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9/27/2024
TechNews for the week: September 27; September 25; September 23;
Ukraine/Russia war
Russia warns West and Ukraine of 'disastrous consequences' if Kyiv moves against Belarus ; Putin issues new nuclear threat against the West;
Volunteers dying as Russia’s war dead tops 70,000 ;
With $39 Billion Loan for Ukraine, Europe Moves Ahead Without U.S.;
Zelenskiy holds flurry of bilateral meetings at UN to shore up support for Ukraine; Zelenskiy tells UN Russia must be forced into peace;
Biden announces $8 billion in military aid for Ukraine;
Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet Donald Trump following Republican backlash over US trip;
Russian missiles and drones target Kyiv for 5 hours and hit Ukraine's power grid;
US,Israel/Hamas Conflict
Fund manager Steven Eisman put on ‘indefinite leave’ after Gaza comments;
Israeli forces shove at least four men off West Bank roof, videos show;
Hezbollah handed out pagers hours before blasts - even after checks; Netanyahu vows ‘whatever action is necessary’ as Hezbollah clash widens;
Lebanon says at least 100 killed, 400 wounded as Israel launches ‘extensive’ strikes on Hezbollah; Lebanon says Israeli airstrikes kill at least 182;
More than 270 people were killed and over 1,000 were injured in the deadliest day of Israeli attacks in Lebanon since at least 2006;
Lebanon reels after Israeli strikes kill nearly 500; Israel vows to return people north. Many residents see war as only way;
Raising the Stakes, Israel Gambles That Hezbollah Will Back Down; Israel vows more strikes in Lebanon as death toll soars, thousands flee;
Hezbollah fires missile toward Tel Aviv as conflict expands; Hezbollah's tunnels and flexible command weather Israel's deadly blows;
Israel is preparing soldiers for a possible ground maneuver in Lebanon;
U.S., France and other nations call for 21-day cease-fire deal between Israel and Hezbollah; Israel rejects US-backed Lebanon ceasefire plan, hits Beirut again;
Israeli Bulldozers Flatten Mile After Mile in the West Bank;
White House says cease-fire proposal in Lebanon was coordinated with Israel; Netanyahu dismisses Hezbollah cease-fire push, confounding White House;
Hezbollah is pounded by Israel, but key ally Iran is reluctant to intervene; Israel says it struck Hezbollah HQ in downtown Beirut;
Hezbollah leader was target of strike in Beirut, says person familiar with information shared by Israel;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Russia's new Sarmat missile suffered major test failure; Russia has secret war drones project in China, intel sources say;
China tests intercontinental ballistic missile in Pacific for first time since 1980; Chinese nuclear-powered submarine sank this year, US official says;
Police quotas, surveillance trap North Koreans in China;
Japan’s ruling party elects Shigeru Ishiba as new prime minister;
Philippines eyes future missile launchers purchase, to retain US Typhon system;
Sri Lankans elect Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy; Dissanayake's push for Sri Lanka economic change leaves IMF deal, debt rework in limbo;
Iran gave Russia missiles but no launchers; Iran's Guards ban communications devices after strike on Hezbollah;
Iran’s Dilemma: How to Preserve Its Proxies and Avoid Full-Scale War;
Gas explosion at Iranian coal mine kills at least 51, state media says;
U.S. downplays talk of Iraq withdrawal, says troops will stay in Syria;
Sudan's army launches push to retake ground in capital;
Hungarian PM Orban's aide sparks outrage with Soviet 1956 invasion comment;
Germany's Scholz escapes far-right win in home state;
France names a new government, seeking to end turmoil from July’s election; France Prepares to Raise Taxes on Businesses and the Rich;
Argentina’s poverty rate soars above 50% under Javier Milei;
Mexican president blames the US for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges;
Biden to address UN General Assembly for the last time as president;
Gun rights, gender transitions, medical pot among issues SCOTUS will tackle this term;
Sweeping bill to overhaul Supreme Court would add six justices; One judge, one courthouse: Why judge-shopping is an issue in the U.S.;
Judge partially blocks Transportation Dept. program for minorities and women;
The Biden administration announced an initiative to ban Chinese-developed software from cars in the United States, citing national security concerns.;
Congressional leaders unveil deal to avert shutdown, boost Secret Service funds; What made the cut in Congress’s plan to avert a shutdown — and what didn’t;
Johnson’s government funding plan B disappoints conservatives; Trump’s shutdown push falls flat with Republicans;
Johnson Defies Trump On Voter ID, Backs Spending Bill Opposed By Most House Republicans; House GOP feels déjà vu as new funding fight ends with no wins;
Speaker Johnson says House will not approve ‘Christmas omnibus’; Trump makes last-minute push for alternative stopgap with voting provisions;
