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TechNews for the week: Sept 27; Sept 25; Sept 23;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Iran issues 'battlefield' warning as US deploys troops; Iran to release British tanker seized in Strait of Hormuz;
Iranian president says U.S. offered to remove all sanctions on Iran in exchange for talks;
Israel Could Not Survive Hamas' Missiles Without The Iron Dome; Iran's Nightmare: Israeli F-35s Armed with Hypersonic Missiles;
Netanyahu tapped by Israel's president to form new government With Few Signs He Can Succeed; Israel PM's rival rejects conditions for forming government;
Arab lawmakers in Israel endorse Gantz for prime minister; Israel cuts power in parts of West Bank over debts; Israel arrests Palestinian minister of Jerusalem affairs;
Turkey's Erdogan: Israel was originally mostly Palestinian; King Abdullah warns annexation would have 'major impact' on Israel ties;
Russia complains over Belarus's refusal to host air base;
For China's embattled Uighurs, a bank transfer abroad can be a 'terrorism' ordeal;
Asia & Pacific Chinese leaders can't control the weather for their big 70-year bash. But they're still trying.;
Asian leader warns The U.S. can't treat China the 'same way' it treated the Soviet Union; China says has no intent to play 'Game of Thrones' but warns on sovereignty;
To Influence El Salvador, China Dangled Money. The U.S. Made Threats;
Britain's Supreme Court rules Prime Minister Boris Johnson suspended Parliament illegally;
Egypt planned to arrest a New York Times reporter. The Trump administration reportedly wanted to let it happen;
Ukraine isn't Washington's top priority, but it's sparking another Washington scandal; Ukrainian leaders feel trapped between warring Washington factions;
The story behind Biden's son, Ukraine and Trump's claims;
Legal experts say Trump's rhetoric will have a chilling effect on future whistleblowers;
Trump says 'it doesn't matter' if he asked Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden; Instead of 'No Collusion!' Trump Now Seems to Be Saying, So What if I Did?
How Trump, Giuliani pressured Ukraine to probe president's rivals; 'Perfectly fine and routine': Trump defends call with Ukraine president;
House Democrats decry their oversight of President Trump; What the law says about the whistleblower complaint;
Trump told U.S. budget officials to hold back military aid from Ukraine days before phone call with its president, officials say;
Trump confirms he withheld military aid from Ukraine, says he wants other countries to help pay;
Trump says he has authorized release of transcript of call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky;
As Trump Confirms He Discussed Biden With Ukraine, Pressure to Impeach Builds; Senate Republicans dodge questions on Trump-Ukraine whistleblower complaint;
House Speaker Pelosi to announce formal impeachment inquiry of Trump after resisting for months;
On Ukraine, Giuliani pursued shadow agenda as key foreign policy officials were pushed aside;
Partial Transcript of President Trump's phone call; Transcript of Trump's call with Ukrainian president shows him offering U.S. assistance for Biden investigation;
Some Senate Republicans were stunned the White House released a rough transcript of Trump's Ukraine call. Others were dismissive.;
White House accidentally sends anti-impeachment talking points to Democrats; Seeks Deal for Whistle-Blower to Speak to Congress;
Trump's intelligence chief threatened to quit if White House forced him to stonewall Congress on whistleblower;
House backs resolution calling for release of whistleblower report. The resolution does not rebuke the administration.;
The full whistleblower complaint against Trump; 5 key allegations and takeaways from the whistleblower complaint;
Acting intelligence chief testifies on whistleblower complaint that triggered Trump impeachment inquiry;
Justice Dept. rejected investigation of Trump phone call just weeks after it began examining the matter (to protect Trump?);
Whistleblower complaint allegedly based on more than July 25 call; Presidential scholars say call with Ukrainian leader is unlike anything they've heard;
Trump seeks whistleblower sources, mentions treason; Trump Attacks Whistle-Blower's Sources and Alludes to Punishment for Spies;
