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9/26/14
TechNews for the week: September 26; September 24; September 22;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Syrian refugees flood over Turkish border; Turkey closes border to Syrian refugees; Iraqi soldiers take heavy losses as Islamic State overruns camp;
U.S. begins airstrikes against IS in Syria; Syria to U.S.: Don't repeat 'fiasco in Iraq' with ISIS; Islamic State Tells Followers to Target Coalition Ally Citizens;
Strikes in Syria bring together Arab nations often at odds; U.S. airstrikes targeting Islamic State, but they may wind up helping Syria's Assad;
Airstrikes in Syria kill a leader of al-Qaeda cell; ISIS Overruns Iraqi Army Base Near Baghdad, Executes 300 Soldiers; US-led strikes hit IS group oil areas for 2nd day;
U.S.-led strikes pressure al Qaeda's Syria group to join with Islamic State; When an 'imminent attack' isn't imminent;
How Qatar is funding the rise of Islamist extremists;
Abbas's speech might be a watershed moment in Israeli-Palestinian conflict; demands end to Israeli occupation 'now';
Ghani named Afghan president-elect after deal to end election dispute; Afghan president-elect promises unity; Taliban storm Afghan district southwest of capital, 100 killed;
Eric Holder stepping down as attorney general; resignation sets up confirmation battle;
Boehner says unemployed 'don't really want' jobs; Paul Ryan Declares War Against Math; Rick Perry's management skills in serious question after auditor's report;
GOP Defrauds Voters; GOP war on black voters quietly re-ignites; Appeals Court Rejects Attempt To Limit Early Voting Hours In Ohio;
Inside the Koch Brothers' Toxic Empire; Group With Ties To Koch Brothers Mails Out Incorrect Voter Registration Information;
Routine Traffic Stop Raises Concerns About Police Brutality;
Scholar behind anti-Obama film gets probation;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and computing issues
SC Politics
After Harrell's indictment, House members make a sudden stand to limit the speaker's power; Stegelin cartoon: The wrong and the feckless;
Legislature Not Corrupt, But Has Work To Do;
Clemson U. Suspends All Fraternity Activities After Student Is Found Dead;
When it comes to sprawl, our leaders make one dumb decision after another;
Dashboard video shows shooting of unarmed driver;
Finance and Economics
US economy grew sturdy 4.6% in second quarter; Americans think we're in a recession. They're wrong. But base poll answers on bad information;
Infrastructure Report Shows Economic Benefits Of Infrastructure Spending; Summers Calls For Infrastructure Spending, Energy Exports To Boost Economy;
Renewable Energy Plan Hinges On Huge Caverns In Utah;
10 red states that mooch off the federal government; Nearly a quarter of Americans ages 25-54 are not working;
U.S. moves against corporate tax inversions; The Secret Goldman Sachs Tapes; US stocks slammed by global worries;
SEC probes Pimco over ETF bond fund; Bill Gross Leaves PIMCO - Joinging Janas Capital; What Wall Street Money Managers Are Saying About Bill Gross' Shocking Departure;
Blackstone to pull out of Russia;
Wal-Mart enters mobile banking, teams with Green Dot on checking account;
How American sports franchises are selling their cities short;
Trial Courts Rejecting More Software Patents;
Here's Why the Supreme Court Ruled Against Obamacare;
Other news
Four Valuable Business Lessons To Learn From Football; 5 Life Lessons You Learn From Football; more lessons;
Ken Burns' 'The Roosevelts' Reveals Everything Wrong With Our Current Political Class;
Education:
Student-Loan Defaults Decline in Latest Data; What You Need to Know; Black College Grads Face Greater Student Loan Burden Than Whites;
Low-Income Students Often Miss Out on Federal Work-Study Funds;
US College Enrollment Declines For Second Year Running; 5 College Majors with Huge Payback Potential;
Florida State U. Board Picks Politician as President Despite Widespread Protest ;
San Jose State U. Failed to Report Fiscal Improprieties; U.North Texas Took $75-Million Extra From State; U. Chicago Suspends Talks Over Chinese-Financed Center;
Yik Yak, an App Causing Trouble on Campuses;
City of Boston Enacts Safety Rules for NCAA Events; No Drone Flights Over Football Stadiums on Game Day, FAA Tells U. of Michigan;
Court Agrees to Expedite NCAA's Appeal in O'Bannon Antitrust Case; Ousted Band Director Sues Ohio State U. Over Firing;
9/19/14
TechNews for the week: September 19; September 17; September 15;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
How big a threat does Islamic State pose to the US homeland? Congress approves bill to arm moderate Syrian rebels; Iraq PM rules out foreign ground troops;
Qatar urges west to back Syrian Sunni; Turkey Considering 'Buffer Zone' to Counter Isis Threat from Iraq and Syria;
Saudi clerics declare Isis terrorism a 'heinous crime' under sharia law;
Islamic State fighters drawing on oil assets for funding and fuel; IS jihadists down Syria warplane; ISIS militants seize Kurdish villages in northern Syria;
