|
These pages are a modest attempt to provide up-to-date news that is relevant to the areas of mathematics, education, computer science or information technology. Reader should keep in mind that old links often disappear.
Get as an RSS feed
 |
9/29/17
TechNews for the week: September 29; September 27; September 25;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Prospect of Atmospheric Nuclear Test by North Korea Raises Specter of Danger; U.S. flies bombers off North Korea as foreign minister says Trump is on 'suicide mission';
2/3 of Americans oppose preemptive strike against N. Korea. Most trust military, not Trump, to handle crisis;
North Korea says U.S. 'declared war' warns it could shoot down U.S. bombers; North Korea has approached Republicans for help trying to figure out Trump;
Insurgents attack Kabul airport during visit by Mattis; U.S. airstrike hits civilians;
U.S. allies accuse Russia of strikes in eastern Syria; Pentagon Tests Lasers and Nets to Combat a Vexing Foe: ISIS Drones;
Recalling a Tortured Past, Iraqi Kurds to Vote on Independence;
Turkey condemns Kurdish independence vote as Western opposition softens; As Kurds Celebrate Independence Vote, Neighbors Threaten Military Action;
Israel says Iran missile test a 'provocation';
Interpol approves membership for State of Palestine over Israeli objections; U.S. ambassador breaks with policy: 'I think the settlements are part of Israel';
Angela Merkel Makes History in German Vote, but So Does Far Right; Germany's Far Right Complicates Life for Merkel, and the E.U.;
Majority Of Puerto Rico Still Without Power; Trump touts administration's 'amazing job' in Puerto Rico as he plans a visit Oct. 3;
Trump waives shipping law for hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico so that foreign boats can reach its shores with supplies;
The fatal flaw in the new Obamacare-repeal bill; Senators Revise Health Bill in Last-Ditch Effort to Win Votes;
GOP Sen. Susan Collins won't support Cassidy-Graham health-care bill, likely killing latest effort to overhaul the ACA; Senate GOP won't vote on latest health-care bill;
As controversial travel ban expires, White House announces expanded order restricting visitors from eight countries; Supreme Court postpones hearing on Trump's travel ban;
Trump Plans 45,000 Limit on Refugees Admitted to U.S.; Appeals court gives Texas more latitude to enforce 'sanctuary cities' ban;
High court case offers window into how representatives choose their constituents; Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Mandatory Fees to Unions;
Gorsuch's speeches raise questions of independence; under fire for Trump hotel speech;
In Battle Over Tax Cuts, It's Republicans vs. Economists; GOP leaders circulating plan that could end up as massive tax cut for the wealthy;
The problem that complicates Trump's push for tax cuts; GOP tax document reveals plan for massive tax cuts, preserves key deductions;
Trump's tax speech was filled with his favorite, inaccurate claims; Trump's adviser can't guarantee that the middle class won't pay more taxes;
Lobbyists Rally to Save Tax Breaks Under Threat in Trump Plan;
Report: GOP tax plan would provide major gains for richest 1 percent and uneven benefits for the middle class;
Jared Kushner used a private email account to conduct White House business dozens of times; At Least 6 White House Advisers Used Private Email Accounts;
Trump backs off vow that private sector should help pay for infrastructure plan; Trump administration prepares to ease export rules for U.S. guns;
Russian operatives used Facebook ads to try to exploit divisions over black political activism and Muslims during 2016 campaign;
EPA chief Pruitt met with many corporate execs. Then he made decisions in their favor;
Acting DEA administrator to step down;
Zinke says a third of Interior Dept. staff is disloyal to Trump and promises 'huge' changes; Zinke says his workers are disloyal. They say his personnel moves break the law;
Zinke took $12,000 charter flight home in oil executive's plane, documents show;
Health Secretary Tom Price resigns in private plane controversy;
Roy Moore's victory and Bob Corker's retirement are fresh indicators of a Senate that's coming apart;