Trump aides quickly regretted publishing the Ukraine call that has intensified calls for his impeachment;
Timeline of dates in the complaint shows an alarming pattern by Trump; How the White House and Justice learned about whistleblower;
Trump lashes out at Democrats as whistleblower complaint is made public; McConnell Attempts to Shield GOP From Potential Trump Fallout;
House committee subpoenas Pompeo for Ukraine documents;
Senate passes short-term spending bill, punting tough decisions on border wall until November;
Senate votes again to end Trump's border emergency declaration; Senate Republicans Back Trump's Bid for $5 Billion in Border Wall Funding;
To pay for Trump's wall, a hurricane-wrecked base in Puerto Rico loses funding ;
The Border Wall Now Threatens a National Monument;
Trump Slashes Refugee Cap to 18,000, Curtailing U.S. Role as Haven;
U.S. and Honduras agree to asylum deal that could send migrants to one of world's most violent nations; ICE to resume detaining migrant families at Texas facility;
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from detaining migrant children for indefinite periods;
White House Press Sec: Trump 'Put a Stop' to Briefing Because Reporters Were Being Mean;
17 states sue Trump administration over move to weaken Endangered Species Act;
Trump Administration Threatens to Cut U.S. Highway Funds From California;
Can Someone Be Fired for Being Gay? The Supreme Court Will Decide;
Prosecutor says Trump wants 'sweeping immunity' in tax fight;
Giuliani to make paid appearance at Kremlin-backed conference that includes Putin; Giuliani cancels after The Post reported his participation;
In rural Texas, black students' fight for voting access conjures a painful past;
FBI agents raid Illinois state senator's home, offices;
Comey: Trump shouldn't be impeached because the 'American people would be let off the hook';
GOP challenger Bill Weld says Trump committed 'treason,' mentions death penalty;
In Trump's attacks on Biden, Democrats see a worrisome reprise of 2016;
Trump and the warping of democratic governance; WH lawlessness: 'He ignores the law when he doesn’t like it';
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Santee Cooper's longstanding land grab starves the Santee Delta;
About 1M SC households won't get one of those $50 tax rebate checks ;
Business and Economics
New York Fed to continue operations in overnight funding market until mid-October; The Fed has a repo problem. What's that?
Capital gains tax reform may be coming. Here's what Republicans and Democrats want;
The 2020 Social Security COLA is expected to be low and that's not even the worst part; Study Finds Employer Health Insurance Is Increasingly Unaffordable;
Income inequality in America the highest it's been since Census started tracking it;
Trump Announces a Trade Pact With Japan;
U.S. Trade Regulators Approve 10 of Apple's Tariff Exemption Requests;
World postal union rejects Trump's favored reform plan; Shipping costs for small businesses could rise dramatically under Trump's plan;
GM reverses, will pay for striking union workers' health insurance; major issues remain; GM, UAW At Odds Over Temporary Workers;
FAA misled Congress on inspector training for Boeing 737 Max; FAA leaders dispute finding that 737 Max inspectors were underqualified, deny misleading Congress;
Energy Efficiency Jobs Make Up 22% of Colorado's Energy Workers;
Amazon, Google Make Major Moves On Green Energy;
Floating Offshore Wind Technology Could Be Boon To California Energy Consumers;
FAA Grants Exemption For UPS To Allow Drone Deliveries; Small Tech Firms Turning To Alternative Uses For Autonomous Vehicles;
China, Japan, And South Korea Are Backing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars; Audi Simplifying Lineup To Reduce Costs;
New Mexico To Set Own Fuel Economy Standards, Following California; Minnesota To Adopt Stricter Vehicle Emissions Standards;
Trump EPA Criticizes California Air Quality, Threatens To Withhold Highway Funds;
Wyoming Legislators To Consider Electricity Generation Tax;
Other news
Seven days: Inside Trump's frenetic response to the whistleblower complaint and the battle over impeachment;
50 years, three presidents: How impeachment inquiries change the nation;
The 'okay' hand sign has moved from trolling campaign to real hate symbol, civil rights group says;
Meet the Marathon Cheats; Is It More Important to Run Faster or Run Longer?
