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9/30/22
TechNews for the week: September 30; September 28; September 26;
Chronology Ukraine/Russia war
Putin's Draft Draws Resistance in Russia's Far-Flung Regions; Propaganda newspapers show how Russia promoted annexation in Kharkiv;
In Ukraine's South, Fierce Fighting and Deadly Costs; Two Cities, Two Armies: Pivot Points in the Fight in Ukraine's East;
US faces bleak options as Putin turns bellicose on nukes;
In Seized Parts of Ukraine, Moscow Stages Balloting on Joining Russia; U.K. says Putin to declare annexation of Ukraine regions within days;
As Russians Flee, Some Find Draft Notices Waiting at the Border; Russians rebel as Putin drafts more people in battle for Ukraine;
Violating international law, Putin to sign annexation of Ukrainian regions; Putin illegally proclaims annexation of four Ukrainian regions at grand Moscow ceremony;
Ukraine advance on Russian outpost challenges Putin's grip on Donbas;
Zelensky says Ukraine filing expedited application to join NATO; Biden administration unveils Russia sanctions in response to annexations;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Putin grants Russian citizenship to Edward Snowden; Patrol spots Chinese, Russian naval ships off Alaska island;
Harris visits DMZ after North Korean missile tests;
Videos show Iran security forces opening fire on protesters; Iran summons UK envoy amid anti-government protests;
Despite Iran's Efforts to Block Internet, Technology Has Helped Fuel Outrage;
Zelenskiy says he is shocked by Israel's failure to give Ukraine weapons;
Israeli raid leaves 4 Palestinians dead in West Bank camp; US ambassador walks a post-Trump tightrope in Israel;
Children removed from Jewish sect's jungle compound in Mexico; Jewish sect in Mexico escape from detention after police raid;
Italy election results set up first far-right government since Mussolini;
German officials reportedly believe the crucial Nord Stream natural-gas pipelines connecting Russia to Europe were sabotaged near a Danish island;
E.U. warns of 'robust' response against sabotage after Nord Stream blasts;
On Eve of Election, Bolsonaro's Party Attacks Brazil's Voting Systems;
UN Climate Change Executive Says Polluters Must Pay For Effects Of Emissions;
Two Migrants Shot, One Fatally, Along Roadway in Rural Texas;
Army doctor, anesthesiologist charged with conspiring to give US medical documents to Russia;
Poll: Most U.S. voters now say Trump should not be allowed to serve as president again; Poll: 56% Of Democrats Do Not Want Biden To Run For Reelection In 2024;
Shutdown threat grows as lawmakers struggle to reach final deal; Lawmakers unveil short-term spending bill to avoid partial government shutdown;
Bill to avert shutdown and fund federal government until Dec. 16 passes in Senate; House GOP calls for 'no' vote on CR;
Spending Bill Survives Senate Test, Staving Off Government Shutdown Threat;
In major boost to efforts to avoid another Jan. 6 crisis, McConnell endorses bipartisan electoral count reform bill;
NC Republicans who voted to overturn 2020 election oppose plan to avoid another coup;
House Approves First Major Antitrust Bills Aimed at Technology Companies;
Lawsuit aims to stop Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, its first significant legal challenge;
White House Unveils Strategy To End Persistent Hunger, Tackle High Obesity Rates;
Supreme Court, dogged by questions of legitimacy, is ready to resume; After Sharp Right Turn, U.S. Supreme Court Conservatives Step on the Gas;
Top State Judges Make a Rare Plea in a Momentous Supreme Court Election Case;
Arizona judge reinstates near-total abortion ban from 19th century; Texas Supreme Court: Texas law supersedes Islamic law;
Activists Flood Election Offices With Challenges; Election Deniers Are Pivoting to November. Will Voters Buy It;
Seeking Broad Appeal, McCarthy Pitches a Campaign Agenda Light on Details;
New GOP video showcasing scenes of America were actually filmed in Russia and Ukraine;
GOP strategy elevates clashes over crime, race in midterm battlegrounds; G.O.P. Redoubles Efforts to Tie Democrats to High Crime Rates;
PA GOP governor nominee once urged murder charges for women getting abortions;
U.S. Rep. Cheney issues warning to Nevadans; Nevada candidates ghosting voters by refusing to debate;
Trump and DeSantis, once allies, now in simmering rivalry as 2024 nears;
DeSantis claims it was only the American Revolution that caused people to question slavery;
DeSantis, Once a 'No' on Storm Aid, Petitions a President He's Bashed;
Cleveland's Black voters want tough oversight of cops. Will police allow it;
Trump news and investigation
Kushner's Company Reaches $3.25 Million Settlement in Maryland Lawsuit; How Donald Trump got his Deutsche Bank loans;
Trump's paid-speeches organizer is struggling financially;
How a QAnon splinter group became a feature of Trump rallies;
Trump docs probe: Tensions flare over special master process; Trump advisors raise concerns about the pace of the DOJ's investigation;
Justice Department files revised inventory of items seized from Mar-a-Lago; Trump objects to verifying list of property seized from Florida estate - court filing;
The DOJ is having such a hard time finding document-digitization vendors willing to work with Trump that it requested more time for the special-master review;
Judge asked to force Navarro to return emails from Trump White House;
Judge Cannon overrules special master, says Trump lawyers don't have to clarify their claims on seized Mar-a-Lago documents;
Capital Riot, Jan. 6 Committee, Trump organization and Georgia investigation
Trump lawyers argue to limit White House aides' testimony to Jan. 6 grand jury;
Evidence Shows Roger Stone Promoted Violence, Then Sought Pardon After Jan. 6;
Oath Keepers sedition trial could reveal new info about Jan. 6 plotting; Sedition Trial of Oath Keepers Gets Underway;
Riggleman says Mark Meadows text messages reveal 'roadmap to an attempted coup';
Judge rules Jan. 6 committee can access Arizona GOP chair's phone records;
COVID-19 and other health issues
Five things about covid we still don't understand at our peril; FDA Clears Additional Batches Of Moderna Covid Booster Amid Shortages;
Experimental Alzheimer's drug slows cognitive decline in trial; FDA approves first drug for ALS in 5 years despite scientists' doubts;
Misuse of alcohol in teens, 20s linked to dissatisfaction and poor health in 30s;
The FDA announces a new definition of what's 'healthy';
How exercising now could benefit your future grandchildren;
What It Costs to Get an Abortion Now;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Pro-Russian Hackers Working with Military Intelligence Agency, Google Says;
Differences in App Security/Privacy Based on Country;
Cold War Bugging of Soviet Facilities;
New Report on IoT Security; Math and science
NASA successfully slams spacecraft into asteroid in a mission to demonstrate a technology that someday might protect Earth;
Researchers Worry About Rapid Spread Of AI-Generated Images; Apple "Investing A Ton" In Augmented Reality, According To CEO;
Clemson University Composite Center Leads Research In Low-Cost 3D Tool Printing;
Robot Developed At Oregon State Breaks Guinness World Record For Fastest 100 Meters By Bipedal Robot; Web, computing, technology and social media issues
U.S., Russia Pushing for Control of UN's International Telecommunication Union;
Pew Survey Finds More TikTok Users Turning To App For News;
Administration, TikTok Reportedly Near Agreement On National Security Issues; TikTok Becomes Target of Multiple U.S. Investigations Over Chinese Ties;
Trump's Truth Social SPAC Changes Address to UPS Store as Investors Pull $137.5 Million;
Investors pull almost $140 million from the company planning to merge with Donald Trump's Truth Social;
Meta Accuses Russia of Creating Fake Media Accounts to Support War; Apple Removes Apps for Company Behind Russian Social Media Service;
Meta Rebrands Facebook Pay To Meta Pay Globally;
Musk Asks Court to End Consent Decree Limiting His Twitter Postings;
Vietnam Preparing Rules to Limit Posting of News Content on Social Media;
Business and Economics
Wall Street ends lower, Dow confirms bear market; U.S. stocks surged Wednesday as Treasury yields retreated, Bank of England pivots ;
The cost of canceling student loan debt will be roughly $400 billion over 10 years, according to Congress's nonpartisan scorekeeper;
States Using American Rescue Plan Funds To For Public Infrastructure Upgrades;
Most Americans living paycheck to paycheck as inflation squeezes;
Stocks crater as Apple leads losses in broad market sell-off;
Market instability replaces inflation as the biggest risk, raising the chances of a pivot by the Federal Reserve;
Consumer confidence rises this month, despite recession fears; Mortgage rates hit 6.7 percent as housing market keeps cooling;
British pound falls to all-time low against dollar after taxes slashed; Bank of England moves to stabilize U.K. finances after pound crashes;
China growth to fall behind rest of Asia for first time since 1990;
China tells state banks to prepare for a massive dollar dump and yuan buying spree as Beijing's prior interventions have failed to stem its currency's worst year since 1994;
Gulf of Mexico supply cuts help lift crude oil from nine-month low; Even as Oil Prices Ease, U.S. Keeps Tapping Strategic Reserve;