Trump agitates sports world with fiery comments on NFL and the NBA's Stephen Curry;
Raids in New Jersey town target ultra-Orthodox Jews accused of welfare fraud;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and computing issues
SC News and Politics
McMaster peddles Trump's phobia; Denouncing blatant racism isn't enough;
Avoiding fake news during extreme storms while leveraging Twitter to report the weather;
Graham pushes hard for Obamacare repeal; Blue Cross Blue Shield comes out against;
Finance and Economics
Federal Reserve reports Since 2013, minorities and Americans without college degrees showed greatest gains in wealth;
Nafta Negotiators Wading Into Tougher Territory in Third Round of Trade Talks; Deals in Code, Arrests in Raids: The Risky Stakes of Oil Middlemen;
Republicans have a $700 billion problem that could make their new tax plan nearly impossible; Trump, Republicans to Showcase Tax Cut for Businesses;
The 'doubled standard deduction' in the GOP tax plan is a lie;
Trump has been great for the economy. The anti-Trump economy, that is; Wall Street Said To Be Undergoing "Robot Revolution";
Obamacare Rates Are Set to Rise After Trump Opposition Creates Turmoil; Why Drug Prices Are So High;
Doctors Caution Changes To H-1B Visa Program Would Hinder US Medical Research;
Expert Says Engineers Must Consider Climate Change In Dam Designs; Maryland Sues EPA Over Power Plant Pollution From Other States;
Regulator Wants Financial Industry to Self-Report Wrongdoing;
Israel Authorizes Alternative Fuel Sources In Response to Tamar Supply Issues;
Solar Developers Want IRS To Outline Tax Credit Guidance; US Senate reaches deal on self-driving cars;
Hedge Funds to Buy Scana's $2 Billion Toshiba Penalty; Equifax chief executive to step down after massive data breach;
Other news
The civil rights and Vietnam protests changed America. Today, they might be illegal;
The most popular wedding songs in America;
Education:
Universities Must Prepare Students For Technological Workforce Changes; Researchers To Examine How To Better Prepare Students For Calculus;
Research Suggests Investment In Low-Income Students Can Pay Off; Positive First-Year Orientation Impacts Overall Student Experience;
Report Details Risks To First-Generation College Students; Florida Voucher Program Improves Likelihood Of College Attendance;
Tennessee's Free Community College Program Yields Positive Early Results; South Dakota Guarantees College Admission To Students With High SB Scores;
Engineering Was Top Major Of World's Wealthiest People, Including Bezos; Professors Argue Gender Gaps In Technical Fields Can Be Closed By Early Exposure;
DeVos Says Obama-Era Consumer Rule Was Akin to 'Free Money'; Trump Directs DeVos To Spend $200 Million In STEM Education Grants;
National Default Rate for Student Loans Rises, Breaking Streak of Declines;
Faculty Getting More Confident in Tech Skills, but Students' Skills Are Slipping;
Thousands Of University Of California Retirees Receive Six-Figure Pensions; California Lawmakers Approve Anti-Offshoring Legislation;
NCAA basketball coaches, Adidas official charged in Justice Department bribery probe; Juicy Details From the FBI's College-Basketball Fraud Investigation;
Louisville fires Hall of Fame college basketball coach Rick Pitino in wake of federal corruption case;
A Big College Sports Business Is About to Get Bigger; How college hoops corruption became a federal investigation, and why it might get bigger;
9/22/17
TechNews for the week: September 22; September 20; September 18;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
The Rare, Potent Fuel Powering North Korea's Weapons; U.S. jets drop live bombs in a new show of force aimed at North Korea;
North Korea Delegation Walks out of U.N. Hall Before Trump Threat; In U.N. speech, Trump threatens to 'totally destroy North Korea' and calls Kim Jong Un the 'Rocket Man';
Trump announces new economic sanctions on North Korea over nuclear program;
U.S.-backed forces in Syria accuse Russia of airstrike; U.S. military closes outpost in southeastern Syria, ceding territory to Iranian proxies;
Russia threatens retaliatory strikes against U.S. troops and their allies in Syria; Israeli strikes hit weapons depot by Damascus airport;