Education:
Student debt is hitting African Americans the hardest. These experts have a plan to fix it; Undocumented Students Struggle With College Affordability;
ED Announces Plans To Cancel Debt For Former ITT Students; Companies Continue To Launch, Expand Higher-Education Programs;
US Universities See Declining Enrollment Of Chinese Students; US Abruptly Revokes Iranian Student Visas;
More Info Needed For College Rankings, Student Decisions;
Editorial Calls On ED To Drop Demand On Middle East Studies Program;
Pennsylvania Considering Update To Science Standards To Include Climate Change;
California District Leaders Says More Math Means More Students Eligible For College;
Poor Schools Keep Getting Crushed in Football. Is It Time to Level the Playing Field? Why Legalizing Sports Betting Is Good for the NCAA;
Howard (Hopalong) Cassady, Speedy Heisman Winner, Dies at 85;
9/20/18
TechNews for the week: Sept 20; Sept 18; Sept 16;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Yemen rebels claim responsibility for drone attack on major Saudi oil facilities ; Attack on Saudi oil facilities threatens to disrupt kingdom’s oil production;
Pompeo directly blamed Iran for attack on Saudi oil facilities claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels; Trump vows support to crown prince;
Iran denies carrying out crippling attacks on Saudi oil facilities; Evidence indicates Iranian arms used in Saudi attack, says Saudi-led coalition;
Iran's strategic use of drones and missiles rattles Middle East rivals; Tehran rules out talks with U.S. as Trump steps back from directly blaming Iran;
Pentagon urges restraint to avoid conflict with Iran over Saudi strikes; Trump says he's ordered substantial increase in sanctions against Iran;
Pompeo calls attacks on Saudi oil facilities 'act of war' as Trump orders increase in sanctions on Iran;
Hezbollah tells Saudi Arabia to stop Yemen war; Billions spent on U.S. weapons didn't protect the Saudis' most critical oil sites;
U.S. to send troops to Saudi Arabia after attacks on oil facilities; For Saudi Arabia, an oil field attack was a disaster. For Russia, it's an opportunity to sell weapons;
Trump Tweeted ... When Obama Was President 'Saudi Arabia Should Fight Their Own Wars,';
U.S. Official: Yamina's 'Deal of the Century' map 'highly inaccurate'; Trump Must Not Give Israel a Blank Check in the Middle East;
Israeli PM vows to annex 'all the settlements' in West Bank if elected;
Netanyahu advises supporters that voting more important than sex; With Gaza war talk, Russia visit, Netanyahu fights on in election race;
Israel Election 2019: In 'Emergency' Move, Netanyahu Repeatedly Breaks Election Laws Hours Before Polls Close ;
Netanyahu claims: The election has been stolen; 'Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to postpone elections for a war in Gaza';
Netanyahu-Gantz stalemate: No clear winner in super-tight Israeli election; Majority of public want unity govt with no ultra-Orthodox parties;
Israel's election highlights secular-religious divide; A historic first? Israel's Arabs could lead parliamentary opposition;
Israel Election Results:Lieberman Says No Agreement Reached With Gantz; Netanyahu calls on Gantz to form unity government;
Tillerson: Netanyahu 'played' Trump with misinformation;
How Conservative American Money Helped the Religious Right Take Over Israel;
Lebanon concludes Israeli drones were on attack mission;
Hong Kong police disperse protests with tear gas and water cannon as unrest enters its 15th week;
Russia's world-first floating nuclear plant arrives in port;
U.S. to withdraw and withhold funds from Afghanistan, blames corruption; Dozens of Afghans Killed in a Possible U.S. Drone Strike and a Taliban Bombing;
Fears of military conflict between Venezuela and Colombia grow amid tensions over Maduro government;
Top Immigration Judge Departs Amid Broader Discontent Over Trump Policies; Trump tours border barrier as a show of force on immigration ahead of reelection campaign;
Trump tells reporters border wall is 'wired', immediately after army general asks him not to discuss in public;
National Park Service finds Border fence construction could destroy archaeological sites;
Pentagon has warned of dire outcomes if military projects canceled for wall don't happen; For border wall, officials consider diverting billions more in military funds;
Trump administration reaches deal to send asylum seekers to El Salvador in an effort to deter migrants from entering the U.S.;
Trump White House spending $33 million to house 'imaginary' migrants at empty detention camp;
Trump taps Robert C. O'Brien to replace John Bolton as national security adviser;