Biden Announces Proposal To Require Airline To Disclose Fees Up Front;
Amazon, Google Continue To Work With US Military, Immigration Authorities Despite Employee Opposition;
New York To Ban Sale Of Gas-Powered Vehicles By 2035; Toyota's CEO Says EV Adoption Will Take Longer Than Expected;
Judge Says Tesla Workers' Lawsuit Over Layoffs Likely Belongs In Arbitration;
Apple Lowers iPhone Production After Demand Falters;
Finance
Medicare Part B premiums to decrease for the first time in over a decade;
Sports
Cardinals' Albert Pujols slugs his way into MLB's 700 home run club; Yankees star Aaron Judge hits 61st home run, ties Roger Maris's AL record;
The cheating scandal roiling the chess world has a new wrinkle;
Other news
George Will: Why Mastriano's candidacy presents a special danger to the nation;
Ex-staffer's unauthorized book about Jan. 6 committee rankles members;
Haberman book 'Confidence Man' says Trump said making new secret 'rich friends' was the thing he liked best about the presidency;
A Christian author says 'Christian nationalism' is out of step with the historic faith;
Natchez, Mississippi: 'First, Tell the Truth';
Education:
Florida Asserts Public University Curricula Are "Government Speech";
Why Some High School Graduates Do Not Attend College; Report: Financial Aid System Contributes To Racial Wealth Gap;
Biden's student borrower forgiveness program updated to exclude private loans; Judge denies student debt cancellation lawsuit after Education Department clarifies plan;
ED Estimates Average Borrower Will See Monthly Payments Shrink By Up To $300 When Loan Payments Resume;
University Of California Housing Crisis Forces Students Into Working Multiple Jobs To Pay Rent;
California Governor Rejects Second Effort To Make More Community College Adjunct Faculty Eligible For Health Insurance;
Thousands Of Students Take Courses Through Unaccredited Private Companies For College Credits;
UCLA Purchases Marymount California University Properties In Effort To Expand Enrollment;
Idaho Universities Warn Staff Against Referring Students To Abortion Providers;
Universities, Students Scramble As Wiley Withdraws Access To Over 1,300 Ebooks;
9/23/22
TechNews for the week: September 23; September 21; September 19;
Chronology Ukraine/Russia war
Russian retreat reveals Izyum horrors; Ukrainian strikes into Russia's border towns compound Putin's troubles; The 'Wild Field' Where Putin Sowed the Seeds of War;
Biden Warns Russia, Facing Losses, Against Using Unconventional Weapons;
Putin's war comes home as strikes hit military targets inside Russia; Ukraine marches farther into liberated lands, separatist calls for urgent referendum;
Separatist regions in eastern Ukraine push to join Russia in sign of fear that war is failing; Strike Near Another Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Escalates Fears of Disaster;
Russia moves toward annexing Ukraine regions in a major escalation; Russia to stage referendums in occupied regions of Ukraine;
U.S., Europe call Putin's draft of reservists, backing of annexations in Ukraine both a dangerous escalation and a sign of weakness;
Flights out of Russia sell out after Putin orders partial call-up; Over 1,300 arrests reported as Russians protest military mobilization;
Biden condemns Russia, accuses Putin of violating U.N. charter in speech to world leaders; U.S. and Russian diplomats clash at U.N. over alleged Ukraine war crimes;
Russia's Ryabkov - Moscow "not threatening anyone" with nuclear weapons;
Kremlin proxies stage referendums as Russia aims to seize Ukrainian land;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
As India Joins China in Distancing From Russia, Putin Warns of Escalation;
China lodges complaint after Biden says U.S. would defend Taiwan in a Chinese invasion; Xinjiang crackdown eases, but China continues to surveil Uyghurs;
Killing of Young Gunman Highlights Shifts in Fast-Changing West Bank;
Israel revives hope for a Palestinian state; Former Pakistani government minister visits Israel;
Liz Truss says she may follow Donald Trump and move Britain's Israel embassy to Jerusalem;
Israeli PM vows to begin production in contested gas field;
Syria says Israel attacks Damascus airport, five soldiers killed;
Iran says no nuclear deal without U.S. guarantees it won't walk out again; Iran raises possibility of meeting at U.N. assembly to revive nuclear deal;
Iran, West at odds, U.S. sees no breakthrough on nuclear deal at U.N.; Iran says it's ready for new nuclear deal but asks if US is;
Iran unrest death toll grows as protests intensify; 'Death to the dictator': Videos show growing protests in Iran; Iran Limits Access to Instagram, WhatsApp Amid Protests;
E.U. proposes suspending $7.5B in funding for Orban's Hungary over corruption;
How the Far Right Bagged Election Success in Sweden;
In One Corner of Kosovo, Cheers Still Ring Out for Putin;
Pelosi, in Armenia, condemns Azerbaijan's 'illegal' attacks as cease-fire holds;
Biden announces release of U.S. hostage abducted in Kabul over two years ago;
All of Puerto Rico without power as Hurricane Fiona lashes island;
Immigration arrests along Mexico border surpass 2 million for the first time this fiscal year, DHS figures show;
Scrutiny mounts over DeSantis's use of state funds for migrant flights; Migrants Flown to Martha's Vineyard Say They Were Misled;
Criminal Investigation Is Opened After Migrant Flights to Martha's Vineyard;
The Supreme Court case that could reshape US elections;
School Prayer Coach Told Supreme Court He Wanted His Job Back... He Hasn't Bothered To Show Up ;
Ruling the US supreme court isn't enough. The right wants to amend the constitution;
Texas Republicans won't allow lawmakers, public know how many people the abortion ban is killing;
Republicans Threaten 'Sanctions' Against VA After Department Moves to Offer Abortions;
Legal analyst: Trump left behind 'landmines' in the judiciary before he was ousted;
US traffic deaths see first quarterly decline since 2020;
Biden nominates US attorney for Florida Mar-a-Lago district;
House Passes Overhaul of Electoral Count, Moving to Avert Another Jan. 6 Crisis; FDA user fee reauthorization added to bill to prevent government shutdown;
House Passes Police Funding Bills, With Democratic Rifts on Vivid Display;
Republicans block bill requiring dark money groups to reveal donors; Senate Set To Approve Treaty To Reduce Use Of HFCs;
Tensions rise amid frustration over mystery Manchin deal; Manchin's Gas Pipeline Deal Irks Both Parties, Snarling Spending Bill;
Voter Purges May Be Illegal 90 Days Before an Election — Republicans Are Trying Anyway;
Georgia to replace voting machines in Coffee County after alleged security breach;
The 'Cost' of Voting in America: A Look at Where It's Easiest and Hardest;
Republicans in key battleground races refuse to say they will accept results of their contests;
Kinzinger on GOP-majority House: They're going to demand a Biden impeachment vote every week;
What an election denier could do if elected secretary of state;
Arizona Supreme Court rules in favor of voter funding disclosures on ballots;
In Ohio, Vance scrambles to ramp up campaign after mounting GOP criticism;
Michael Gableman, who produced no evidence of 2020 election fraud in $1 million review, now suggests the country needs revolution;
New evidence shows GOP's Trump problem may be getting worse;
Defending AIPAC's donations: They're bipartisan and focus only on support for Israel;
Merrick Garland faces stormy waters over Trump investigations;
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) sought pardon related to Justice Department sex trafficking probe;
Rep. Matt Gaetz likely to avoid charges in sex-trafficking probe as federal prosecutors recommend against them;
Experts warn MAGA violence is spreading -- and law enforcement should prepare;
D.C. threatens to shut down Nationals ball Park, putting events at risk;
Trump news and investigation
The Story So Far: Where 6 Investigations Into Donald Trump Stand;
Trump-Appointed Judge Says Trump Must Pay FULL Cost of Mar-a-Lago Special Master Review; Trump Special Master Off to a Fast Start in Documents Review;
DOJ, Trump lawyers called to New York by Mar-a-Lago raid special master for 'preliminary conference';
Trump lawyers acknowledge Mar-a-Lago probe could lead to indictment; Trump Was Warned Late Last Year of Potential Legal Peril Over Documents;
Trump seeks to block DOJ's latest bid to bypass special master on classified docs;
U.S. urges appeals court to block Trump from reviewing classified records;
Appeals court sides with Justice Dept. in Mar-a-Lago case, allowing part of the investigation to move forward without limits;
Special master prods Trump lawyers for answers on classified documents; Trump team resists special master's request to explain declassification of Mar-a-Lago documents;
Trump says presidents can declassify docs 'even by thinking about it'; Trump Claims He Declassified Documents. Why Don't His Lawyers Say So in Court;
Mar-a-Lago special master orders Trump attorneys to say whether the former president believes the FBI lied about seized documents;
Trump warns 'chaos' will ensue if probe resumes of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago;
Federal panel: Trump-appointed judge who granted his special master request 'abused' her 'discretion'; A thorough rebuke of Judge Aileen Cannon's pro-Trump order;