Iran turns down U.S. request to team up against militants;
New South Asia al-Qaida wing claims major attack;
Israel denounces protesting reservists; Poll: Half of Palestinians support armed intifada against Israel;
Hamas arrests Palestinians who launched mortar from Gaza; PA calls for international coalition 'to end Israeli occupation';
Ukraine leader offers rebels major concessions to end war;
Afghan election crisis talks stall over release of vote results;
Scotland votes to remain in United Kingdom;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and computing issues
SC Politics
In 2,346-word Facebook post, Mark Sanford seeks to settle scores; Mark Sanford's pathetic saga with himself;
Finance and Economics
The Federal Budget Deficit Has Disappeared; US Fed offers no hint on rate rise as stimulus ends; Federal Reserve details new exit strategy, keeps record-low rate;
Should we ban states and cities from offering big tax breaks for jobs? How states have gamed Medicaid for hundreds of millions of dollars;
Lower Courts Invalidating Most Software Patents; California Calls Internet Carpool Services Illegal;
'Apple Pay' Could Prompt Banking Regulations; Corporations are not people, so don't let them guilt you into tipping the maid;
US And China Are Working On Clean-Energy Technology Projects; Seismic Surveying Off East Coast May Begin Next Year;
Other news
How to lower your cable bill when there's only one provider in town;
8 Tips For Starting Your Own Business;
Education:
Higher-Ed Leaders Worry Most About Declining Enrollment; College Debt Leaves Millennial Grads Less Wealthy, Stable Than Parents;
State Student Aid Is Largely Flat, but Need-Based Assistance Grows; University Alliance Plans Efforts to Help Graduate More Needy Students;
'Free' Student Luxuries Contribute to the Rising Cost of College; GOP Blocks Warren's Student Loan Refinancing Bill;
Black Colleges Face Challenges in Their Global Efforts;
Older Siblings' College Choices Predict Those of Younger Brothers and Sisters; Common App No Longer Requires Members to Conduct 'Holistic' Reviews ;
In Academe, the Future Is Part Time; Student Evaluations' 'Air of Objectivity'; Opinion Differs On STEM Skills Gap;
The MOOC Where Everybody Learned; Google Expands Map Resources for Educators and Students; Games in the Classroom Reading List;
Texas proposes rewriting school text books to deny manmade climate change;
State Senator Meets a Tough Crowd as He Vies for Top Job at Florida State U;
5 Jaw-Dropping Allegations in the Federal Lawsuit Against Corinthian; Education Dept. Imposes Financial Restrictions on ITT ;
3 U.S. Senators Say College Presidents Have Authority to Reform Athletics;
9/12/14
TechNews for the week: September 12; September 10; September 8;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Syrian forces launch strikes on Islamic State; Islamic State militants want to fight Putin; The Book That Really Explains ISIS;
Obama announces 'broad coalition' to fight Islamic State; Beating militants in Iraq is hard, harder in Syria; U.S. authorized to target individual Islamic State leaders;
US opposes Iran role in coalition against Islamic State; Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei has prostate surgery;
Iraqi parliament approves new government headed by Haider al-Abadi; Kuwait feeling the heat over terror financing;
Israeli intelligence veterans refuse to spy on Palestinians; Israelis warm to a Palestinian state - carved out of Egypt;
Ukraine crisis: US strengthens sanctions on Russia;
Legal memos released on Bush-era justification for wiretapping;
Obama to delay immigration action; House Republicans unveil bill to fund government until December;
Paul Ryan lets slip secrets of how GOP will run the Senate ; The 10 most inhumane laws courtesy of Southern Republicans;
Police in cash seizures on U.S. highways; Seizing hundreds of millions of dollars and bragging about it in chat rooms; Innocent motorists caught in seizures face fights;
A Promise Fulfilled Upends Kansas Governor's Race;
Voters are turning on two of this fall's most costly ballot measures;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and computing issues
SC Politics
House Speaker Bobby Harrell indicted on nine counts in corruption probe; Harrell suspends himself from leadership post and office;
Setting the record straight on S.C. State;
Congressman Mark Sanford calls off engagement;
Finance and Economics
HBS Survey: America's Executives Not Too Keen On Hiring US Workers;
$1 Trillion Trove of Rare Minerals Revealed Under Afghanistan;
EU Need for Russian Gas Via Ukraine Wanes as Stores Fill; Summers Calls For End Of Oil Export Ban;
Budget cuts are booming business for this Washington contractor;
Boeing allows Al Jazeera inside 787 Dreamliner program, but disagrees with report;
Netflix, Others Join Online Protest for Net Neutrality; FCC Chairman Warns Mobile Firms About Net Neutrality;
How 6 types of retirement income are taxed; Short selling: a brief history;
Calif. Law Bans Fines for Posting Negative Reviews;