Senate passes bill to avert government shutdown, sending it to Biden and setting up another spending fight in December;
Congress has long struggled to pass spending bills on time;
GOP senator opens door to tax negotiations in lame-duck session;
House Passes Bill Weakening Environmental Regulations On Federal Microchip Projects; Effort to force vote on Social Security bill stirs unrest in House GOP;
GOP presses ahead with holding Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan testimony;
Congress’ failure to pass the farm bill reflects a long history of hunger as a political tool;
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair targeted in deepfake call with ‘malign actor’ posing as Ukrainian;
Boebert, Colorado reporter spar: ‘Oh, you’re going to fact-check me during the interview’;
McConnell criticizes conservative ‘cult of personality’ around Viktor Orbán;
With Few Wins to Highlight, House Republicans Head Home to Chase Votes;
With crime on the election agenda, FBI gives final 2023 crime stats;
A Congressman Had an Affair. Then He Put His Lover on the Payroll; GOP congressman Clay Higgins (La.) posts, then deletes, racist comments about Haitians;
Trio of sex scandals create unwelcome September surprises for GOP;
New York City Mayor Eric Adams indicted amid an apparently wide-ranging corruption probe;
2 injured in California courthouse explosion;
California sues ExxonMobil for lying about plastics being recyclable;
Justice Department finds Lexington, Miss., police ran illegal ‘debtor’s prison’;
Lawsuits allege deadly 2021 Texas blackouts were an inside job;
Election issues
58 percent favor electing presidents based on popular vote;
Arizona’s top court says voters missing citizenship proof can receive full ballots;
Warnock: Georgia hand-counted ballot rule is ‘effort to turn the democracy on its head’;
GOP effort to change how Nebraska allocates electoral votes hits roadblock; In blow to Trump, Neb. governor does not plan session on electoral votes;
In 2020, Trump complained the election was rigged. This time, he’s doing the rigging;
GOP asks court to change voting rules in one state, with impact for all;
Montana Voting System Shut down After Kamala Harris Left off Ballot;
Investigation launched into Wisconsin mayor who removed ballot drop box;
North Carolina removes 747,000 from voter rolls, citing ineligibility;
Department won’t provide election security after sheriff’s posts about Harris yard signs;
Democratic group launching legal fund for state officials ahead of election;
Latest strategy in fighting election skepticism: Radical transparency; Partisan election integrity gap at record high;
Accurate Polls Hinge on a Tricky Question: Who’s Actually Going to Vote?
Republicans’ Electoral College Edge, Once Seen as Ironclad, Looks to Be Fading;
Crunchtime for Election Interference: October Is the Month of Mischief; News Outlets Brace for Chaos on Election Night (and Perhaps Beyond);
Campaign politics
Trump Claims Harris’s Rallies Are Smaller. We Counted - Harris' were larger; Harris posts huge cash advantage over Donald Trump;
Harris Hits Core Campaign Themes in Emotional Forum With Oprah Winfrey; Criticizing Oprah, Trump Falsely Claims He Appeared on Her Show’s Final Week;
Harris campaign accepts Oct. 23 CNN debate, but Trump calls date ‘too late’;
Harris urges investment in industry and cites her middle-class roots; Hundreds of economists, former policymakers endorse Harris;
5 takeaways from Harris’s MSNBC interview with Stephanie Ruhle;
Harris border visit to focus on curbing fentanyl flow, boosting resources for border agents ;
Obama and Biden achievements that Trump claims for himself;
Democrats fear pollsters are undercounting Trump;
As President, Trump Demanded Investigations of Foes. He Often Got Them; Trump’s second-term agenda on LGBTQ issues alarms civil rights groups;
How JD Vance reopened the health care fight; JD Vance, in 2020 messages, said Trump ‘thoroughly failed to deliver’;
Musk’s X blocks Vance dossier, drawing parallels to Hunter Biden flap;
Trump foments distrust of federal law enforcement over assassination attempt probe;
‘Get them the hell out’: Trump continues attacks on immigrants in Ohio town; Trump says he will ‘protect’ women. Many don’t see it that way;
Trump plays the fear card on the economy – and it seems to be working; Trump threatens John Deere with 200 percent tariff if it outsources manufacturing;
Trump says he’d threaten to blow Iran ‘to smithereens’ over candidate threats;
Trump campaign’s ground game worries some Republicans;
Bannon issues ‘message to MAGA’ from prison;
In Tight U.S. Presidential Race, Latino Voters’ Preferences Mirror 2020;
In critical Ohio Senate race, crypto cash looks to tip the scales;
Senior staff members for N.C. gubernatorial hopeful Mark Robinson resign amid porn site scandal;
Trump news and classified doc case
Ty Cobb on Cannon getting alleged would-be Trump assassin’s case: ‘You can’t make this up’;
Jan 6th indictment and fallout
Judge allows lengthy brief in Trump case, rejecting claim of election impact;
Jack Smith lays out Jan. 6 case against Trump. Will filing be public?