Trump paid his new lead attorney an 'unusually high' $3 million retainer after others rejected him;
Trump Ends Rally In Bizarre Fashion, Leaving Crowd Mesmerized; Trump Rally Plays Music Resembling QAnon Song, and Crowds React;
Trump's favorability rating drops to new low;
Capital Riot, Jan. 6 Committee, Trump organization and Georgia investigation
Trump and 3 of his children sued for business fraud by New York attorney general; Trump's Former Accounting Firm Begins Turning Over Documents to Congress;
Proud Boys memo reveals meticulous planning for street-level violence';
Nazi Sympathizer Is Sentenced to 4 Years Over Role in Jan. 6 Attack;
Virginia Thomas Agrees to Interview With Jan. 6 Panel;
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Ordered to Face Voting-Fraud Defamation Suit;
Billionaire Trump Ally Tom Barrack Wants to Prevent Prosecutors from Telling a Jury About Co-Defendant’s Alleged ‘Lies’ to FBI;
Video appears to undercut Trump elector's account of alleged voting-data breach in Georgia;
Trump Recently Urged a Powerful Legislator to Overturn His 2020 Defeat in Wisconsin;
COVID-19 and other health issues
Biden: 'The pandemic is over'; White House Says No Change In Public Health Policy Despite Biden's Declaration Pandemic Is “Over”;
FDA recommends keeping expired COVID tests; 10 tips for co-existing with covid (and living a normal-ish life);
Why are so many viruses popping up again; 'Very Harmful' Lack of Data Blunts U.S. Response to Outbreaks;
This Mask Tells You If You've Been Exposed to COVID;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Justice Department charges 47 defendants in theft of $250 million, in the largest alleged fraud targeting pandemic aid to date;
Labor Department watchdog says Scammers may have stolen $45.6 billion in pandemic unemployment aid;
How Russian Trolls Helped Keep the Women's March Out of Lock Step;
Leaking Screen Information on Zoom Calls through Reflections in Eyeglasses;
Prompt Injection/Extraction Attacks against AI Systems;
Automatic Cheating Detection in Human Racing;
Credit Card Fraud That Bypasses 2FA; Math and science
Study finds Coastal cities in parts of Asia are sinking fastest;
The Biggest Ancient City You've Probably Never Heard of Is in Illinois; The Ancient Peruvian Mystery Solved From Space;
Sealed cave of artifacts from era of King Rameses II found by accident in Israel park; Holy Land shipwreck reveals tenacity of ancient traders as empires shifted;
Washington Owed His Victory at Yorktown Partly to Atlantic storms, Virginia's Wide Rivers and Soldiers' Fear of Tropical Disease;
Scientists have calculated how many ants are on Earth. The number is so big, it's 'unimaginable.';
Physics Body Admits Mistakes In Report Of Missile Defense;
Engineers At UCSD, Washington Publish Proof-Of-Concept Study That Shows A Smartphone Is Capable Of Detecting Blood Oxygen Levels;
MIT Engineers Develop Radar-Like System To Track Condition Of People With Parkinson's Disease;
Engineers Design Drones That Can 3D Print Mid-Flight; Web, computing, technology and social media issues
Pentagon orders sweeping review of military's clandestine psychological operations after complaints from Twitter, Facebook;
Fifth Circuit Upholds Texas Law On Web Censorship; Florida Asks Supreme Court to Rule on State Regulation of Social Media;
A landmark Supreme Court fight over social media now looks likely; Two Republican judges just let Texas seize control of Twitter and Facebook;
Microsoft Says It Won't Label Apparently False Social Media Posts;
TikTok to Require Verification of Government Accounts, Ban Fundraising;
46 States Ask Appeals Court to Reinstate Antitrust Suit Against Meta; Meta considering decision on Trump ban with 'great caution';
Proposed Class-Action Suits Allege Facebook Dodged Apple Protections Against Tracking Internet Activity;
Israel considers shutting copper networks in shift to fibre optics; SC News and Politics
Book: Lindsey Graham said Trump could 'kill 50' members of the GOP and 'it wouldn't matter'; Graham thinks his GOP critics don't get the politics of abortion;
Business and Economics
Fed raises interest rates by .75 percentage points again in latest attempt to fight inflation;
Stocks plunge to lowest level since 2020, as the economic outlook worsens;
New Inflation Developments Are Rattling Markets and Economists. Here's Why; Fears Grow Anti-Inflation Policies Will Trigger US Recession, Upend Global Recovery;
Worker shortages are fueling America’s biggest labor crises;
Deal averting railroad strike has potential to fall apart; Death on a train: A tragedy that helped fuel the railroad showdown;
Oil spikes as Putin orders 'partial mobilization' in Ukraine; Biden Admin To Continue Draining Oil From Strategic Reserves Through Election Day;
World Bank President Clarifies His Views On Climate Change;
Pound hits 37-year low against dollar on huge UK tax cut 'gamble'; A Former General Has Her Focus Set on Israel's Skewed Economy;
India just purchased its most expensive LNG cargo in history as it scrambles to replace canceled Russian gas deliveries;
Report Forecasts More Than Half Of US Passenger Car Sales Will Be Electric By 2030; GM Backs Setting Tough US Emissions Targets For 2030;
Ford To End September With Over 40,000 Unfinished Vehicles Due To Missing Parts;
Record Shipping Costs Adding To Auto Industry's Supply Chain Woes; Ford To Restructure Supply Chain, Executive Roles;
EPA To Consider Tougher Emissions Rules For Heavy Trucks;
Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Spent At Least $32B On Acquisitions Since 2019;
Twitter To Depose Musk In Delaware Next Week;
Musk's Starlink Internet Operations In Iran Will Require Permission From Treasury;
Boeing to pay $200mn penalty over misleading investors about 737 Max;
Finance
Kiss Your 11% Social Security Increase Goodbye;
Sports
South Carolina football coach apologizes for demanding female athletes leave field;
Celtics suspend head coach Ime Udoka for 2022-23 season;
Other news
The Divider review: riveting narrative of Trump’s plot against America;
Book: Trump used 'almost mob-style extortion' to try to convince AT&T to sell CNN to Rupert Murdoch;
'Unchecked' book excerpt: Inside McConnell's decision not to convict Trump;
How a Trump soundtrack became a QAnon phenomenon;
Education:
Survey: Only 36% Of College Admissions Directors Say Their Institution Met Student Enrollment Goals By May 1;
Experts Say Public School Issues Are Getting Worse As They Receive D+ For Poor Conditions;
The Subprime Loans for College Hiding in Plain Sight; Texas HBCU Graduates May Benefit From Most From Student Loan Forgiveness;
Education Department Analysis Shows Student Loan Debt Relief Plan Likely To Benefit Millions Living In Battleground States;
University Of California To Give Second Chance To Rejected Students Who Failed To Meet Requirements;
New College Graduates Face Tough Employment Prospects; IT Certifications Increase In Popularity As Employers Lower Degree Requirements;
Five Universities Produce One-Eighth Of US's Tenure-Track Professors;
University System Of Georgia Cuts 215 Inactive Academic Programs; Virginia Governor Lays Out Plan For Turning Around Struggling Community College System;
VMI enrollment plummets after two years of turmoil and division;
Upcoming Supreme Court College Affirmative Action Cases May Impact Workplaces;
Florida A&M Students Sue State, Alleging Decades Of Discriminatory Underfunding;
School book bans and challenges, at record highs, are rising again;
Yeshiva University Places All Student Clubs On Hold To Block LGBTQ Group;
LGBTQ Student Group Tells Yeshiva University It Will Delay Seeking Recognition So Other Clubs Can Resume Activities;
Yeshiva University To Restart Student Clubs Without Recognizing LGBTQ Organization;
Montana Judge Rules New Laws Over Trans Athletes, Campus Free Speech Cannot Be Enforced;
9/16/22
TechNews for the week: September 16; September 14; September 12;
Chronology Ukraine/Russia war
Ukraine Attacks Russia Along Northern Front, Swiftly Making Gains; Russia admits retreat from key towns in eastern Ukraine after stunning Ukrainian advance;
Russian grip on northeast Ukraine collapses after Kyiv severs supply line; As Russians Retreat, Putin Helping Ukraine Destroy Russian Forces;
Amid Ukraine's startling gains, liberated villagers describe Russian troops dropping rifles and fleeing;
Russia to press on 'until all the goals' achieved in Ukraine, says Kremlin; Russia's cash reserves run dry as West shuns Putin's energy;
'Situation more difficult by the hour': Ukrainian forces break through to Russian border; Putin Bailed on Top Military Meetings After Crushing War Losses;
Faced with war losses, Russian propagandists retreat to anger and patriotism; U.S. official says of latest war analysis: 'The Russians are in trouble' ;
Russians fleeing Izyum leave behind letters detailing despair; Did the world just witness the first evidence of Iran-Russia drone war on Ukraine;
Russia says longer-range U.S. missiles for Kyiv would cross red line; Team Putin Threatens Maniacal Response to Bitter War Losses;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Russia Holds First Elections Since Ukraine Invasion, but Opposition Is Mostly Absent; Russian council faces dissolution after call for Putin's removal;
Putin ally falls into the sea, adding to list of mysterious deaths suffered by Russian energy bosses; Another Putin Ally Dead After 'Suffocating' on Business Trip;