C.I.A. Wants Authority to Conduct Drone Strikes in Afghanistan for the First Time; Trump Poised to Drop Some Limits on Drone Strikes and Commando Raids;
Trump pays tribute to the military, the U.N. and Americans by paying tribute to himself; How Namibia responded to Trump inventing a country called 'Nambia';
Iranian president rips into Trump as a 'rogue newcomer' to world politics; Iran Drone No Match For U.S. Patriot Missile As Israel Blows Hezbollah Aircraft Out Of The Sky;
Votes for independence in Catalonia and Iraqi Kurdistan face the point of no return;
Pence Up to His Neck in Trump Russia Scandal;
Trump campaign adviser was wiretapped under secret court orders; Manafort offered 'private briefings' on the 2016 race to a Russian ally of Putin;
Mueller requests extensive records and emails from the White House, including Trump's private discussions about Comey and Flynn;
Senate investigators postpone meeting with Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen;
Facebook to give Congress copies of 3,000 political ads bought through Russian accounts; As Russia probe turns to fake Facebook ads, Trump follows with a tweet;
RNC spent more than $230,000 in August to help pay Trump's legal fees in Russia probes;
The latest GOP plan to kill Obamacare has a new twist; Graham-Cassidy bill would cut funding to 34 states, new report shows;
Republican healthcare bill would leave up to 18 million more without insurance by 2019; Repeal bill can't guarantee protections for preexisting conditions;
Insurers Come Out Swinging Against New Republican Health Care Bill; Poll: 56 percent of Americans prefer the Affordable Care Act over the new GOP plan;
The new healthcare bill includes an 'Alaska Purchase' to woo a key senator; Republican plan to repeal Obamacare is the worst one yet;
McCain says he will vote 'no' on Cassidy-Graham bill, dealing potentially decisive blow to the health-care repeal effort;
Republicans take aim at state-and-local-tax deductions and raise ire of GOP legislators in blue states; Tax cuts quiet once-deafening GOP call for fiscal discipline;
Senate Republicans Embrace Plan for $1.5 Trillion Tax Cut; The Trump Wall Now Estimated to Cost $21.6 billion;
Fight over electoral district boundaries heads to top U.S. court; Voting commission member calls for hard-liner's resignation after email;
In message of defiance to Trump, lawmakers vote to make Calif. a sanctuary state;
Trump Administration Rejects Study Showing Positive Impact of Refugees;
Zinke tells Trump Shrink at least 4 national monuments and modify a half-dozen others; At EPA, guarding the chief pulls agents from pursuing environmental crimes;
Trump says he wants July 4 to be a military spectacle like Bastille Day;
President Trump's claim that 'we've had bigger storms' than Harvey and Irma;
Trump Declines to Release List of His Visitors at Mar-a-Lago;
Fed-up Illinois legislators head for the exit in big numbers;
Appeals court rules Police use of 'StingRay' cellphone tracker requires search warrant;
Charlottesville: Alt-Right Chief Boasts of Secret White House Links in Undercover Sting; Ohio firefighter: 'One dog is more important than a million' African Americans;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and computing issues
SC News and Politics
Be Better Prepared For Storms With New Disaster Fund; Draft Master Plan Out Of Character For West Ashley;
NSF Awards 10 South Carolina Colleges Grant For Advanced Materials Research;
Finance and Economics
In sign of U.S. economy's strength, Fed to start unwinding major stimulus program; International Tourism to the U.S. Declined in Early 2017;
S.&P. Downgrades China's Debt, Citing a Surge in Lending; European Commission to Outline New Ways to Tax Digital Companies;
While Premiums Soar Under Obamacare, Costs of Employer-Based Plans Are Stable; After single payer failed, Vermont embarks on a big health care experiment;
Why Big U.S. Banks Are "Very Afraid" of Bitcoin; Senate Republican tax chief wants dividend deduction in tax reform;
Governors Of Western States Discuss Region's Shortage Of Skilled Workers; Data Suggest H-1B Applicants "Having A Harder Time" Securing Approval;
Before Wisconsin, Foxconn Vowed Big Spending in Brazil. Few Jobs Have Come; Honda Investing $267M, Adding 300 Jobs At Two Ohio Factories;