Trump organization NY fraud trial
Meet Barbara Jones, the ex-judge now policing Trump’s business moves;
Appeals panel signals skepticism over NY civil fraud case against Trump;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
FDA approves first nasal spray flu vaccine for use at home;
Person dies of mosquito-borne illness EEE in New York;
What Repeat COVID Infections Do to Your Body, According to Science;
That Message From Your Doctor? It May Have Been Drafted by A.I.;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Interest Rates Fall, but Central Banks Are No Longer in Lock Step;
ECB doves to push for rate cut in Oct, hawks to dig in;
Business and Economics
World economy faces pressures similar to 1920s slump, warns Christine Lagarde;
Fed jumbo rate cut puts pressure on money market fund investors; Fed rate cuts will put money in pockets, but a mood shift may take time;
Inflation Falls to Lowest Level Since 2021, Boosting Hopes for More Interest Rate Cuts; Q3 results: Start up the engine for Q4;
Dow hits fresh record, stocks close out strong week as inflation cools;
Consumers' Confidence in the Economy Just Dropped the Most in Three Years;
Older Tech Workers Filing More Age Discrimination Complaints;
Stock notch new highs on China stimulus, Fed easing bets;
China rolls out broad rate cuts and other stimulus to spur weak economy; People's Bank of China injects cash, unexpectedly lowers 14-day reverse repo rate;
House Republicans Push For Stronger Guardrails On Research Partnerships With China;
Saudi Arabia ready to abandon $100 crude target to take back market share;
Biden Administration Proposes Ban On Vehicles With Chinese Technology; New US rule would require GM, Ford to halt imports of cars they build in China;
Stellantis CEO follows Chinese route to avoid EV tariff 'trap'; Volkswagen digs in as workers threaten strikes over plant closures;
Google Set To Refute DOJ’s Antitrust Claims As Trial Continues; Google Files Antitrust Complainant Against Microsoft in EU;
Grocery chains are bigger than ever. See who runs the stores near you;
Boeing strike costs top $1.4 billion as pressure on company mounts; Boeing Union Says Company 'Missed the Mark' With New Contract Offer;
U.S. agency calls for urgent action on Boeing 737 rudder systems;
U.S. Accuses Visa of Monopoly in Debit Cards;
A Looming East Coast Port Strike Could Shake the Economy;
Motel 6 sold to Indian hotel operator for $525 million;
Kushner’s Fund Has Reaped Millions in Fees, but So Far Returned No Profits;
Trump’s Low-Tax, High-Tariff Strategy Could Clash With Economic Realities;
Finance
How to move abroad as an American;
Home buyers are required to sign new contracts with their agents. Here’s what to watch out for;
Other news and history
How Trey Parker and Matt Stone Bought a Mexican Restaurant and Nearly Lost Their Minds;
Education:
U.S. News Releases Annual College Rankings; Florida Tops U.S. News Higher Education Rankings;
Report Says Decline In Higher Ed Confidence May Be Overstated; Study Shows Decline In College Plans Among Public High School Students;
Corequisite Courses Not Solving College Graduation Issues; Enrollment Of Undocumented Students Declines At California Universities;
US Naval Academy Defends Race-Based Admissions; Vanderbilt University Approves NYC Campus Expansion;
Older Adults Face Rising Student Loan Debt; Cardona Says FAFSA Updates Are On Schedule; Indiana Faces Another Year Of FAFSA Delays;
GAO Releases “Damning” Report On Education Department’s FAFSA Overhaul; Watchdog sheds light on FAFSA fiasco, from a birthday bug to call center failures;
Study Highlights Rising Costs Of Graduate Degrees; Cal State Campuses Brace For Significant Budget Cuts;
Arizona State University To Implement Tuition Surcharge, Close Campus After Funding Cuts;
Report Highlights Challenges In California Community College Transfers; Error by state budget writers could cost WA community colleges a bundle;
Newsom Vetoes Bill On Undocumented Student Employment In State Colleges;
University Of California Chancellors Receive Significant Salary Increases; Most Florida Professors Meet New Post-Tenure Review Standards;
Penn State Removes Student Newspaper Racks Over Political Ads;
Higher Ed Groups Push Back Against House GOP Campus Free Speech Bill; US House Passes Anti-Hazing Bill For College Campuses;
Teachers Address AI’s Struggles With Math Education; How Teachers Can Help Students Develop Deeper Understanding Of Math;
Debate Over AI’s Role In Education Intensifies In New School Year; Using AI ethically in writing assignments;