Russian has secretly spent at least $300 million to influence global politics since 2014, U.S. intelligence assessment finds;
U.S. allows Russia's Lavrov to travel to United Nations; White House alarm rises over Europe as Putin threatens energy supply;
Putin Nods to Xi's 'Concerns,' and the Limits of Their Cooperation; China's Xi urges Russia and other countries to work at preventing 'colour revolutions';
Chinese Drones: The Latest Irritant Buzzing Taiwan's Defenses;
Stuck in China's covid lockdown, people plead for food, medical care;
Europeans doubt Iran's intentions in nuclear talks sparking Tehran's ire; Germany says regrettable that Iran has yet to accept nuclear offer;
Iran's Raisi says thwarting U.S. sanctions needs new solutions; Iran makes arrests in Guards commander killing blamed on Israel;
Iran to join Asian security body led by Russia, China; Iran urges Saudi Arabia to show goodwill in talks to revive ties;
UN: Israeli hit on Damascus airport stopped aid deliveries; Syria may 'return to larger-scale fighting,' U.N. warns in new report;
Israeli minister says Iran using Syria facilities for weapons production;
Arab bloc splits ahead of Israeli elections in November; Israel's Netanyahu campaigns aboard bulletproof 'Bibibus';
Israel sees no new Iran nuclear deal before U.S. November mid-terms;
How an Israeli raid on a Palestinian rights group unfolded; Palestinians commemorate horrific 1982 massacre in Beirut;
Wary of Russia, Germany in talks to buy Arrow 3 missile defence from Israel; Israel to reprimand Chile for snubbing its new ambassador to Santiago;
Why are Armenia and Azerbaijan fighting again, and why does it matter;
U.S. to redirect Afghanistan's frozen assets after Taliban rejects deal;
A far-right politician is poised to become Italy's first female leader; In Dramatic Shift, Right-Wing Bloc Wins Slim Majority in Sweden;
With Queen Gone, Former Colonies Find a Moment to Rethink Lasting Ties; As U.S. rail strike looms, White House aides scramble to avert crisis;
Amtrak cancels some long-distance trips beginning Tuesday as freight strike threat looms; Sick leave at heart of railroad labor dispute could upend national supply chains;
White House reaches tentative agreement to avert national rail strike that threatened the economy; Five things to know about the railroad deal;
Sanders blocks proposal to force rail unions to accept labor deal;
U.S. declares disaster for tribal salmon fisheries on the West Coast;
Chief Justice Roberts defends Supreme Court's legitimacy, says it will soon reopen to public;
Experts warn Supreme Court supporting 'dangerous' GOP legal theory could destroy US democracy;
We just had the most productive Congress since the Eisenhower Era; Detroit wins grant to remove interstate that wrecked a Black community;
Biden Calls For Americans To Confront Racism, Extremism; Majority of Americans view Biden's anti-MAGA speech as divisive;
Congressional Progressive Caucus Wrestles With How To Respond To Manchin Energy Deal;
Nearly half of US governors, all Republican, demand Biden withdraw student loan forgiveness;
First Kansas, Next Michigan and Beyond as Abortion Ballot Measures Spread;
West Virginia lawmakers pass a near-total abortion ban, making it the second state to do so since the reversal of Roe v. Wade;
Doctors Say Medical Impact of Roe Reversal Goes Well Beyond Abortion Clinics;
Lindsey Graham's Unbelievably Cruel Abortion Ban;
GOP backs away from some hard-line abortion measures it once championed;
A record number of Black candidates for higher offices aim to reshape U.S. politics;
In final primaries, heated GOP fights in N.H. include a blow to McCarthy; In New Hampshire, a MAGA Rivalry Is Splitting House Republicans;
New Hampshire GOP candidate does 180 after primary, says election wasn't stolen;
Senate Republicans' campaign arm rolls out seven-figure ad buys in Georgia, New Hampshire;
In Miami, the post-Trump populist right speaks to its base — and courts donors;
GOP candidate for governor Darren Bailey in another controversy with the Jewish community;
Arkansas GOP gubernatorial candidate Sarah Sanders undergoes surgery for thyroid cancer;
Fetterman and Oz agree to October debate — with unusual conditions;
Trump backers flood election offices with requests as 2022 vote nears;
Florida Flies 2 Planeloads of Migrants to Martha's Vineyard; Abbott says he wasn't involved in DeSantis action on migrants;
Migrants sent by Gov. Ron DeSantis to Martha's Vineyard depart for Cape Cod after unprepared island scrambled to help them;
DeSantis gave GOP donors a glimpse of plans for migrant flights;
Marjorie Taylor Greene, gun control activist have physical exchange;
Former federal prosecutor says Barr fired him because investigations threatened Trump's reelection chances;
Kris Kobach resigns from We Build the Wall board after nonprofit indicted on money laundering;
These 97 Members of Congress Reported Trades in Companies Influenced by Their Committees ;
Former Mississippi governor helped Brett Favre get welfare money, texts show;
Insurers force change on police departments long resistant to it;
Trump news and investigation
Trump-appointed judge who ruled in his favor in the Mar-a-Lago investigation has scant record; Judge was briefly a Miami journalist. She wrote about tomatoes, yoga;
Justice Dept. and Trump Team Clash Over Special Master Candidates; Trump wants to split the cost of special master with the government but the DOJ wants him to pay for it;
Justice Dept. accepts Trump nominee for special master, potentially clearing path for Mar-a-Lago document review to proceed;
Judge Keeps Block on Inquiry Into Mar-a-Lago Files and Names Special Master;
Judge Raymond Dearie appointed as special master to examine documents seized from Trump's Mar-a-Lago property;
What to know about Dearie, the special master reviewing Trump documents;
Trump's lawyers suggest seized documents may not be classified, pushing back against Justice Department;
Trump wants it both ways on 'declassified' documents; U.S House committee says National Archives still not certain it has all Trump records;
Trump lawyers fold on one special master defense — probably to avoid making false statements;
3 DAYS After Feds Asked About Missing Docs Trump Boards Plane Being Loaded With Parade of Comically Heavy File Boxes;
Trump team claimed boxes at Mar-a-Lago were only news clippings, vastly misrepresenting scale and variety of documents recovered;
Phony document lands on court docket in Trump search case;
Judge unseals additional portions of Mar-a-Lago affidavit; Mar-A-Lago Prosecutors Read Trump (And His Judge) For Filth;
Trump's Lawyers Contradict Trump's Claim That Mar-a-Lago Docs Were Declassified; Trump's 'Muddled' Claims About the Presidential Records Act, Explained;
Trump says he 'can't imagine' being indicted, argues it wouldn't deter running again ; Trump warns of 'problems' like 'we've never seen' if he's indicted;
Trump openly embraces, amplifies QAnon conspiracy theories; QAnon believers ecstatic over Trump's endorsement in latest meme: 'How much more obvious can it get?';
Donald Trump Quietly Flew to DC on Sunday Night and Nobody Knows Why;
Trump goes golfing with aides – but no golf clubs – drawing comparisons to 'mobsters' and Ocean's Eleven;
GOP senators led by Graham slam Trump Jan. 6 pardon promise;
Cosmetics Billionaire Convinced Trump That the U.S. Should Buy Greenland;
Trump has a long and rocky relationship with the public markets;
For Trump's Lawyers, Legal Exposure Comes With the Job;
U.S. charges woman over threats against judge in Trump documents case;
Capital Riot, Jan. 6 Committee, Trump organization and Georgia investigation
House deal for Trump financial records lets accounting firm decide what to release;
Trump Org complains about devising new criminal defense after CFO Weisselberg's guilty plea; judge warns trial won't be delayed;
N.Y. Attorney General May Sue Trump After Rejecting Settlement Offer;
Justice Dept. Issues 40 Subpoenas in a Week, Expanding Its Jan. 6 Inquiry; How DHS watchdog under fire in Jan. 6 investigation pushed to get his post;
MyPillow's Mike Lindell Is Served Search Warrant; Trump Throws Epic Tantrum Over FBI's MyPillow Guy 'Raid';
Georgia 2020 election inquiry may lead to prison sentences, prosecutor says;
Trump presented his Russia hoax theory to a court. It went poorly;
COVID-19 and other health issues
'Twindemic' worries remain among health officials; Scientists say COVID-19 not winding down; Ten States Still Maintain Covid Emergency Orders;
Federal Appeals Court Rehears Case On Federal Employee Vaccination Requirements;
Monkeypox Shots, Treatments and Tests Are Unavailable in Much of the World;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
September Crypto-Gram newsletter, scams, phishing, hacks and more;
FBI Seizes Stolen Cryptocurrencies; New Linux Cryptomining Malware;
Iranian State-Sponsored Hacking Group Reportedly Aims at Western Targets;
Intercontinental Hotels Group Probing 'Unauthorised Access' of Computers; Uber Computer System Breached; Relay Attack against Teslas;
Customs officials have copied Americans' phone data at massive scale;
Weird Fallout from Peiter Zatko's Twitter Whistleblowing; Math and science
Perseverance Rover Finds Organic Matter On Mars; Bezos rocket crashes after liftoff, only experiments aboard;
Incredible Map of Pangea With Modern-Day Borders; How many people can Earth handle?