Two Equifax executives will retire following massive data breach; Consumers, but Not Executives, May Pay for Equifax Failings;
U.S. Justice Department investigating Equifax execs who dumped shares before announcing breach; Equifax Sued by Mass. Over Breach, Says 100,000 Canadians Affected;
Study Warns That Coal and Nuclear Plant Closures Will Impact Energy Prices, Reliability.; Trump Administration Pursuing Change To Rules Governing Coal-Fired Power Plants;
India, Russia To Build Nuclear Power Plant In Bangladesh; Scana Says U.S. Attorney Probing Canceled Nuclear Project; Toshiba's chip drama ends with sale to a financial group;
Battery Storage Relies On Solar Industry For Growth; Research Team Envisions Preventing Blackouts By Moving Electricity Intercontinentally;
Polaris Testing Two Driverless Electric Cars In Detroit;
Hurricane Irma may speed the end of orange juice, America's biggest source of 'fruit';
Other news
The average American spent more than 9 full days getting to and from work last year;
White people are really confident that things are getting better for black people;
Stone Mountain: The ugly past - and fraught future - of the biggest Confederate monument;
5 tips for writing more effectively; The Two Things Killing Your Ability to Focus;
Education:
College Enrollment Falls For Fifth Straight Year; Foreign Students Increasingly Choosing Canada Over The US;
Why do all students need to be ready for college, career, and life? New Federal Rule Could Force States to Lower Graduation Rates;
California State University Faculty Oppose Changes In Remedial, Math Instruction; An argument that advanced mathematics instruction isn't useful;
How Generations X, Y, and Z May Change the Academic Workplace; 5 Jobs Powering the Modern College;
Trump Administration Taps New Leader for Black-College Initiative;
Student Loan Creditor, Fined for 'False' Lawsuits, Must Halt Collections; Western Governors U. Might Have to Repay $700 Million in Student Aid;
Purdue's Purchase of Kaplan Gets Go-Ahead From Education Dept.;
Napolitano Riffs on DeVos, Free Speech, and DACA;
Education Dept. Replaces Obama-Era Title IX Directives With New Interim Guidance; What You Need to Know About the Education Dept.'s New Guidance on Title IX;
The Free-Speech Stronghold; Berkeley Casts Doubt on Motives of 'Free Speech Week' Organizers, Citing Missed Deadlines; The Free-Speech Divide Is a Generation Gap;
After Faculty Outcry, UNC Will Allow Athletics Course to Be Taught Again;
Wheaton College football players face felony charges in alleged brutal assault on fellow student;
9/15/17
TechNews for the week: September 15; September 13; September 11;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
U.N. agrees to toughest-ever sanctions against North Korea ; North Korea lashes out over 'vicious' U.N. sanctions;
North Korea has fired another missile from near Pyongyang, reportedly over Japan again; How Russia quietly undercuts sanctions intended to stop North Korea's nuclear program;
U.S.-backed forces announce anti-ISIS push in Syria's oil-rich east; U.S. warplanes call off surveillance of an ISIS convoy, at Russia's request;
ISIS is near defeat in Iraq. Now comes the hard part; Russia fires cruise missiles at IS stronghold in east Syria; U.S.-backed Syrian fighters set red line for Assad in Syria's east;
Iraq fires Kirkuk governor in Kurdish referendum stand-off;
Afghan Anger Simmers Over U.S. Leaflets Seen as Insulting Islam;
Netanyahu's son posts classic anti-Semitic meme, drawing praise from neo-Nazis;
Israel's supreme court cancels conscription exemption law; Court Forces Israel to Face Its Ultra-Orthodox Problem; Rulings could hurt Netanyahu's governing coalition;
Israel to debate expanding settlement in east Jerusalem; With aid on border, Israel is courting Syrian 'hearts and minds' to keep Hezbollah away;
Russia kicks off war games with Belarus as U.S., NATO watch anxiously;
Saudi Arabia Detains Critics as New Crown Prince Consolidates Power;
Russian news agency RT now under scrutiny as foreign agent;
Trump signs Harvey aid bill after Republicans boo White House officials; Mar-A-Lago Has A Flood Insurance Policy Through The Federal Government;