New Video Series Highlights Black Males In STEM;
University Of California Faculty Associations Charge University With Suppressing Pro-Palestinian Speech;
Cornell University Faces Backlash Over Plans To Suspend Pro-Palestinian Protesters;
University Of Maryland President Seeks Independent Review After Plagiarism Allegations;
New York City’s schools chancellor will resign;
Brandeis President Resigns Following No Confidence Vote;
University Of San Francisco President Resigns Abruptly;
9/20/2024
TechNews for the week: September 20; September 18; September 16;
Ukraine/Russia war
NATO military committee chair, others back Ukraine's use of long range weapons to hit Russia;
Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment building, one dead, 42 injured;
$50 Billion in Aid to Ukraine Stalls Over Legal Questions;
Ukrainian drones hit missile warehouse deep in Russia in massive blast;
US,Israel/Hamas Conflict
New Israeli poll shows Netanyahu's party advancing;
Missile fired from Yemen lands in central Israel;
How far-right minister Ben Gvir weaponised Israel’s police;
Israel expands war goals on Lebanon border as U.S. tries to calm tensions; Israeli Defense Minister Tells U.S. Military Action Against Hezbollah Is Needed;
At least eight people were killed and over 2,700 injured in simultaneous explosions that shocked and confused people across Lebanon;
Israel planted explosives in pagers that Hezbollah had bought and then triggered them with a fake message, American and other officials said;
More deadly blasts, apparently linked to electronic devices, hit Lebanon a day after a pager attack targeted Hezbollah;
Gold Apollo says Budapest-based BAC produces model of pagers used in Lebanon blasts;
Hezbollah leader says device attacks are an ‘act of war’ against Lebanon, as Israeli warplanes fly over Beirut;
Israeli man charged with aiding ‘Iran-backed’ plot to kill Netanyahu;
Israel carries out ‘targeted’ strike in Beirut suburb, military says;
Israeli forces deepen raid in Rafah, kill 14 people across Gaza;
Israel challenges ICC prosecutor’s call to arrest its leaders;
‘Big Short’ fund manager Steven Eisman says he is ‘celebrating’ Gaza destruction;
Israel said it killed several senior Hezbollah commanders in an attack on Friday that flattened a high-rise tower, with dozens reported dead and injured;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Putin's commodities ban threat puzzles Russian firms and officials; Putin orders Russian army to become second largest after China's at 1.5 million-strong;
NORAD again tracks Russian military aircraft near Alaska coast;
Navy announces new strategy to counter China; US military, seeking strategic advantages, builds up Australia's northern bases amid China tensions;
First conviction under Hong Kong's new national security law for wearing "seditious" T-shirt;
Taliban begins enforcing new draconian laws and Afghan women despair;
Sweeping Iraq Raid Killed 4 ISIS Leaders;
Once Considered Foes, Iranian-Backed Groups Get a Warm Welcome From Iraq;
Biden’s arms transfers to Israel under internal investigation;
Saudi Crown Prince Says No to Israel Ties Without Palestinian State;
Tunisia jails presidential candidate in pre-election crackdown;
Von der Leyen names new European Commission with focus on security, competitiveness;
Biden and U.K.’s Starmer meet amid storm over Ukraine weapons;
John Roberts’ Secret Trump Memo Revealed in Huge SCOTUS Leak; How Roberts Shaped Trump’s Supreme Court Winning Streak;
‘Sotomayor Rule’ exposes the Supreme Court’s porous ethics code;
Alaska man charged with threatening to kill six Supreme Court justices;
Climate Activists Petition Supreme Court To Reinstate Lawsuit against the government;
Biden Administration Ratchets Up Tariffs on Chinese Goods;
Tech companies don’t want to pay up for power-hungry data centers;
FBI investigating Trump golf club episode as a potential assassination attempt; Suspected gunman has a quixotic past;
Neo-Nazi extremists stoked anti-Haitian sentiment in Springfield; Ohio GOP governor: ‘I don’t recognize the Springfield that Trump and Vance describe’;
Springfield mayor: City officials told Vance staffer Haitian migrant rumors were ‘baseless’;
GOP senator insults Arab American advocate at hearing on hate crimes;
Kentucky judge shot and killed in his chambers by local sheriff;
Internal report blames Secret Service for multiple security failures that led to the July assassination attempt against Trump;
Republicans question proposal to boost Secret Service funding;