New atlas of bird migration shows extraordinary journeys;
Palestinian farmer discovers rare ancient treasure in Gaza;
MIT Scientists Create Startup For Desalinator Invention That Makes Seawater Drinkable;
Oregon Researchers Develop RNA Therapy For Ovarian Cancer; US Army, Vanderbilt University Develop New Suit To Solve Soldier Back Pain;
Univ Of Michigan's ZEUS To Be Most Powerful Laser In US;
Scholars Wonder Who Will Pay For Public Access To Federally Funded Research;
How sitting all day can cause health problems — even if you exercise; Web, computing, technology and social media issues
Twitter Whistleblower To Testify Before Congress; Twitter whistleblower reveals employees concerned China agent could collect user data;
Musk cites $7 million Twitter payout to whistleblower as violation of deal;
Graham Aims To Establish Method Of Regulating Social Media Companies; Calif. Governor Signs Law Requiring Disclosures from Social Media Companies;
EU Judges Uphold Most of Record $4.3 Billion Google Fine in Antitrust Case; South Korea Fines Google, Meta Millions of Dollars for Privacy Violations;
Court Says Meta Violated Washington State's Campaign-Ad Transparency Law;
Instagram Suspends Pornhub Amid Charges It 'Directly Promoted Pornography'; SC News and Politics
Graham introduces nationwide 15-week abortion ban legislation;
Business and Economics
Inflation Showed Signs Of Ebbing In August; Consumer Sentiment Shows Signs Of Improving; Soaring electricity bills are the latest inflation flashpoint;
President's Celebration Of Inflation Reduction Act Overshadowed By Tough August Numbers;
Prices rose again in August compared with July despite falling gas costs as inflation persists;
Dow posts near 1,300-point drop Tuesday, stocks book worst day since June 2020 after hot inflation report; U.S. stocks sink in worst week since bottoming in June;
Gas Prices Have Declined For 13 Consecutive Weeks; U.S. emergency oil reserves tumble to lowest since 1984;
Soaring mortgage rates pass 6 percent for the first time since 2008 amid aggressive Fed campaign to slow inflation;
U.S. household wealth suffers record drop in second quarter; Guaranteed Income Programs Spread, City by City;
Jobless Claims Notched Fifth Consecutive Weekly Drop Last Week; 1 in 5 households has medical debt. That includes people with private insurance;
Pound hits 37-year low against dollar as UK recession fears mount; Russia's central bank cuts benchmark rate by 50 basis points;
Chinese economy's export pillar shows cracks from global slowdown;
Largest private-sector nurses strike in U.S. history begins in Minnesota;
U.S. sent $1.3 billion in small-business covid aid abroad, raising new fraud fears;
Biden Touts Domestic Manufacturing At Groundbreaking For Ohio Intel Chip Facility;
Biden Visits Detroit Auto Show, Highlights Push For Electric Vehicles; Announces First Round Of Funding For EV Charging Stations;
At Space Council Meeting, Harris Unveils Initiative To Expand Space Sector Jobs;
Administration Launches Plan To Develop Floating Off-Shore Wind Turbines;
Google Completes $5.4B Mandiant Acquisition;
Twitter shareholders approve Elon Musk's $44 billion deal to buy the site, teeing up legal battle;
Visa, Mastercard, and American Express will track gun shops with a new merchant code;
New Vehicle Prices Rise To Another Record In August;
Airlines may be cracking down on carry-ons. The reason? Money;
Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company;
Finance
The IRS is refunding a staggering $1.2 billion in late filing fees;
Sports
MLB approves pitch clock, ban on shifts, bigger bases; Stephen Strasburg gave his body to baseball. Now his future is a mystery;
With Roger Federer's retirement, tennis loses another golden star;
Nebraska fires Scott Frost three games into his fifth season;
NBA suspends Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver for one year, fines him $10 million for use of n-word and sex-related comments;
The Beginner's Guide To Running; How to Do a Pull-Up (for Beginners);
Other news
PBS FrontLine: Lies, Politics and Democracy;
Angered by 'The 1619 Project,' state leaders respond with the 'Texas 1836 Project';
Book: Trump wanted to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland;
Education:
Princeton University, Williams College Again Top US News' Best Colleges Rankings; U.S. News college rankings draw new complaints and competitors;
Top-Ranked US Colleges Cost Nearly $60K Per Year; Growing Out-Of-State Enrollment At Flagship Universities May Be Worsening Student-Debt Crisis;
High Inflation Yet To Translate Into Higher Tuition Costs; Report Shows Colleges Fail To Increase Enrollment Of Lower-Income Students;
Students' Majors Divide Them Largely Along Race, Gender Lines; Students Who Sought Online Learning Before Pandemic More Satisfied With Virtual Programs Now;
Texas Commission Releases Recommendations To Tie Community College Funding To Student Outcomes;
New York Passes Regulations Giving State Control Over Secular Studies Curriculum in Private Schools; In Hasidic Enclaves, Failing Private Schools Flush with Public Money;
Supreme Court says religious university must recognize LGBTQ club while legal fight continues in lower court;
More Lawmakers Back Bill Requiring Colleges To Include Hazing Incidents In Annual Security Reports;
Biden Administration Moving To Overturn Trump-Era Title IX Rules;
George Washington University Adds 14 Endowed Professorships After Selling Stake In Hospital;
Eastern Michigan University, Faculty Reach Agreement To End Strike;
University Of Kentucky To Offer Investment Accounts To All Students By 2023;
Wanted: Teachers. No training necessary;
DeSantis Ally Named Chancellor Of Florida's State University System;
9/9/22
TechNews for the week: September 9; September 7;
Chronology Ukraine/Russia war
Russia and Ukraine war map: Latest news; Why Kaliningrad, Russia's Exclave in Europe, Is So Strategic;
Zelensky warns of 'energy attack on all Europeans' as Russia shuts key pipeline;
Video shows Russian official trying to convince nuclear inspectors a rocket turned 180 degrees before landing near Ukraine's nuclear plant;
Ukraine Nuclear Plant Pulled Off Line After Shelling Kindles Blaze; U.N. Team Calls for No-Fire Zone at Ukraine Nuclear Plant;
Russia buys millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea; What help are North Korean weapons to Russia?
Estonia's defense minister says Russia's neighbors are close to creating a 'NATO sea' that could deter Russia and help Ukraine;
Ukrainian hit squads target Russian occupiers and collaborators;
Fear of Russian reprisals has countries lining up to oppose the EU's plan to target Moscow with a price cap on gas;
Ukraine blindsides Russia with northeastern thrust at supply hub;
Reportedly, Ukrainian soldiers have reached outskirts of Kupiansk as the offensive goes on; Russia claims they will take people out of occupied Kupiansk;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Russia switches off Europe's main gas pipeline until sanctions are lifted; Russia `alarmed' at no US visas to attend UN leaders meeting;
Russians set up method to convert wire currency into Chinese yuan, sparking fears of alliance; Putin approves new foreign policy doctrine based on 'Russian World';
In Moscow, the Fighting Is a World Away: 'Nothing Has Really Changed';
US ambassador to Russia leaves post as Ukraine war drags on;
Armenia Finds Itself Torn Between Russia And The West;
Kim Jong Un shifts nuclear policy to allow pre-emptive strikes;
U.S. to sell $1.1 billion in anti-ship, air-to-air weapons to Taiwan; China Threatens Reaction To U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan; There should be no war over Taiwan;
As China Imposes More Covid Lockdowns, 'Everyone Is Scared';
Turkish warship docks in Israel as bilateral ties warm;
Lebanon flotilla rallies at Israel sea border ahead of talks;
New rules make foreign visitors to West Bank declare romantic ties to Palestinians;
Palestinians fire on bus with Israeli troops in West Bank, 6 hurt; Hamas authorities execute five Palestinians in Gaza;
Israel's military admits 'high possibility' it killed Shireen Abu Akleh; US senator rejects Israeli army report on killing of Palestinian American reporter;
Israel advances plans for another east Jerusalem settlement; Israel cool to U.S. call for West Bank tactics review;
Israel attack damages Syria airport runway; Syria's foreign ministry: Israeli raids on airport amount to a 'war crime';
How a 92-year-old cleric silently halted Iraq's slide back into war; With Government Paralyzed and Militias Fighting, Iraq's Instability Deepens;
Iran demands closure of IAEA probes for 'sustainable' nuclear deal;
Saudi Arabia And Iran Held Secret Meetings To Bolster Collaboration;
Czech government survives no-confidence vote over energy prices; Tens of thousands protest against Czech government;
Greece warns another European war could be on the horizon as Turkey hints at the possibility of an invasion;
Liz Truss will succeed Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister;
Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96; Charles succeeds Queen Elizabeth II: Royal succession plans explained;
Europe mulls drastic moves to control prices as Russia energy war heats up;
Solomon Islands' Leader, a Friend of China, Gets an Election Delayed;
Obama official portraits unveiled in jovial White House ceremony;
Biden speech denouncing Trump, 'MAGA ideology' sparks threats, calls for violence;
Biden on GOP touting projects they didn't back: 'They ain't got no shame';
Clinton: GOP displays 'too many characteristics' of authoritarianism;
Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Clinton, others over Russia allegations;
Steve Bannon charged with money laundering, conspiracy in 'We Build the Wall' fundraising scheme for which he received Trump pardon;