U.S. Appeals Court Reinstates Emoluments Case Against Trump;
Trump defends Brett Kavanaugh amid new sexual misconduct allegations;
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is the 3rd Trump administration member linked to Jeffrey Epstein or his circle;
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao faces investigation over ethics allegations;
Lewandowski Cleared for Limited Testimony in House Inquiry, as White House Blocks Others;
Intel official blows a whistle on Trump's interaction with world leader;
The whistleblower complaint about President Trump centers on Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter;
Giuliani admits to asking Ukraine about Joe Biden after denying it 30 seconds earlier; Giuliani's remarkable Ukraine interview, annotated;
According to sources Trump pressed Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden's son;
U.S. abortion rate continues to drop, falls to lowest level since Roe v. Wade;
Trump Administration Attacks California Air Quality After Revoking Its Authority To Set Own Emissions Standards;
California sues Trump administration over revoking authority to limit car pollution;
House passes short-term spending bill, setting up major shutdown fight in November;
In turnaround, McConnell backs $250 million in election security funding; Federal judge dismisses voting security lawsuit in Tennessee;
Drug companies seek removal of judge in landmark opioid case;
McCarthy Says Debt Will Be 'Taken Care of' if GOP Wins the House; Another California GOP congressman won't seek re-election;
Trump boasts about wealth and makes series of false claims in hate-filled rally speech disrupted by flies and protesters;
From 'my generals' to 'my Kevin,' Trump's preferred possessive can be a sign of affection or control;
Correction: Trump never said all those things you heard him say;
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McMaster kept tabs on vote counts, messaging to win USC job for Caslen;
Post and Courier Special Report: Our secret delta;
Business and Economics
Fed Jumps Into Market to Push Down Rates, a First Since the Financial Crisis; New York Fed injects capital into money markets to alleviate credit squeeze;
Trump Urges 'Big' Rate Cut as Fed Faces Challenges; Federal Reserve cuts interest rates a quarter point and signals wait-and-see approach going forward;
Trillion-Dollar Deficits Don't Make America Great; Student Loan Debt Reaches New High;
Tennessee becomes first state with a plan to turn Medicaid into a block grant;
Pelosi's Drug Plan Would Let U.S. Negotiate Prices of 250 Medications;
Nearly half of the U.S.'s homeless people live in one state: California;
Pentagon Spent $184,000 in 2 Years at Trump's Scotland Resort; The Cost of Running Guantánamo Bay: $13 Million Per Prisoner;
Crude prices jump 18 percent after drone strikes halve Saudi oil output;
Turkey's regulator tells banks to write off bad loans;
Mine shutdowns in top US coal region bring new uncertainty; In Coal Country, the Mines Shut Down, the Women Went to Work and the World Quietly Changed;
Nearly 50,000 GM employees plan to walk off job after contract talks break down; GM Strike Could Force Layoffs At supplier workers;
Purdue Pharma, drugmaker accused of fueling the opioid epidemic, files for bankruptcy; New York Uncovers $1 Billion in Sackler Family Wire Transfers;
Purdue Pharma, facing bankruptcy and thousands of lawsuits, wants to pay 'certain employees' $34 million in bonuses;
The vaping industry has close ties to Trump. His ban caught them off guard;
Boeing's Board To Consider Changes On 737 MAX; Boeing Technicians Prepare For 737 MAX Ungrounding; UAE Does Not Believe 737 MAX Will Return This Year;
FAA Administrator To Test Pilot Updated 737 MAX Software This Week; Boeing Raises Forecast For New Airplanes In China Over Next 20 Years;
Trump Cleared to Put More Tariffs on Europe in Airbus Case;
Calif. Governor Signs Bill Changing Classification of Independent Contractors;
Solar, Wind Energy's Low Costs Have Helped Them Thrive; US Solar Growth Slows As Projects Pushed To 2020; Fisherman Want To Be Consulted On Offshore Wind Energy;
Californians Increasingly Switching To Solar As The Wildfire Threat Grows; Virginia Governor Signs Executive Order Establishing 100% Renewable Energy Goal;
U.S. utilities file legal challenge to Trump power plant rule;
Trump administration to revoke California's authority to set stricter auto emissions standards;
Refinery Bosses Tell Trump to Shun Farmers' Biofuel Demands As 2020 Showdown Looms Between Big Oil and Big Corn;
Finance
How Long Does Negative Information Stay on Your Credit Report?