Civilian drone ‘incursions’ are disrupting wildland firefighting operations; Federal Agencies Ignore Public Health Impact Of Extreme Heat;
Senate confirms 12th LGBTQ lifetime judge under Biden, breaking Obama-era record;
House passes $3B veterans funding patch as Republicans scoff at massive VA shortfall;
Republicans block Senate Democrats’ IVF bill;
Lawmakers Make End Run Around Speaker Johnson on Disaster Bill;
5 Republican factions to watch in the government funding fight; Senate Republicans losing patience with Johnson as shutdown nears;
Massie (R-KY): Johnson spending plan is ‘an undead but doomed zombie’; House votes to reject GOP bill to avert government shutdown ;
Senate will move stopgap funding bill as government shutdown looms;
Republicans shift to plan B to prevent shutdown; House eyes vote early next week on bipartisan CR;
Democrats target tax avoidance before cuts expire in 2025; U.S. hostages still owe taxes. Congress might not help;
Schumer calls out Trump for ‘selective amnesia’ on SALT;
A Georgia Work Program Previews How Trump Could Reshape Medicaid;
Former officer says he and fellow police lied about fatal beating of Tyre Nichols;
New Court Filings Place Matt Gaetz at a Party at the Center of the Sex Trafficking Scandal;
Election issues
Texas judge dismisses Paxton lawsuit targeting Democratic voter registration;
Court may decide if Arizonans with missing citizenship records can vote in state races;
Microsoft president says election has become ‘Iran vs. Trump,’ and ‘Russia vs. Harris’; Elon Musk’s X Skips Senate Hearing On Election Threats;
Mail voting faces significant challenges ahead of November;
More than 100 GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election;
Network of Georgia election officials strategizing to undermine 2024 result;
Pro-Trump Georgia election board orders counties to hand-count ballots, a move critics say will cause chaos;
Trump talks to Nebraska lawmaker in push to change state’s electoral vote allocation to block Harris’s easiest path to victory;
GOP lawmakers from Nebraska urge state to flip to winner-take-all electoral system;
Supreme Court declines to reinstate Jill Stein on Nevada’s ballot;
71 percent of Americans worry officials won’t accept election results; Former governors urge successors to certify election results;
Suspicious mail containing white powder sent to election offices in at least 16 states;
Trump’s Talk of Prosecution Rattles Election Officials;
Ohio sheriff says to ‘write down’ addresses of homes with Harris signs;
Campaign politics
When Political Memes Take on a Lie of Their Own; GOP looks the other way as Trump pushes unorthodox trade proposals;
Harris, Trump in tense battle over Puerto Rican voters in Pennsylvania;
Abortion vs. Border Security: New Mexico House Race Tests Dueling Messages;
Trump Divides Arizona’s Crucial Mormon Vote; Arizona's battle over crucial copper mine poised to sway US election;
Vance Describes Plan to End Ukraine War That Sounds a Lot Like Putin’s; Zelensky: Trump Ukraine statements are ‘election messages’;
Trump can’t accept his poor debate. He’s spiraled into conspiracy theories; Republicans Don’t Want to Talk About Jan. 6. Trump Can’t Help Himself;
Trump pledges to deport Haitians in Ohio city if elected even though the majority are in the United States legally; 54 percent of Americans back mass deportation of immigrants;
Donald Trump’s campaign says former president is safe after gunshots in his vicinity in Florida; Trump seeks to rally support after possible second assassination attempt;
Trump quips he wishes Biden hadn’t called him: ‘He was so nice to me’; Hannity says Trump told him he ‘really wanted to finish the hole’;
Defense witness for George Floyd murderer appears in pro-Trump ad;
Trump said in a fundraising email Sunday that he “will NEVER SURRENDER”; Elon Musk’s pro-Trump super PAC ramps up swing state operations;
Think Donald Trump isn't really serious about being a dictator? Think again; Trump, Using Harsh Language, Urges Democrats to Tone Down Theirs;
5 takeaways from Trump’s town hall with Sarah Huckabee Sanders; Trump Makes Big Promises, With Little Detail, for Michigan’s Auto Industry;
Trump calls for undoing part of his own tax law, vowing to 'get SALT back';
Trump Isn't Happy With 50 Bps Rate Cut Maneuver: 'I Guess It Shows The Economy Is Very Bad';
Harris Condemns Trump’s ‘Hateful’ Claims About Springfield, Ohio;
Trump says if he loses election, Jewish voters would have ‘a lot’ to do with it; Former Georgia lieutenant governor says Trump is ‘not God’: ‘He’s a loser’;