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to defrauding border wall donors;
Biden Administration Has Admitted One Million Migrants to Await Hearings;
Klobuchar pulls vote on bipartisan tech bill, says agreement 'blown up' by Cruz amendment;
California narrowly averts electricity crisis as it sets records for energy use amid scorching heat;
White then Black residents abandoned Jackson, propelling its water crisis;
South Carolina Judge Rules Against Use of Firing Squad and Electric Chair;
Why a Narrow, Hard-Right G.O.P. House Majority Could Spell Chaos;
Republicans want to rewrite the Constitution to limit federal power but a 'runaway' convention could spell danger for health care, education, and the environment;
How a Record Cash Haul Vanished for Senate Republicans;
Trump plots aggressive midterm strategy seen in GOP as double-edged sword;
Trump, who received hundreds of millions of dollars from his father's real estate empire, calls John Fetterman spoiled: 'He lived off his parents' money';
Cameras, Plexiglass, Fireproofing: Election Officials Beef Up Security;
Palin didn't lose because of ranked voting;
Georgia's biggest county can't find a top elections official;
In Voter Fraud, Penalties Often Depend on Who’s Voting;
Michigan GOP leaders encourage rule breaking at poll worker training session; Republicans push to restrict mail-in voting ahead of U.S. November midterms;
These 5 States Will Have Slavery On The Ballot This November;
An ex-professor spreads election myths across the U.S., one town at a time;
Michigan GOP candidate deletes photo of him standing in front of anti-government militia's flag;
Trump-backed Republican Geoff Diehl will face Democrat Maura Healey for Mass. governor; Mass. GOP governor won't endorse Trump-backed nominee to replace him;
Nevada could cost Democrats their Senate majority;
'We've got to find somebody': JoCo sheriff appears to lack probable cause in election inquiry;
Justice Department seized NC senator's phone over 'well-timed stock sales';
Police supervisor chatted up Patriot Front poser who recorded it all;
Trump news and investigation
Barr says no 'legitimate reason' for Trump to have classified documents; Scrutiny builds over FBI's discovery of empty folders at Mar-a-Lago;
Legal expert says DOJ could begin process of drafting Trump indictments before the midterms; As Midterms Near, Election Rule Raises Dilemma for Trump Inquiries;
Barr says DOJ 'getting very close' to having enough evidence to indict Trump;
Trump Lashes Out in First Rally Since F.B.I. Search; Trump compliments 'fierce' and 'smart' Putin and applauds Xi Jinping for ruling China with an 'iron fist';
What we learned from Trump's rally in Pennsylvania;
Judge grants Trump request for special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents; Trump's 'Special Master' Judge Tops GOP Short List For Supreme Court;
'Deeply Problematic': Experts Question Judge's Intervention in Trump Inquiry; The Trump search case judge doesn't get the national security stakes;
Justice Dept. appeals Judge Cannon's order for a Mar-a-Lago documents special master; Trump lawyers and justice department to file list of special master candidates;
Legal expert: Judge Cannon's ruling contains a mistake that 'would be a sanctionable offense' for lawyers;
The DOJ said there may still be secret documents it hasn't recovered from Trump in Mar-a-Lago investigation;
Trump Had 'Custody' of Classified Info During 'Rash' of U.S. Spy Deaths;
FBI seized material at Mar-a-Lago on a foreign nation's military defenses, including its nuclear capabilities;
FBI official explains why Trump may have kept docs pertaining to foreign nuclear secrets: 'Highest price tag';
Capital Riot, Jan. 6 Committee, and Georgia investigation
A Leaked Oath Keepers Membership List Includes Elected Officials, Police Chiefs, And Military Members;
Jan. 6 committee members say Trump's calling the FBI 'vicious monsters' at a rally may constitute incitement;
Prosecutors seek details from Trump's PAC in expanding Jan. 6 probe;
Prosecutor: Trump ally arranged meeting with poll worker; Pair who sought proof 2020 vote was rigged repeatedly visited Ga. elections office now at center of criminal probe;
Newly obtained surveillance video shows fake Trump elector escorted operatives into Georgia county's elections office before voting machine breach;
COVID-19 and other health issues
Covid forecast: Major fall surge unlikely, but variants are a wild card; Study Shows Covid "Rebound" Cases Common, Transmission Possible;
Long Covid May Be Impacting Nationwide Labor Shortage;
U.S. plans to shift to annual coronavirus shots, similar to flu vaccine; You can get a flu shot and COVID booster during the same visit;
US Orders 100 Million More Covid Tests; White House Planning To Restructure Covid Task Force;
GOP Senators Oppose Adding COVID, Monkeypox Funds To Must-Pass Spending Bill;
A little-known bacteria can lurk in baby formula and cause infants serious harm;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Under pressure, security firm Cloudflare drops Kiwi Farms site where stalkers organize;
Borrowers Advised To Look Out For Student Loan Forgiveness Scammers; Simple tips to help you spot online fraud;
Los Angeles Unified, Feds Investigating As Ransomware Attack Cripples IT Systems;
The LockBit Ransomware Gang Is Surprisingly Professional;
Responsible Disclosure for Cryptocurrency Security;
How Fake GPS Coordinates Are Leading to Lawlessness on the High Seas;
Facebook Has No Idea What Data It Has; Math and science
Scientists Discover Two New "Super-Earth" Planets 100 Light-Years Away;
Woman on beach finds fossil from animal that may be even older than dinosaurs; Israel acquires papyrus with Hebrew inscription from Montana;
It Was War. Then, a Rancher's Truce With Some Pesky Beavers Paid Off;
MIT Researchers Claim New AI Tool Can Detect Parkinson's;
Michigan Researchers Develop Antimicrobial Coating That Could Be "Game Changer" For Germ-Laden Public Spaces;
Researchers Use Chemical From Crustacean Shells To Make Renewable Batteries; Web, computing, technology and social media issues
Meta Fined $400M For Breaking EU Data Privacy Laws;
DOJ Says Google Pays Billions To Illegally Maintain Search-Engine Dominance;
Judge will let Elon Musk add whistleblower claims to case against Twitter;
Politico's new German owner wants to champion 'nonpartisan' media. In 2020, he invited colleagues to pray for Trump's reelection.;
Trump's Truth Social Faces New Test After SPAC Deal Partner Fails to Get Shareholder Support (Report); SC News and Politics
Lindsey Graham said Trump will lose in 2024 to Biden if he doesn't curb his personality;
S.C. Republicans fall short in push for near-total abortion ban;
SC Rep. Matthews won't resign or suspend Senate bid after leaked video, campaign says;
Business and Economics
Stocks waver as Fed headlines stoke worries of 75 basis point hike; Tech leads stocks higher Wednesday, oil plunges to seven-month low;
Mortgage rates reach highest level since 2008; Americans' view of business sector hits 14-year low;
Fed Officials Not Convinced Worst Of Inflation Is Over; Powell Says Fed Officials "Strongly Committed" To Curbing Inflation;
Poll Finds Fewer Americans Say Inflation Is Top Election Issue;
Analysis Says Both Wealthier And Low-Income Families Benefit From Debt Relief;
ECB raises rates by 75 basis points and promises more to come; EU ministers back gas price cap and windfall levy on power companies;
OPEC+ agrees to cut production by 100K bbl/day; Oil price falls to lowest since Ukraine invasion in blow to Putin;
As Russia vows to retaliate against oil price caps, a slate of geopolitical risks could send crude prices soaring — or bring it crashing down;
Vladimir Putin criticises grain deal agreed with Ukraine;
Another 17 States Considering Adopting California EV Mandate;
AIG to launch cut-price IPO of life and asset management unit;
DWAC Stock Bounces On Trump Merger Deadline Reprieve;
Apple To Differentiate Devices In iPhone 15 Lineup;
Wall Street hits back at GOP in ESG war;
Finance
FTC Orders Credit Karma to Halt Fake Credit Offers;
Why Aren't Student Loans Simple? Because This Is America;
Millions Of Older Americans Will Benefit From Biden's Plan To Forgive Student Loans;
Other news
Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories Are Going Mainstream;
Justice Alito's Crusade Against a Secular America Isn't Over;
'Confederates were traitors': Ty Seidule on West Point, race and American history; 2 West Point alumni launch effort to honor first Black soldiers of the Civil War;
More than 1,800 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation;
What a Supreme Court impeachment from 1805 could mean for Justice Clarence Thomas;
How to Cut Your Water Use in Half;
History by numbers;
Education:
The most-regretted (and lowest-paying) college majors;
Campus COVID-19 Cases Spike At Semester's Start;
Applicants To Louisiana Public Colleges With Certain Number Of Credits, Associated Degree No Longer Need To Submit ACT, SAT Scores;
Joint NACAC Report Identifies Disagreement Between High School Counselors, College Admissions Officers Over Importance Of Calculus; the Report;
California Bill To Ban Remedial Classes At Community Colleges Awaits Governor's Signature;
University endowments should be the primary source of student loans; Princeton to cover all college bills for families making up to $100,000;
Colleges Continue To Face Little Accountability For Student Debt Crisis; Borrowers Tell USA Today How Debt Forgiveness Will Be "Transformative";
Arizona Attorney General Says Republicans Could Challenge Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan;