Other news
'Maybe this is how Vietnam vets felt': Americans who fought in Afghanistan wait to see how their war ends;
Donald Trump's Ghostwriter Reckons He's The "Most Purely Evil Human Being" He's Met;
A woman who ran for president in 1872 was compared to Satan and locked up. It wasn't for her emails;
If Capitalism Is Our Future, What Will It Look Like?
Education:
California College Students Say Non-Tuition Expenses Are Steep Barriers To Higher Ed; "For-Profit Middlemen" May Drive Up Costs Of Online Ed;
Almost Half Of Millennials Inaccurately Believed Their Starting Salaries Would Cover Monthly Student Loan Payments;
Confused About How 'Free College' Programs Differ? This Primer Can Help;
New Mexico Announces Plan for Free College for State Residents; Cornell's Medical School Offers Full Rides in Battle Over Student Debt;
Khan Academy Expands To US Classrooms; Colleges Ramp Up Tech Training;
Education Department Orders Duke and U.N.C. to Recast Tone in Mideast Studies;
A Mathematician Has Created a Teaching Method That's Proving There's No Such Thing as a Bad Math Student;
Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Blocks Vote On Funding Minority-Serving Colleges;
Napolitano Announces She'll Retire As UC President Next Year;
9/13/18
TechNews for the week: Sept 13; Sept 11; Sept 9;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Israel attacks Gaza targets following drone raid; Israeli PM: Rocket attacks make new war in Gaza inevitable; Hezbollah says shot down 'Israeli drone' at Lebanese border;
Netanyahu vows to annex West Bank's Jordan Valley if re-elected; Netanyahu, Facing Tough Israel Election, Pledges to Annex a Third of West Bank;
Saudis condemn Israeli PM's West Bank annexations plans;
Israel election: Netanyahu fails to pass 'racist' bill allowing cameras at polling stations; Facebook Suspends Chatbot on Netanyahu's Page, Citing Hate Speech;
How Jewish Should the Jewish State Be? The Question Shadows an Israeli Vote; Israeli PM's former protege could now bring his downfall;
Israel reportedly planted tiny surveillance devices near the White House to spy on Donald Trump, but faced no consequences;
Mnuchin: Trump ready to meet Iran leader with no conditions; Iran breaches nuclear pact with advanced centrifuge use;
A leaked offer to an Iranian tanker captain exposed an open secret: The US will pay you millions of dollars to betray its enemies;
Trump canceled plans for secret peace talks with leaders of Taliban and Afghan government at Camp David;
Collapse of Afghanistan peace talks shines spotlight on divisions within administration; Al-Qaida chief in 9/11 speech calls for attacks on West;
Amid Brexit Chaos, Britons Lose Faith in Politicians; House of Commons Speaker John Bercow will step down, as lawmakers prepare for critical Brexit vote;
British Parliament again rejects Johnson's call for early elections, further narrowing the beleaguered prime minister’s options;
Canada Tries a Forceful Message for Flood Victims: Live Someplace Else;
'Everything conservatives hoped for and liberals feared': Gorsuch makes his mark on the Supreme Court;
Projects defunded for Trump's border wall include military buildings with 'life safety violations' and hazmat concerns;
Trump Administration Considers a Drastic Cut in Refugees Allowed to Enter U.S.; With Trump tightening border, asylum applicants seek refuge in Mexico, elsewhere;
U.S. reports border detentions down in August as Mexico cooperates;
The US had to extract a top spy from Russia after Trump revealed classified information to the Russians in an Oval Office meeting;
CIA Reportedly Had Asset So Close To Putin That Spy Could Photograph Secret Documents; C.I.A. Informant Extracted From Russia Had Sent Secrets to U.S. for Decades;
Trump fires John Bolton as national security adviser, saying he 'disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions'; Bolton resumes political activities;
House panel is probing U.S. military use of Trump-owned property in Scotland; Trump Had Deal With Scotland Airport That Sent Flight Crews to His Resort;