Tense Teamsters Meeting With Harris Ends With an Endorsement Still Dangling; Teamsters will not endorse a candidate for president, in blow to Democrats;
House Democrats’ campaign arm raises $22M in August;
Democrats build momentum in Texas Senate race; Dems bank on boost from Florida’s abortion and marijuana ballot measures;
GOP likes its chances of defeating Tester in Montana;
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of NC vowed to stay in the governor's race after CNN reported on inflammatory comments he left years ago on a porn site;
Trump news
Trump fan targets MAGA foes with menace - and gets away with it;
Jan 6th indictment and fallout
With one exaggerated anecdote, Trump kneecaps his Jan. 6 defense;
Trump argues revised D.C. indictment threatens presidential authority;
Georgia and other election indictments
Georgia lieutenant governor won’t face charges connected to 2020 election;
Mark Meadows’s Arizona charges to stay in state court, federal judge rules;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia;
5 stretches to test your flexibility. (It may help you live longer.);
Not ready for a knee replacement? You might be able to fix your cartilage instead;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
SC Education Department partners with conservative media platform PragerU;
Business and Economics
Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by a half-point; Fed rate cut on collision course with 2024 election politics;
Stocks Hit Record High a Day After Fed’s Big Interest Rate Cut;
U.S. reportedly to seek 6M barrels for Strategic Petroleum Reserve; Global refiners face profit slump as new plants come online;
America’s real wages are up under Biden-Harris;
Report: Congress Has “Starved” Regional Technology And Innovation Hubs Program;
Trump’s Proposal to End Taxes on Overtime Pay Could Cost Billions;
China’s economy softens in August as Beijing continues to grapple with lagging demand; Goldman Sachs, Citigroup cut China's 2024 growth forecast to 4.7%;
Norway is now the world’s first to have more EVs than gas-powered cars;
Judge in Brazil Lifts Freezes on Bank Accounts for X, Starlink;
Layoffs Are Few. So Why Are Jobs Harder to Find? Harris pledges to remove degree requirements for federal jobs, challenges private sector to match;
Google’s Ad Tech Trial Raises Concerns As Industry Debates Divestiture, Future Dominance;
In the U.S., opioid-maker Purdue is bankrupt. Its global counterparts make millions;
Boeing’s Strike Halts Airplane Production at Key Plants;
Boeing Workers Intent On Extended Strike In Pursuit Of Wage Gains;
Boeing to Begin Temporary Layoffs Because of Strike;
G.M. Electric Vehicles Gain Access to Tesla Chargers;
UAW president announces strike vote against Stellantis;
FAA Proposes $633K In Fines For SpaceX; SpaceX Criticizes FAA Over $633,000 Fine;
Turmoil strikes 23andMe as board members resign in dispute with founder;
Tupperware files for bankruptcy, citing sales slump;
Trump Rolls Out His New Cryptocurrency Business; Trump Media shares jump as ex-president says he will keep his stake; Trump Media & Technology's Stock Can't Stop Falling;
Airlines Are Coming for Your Carry-Ons;
US passport renewal can now be done online;
Finance
The 2025 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Is Almost Official. Here's How Much Retirement Benefits Could Increase Next Year;
Sports
Shohei Ohtani reaches 50-50: Dodgers star makes MLB history;
Other news and history
The star-making machine that created “Donald Trump”;
Education:
College Enrollment Declines Amid Rising Costs, Prompting Interest In Skilled Trades; More High School Seniors Opt For Workforce Over College;
UT-Austin Tightens Automatic Admission Criteria; University Of Wisconsin System Halts Campus-Level Enrollment Reporting;
Georgia Governor Credits Program For College Enrollment Increase;
Iowa Universities Address FAFSA Delays; Federal Judge Extends block on Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan;
Wealth-Based Pell Grant Proposed To Mitigate Student Debt, Racial Wealth Equality; Biden Announces New Federal Investments In HBCUs;
Education Department Delays Gainful Employment Reporting Deadline To Jan. 15;
University Of Wisconsin System Orders Leaders To Limit Public Statements; Georgia Tech Announces College Of Lifetime Learning;
Parents Debate Access To College Grades;
States Push For Enhanced Civics Education In Colleges; Conservatives Push For Viewpoint Diversity In Academia;
Heritage Foundation Launches College Rating Guide; the Report Card;
Florida Tenure Reviews Lead To Faculty Terminations; Florida Professors Seek Jobs Elsewhere Due To Political Climate;
