreak and orders mandatory vaccinations;
Obama says he worries about 'rigidity' among liberal Democrats;
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Ex-Sen Ernest 'Fritz' Hollings dies at 97;
Business and Economics
Trump Says Fed Should Cut Rates and Lift Economy; Fed proposes easing post-crisis rules for big banks;
How regulators, Republicans and big banks fought for risky corporate loans, sparking fears of another crisis;
Surge in risky loans to corporations sparks fears of another financial crisis;
US earnings scorecard: S&P 500 eyes first earnings decline since 2016; US stocks post worst year in a decade as the S&P 500 falls more than 6% in 2018;
Would 'Medicare for All' Save Billions or Cost Billions; Hikes on Medicare drug premiums could be delayed until after 2020 elections;
Free IRS software for filing taxes to be banned by US Congress in win for TurboTax;
'Retail apocalypse' now: Analysts say 75,000 more U.S. stores could be doomed;
Trump Says the U.S. Is 'Full.' Much of the Nation Has the Opposite Problem; Trump administration nearly doubles H-2B guest visa program, which brings many Mexican workers;
Trump administration cancels deal allowing Major League Baseball to sign Cuban players;
One Trump Victory: Companies Rethink China; 'China's Manhattan' Borrowed Heavily. The People Have Yet to Arrive;
China's Economic Planning Body to Ban Cryptocurrency Mining;
U.S. Seeks New Electric Vehicle Push In Bid To Counter China’s Market Dominance;
Trump is threatening tariffs on Europe's cheese and wine. Could this brie the start of a trade war; U.S. Readies $11 Billion in Tariffs on E.U.;
Demand for Saudi Aramco Bonds Sails Past the Goal;
Boeing to Cut Production of 737 Max After 2 Fatal Crashes; Boeing's 737 Max: 1960s Design, 1990s Computing Power and Paper Manuals;
Changes to Flight Software on 737 Max Escaped F.A.A. Scrutiny;
Blamed for Climate Change, Oil Companies Invest in Carbon Removal;
White House isn't getting help from other federal agencies as it seeks to question climate science; Climate Change Regulations Suspended By Trump Likely To Return;
Automakers Plan for Their Worst Nightmare: Regulatory Chaos After Trump's Emissions Rollback;
Trump Proposes Ending Tax Credits For Electric Cars;
Trump issues executive orders seeking to speed up oil and gas pipeline projects by making it harder for states to intervene;
Water Treatment Industry Facing Retirement Wave, Operator Shortage;
Solar Power Booming In Texas In Response To Oil, Gas Demand;
Bank of America Will Lift Minimum Wage to $20, as Lawmakers Spotlight Inequality;
Alphabet Drone Service Makes First Delivery In Australia;
Purchase of Condo in Trump Building Linked to Republic of Congo;
Finance
Modern Monetary Theory Finds an Embrace in an Unexpected Place: Wall Street;
Predictive Mathematics And Classic Investment Analysis;
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Trump's 'pattern of cognitive decline' alarms psychiatrists; Kirstjen Nielsen just revealed how Trump's pathologies and lawlessness will get worse;
Inside the Russian effort to target Sanders supporters - and help elect Trump;
Is the U.S. a Democracy? A Social Studies Battle Turns on the Nation's Values;
George Will: The Cain and Moore nominations are two more tests for Republicans to fail;
The Stat That Turns Mike Trout's .312 Average Into .626;
Education:
Compare Higher-Ed Salaries; How America's College-Closure Crisis Leaves Families Devastated;
State Higher Education Funding Slow To Recover Since Recession; States Move To Boost Regulation Of For-Profit College Sector;
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center To Stop Using Race In Admissions; New Jersey Made Its Student Loans More Consumer-Friendly but Left Out Most Borrowers;
2020 Democrats want to overhaul a student-loan forgiveness program for public servants;
Digital Distraction Is a Problem Far Beyond the Classroom; Colleges Are Banding Together Digitally to Help Students Succeed;
Food, Child Care, Rent: This College Goes the Extra Mile to Serve Low-Income Students; Are Students Socially Connected? Check Their Dining-Hall-Swipe Data;