Trump Appoints Climate Skeptics To EPA, DOE; Sam Brownback, governor of Kansas, heads for the exit;
White Supremacists Who Attacked Charlottesville Are Coming Back With a Vengeance;
Supreme Court justice puts hold on Trump refugee ban ruling;
Joe Arpaio got pardoned. But a judge isn't convinced she should toss his conviction;
Ryan, Pelosi to huddle on legislation to protect 'dreamers'; Employers, Colleges Moving To Protect DACA Beneficiaries;
Trump and top Democrats agree to work on legislation to save 'dreamers' from deportation; U.S. Army kills contracts for hundreds of immigrant recruits. Some face deportation;
McConnell: New debt ceiling vote won't be needed until 'well into 2018';
Medicare for All or State Control: Health Care Plans Go to Extremes; The dam is breaking on Democrats' embrace of single-payer;
Trump's voter fraud commission is hearing a proposal to make every voter pass a gun background check;
Kris Kobach's leap of logic on voter fraud in New Hampshire should be disqualifying; Kobach Pens Wildly Misleading Op-Ed About Voter Fraud;
Election commission official: 'High possibility' no changes will be recommended; Court blocks penalties in new New Hampshire voting law;
Trump May Restrict Voting Rights Ahead of 2020; Trump lied about 'voter fraud', now he wants to steal people's votes;
Supreme Court says Texas need not draw new districts now;
House Rejects Sessions Order Giving Cops More Power To Take Innocent People's Stuff;
Trump's legal team debated whether Kushner should leave White House;
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin requested government jet for European honeymoon;
Susan Rice Explains Why She Unmasked Trump Officials;
Trump is Refusing to Pay an Irish Man $17,000 for Wasting His Time Over a Wall;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and computing issues
SC News and Politics
Charleston's 34-year-old list of drainage projects not quite half done after $239 million;
What Government Gets Right and What it Needs More Help With;
Trumpite: GOP Leadership Obstructing The Trump Agenda;
Finance and Economics
U.S. median income hit $59,039 in 2016, the highest ever reported by Census Bureau; Middle-class incomes rise, but Census report shows worrying disparities;
US inflation hits seven-month high ahead of Fed meeting; Houston's Unsinkable Housing Market Undaunted by Storm;
How Stocks, Economy Will Suffer From Irma, Harvey ; Irma May Force Florida Insurers to Turn to Deeper Pockets;
Sarbanes-Oxley, Bemoaned as a Burden, Is an Investor's Ally; 4 Reasons U.S., Global Stocks Will Keep Rising;
As Amazon Pushes Forward With Robots, Workers Find New Roles;
Trump Blocks China-Backed Bid to Buy U.S. Chip Maker; France Leads European Effort to Change Taxation of Tech Companies;
South Dakota Court Rules Against Collection of Sales Taxes Online;
Cruise Automation Unveils "Mass Producible" Autonomous Cars;
Report: More Than 1,200 Companies Moving To Adopt Price On Carbon Emissions;
Solar Power Installations Continue To Grow; Energy Department Announces Obama's Solar Goal Met Early;
Man-Made Earthquakes Pose Greatest Risk To Cushing's Oil Infrastructure; Transmission Line Project To Connect Wind Energy From Wyoming To Southwest;
Underground Power Lines Not Necessarily Cheaper Or Safer;
DowDuPont announces changes to spinoff plans;
Other news
Who cares about hyphens, commas and capital letters? You should;
RT, Sputnik and Russia's New Theory of War;
Our Entire Credit Bureau System Is Broken;
Education:
U.S. News rankings of 2018 Best Colleges; U.S. News college rankings: UCLA ties Berkeley, West Point leapfrogs Annapolis;
Applying the Yardstick, Department by Department; Sizing Up Departments, Dollar by Dollar; Liberal-Arts Colleges Should Take Initiative in Defining Themselves;
The Economic Case for Letting Teenagers Sleep a Little Later; To Change Student's Dangerous Behavior, Understand Their Motives;
More Seniors (65 and older) Coping With Student Loans; Senate Appropriations Bill Includes Pell Grant Reset For Defrauded Students;
Nebraska State BOE Approves New Science Standards To Include Climate Change Curriculum;
Bipartisan Bill Aims to Provide Support for Homeless College Students;
Purdue Faculty Criticize Plans For New Online University; What Lies Ahead in the Campus-Speech Wars?