US Naval Academy Faces Legal Challenge From Anti-Affirmative-Action Group; Yale, Princeton and Duke Are Questioned Over Decline in Asian Students;
Kentucky Lawmakers Discuss University DEI Efforts; Iowa Board Of Regents Reviews DEI Programs For Compliance With Law;
Pandemic Hurt Middle Schoolers’ Science Skills; Report Highlights Disparities In Post-COVID Learning Recovery For Special Ed Students, English Learners;
History Teachers Are Replacing Textbooks With the Internet; AI Tutor Boosts Learning In Less Time For Harvard Students;
Most Teens Have Discussed How To Use AI More Responsibly In School; Black Students More Likely To Face AI Cheating Accusations;
Most US Teens Use Generative AI. Most of Their Parents Don’t Know;
Rutgers University President Resigns, Effective At End Of Academic Year;
Florida Board Of Governors Plans New Oversight Rules Over Selection of University Presidents;
University Of Kentucky Faculty Express Retaliation Concerns after a No-Confidence Vote;
Appeals Court Allows Conservative University Of Louisville Professor’s Retaliation Lawsuit To Proceed;
Pro-Palestinian Activists Sue University Of Maryland Over Decision To Cancel Oct. 7 Rally;
New College Of Florida Funding Plan Raises Concerns;
Colleges Granted More Discretion In How They Handle Research-Misconduct Cases;
9/13/2024
TechNews for the week: September 13; September 11; September 9;
Ukraine/Russia war
US says deep strikes in Russia no game-changer after Zelenskiy plea; Ukraine’s Kursk offensive has triggered doubts among Russian elite, spy chiefs say;
Ukrainian Forces Block Russian Advance on a Key Eastern Town; Russia takes Ukrainian town in advance on Pokrovsk;
Iran ships ‘hundreds’ of ballistic missiles to Russia; Russia produces kamikaze drone with Chinese engine;
Ukraine Fires Deadly Drone Barrage at Russia, Taking War Closer to Moscow;
Top Senate Democrat joins House Republicans in urging Biden to allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russia;
How Russia’s Steady Advance Threatens Ukraine’s East;
Russia launches counteroffensive against Ukraine in Kursk border region ;
US,Israel/Hamas Conflict
Hamas’s Release of Hostage Videos Inflames Divisions in Israel; Biden cease-fire push falters again after new demand by Hamas;
Israel Strikes Schools Turned Shelters in Gaza;
Three Israelis killed in shooting on West Bank-Jordan border; Blinken demands ‘fundamental changes’ to Israeli operations in West Bank after killing of American activist;
New video and witnesses challenge Israel’s account of U.S. activist’s killing in West Bank;
UN rights chief urges states to challenge Israel over occupation;
Gazan authorities reported huge craters and entire families missing after Israel said it struck a humanitarian zone to target a militant center.;
ICC prosecutor seeks ‘urgent’ arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders; Israel is lobbying members of Congress to press South Africa to drop ICJ genocide case;
Dozens killed, wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza tent camp; Israel Strikes Area Packed With Displaced Civilians;
U.N. agency says six of its staff among those killed in Israeli strikes; UN chief says lack of accountability on UN staff killings in Gaza 'unacceptable';
The US sends wrong signals on Israel and democracy;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Russia’s election influence efforts more sophisticated than recent years, officials say; Russia Secretly Worms Its Way Into America’s Conservative Media;
Putin casts naval exercise with China as bid to counter US in the Pacific; Russia says it could "combine" with China if they faced a threat;
Russia expels U.K. diplomats; Putin warns against deep strikes with Western weapons;
North Korea reveals uranium site as Kim Jong Un demands more nuclear weapons;
China approves plan to raise retirement age from January 2025;
Iran's president visits Iraq amid Middle East tensions; Europe canceling direct flights with Iran, joins US sanctions over weapons deliveries to Russia;
Prince Salman Announces Saudi Women to Decide Their Dress Code;
US supports two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa;
Edmundo González, likely winner of Venezuela election, flees to Spain;
Mexican lawmakers pass contentious judicial overhaul after fleeing protesters;
The pope said both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are “against life,” suggesting Catholics choose the “lesser of two evils.”;
The Democracy Scorecard;
Southern California officials plead for help as cross-border sewage crisis poisons air;