Other news
Leadership: How I Solve Problems;
American exceptionalism center of history debate; History, Hashtags, and the Truth About Slavery;
Education:
U.S. News releases best colleges rankings; The 25 colleges whose graduates earn the most; Robert Reich: College is a ludicrous waste of money;
John Oliver unpacks the special horrors of student debt, and for-profit universities; Report Finds 40 Million Consumers Have At Least One Student Loan;
Error Catapults Florida College to Top of 'Most Debt' Ranking; Kentucky State U. Re-Enrolls Most Students Kicked Out for Tuition Owed;
MOOC Provider Gets Into College Counseling;
Colleges, Firms Partner To Train High-Tech Workforce; Koch foundation proposal to college: Teach our curriculum, get millions;
Campus Cops, Militarized; Equipment 117 Colleges Acquired From Defense Dept.;
Accreditors Feeling Way Into Era Of Competency-Based Degrees; Senate To Take Up House Education Research Reauthorization Bill;
3 Ways Colleges Use Snapchat;
At Knight Commission, Old Ideas Are New Again; NCAA Lifts Penn State's Postseason Ban and Will Restore All Scholarships ;
9/5/14
TechNews for the week: September 5; September 3;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Key allies ready to join U.S. action in Iraq; Iran 'backs US military contacts' to fight Islamic State; West to reach out to Syrian rebels to fight Islamic State;
Islamic State claims to have beheaded another U.S. journalist; Aid agency demands Islamic State release its British hostage;
Baghdad Pressuring Kurds on Oil; Iraqi Kurdish President Asks Parliament To Plan Independence Referendum;
U.S. military charter plane forced to land in Iran;
Israel confiscates nearly 1,000 acres of Palestinian land in the West Bank; Israelis watch nervously as Islamists close in on Golan border;
Here's what really happened in the Gaza war (according to the Israelis); After Gaza war Hamas on a high - but for how long?
U.S. military strike in Somalia; confirms death of al Shabaab leader in Somalia strike;
Russia's Putin seeks 'statehood' talks on east Ukraine; Putin unveils Ukraine ceasefire plan, France halts warship; Kremlin warns Ukraine against joining NATO;
Pakistan PM still surrounded by protesters after deadly clashes; Pakistan parliament backs embattled prime minister as crisis deepens;
Ted Cruz blames White House for talk of federal shutdown; Launches Senate Fight To Auction Off America's Public Lands;
Unshackled from limit, political mega-donors give millions; GOP returns to the party of hawks;
Houston raid didn't end with arrests, but shut down voter drive;
Justice Dept. to launch probe of Ferguson police force;
What the media isn't reporting about Rick Perry's indictment; Ex-Virginia gov., wife guilty of public corruption;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and computing issues
Finance and Economics
Hiring dropped in August, as economy added 142000 jobs; unemployment rate at 6.1%; Only U.S. families in top income brackets see gains since 2010;
America economy third in World Economic Forum's 2014-2015 competitiveness rankings;
A landmark law at 40: How well is it protecting workers' retirements?
How Climate Change And Water Rights Are On A Collision Course;
ITG to Launch Bond-Trading Dark Pool;
BP found 'grossly negligent' in 2010 Gulf oil spill; Carlyle settles collusion case for $115 million;
Verizon failed to tell 2 million people it was using their personal info for marketing;
Israel signs $15 billion gas deal with Jordan;
Other news
Paul Ryan rethinks the 'makers' and 'takers' idea;
How a Fox News Lawsuit Might Impact the Future of News;
Education:
A College Degree Is No Ticket to Success; 'Adrift' After College: How Graduates Fail; Is a Degree Still Worth It? Yes, Researchers Say;
Think College Rankings Are Useless? Use Your Imagination ;
U.S. Is Urged to Curtail Alarming Dropout Rates Among Minority Men; Active Learning Strategy Reduces Learning Gap Among Black Students, First-Generation Students;
What your 1st-grade life says about the rest of it; Colleges With Special Character Do Better Among Students Admitted To Multiple Colleges;
Panel Will Guide Expansion of Education Dept.'s Debt-Relief Program; How Much Student-Loan Debt Is Too Much?
Report Alleges Education Dept. Has Ignored Debt-Collector Abuses; Bill Introduced To Simplify Student Loan Repayment Options;
State Lotteries Tend to Replace, Not Bolster, Higher-Education Budgets; Kentucky State U. Drops One-Quarter of Student Body, Citing Tuition Owed;
Study: Even small amounts of exercise may help kids improve focus, academic performance; Some Policymakers Have Buyer's Remorse Regarding Common Core;
Online Booksellers Brings Complaints From Campus Bookstores;
U. Alaska President Asks Regents to Reconsider Controversial Bonus; U. Illinois Chancellor, Facing Faculty Outrage, Admits 'Errors' in Salaita Case;
History Jobs Dip for a Second Consecutive Year;
Study finds Top Football Coaches Are Worth the Millions They're Paid; NCAA Releases Handbook on Athletics' Role in Campus Sexual Assault;