NOAA's support of Trump over its own scientists provokes uproar in weather community;
NOAA official had warned staff against contradicting Trump after his erroneous tweet about Hurricane Dorian's path;
Commerce Chief Threatened Firings at NOAA After Trump's Dorian Tweets; Trump pushed staff to correct NOAA tweet that contradicted his inaccurate Alabama hurricane claim;
Supreme Court says Trump administration can begin denying migrants asylum at southern border while legal fight continues;
Sotomayor's brutal dissent unmasks an ugly truth about Trump;
Judge reimposes nationwide injunction against Trump's asylum rules; US attorney general: Court injunctions blocking Trump 'threaten democracy';
Trump administration to ditch expanded federal oversight of U.S. waterways, returning the nation to 1986 water-pollution standards;
Inside the drug industry's plan to defeat the DEA: Newly unsealed documents offer clues to an enduring mystery in opioid epidemic;
McConnell Said No to Money for Miners, Yes to Russian-Backed Plant;
Trump calls on House to extend GOP term limits for committee chairs;
House Passes Three Anti-drilling Bills;
Advisers struggle to obey Trump's Kafkaesque rules;
Trump launches furious yet confused attack on rival's affair with 'flaming dancer' after promoting QAnon conspiracy theorist;
President revives claim he was at ground zero after 9/11 despite fire chief saying he was 'never' there; Fact Checker: Trump's fuzzy vision on the Sept. 11 attacks;
Trump struggles to say Mike Pence's name and blames energy efficient light bulbs for making him 'look orange' during bizarre speech;
Trump's claims about things he had 'nothing to do with' often don't hold up;
Dems cry 'cowardice' as GOP overrides N Carolina budget veto;
Trump, Pence rally support for Republican candidate in North Carolina special election; Republican wins North Carolina special election;
With Voters Watching, Tough-Talking Diplomat Strikes Softer Tone in Kansas; Western Kansas congressman opens Senate bid to block Kobach;
Trump accused of acting like a 'king' as Republicans consider cancelling three 2020 primaries;
Judge blocks Tennessee law restricting voter registration drives; Supreme Court ruling caused mass polling place closures across Southern USA;
Winners and losers from the third Democratic debate; Democratic free-for-all lays bare party's steep policy divisions ;
'They're colluding and they're obstructing': Trump kicks off GOP retreat by bashing Democrats, the media;
'We've got to protect ourselves': Some threaten to boycott Walmart if they can’t openly carry guns;
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Mark Sanford announces Republican primary challenge against Trump; Republican Group Serves Up Scathing Elections Reminder To Lindsey Graham;
USC board emails, texts show how much trustees bickered over picking Caslen as president;
Charleston Landmark Loses Historic Magnolia Tree to Hurricane Dorian;
Business and Economics
Fed Chair Powell Speaks and Leaves Investors Expecting a Rate Cut;
Trump Wants Negative Rates. Here's How That Would Work; Americans are trying to get Denmark's negative-interest mortgages;
As billions flow to farmers, Trump administration faces internal concerns over unprecedented bailout;
Top Democrat attempts to block Trump from paying farm bailout money, setting up battle over trade war tactics;
Census Bureau says Poverty rate fell last year, but share of Americans without health insurance rose;
It looks like the wage gap closed significantly this year. Here's why it actually didn't;
For the first time ever, most new working-age hires in U.S. are people of color;
China to remove tariffs on some U.S. products, but not pork or soybeans; Trump delays increase in tariffs on Chinese goods by two weeks 'as a gesture of goodwill';
Internet Groups Push Lawmakers to Pass Updated N. American Trade Pact;
Saudi King Appoints a Son, Prince Abdulaziz, as Energy Minister;
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reaches tentative settlement in federal opioid lawsuit and some state litigation;