Mexican Universities Prepare for a Potential 'Tsunami' of DACA Students;
When Florida State U. Opened Up Free Parking, a Dealership Filled It With Infinitis;
The ugly truth about racism and coaches in the NCAA;
9/8/17
TechNews for the week: September 8; September 6;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
North Korea claims 'perfect success' of powerful nuke test; South Korea's defense minister suggests return of U.S. nuclear weapons to peninsula;
The timing of North Korea's nuclear test could not be worse for China's president; North Korea's Nuclear Arsenal Threatens China's Path to Power;
Putin says sanctions against N. Korea 'useless and ineffective'; warns US over arming Ukraine forces; China will back fresh U.N. measures on North Korea over nuclear tests;
Trump pushing to cancel trade deal with S. Korea, which could stoke tensions as they face the N. Korea nuclear crisis;
Syria Says Israel Bombed a Military Base; Israel army to hold drill simulating war with Hezbollah;
Netanyahu's Wife To be Charged With Fraud Over Lavish Dinner Parties and Private Chefs; Israeli Prime Minister's Wife, Sara Netanyahu, to Be Indicted for Fraud;
White House walks back promise about Trump donating his 'personal money' to Harvey victims;
U.S.-backed forces seize Raqqa's Old City from ISIS, but a tough fight lies ahead; Iran tests home-grown air defence system;
Russian Election Hacking Efforts, Wider Than Previously Known, Draw Little Scrutiny; Key Figure Behind 'Trump Dossier' Stonewalled Senate Investigators;
Facebook says it sold political ads to Russian company during 2016 election;
Trump Jr. says he can't recall White House role in explaining meeting with Russians; Says He Wanted Russian Dirt to Determine Clinton's 'Fitness' for Office;
Trump administration announces end of DACA; Nearly 800,000 undocumented 'dreamers' affected; Tech Companies Urge Congress to Act After Trump Dumps DACA;
White House claims 'dreamers' take jobs away from blacks and Hispanics. Here's the truth;
Trump sides with Democrats on spending bill and debt limit, putting Republicans in awkward position;
Trump and Schumer, the Senate's top Democrat, agree to pursue a deal to repeal the debt ceiling;
Senate approves hurricane aid package and debt-ceiling agreement; House votes to send $15.3 billion Harvey aid package to Trump; funds government through Dec. 8;
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Inactive; Trump nominates Oklahoma politician and climate skeptic to run NASA;
Trump allies worried departure of key aide will throw White House off balance;
Janet Yellen's No. 2 at the Fed is stepping down; Rep. Charlie Dent, outspoken GOP moderate, will not seek reelection;
Trump returns to false tax claim as he pushes for reform;
Prominent Republicans Urge Supreme Court to End Gerrymandering ;
Appeals court, 2-1, gives Texas OK to use new voter ID law;
Federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's limited view of travel ban;
Florida sheriff threatens jail for anyone with outstanding warrants seeking shelter;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and computing issues
SC News and Politics
State of West Ashley High School Address; Teacher Recruitment and Retention Big Problem in CCSD;
A New Middle Road On Confederate Monuments;
Finance and Economics
European Central Bank Signals End of Cheap Money Era is Coming; Nafta Negotiations: What's at Stake in the Second Round;
The Real Reason the U.S. Has Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance; Minnesota Finds a Way to Slow Soaring Health Premiums;
What's The Harm In Excessive CEO Pay? Answer: Long-Term Damage To Shareholders And Pension Funds;
Report: 83% Of Companies Using AI Say It Creates Jobs;
Bringing Information Technology to Construction Job Sites; Eager to Create Blue-Collar Jobs, a Small Business Struggles;
Duke Cancels Nuclear Plants; Promises $6B Billion In Investments;
Chicago Bridge & Iron's Latest Setback: A $558M Charge; Fluor Out, Bechtel In at Georgia Power's Troubled Nuclear Project;
Solar Power Could Prove Competition For Wyoming Wind Energy Plans; Solar Companies Reaching Out To Farmers In Will County, Illinois;
Texas Refineries Begin Reopening; Republicans suddenly seem to like unions again;
Equifax execs dumped stock before the hack news went public;
Other news
How water damages a flooded house and which parts can be saved;
Federal government has long ignored white supremacist threats;
The Purpose of Having a Social Security Number;
A two-decade crusade by conservative charities fueled Trump's exit from Paris climate accord;
Did Obama allow a 'back door' to citizenship through DACA?