Do Betsy DeVos's Education Freedom Scholarships take money from public schools; Internal memo contradicts Betsy DeVos on using federal money to buy guns for teachers;
Students' Ban on Conservative Group Prompts Outrage. But They Lack the Authority to Do So, University Says;
Hayden White on the Greatest Teacher of All Time;
4/5/18
TechNews for the week: April 5; April 3; April 1;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
U.S. ending aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras over migrants; U.S., Central Americans agree on joint police operations in region;
Trump Turns U.S. Policy in Central America on Its Head; As Maduro confronts a crisis, Russia's footprint in Venezuela grows;
Spring Brings Surge of Migrants, Stretching Border Facilities Far Beyond Capacity;
White House looks to minimize economic impact of Trump's threatened closure of Mexico border;
Trump backs off threat to close southern border immediately, says he'll give Mexico 'one-year warning' on drugs, migrants;
As Britain flails, other European countries lose appetite to copy Brexit ; Britain to take part in European Parliament elections, signaling a Brexit delay;
Pence calls Germany stance in NATO 'unacceptable';
Russia's Military Mission Creep Advances to a New Front: Africa; Russia Ordered a Killing That Made No Sense. Then the Assassin Started Talking;
Ukraine presidential race goes to runoff, exit polls show;
Israeli watchdog finds online manipulation ahead of vote; Israeli election: the left that dare not speak its name;
Palestinians pray for fish as Israel opens deeper waters; Israel, Hamas take first steps toward Gaza cease-fire deal;
Poll: Mueller report findings upend partisan views of probe; Most Republicans don't accept basic Mueller finding: That Russia tried to interfere in the 2016 campaign;
House panel votes to authorize subpoenas to obtain full Mueller report; Some on Mueller's Team Say Report Was More Damaging Than Barr Revealed;
White House whistleblower says 25 security clearance denials were reversed during Trump administration;
House panel votes to subpoena former White House official who allegedly overturned security-clearance denials for Trump officials;
Kushner is identified as senior White House official whose security clearance was denied;
House joins Senate in passing measure to end U.S. military involvement in Yemen;
Nationwide disaster relief bill stalls in Senate on 44 to 49 vote as Democrats demand more funding to help Puerto Rico;
Massive disaster relief bill stalls in Senate over Puerto Rico dispute; Trump hits out at Puerto Rican leaders after bill fails;
Why the N.R.A. Opposes New Domestic Abuse Legislation;
2020 Census likely target of hacking, disinformation campaigns;
House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena testimony and documents related to citizenship question on 2020 Census;
Federal judge in Md. blocks plan to add citizenship question to 2020 Census;
House committee chairman asks Internal Revenue Service for six years of Trump's personal and business tax returns;
Trump lawyer contends Treasury must not release president's tax returns until the Justice Department weighs in;
McConnell invokes 'nuclear option' for Trump's judges;
Trump Fed Pick's Divorce Records Are Put Under Temporary Seal;
Trump plans to nominate Herman Cain to Fed board, a move that would escalate White House political pressure on the central bank;
Trump's Pick for Interior Dept. Continued Lobbying After Officially Vowing to Stop;
Trump unexpectedly drops ICE nominee in favor of someone 'tougher';
Trump's Takeover of the Republican Party Is Almost Complete; 'You pay and you get in': At Trump's beach retreat, hundreds of customers — and growing security concerns;
How Alex Jones and Infowars Helped a Florida Man Stalk Sandy Hook Families; Alex Jones is being sued for his false Sandy Hook hoax claims. He blames 'psychosis';
Former Trump Family Driver Has Been in ICE Custody for 8 Months;
'It'll happen fast': Trump creates problems and then rushes in to solve them;