New York Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Exempt Student Loan Relief From State Taxes; California Borrowers Will Likely Have To Pay State Taxes On Loan Forgiveness;
Trust in teachers plunges amid a culture war in education; How a far-right, Christian cellphone company 'took over' four Texas school boards;
Updated Title IX Rule On LGBTQ Student Discrimination, Live Hearings Receives More Than 349K Comments;
Tennessee Lawmaker Threatened Colleges To Remove References To Gay, Transgender Rights Under Title IX;
Eastern Michigan Univ Faculty Votes To Strike Beginning On Wednesday; Eastern Michigan University Files Lawsuit To Force Striking Faculty Back Into Classrooms;
Tech Boot Camps Criticized For Income Share Agreements, Not Delivering On Promises Of High-Paying Jobs;
AI Programs Help Students Cheat By Generating Essay Text;
9/2/22
TechNews for the week: August 31; August 29;
Chronology Ukraine/Russia war
Putin ally - Russia can't stop war, even if Ukraine drops NATO hopes; Russian proxy leader in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region calls for North Korea ties;
Slovakia's neighbours to patrol its skies, freeing MiG jets for Ukraine; The 'MacGyvered' Weapons in Ukraine's Arsenal;
Belarus leader says his warplanes have been modified to carry nuclear weapons; Putin orders benefit payments for people arriving in Russia from Ukraine;
Russia ships S-300 air defence missiles out of Syria to Crimea; Iran sends first shipment of battlefield drones to Russia for use in Ukraine, but some already malfunctioning;
U.N. nuclear agency heads to Zaporizhzhia as attacks raise fear of disaster; The Zaporizhzhia plant has become Putin's 'Nuclear Force Z';
U.N. nuclear chief sets off for Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia plant; IAEA mission reaches nuclear plant after delays; Most U.N. Inspectors Leave Embattled Nuclear Plant;
Ukraine lures Russian missiles with decoys of U.S. rocket system; German defence chief warns Don't underestimate Russia's military strength;
In fiercely contested Kherson, Ukraine pushes to retake occupied lands; At edge of Russian onslaught, city of Bakhmut clings to freedom;
Russia warns Moldova not to threaten its troops in breakaway region; Vladimir Putin calls Ukraine an 'enclave' and reiterates threat to gas supplies;
Putin's New Deadline for a Major Victory in Ukraine; Russia warns US of sending long-range weapons to Ukraine;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Reformist Soviet Leader, Is Dead at 91; Putin, Biden and other leaders react to Gorbachev's death;
Putin is skipping the funeral for Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, because he doesn't have the time;
A Putin Critic Fell from a Building in Washington. Was It Really a Suicide? Top Russian oil official dies after fall from hospital window;
E.U. to suspend visa agreement with Russia, but not ban Russian tourists;
G-7 makes aggressive, possibly unprecedented move to stifle Russia's war financing;
Fighting Between U.S. and Iran-Backed Militias Escalates in Syria; U.S. Navy interrupts Iranian attempt to seize vessel in Persian Gulf;
Iran reviews U.S. response to EU nuclear text for revival of 2015 pact; Iran president: No way back to nuclear deal if probe goes on;
Iran sends 'constructive' response to U.S. proposals on nuclear deal; US casts doubt on Iran's nuclear talks response;
Former head of Mossad says group carried out ops in 'heart of Iran' to cripple nuclear program;
War monitor: Israeli strike targeted missile depot in Syria; Satellite image: Israel attack damaged Syrian airport runway;
Israel imposes sanctions on alleged Hamas financial network;
Israeli Intel Officials Urge Preparations for Possible Military Confrontation With Iran; Israeli attacks squeeze Iranian aerial supplies to Syria;
Extremist lawmaker surges ahead of elections in Israel;
Palestinian toll mounts as Israel steps up West Bank raids; Giant eye murals bear witness to Palestinians in Jerusalem;
Hezbollah at 40 stronger than ever but has more enemies;
Clashes erupt after Iraqi Shiite cleric resigns, 10 dead; Political Chaos Grips Iraq, With at Least 12 Killed in Street Clashes;
Iran reopens Iraq border after violence prompts closure;
NATO head warns about Russian, Chinese interest in Arctic;
China slams U.N. 'farce' on Xinjiang as Uyghur exiles praise report; For Uyghurs, U.N. Report on China's Abuses Is Long-Awaited Vindication;
Taiwan's military warns it will counterattack without exception if Chinese forces enter its waters or airspace as Beijing's ships and planes move nearby;
China's median line violations suggest Taiwan 'decapitation' rehearsal; Taiwan Shoots Down Drone, Showing Risk of Escalation With China;
Deadly Floods Devastate an Already Fragile Pakistan;
Saudi Arabia's game is simple: keep oil prices high as threats to its revenue loom;
Deforesters are plundering the Amazon. Brazil is letting them get away with it;
China's neighbors are buying US weapons Washington isn't delivering;
Judge Recommends Rejecting Bid by Sept. 11 Families to Seize Frozen Afghan Funds;
Reported sexual assaults across US military increase by 13%;
SCOTUS Climate Ruling Could Impact A Range Of Other Issues;
Biden repeatedly called out Trump, saying Republican Party is dominated by the ex-president, and 'that is a threat to this country';
Biden did not shy away from partisanship — and other takeaways from the president's speech about democracy;
Biden's student debt relief comes under fire as Republicans look to sue; Poll Shows 48% Of Americans Back Biden's Student Debt Relief Plan;
Legal Obstacles Complicate Anticipated Conservative Challenge To Biden's Student Loan Relief Plan;
Ted Cruz says there's a 'real risk' that Biden's student-loan forgiveness will help Democrats in the 2022 midterm elections;
Report: Anonymous dark money’s destructive influence on American politics is 'getting worse'; A $1.6 billion donation lays bare a broken campaign finance system;
They lost pregnancies for unclear reasons. Then they were prosecuted; Michigan Board Says Abortion Referendum Should Not Go to Voters;
VA plans to offer abortions for veterans regardless of state laws;
Yeshiva University in New York petitions Supreme Court to block student LGBTQ+ club;
Mississippi's Jim Crow-era felony voting law is constitutional, federal court rules;
Sarah Palin leads GOP congressional candidates in sharing misinformation;
Beating Palin, Mary Peltola is first Native Alaskan sent by the state to Congress and rare Democrat to win a special election there;
After Peltola win in Alaska, a debate erupts over ranked-choice voting;
The Republicans' opposition to Social Security and Medicare is decades in the making;
GOP repeatedly opposed infrastructure upgrades. Now Mississippi's capital has no safe water;
Buttigieg Promoting Infrastructure Investments Ahead Of Midterms;
Colorado secretary of state says "extreme" GOP might strip voting rights;
Arizona GOP Sec. Of State Nominee Mark Finchem Posted A 'Treason Watch List' Including Obama & Kerry;
Michigan G.O.P. Lining Up Behind Conspiracy Theorist for Attorney General; In New Hampshire, Republicans Weigh Another Hard-Right Candidate;
Wisconsin GOP candidate for Governor calls for 'pitchforks and torches'; A Wisconsin 'fake elector' works for Ron Johnson's re-election campaign;
GOP super PAC canceling ads in Arizona, Alaska; Peter Thiel and Mitch McConnell at odds over GOP Senate rescue in Arizona, details of their phone calls reveal;
Trump-aligned Pa. governor nominee Mastriano sues Jan. 6 committee;
Cases against arrested voters on shaky legal ground. Florida issued them voter IDs; Wis. activist who said voter fraud is easy to commit faces election charges;
Rep. Jim Jordan's Judiciary Twitter Account Finds 'Threat' In Pic Of Docs At Trump Home;
Arizona Supreme Court: Senate can keep audit records secret;
Pelosi Expresses Concerns About Bipartisan Privacy Bill;
House conservatives prep plans to impeach Biden;
Louisville corrections officer fired for video mocking police, Breonna Taylor killing;
A deputy was fired after kicking a cuffed man. He may become sheriff;
Trump news and investigation
Trump demands reinstatement as 'rightful' president or 'a new Election, immediately!' as some Republicans seek distance from him;
Experts blast Donald Trump for promising to 'pardon' Capitol rioters: 'But this isn’t fascism, right?' ;
Trump posts clip of Graham warning of riots in streets; Morning Joe serves notice to Trump supporters what will happen to them if they riot over an arrest;
Trump appointed Federal Judge plans to appoint special master in Trump records case; Naming of special master could complicate Mar-a-Lago documents case;
Legal experts bash 'pandering' judge running to Trump's defense — and predict he'll be charged with obstruction;
Judge Aileen Cannon: Trump's request for 'special master' puts one of his judicial appointees in the spotlight;
Justice Dept. tells judge Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents already examined by FBI; Trump's Legal Team Scrambles to Find an Argument;
Federal judge puts off ruling on Trump's request for a special master but elects to unseal additional records related to Mar-a-Lago search;
DOJ says Trump's lawyer wouldn't let FBI agents open any boxes in a Mar-a-Lago storage room in June;
Possibility of Obstruction Looms Over Trump After Thwarted Efforts to Recover Documents;
Intelligence Officials Will Assess Security Risks From Mar-a-Lago Documents; Ex-intel officials say Trump's document hoarding could ruin years of work;
Former White House press secretary says Trump's changing of his messaging of his Mar-a-Lago raid shows that he's nervous;
Former FBI official: All 'competent foreign intelligence services' were trying to get into Trump's Mar-a-Lago;
Donald Trump Reportedly Bragged About Having Intel on French President's Love Life;