Education:
How Online Graduate Programs Convey Degrees At Significantly Lower Costs; Colleges Experience International Student Enrollment Declines;
Less Than 20% Of NY 8th Graders Who Took Exam Are Proficient In Math; 'We didn't know it was this bad': New ACT scores show huge achievement gaps;
Michigan Gambled on Charter Schools. Its Children Lost; Promise and Peril for Undocumented Students; U. California Sues Trump Administration Over DACA Decision;
Citing Obama-Era Failures, DeVos Will Replace Landmark Directive on Sexual Assault;
ED Ceases Cooperation With CFPB On Student Loans;
Majority of UNC Board Criticizes Handling of Confederate Statue at Chapel Hill; Board Votes to Ban U. of North Carolina Civil-Rights Center From Litigating Cases;
College Football's New Secret Weapon: Coaches Who Don't Coach;
Football Favoritism at F.S.U.: The Price One Teacher Paid; Florida State U. President Disputes 'New York Times' Article on Favoritism for Athletes;
9/1/17
TechNews for the week: September 1; August 30; August 28;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
South Korean military says North Korea has launched what may be another ballistic missile; North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan, Renewing Tensions in Asia;
South Korea responds to North Korea with a bunker-busting missile perfect for Kim; We're stuck with North Korea for the long haul;
Trump Says He Will Not Talk to North Korea. Experts Fear He Will; Five myths about missiles;
Hezbollah: Iran's Middle East Agent, Emissary and Hammer; Trump's Middle East Gaffe;
Netanyahu says Israel won't retreat on Jewish settlements: 'We are here to stay forever'; UN Chief Wrangles With Netanyahu Over Demolishing Settlements;
Netanyahu's housekeeper is on a mission to bring him down;
Iraqi military reclaims city of Tal Afar after rapid Islamic State collapse; With Referendum Approaching, Kurds Wait for More U.S. Military Aid;
India withdraws troops from disputed Himalayan region, defusing tension with China;
Trump administration orders three Russian diplomatic facilities in U.S. closed following expulsion of American diplomats from Russia;
Trump directs Pentagon to implement ban on transgender recruits; Transgender ban frozen as Mattis moves forward with new review of options;
Trump pardones former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose hardline views on immigration have allied him with the president; Pardon may not be upheld by a US court;
Months before pardon, Trump asked Sessions about dropping federal case against Arpaio, an ally in his anti-Obama 'birther' crusade;
Sebastian Gorka, fiery nationalist and Bannon ally, quits White House; Trump 'fires longtime aide because he did not get enough people at Phoenix rally';
Trump's cybersecurity advisors resign en masse; Trump confronts top aide's harsh public rebuke of Charlottesville response;
Just Another Mattis Pep Talk?: How "Hold the Line" speaks to civilian and military audiences;
Civil-Rights Official Lists Attacking Hillary Clinton on Resume;
Mueller's team issues subpoenas to lobbying firms as part of Russia probe; Trump and Manafort get big reminder that pardon power does not extend to state crimes;
While Trump ran for president, his company was pursuing plan to develop Trump Tower in Moscow;
Donald Trump's debt to Deutsche Bank; Top Trump Organization official asked Putin administration for help with business deal during U.S. presidential campaign;
Attorney General Jeff Sessions's claim that a violent crime wave is sweeping the nation; Black-clad anarchists attack right-wing demonstrators in Berkeley;
Trump to Fully Restore Military Surplus Transfers to Police;
FEMA director calls Hurricane Harvey a 'devastating disaster', could be the worst in Texas history;