Amazon To Hold Career Day In Six US Cities To Hire 30,000 Workers; America's Orthodox Jews Are Selling A Ton Of The Products You Buy On Amazon;
Technology Continues Evolution Of US Agriculture Industry;
A Hedge Fund Becomes a Very Noisy Stakeholder in AT&T;
Boeing Suspends Load Tests On 777X Aircraft After Anomaly;
Airline Carbon Emissions Outpacing Fuel Efficiency;
Auto Executives Warn Trade War Weighing On Industry; Autonomous Vehicle Technology "Remains Riddled With Problems"; Climate Groups Call For SUV Ban;
Despite Warnings On Climate, 200 Natural Gas Plants Set To Open In US; Rise Of Clean Energy In Permian Basin Providing UAV Opportunities;
Study: Renewables And Storage To Be Cheaper Than 90 Recent Of Gas-Fired Plants By 2035; Renewables Are Growing, But Not Fast Enough To Meet Paris Climate Goals;
House Votes To Block Offshore Drilling;
Finance
How Heirs Can Maximize an Inherited IRA;
T. Rowe Price Says Dump US, Buy China Stocks;
Other news
Before 1619, there was 1526: The mystery of the first enslaved Africans in what became the United States;
Limbaugh and Hannity are 'party leaders' just as much as McConnell, new book argues;
Lawsuits. Possible bankruptcy. Declining numbers. Is there a future for the Boy Scouts;
Ivanka Trump is acting as if everything is normal;
Car Talk's Long Goodbye;
Education:
Number of U.S. kids attending integrated schools has nearly doubled, But big-city schools remain segregated;
Commentary Pushes Back Against Calls For Job-Focused Higher Education;
Want to Improve Your Teaching? Start With the Basics: Learn Their Names; A seven-step guide to taking better notes;
Cal State University May Increase Admissions Requirements;
Consumer Groups: ED Working To Stonewall Investigations Of Student Loan Servicers; Proposed Amendment To Defense Spending Bill Scrutinizes For-Profit Schools;
Cheating, Inc.: How Writing Papers for American College Students Has Become a Lucrative Profession Overseas;
Sex and self-dealing — welcome to Jerry Falwell Jr.'s Liberty University;
Hype vs. Reality at the MIT Media Lab;
9/6/18
TechNews for the week: Sept 6; Sept 4;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Bolton sidelined in Afghanistan policy as his standing with Trump falters; Bombing rocks Kabul as U.S. envoy announces draft troop pullout deal with Taliban;
Ahead of potential deal with the Taliban, Pompeo says U.S. 'delivered' on mission in Afghanistan; Trump Administration Officials at Odds Over C.I.A.'s Role in Afghanistan;
The Secret History of the Push to Strike Iran; In a Tweet Taunting Iran, Trump Releases an Image Thought to Be Classified;
Iran's Rouhani warns Macron of looming nuclear step; Iranian oil tanker pursued by US off the coast of Syria;
Iranian forces have been harassing this British warship almost daily in the Persian Gulf;
Netanyahu: Israel ready for any scenario after Hezbollah clash; Hezbollah retaliates against Israel with a missile strike, and Israel fires back;
Netanyahu And The Art of Deflection; Israel's Netanyahu in controversial Hebron visit; Israel 'ruse' in spotlight after Lebanon flare-up;
ICC to reopen war crimes probe against Israel; Scandals, Rivals and U.S. Tarnish Netanyahu's Aura of Invincibility;
US blocks UN Security Council statement on Israel;
U.N. report says U.S., Britain, France may be complicit in potential war crimes in Yemen;
Hong Kong protesters take to streets in defiance of arrests, ban on rally; Beijing's Hong Kong Strategy: More Arrests, No Concessions;
Hong Kong leader fully withdraws China extradition bill, meeting one of protesters' five demands;
Thousands of Russians rally to demand free elections;
Polish president balks at Donald Trump's plan to allow Russia back into the G7; Trump congratulates Poland on its Nazi invasion;
Brexit Vote Goes Against Boris Johnson, and He Calls for an Election; Britain's Conservatives Erupt Into Civil War as Unlikely Rebels Defy Boris Johnson;
Boris Johnson's brother quits government over 'unresolvable tension' between family and 'national interest';