Documents at Mar-a-Lago Were Moved and Hidden as U.S. Sought Them, Filing Suggests;
Classified documents were mingled with magazines and clothes at Trump's Mar-a-Lago;
Annotating the photo of classified documents at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort reveals some details while raising more questions;
Michael Cohen suggests Trump will blackmail the DOJ by threatening to reveal secrets to foreign powers;
Michael Cohen believes Trump is likely keeping copies of top-secret documents at his children's homes, Bedminster, and Trump Tower;
Trump and the Mar-a-Lago documents: A timeline; Takeaways from the government filing about what was hidden at Mar-a-Lago;
Why Were Classified Documents in Trump's Desk: "These Are the Biggest Secrets in the World!';
Meet Trump's cast of record keepers, who have taken on significance amid Mar-a-Lago probe;
Report: If prosecutors decide to indict Trump, they'll wait until after the November midterms to do so;
Trump asks supporters to help pay his legal bills;
Kremlin papers appear to show Putin's plot to put Trump in White House;
Why the FBI's Trump investigation is not just like the Hillary Clinton email probe;
There's no such thing as 'absolute immunity' for former presidents;
Donald Trump's business faces twin probes set for big next steps;
House panel announces agreement to get Trump financial records;
Capital Riot, Jan. 6 Committee, and Georgia investigation
Trump says he's 'financially supporting' January 6 defendants and will look 'very favorably' about full pardons if he wins the 2024 election;
Pro-Trump lawyer subpoenaed by Georgia grand jury investigating 2020 election; John Eastman invokes the Fifth in Georgia election probe;
Federal court cancels upcoming hearing on possession of Trump attorney's phone; Judge delays Gov. Kemp's testimony in Ga. probe until after November election;
Election Data Breach Attracts Georgia Investigators;
'This is an atrocity.' Donors give thousands to KC Proud Boys charged in Jan. 6 riot;
Ginni Thomas pressed Wisconsin lawmakers to overturn Biden's 2020 victory;
Oath Keepers attorney Kellye SoRelle arrested on Jan. 6 charges;
Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity Deposed In Dominion Defamation Suit Against Fox News;
A second man pleads guilty in Jan. 6 assault of officer Brian Sicknick;
Former NYPD officer who attacked police during Capitol riot receives longest Jan. 6 sentence yet: 10 years;
Jan. 6 committee asks Newt Gingrich to supply information about his role in Trump's efforts to stop certification of the election;
Jan. 6 committee withdraws subpoena against RNC and Salesforce;
COVID-19 and other health issues
F.D.A. Authorizes Updated Covid Booster Shots, Targeting Omicron Subvariants; CDC Backs Redesigned COVID Booster Shots;
Biden administration to pause free COVID tests program;
Court narrows hold on COVID vaccine mandate for contractors;
First death of American with monkeypox reported in Texas; cause is unknown;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
US regulator sues data broker over sale of location information; FTC Sues Data Broker;
This sneaky malware hides on your PC for a month before going to work;
Malicious Google Chrome extensions affect 1.4 millions users; Clever Phishing Scam Uses Legitimate PayPal Messages;
Montenegro is the Victim of a Cyberattack;
Levels of Assurance for DoD Microelectronics;
High-School Graduation Prank Hack; Math and science
Secret Data, Tiny Islands and a Quest for Treasure on the Ocean Floor; Study: Greenland ice sheet set to raise sea levels by nearly a foot;
Prehistoric Viking weapons revealed as glaciers melt in Norway during heat wave;
Scientists Want to Know If Earth Once Harbored a Pre-Human Industrial Civilization;
Nuclear fusion power inches closer to reality;
Study Warns China May Overtake US In Space; China's new "sky train" floats under an elevated track, using magnets and AI;
U.S. life expectancy dropped for a second straight year in 2021;
NASA has solved the mystery of Voyager 1's strange data transmissions;
Study Shows Male-Female Research Teams Produce More Impactful Research;
6 Essential Stretches for Tight Hamstrings and Hip Flexors; Web, computing, technology and social media issues
Problems at Trump's Truth Social are piling up amid concerns about his future; QAnon Accounts Found a Home, and Trump's Support, on Truth Social;
Trump's Truth Social barred from Google Play over content moderation;
Apple May Review Truth Social's Availability Following Google's Decision To Block App On Play Store;
Facebook Gave 13 Newsworthiness Exemptions to Content-Moderation Rules;
FBI Says It 'Routinely Notifies' Social Media, Others About Potential Threats;
Justice Department Lawyers Drafting Antitrust Complaint Against Apple; App Developer Settles Lawsuit with Apple Over App Store Rejection;
Google, YouTube Disclose Plans to Limit Misinformation in Midterm Elections; SC News and Politics
Judge says Graham must testify in 2020 election probe, limits scope of questions;
Lindsey Graham's vile 'riots' threat gives away Trump's game; 'No Law' When It Comes to Trump: Lindsey Graham Predicts 'Riots in the Streets' If Ex-President Prosecuted;
'Bold-faced liar' Lindsey Graham buried for riot threat as he continues to 'shill' for Trump; Is Lindsey Graham a Crook, or Just a Liar;
Former top DOJ official: Graham warning of 'riots' if Trump is prosecuted 'incredibly irresponsible';
Nikki Haley Vows To Throw 'Grenade' At NY AG Over Leaked Tax Doc;
Business and Economics
Stocks extend losses after two-day Powell sell-off; Oil prices drop 6% on economic worries as supply concerns ease;
The US economy had more job openings than expected in July; Stocks claw back after downbeat start to September;
U.S. economy added 315,000 jobs in August, a 20-month streak in job growth, despite inflation pressures;
Wall St closes down for 3rd straight session on Fed rate hike worry; Stocks slide into long weekend after forfeiting post-jobs report gains;
Fed's Williams pushes back on market expectations of a rate cut next year; Powell Aiming For "Growth Recession" Instead Of "Soft Landing";
The Toll of Student Debt in the U.S.;
States tapping historic surpluses for tax cuts and rebates; Corporate profits are at a 70-year high. Will the Inflation Reduction Act change that?;
Research Finds Pandemic Had Little Impact On US Productivity;
Biden Administration Imposes New Restrictions on Chip Sales to Russia, China;
Could China's Yuan replace the U.S. dollar as the world's dominant currency? Here's how the Asian nation's trade supremacy is rapidly boosting its reserve status;
German inflation hits 40-year high as calls mount for bigger ECB rate rises;
Iran Nuclear Deal Keeps Oil Markets On Edge; Iran May Drain Offshore Oil Cache If Nuclear Deal Reached;
Oil futures end lower, with economic jitters fueling a more than 9% monthly loss for U.S. prices;
Chinese state media lauds U.S.-China audit deal as 'symbolic' for ties;
Dell Says It Has Ceased All Russian Operations Following Ukraine Invasion;
Jewish Google Employee Quits To Protest Military Contract With Israel;
Feeling unwelcome in blue states, gun companies move to red ones;
Tesla Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Phantom Braking Issue; Elon Musk Says Oil And Natural Gas Still Needed During Transition To Renewable Energy;
Toyota Announces $5.6 Billion Investment In EV Battery Production In US And Japan;
Remote Work May Make It Easier For Companies To Outsource White-Collar Jobs; Snap Announces Layoffs For 20% Of Employees;
Revenge of the Founders: A Generational Struggle on Wall Street;
Finance
Some States Could Potentially Tax Student Debt Relief;
Sports
MLB Players Association starts campaign to unionize Minor League Players;
The College Football Playoff will expand from four teams to 12 as early as 2024;
LIV Golf joins its players in lawsuit, intensifying feud with PGA Tour;
Your guide: Legal sports betting is booming;
BYU bans fan, relocates volleyball match after racist incident;
Other news
Was King Arthur a Real Person?
The hatred these Black women can't forget as they near 100 years old;
Trump's Tastes in Intelligence: Power and Leverage; Settling scores or telling truths? Trump-era memoirs reveal covid chaos;
Education:
MIT Ranked First In Forbes' Top Colleges For 2022; Harvard Not Included In List's Top Ten;
Military Service Academies Excluded From List But Considered "Outstanding" For Undergraduate Education;
The worst-paying states for teachers; SpaceX's Starlink Increasingly Used By Rural School Districts;
American students' test scores plunged during the pandemic to levels unseen for decades;
Affirmative Action Was Banned at Two Top Universities. They Say They Need It; Report: Colleges Contribute To Racial, Gender Segregation In Workforce;
'Find Another Job': Oklahoma Officials Respond To Teacher Quitting Over CRT Ban;
Students Not Interested In Filling Out Florida Lawmaker Enacted Intellectual-Diversity Survey;
Tennessee Government Operations Chair Orders Universities To Drop LGBTQ Protection Policies;
White House, CDC Meets With College Presidents About Monkeypox Prevention; Study: College Campus Reopenings Often Lead To Local Increases In COVID-19 Cases;
Higher Education Advocates Criticize Bill Targeting Endowments Over $1B;
Tenure-Track Faculty Likely To Have Parents With Doctorate Degrees;
CU Boulder Official Answers Questions About Growing Application-Free, Performance-Based Degrees;
California, Berkeley university law school student orgs pledge to boycott Zionist, pro-Israel speakers ;
Congressional commission finds Ku Klux Klan plaque is mounted at the entrance of West Point's science center;
Howard University Receives Two Bomb Threats In Less Than A Week;
Outraged, Pleading, Defiant New York Yeshivas Brace for Vote on Education Regulations;