Trump would slash disaster funding to the very agencies he's praising for Harvey response;
Trump turns down Mexico's offer of disaster aid, choseing ideology over helping victims of Hurricane Harvey;
Trump voting panel apologizes after judge calls failure to disclose information 'incredible';
Breaking down President Trump's speech on his tax plan; The GOP is looking for ways to pay for tax cuts. Your 401(k) may bear the cost;
Federal judge temporarily blocks Texas's 'sanctuary cities' law, which was to take effect Friday; Challenge That Blocked First Trump Travel Ban Is Settled;
GOP Illinois Governor Signs Major Voting Reform Into Law; vetoes bill to raise state's minimum wage to $15 an hour;
'Remember, we only kill black people,' Georgia police officer told a woman - on camera;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Math and science
Web and computing issues
SC News and Politics
Gov. McMaster wants to bar refugee ; McMaster proposes 401(k) plus more changes to state retirement system;
Redrawing Political Lines Is Best Hope For Better Legislature;
Finance and Economics
US economy has strongest quarter since 2015; U.S. job growth slows in August; Millennials earn 20% less than Boomers did at same stage of life;
Should Taxes Be Raised or Benefits Cut to Fix Social Security? The Public's Response Wasn't Even Close;
Trump officials slash advertising, grants to help Americans get Affordable Care Act insurance;
Gasoline Soars and Dollar Dented as Tropical Storm Harvey Rages; How Hurricane Harvey will impact prices at the gas pump;
Taxpayers face lion's share of $50bn storm Harvey bill;
Trump calls NAFTA the 'worst trade deal ever made.' But in Mexico, it is changing the culture; Trump rejected China steel offer his officials backed;
Republicans say that a tax overhaul will free up funds for investment and stimulate the economy; The 17 US companies with the biggest piles of cash;
Shortage Of Skilled Workers Threatens Infrastructure Push; White House To Use Incentives To Spur Private Investment In Infrastructure Projects;
Finland says no fighter deal with Boeing after Trump's comments; Trump Forges Ahead on Costly Nuclear Overhaul;
Six global banks join forces to create digital currency; Wells Fargo Review Finds 1.4 Million More Suspect Accounts;
GE Digital Software Aims At "Paperless Manufacturing";
South Carolina South Carolina Leads States In Use Of Robot Technology In Manufacturing; Nike Using Static Electricity, Robots To Make Sneakers;
DuPont Finalizes Merger With Dow;
Other news
What Trump's Generation Learned About the Civil War; Trump Is A 19th-Century President Facing 21st-Century Problems;
What White Supremacists and Racists Get Wrong About the Confederacy; Why are so many white men so angry?
How Kids' Sports Became a $15 Billion Industry;
Education:
Georgia To Introduce Career-Path Assessment System In All High Schools; California Boosts Technical Education; States Face Increased Teacher Shortages;
Iowa Officials Press Training For "Middle Skills" Jobs; Two Major Coding Schools Closing;
Community College President Says Policymakers Need To Be Aware Of Real State Of College Students;
Reports Finds Graduates With Student Loans Are Managing Them Better; But Student Loan Debt Reaches $1.4 Trillion;
For-Profit Colleges Find Few Reasons to Lobby a Friendlier Education Dept;
Under Fire, These Professors Were Criticized by Their Colleges;
American U. Expels 18 Students for Involvement in Underground Student Group;
Colleges Confront the Perils of Frats; One University Is Challenging an Ugly 'Tradition' Among Students;
Bingo Card for First Faculty Meeting of the Year;
The most peculiar injury risk in college football: 10 hours a day in dress shoes;