Pelosi questions Medicare-for-all proposal, saying she would rather build on Affordable Care Act;
North Carolina G.O.P. Chairman Indicted in Corruption Probe;
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Charleston area legislator reportedly endorses far-right conspiracy group QAnon ;
Business and Economics
U.S. added 196,000 jobs in March as economy shows signs of spring bounce;
Short of Workers, U.S. Builders and Farmers Crave More Immigrants; As USCIS Accepts H-1B Applications, Program "Is Under Siege";
America's Biggest Economic Challenge May Be Demographic Decline;
No, Congress and "Illegals" Didn't Steal Your Social Security; How Sovereign Citizens Helped Swindle $1 Billion From the Government They Disavow;
For Many British Businesses, Brexit Has Already Happened;
Japan Stumbles as China's Growth Engine Slows;
Huawei Shrugs Off U.S. Clampdown With a $100 Billion Year;
China Bans All Types of Fentanyl, Cutting Supply of Deadly Drug to U.S. and Fulfilling Pledge to Trump;
Judge blocks Trump's push to open Arctic, Atlantic oceans to drilling; A Key to the Arctic's Oil Riches Lies Hidden in Ohio;
Who Keeps Buying California's Scarce Water? Saudi Arabia;
'Breaches Everywhere': Flooding Bursts Midwest Levees, and Tough Questions Follow;
Expect Higher Oil Prices As OPEC Clashes With Trump; JPMorgan's Role in Nigerian Oil Deal Has Come Back to Haunt It;
Trump Signs Order Granting Construction Permit For Keystone XL Pipeline; Trump Runs Counter To Growing GOP Embrace Of Clean Energy;
Building an energy corridor along the border instead of just a wall;
One Third Of Global Energy Generated By Renewable Sources Per IRENA; Industry Group: Wind Power To Increase By 50 Percent In Next Five Years;
Sen. Collins Pushes For Funding Of Wind Energy Program; Texas Lawmakers Push For End To Wind Subsidies;
Georgia Wants To Be Temporarily Excluded From Offshore Drilling Plans;
Trump's company made late tax payment on L.A. golf course properties, incurring fines;
Backers Of New Hudson River Rail Tunnel Contemplate Use Of Cables To Temporarily Fix Old Tunnel;
Microsoft, BMW Launch OMP Initiative To Accelerate Smart Factories Development;
Dow Inc Debuts on NYSE, Dow Jones Industrial Average Following DowDuPont Spinoff;
Additional software problem detected in Boeing 737 Max flight control system;
After hundreds of crashes, this Britax jogging stroller faced recall. Then Trump appointees stepped in;
Nation's largest TV station owner hires some familiar Fox News names;
Finance
DowDuPont board proposes reverse stock split; How the Dow Spinoff Could Unlock Value and Offer a Rich Dividend;
Modern Monetary Theory Makes Sense, Up to a Point;
The Push to Make Financial Literacy into Law;
Other news
How the South's slave-owning dynasties regained their wealth after the Civil War ;
Trump keeps claiming his father was born in Germany. It was the Bronx;
The Races Are Virtual but the Running Is Real;
George Will: College basketball's murky swamp of misbehavior;
The Secrets of Pitching's Outlaws;
Education:
How International Education's Golden Age Lost Its Sheen ; The State of the Faculty, by the Numbers; Luminosity Analysis Ranks Colleges Based On Brain Game Scores;
California Lawmakers Propose Reforms in Admissions Process. Other States Could Follow; Learning Disability Community Angered By Abuse Of SAT, ACT Accommodations;
A Professor Interviewed Hundreds of Excellent Teachers and Found a Common Theme;
Congress Wants a Say in the Title IX Debate. What Might That Look Like;
Education Department rejects vast majority of applicants for temporary student loan forgiveness program; Wells Fargo, Others Make Millions On College Students;
Consensus or Chaos? Education Dept.'s Rule-Making Session Reaches Agreement;
Publishers Are Worried About the Future of the Monograph; Carnegie Mellon To Release Learning Science Tools;
13 Professors Say They Will Cut Ties With Yale's Program on Race and Ethnicity;
Hampshire College's Board Chair Resigns, Citing 'Vitriol' and 'Slanderous Attacks';
2 Students Face Criminal Charges After Calling Border Agents 'Murderers';
The Myth of the Sports Scholarship;