British House of Commons passes bill seeking to avert a no-deal Brexit on Oct. 31 in another blow to Boris Johnson’s plan;
'The Supreme Court Is Not Well. And the People Know It';
Pentagon to take money from 127 projects to pay for $3.6 billion in border wall construction; Pentagon money from Puerto Rico, European projects to fund Trump’s wall;
With $3.6 Billion in New Defense Department Funding, President Trump Continues His Plan to Build the Border Wall With Military Money;
Defense secretary urges allies to 'pick up the tab' on Pentagon projects defunded for Trump's border wall;
Days after leaving post, former Interior official who pushed to expand drilling in Alaska takes job with oil company;
Trump may have committed tax fraud by fabricating a loan to avoid paying income taxes on nearly $50 million;
U.S. Democrats plan to probe Trump's role in hush-money payments;
Faced With Criticism, Trump Administration Reverses Abrupt End to Humanitarian Relief;
After Texas shooting, McConnell says gun control legislation is up to Trump to decide; Mitch McConnell angry over 'Moscow Mitch' nickname;
Hurricane Dorian: Trump causes confusion by saying record storm will hit Alabama, forcing national weather service to issue correction;
North Carolina Court Says The State's Districts Are Illegal Partisan Gerrymanders; The Battle Over the Files of a Gerrymandering Mastermind;
Flores becomes 5th Texas GOP congressman retiring in 2020; Veteran Wisconsin GOP Rep. Sensenbrenner says he'll retire;
Trouble for the Pentagon: The Troops Keep Packing On the Pounds;
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The U.S. economy added 130,000 jobs in August, as hiring slowed sharply amid concerns that the economy is deteriorating;
US manufacturing contracts for first time since 2016 amid tension; Amid Recession Worries, Trump Points Finger at American Businesses;
Trump's Latest Idea Could Put Social Security in a Serious Bind; How a Trump Tax Break to Help Poor Communities Became a Windfall for the Rich;
Trump administration pushes sweeping plan to remake housing market, including ending government control of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac;
A Hot Job Market Is Causing Labor Pains for State Governments;
The U.S. can slash health-care costs 75% with 2 fundamental changes — and without 'Medicare for All';
U.S., China to resume high-level trade talks in Washington in October; Markets Soar on News of China Talks, but Hopes for Progress Are Low;
Trump Heaps More Tariffs; China Retaliates; Trump Says China Will Suffer as Data Shows Trade War Hurting U.S.;
With a $2 Billion Factory From China, a German City Lets Others Worry;
These 5 countries are busy preparing for a post-Brexit world;
Amazon Forests Vanish at Breakneck Speed. It's Not Just in Brazil;
Make Shoes in U.S., or Pay Tariffs? A Footwear Company Seeks a Third Option; Coal Mine Closures Shaking Up WY Economy;
Why 'Big Short' Investor Says Passive Funds Are Next Subprime Crisis ;
Boeing Disagreed With Regulators Over Details, Could Delay 737 MAX Return;
A Greenhouse Large Enough to Feed the Eastern Seaboard; Salad-making Robots Coming To Texas;
White House Prepares to Revoke California’s Right to Set Tougher Pollution Rules; API Urges Trump Administration To Reject Biofuel Proposals;
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When the Soviet Union Paid Pepsi in Warships;
Reds pitcher matches Babe Ruth with performance not seen in 98 years;
Education:
ED Releases New Rules For Student Borrowers Swindled By Colleges; GAO Review: ED Rejects 99 Percent Of PSLF Applications;
For-Profit College Closures Costly For Federal Government;
Universities Face Federal Crackdown Over Foreign Financial Influence;
Teaching Online Will Make You a Better Teacher in Any Setting; Email Is Dead. Here's the Future of Communication;
Education Dept. Levies $4.5-Million Fine Against Michigan State Over Nassar Scandal;
Dean of Students at U. of Alabama Resigns After Breitbart Resurfaces Old Tweets;