Facebook is blocking emergency warnings as wildfires roar through West;
Justice Alito Reported $900 Concert Tickets From a German Princess;
Judge strikes down North Dakota’s near-total abortion ban; Missouri abortion rights measure is invalid, judge says days before deadline;
Leaders of white nationalist platform charged for allegedly inspiring attacks;
Heritage Foundation Spreads Deceptive Videos About Noncitizen Voters; Elon Musk’s misleading election claims reach millions and alarm election officials;
Before she allegedly became a Russian asset, Lauren Chen was the darling of conservative YouTube;
After Bomb Threats and Political Vitriol, Springfield Ohio Mayor Says Enough;
Naturalized citizens fired up to vote this year;
How Tennessee Keeps Nearly Half a Million People From Voting; More than 210,000 transgender voters could have problems casting ballots in this year’s election;
DeSantis’s election police agents question people who signed abortion ballot petition;
DeSantis Spars With Abortion Rights Backers Over Florida Ballot Measure; Abortion foes use government power to fight red-state ballot measures;
Top North Carolina court rules ballots must be reprinted without RFK Jr.’s name;
The first 2024 ballots are in the mail. Here’s what to know;
White House rebukes Republicans over partisan plan to avert shutdown;
Speaker Johnson plowing ahead with funding plan despite GOP opposition; House GOP government funding plan gets chilly reception from Senate Republicans;
Johnson’s government funding bill advances despite GOP defections; Mike Johnson pulls stopgap funding plan over widespread GOP opposition;
Republicans push for clean stopgap as leaders regroup on shutdown plan;
Johnson’s next steps on government funding fight could determine whether he gets to keep leading the House GOP;
Trump complicates Speaker Johnson’s plan to avoid government shutdown; Speaker Johnson threatens a government shutdown to boost Trump's election lies;
Democrats to hold hearing on Supreme Court’s Trump immunity decision;
Sen. Tuberville blocks promotion of defense secretary’s top military aide;
Trump Allies Are Working on Plans to Privatize Fannie and Freddie;
House GOP warns Chinese maritime cranes pose national security risk at ports;
Big Tech Executives To Testify On Election Threats At Senate Committee Hearing;
Lobbying World: American Investment Council adds McCarthy, Scalise alum;
Parts of Texas ‘out of water’ as the rest dries out, ag commissioner says;
Judge sides with Illinois attorney general in lawsuit over Chicago Trump Tower’s water use ;
New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigns amid corruption investigation;
Campaign politics
Donald Trump’s and Kamala Harris’s biggest donors; Harris-Walz policy proposals;
Dick Cheney endorses Kamala Harris ‘to put country over partisanship’; Generals come to Harris' defense on Afghanistan;
Trump rants, resurfaces sexual assault allegations for 49 unfocused minutes; Pro-Trump 'influencers' allegedly secretly funded by Russia now call themselves 'victims' ;
Vance Declines to Denounce Carlson After Interview With Holocaust Revisionist; Vance pushes false accusations of Haitians eating pets;
Trump cashes in during final weeks of his presidential campaign;
Trump returns to his favorite debate playbook: It’s all unfair; Trump pledges to jail opponents, baselessly suggests election will be stolen from him;
Fact-checking GOP Trump fliers flooding swing-state mailboxes;
As Debate Looms, Trump Is Now the One Facing Questions About Age and Capacity;
In a fierce debate, Kamala Harris put Donald Trump on the defensive, and kept him there; 6 Takeaways From the Debate;
The Moment Trump Couldn’t Resist Bungling; ‘They’re Eating the Cats’: Trump Repeats False Claim About Immigrants;
For Trump, Tariffs Are the Solution to Almost Any Problem; Trump says more tariffs will stop wars. Experts disagree.;
Trump Is Making Promises That Many Economists Call Unrealistic;
4 takeaways from the first Trump-Harris presidential debate; 5 takeaways from the first Harris-Trump debate;
Kamala Harris’s and Donald Trump’s best and worst debate moments;
What the world thought of US debate;
Fact-checking 55 suspect claims, mostly Trump’s, in debate with Harris; Trump peddles conspiracy theories, debunked claims throughout debate;
Trump floats punishment for ABC after debate; Chris Wallace: Debate was ‘devastating’ for Trump;
Speaker Johnson says Trump ‘clearly prevailed’ in debate; House Republicans bemoan Trump debate performance: ‘Not good’;
Trump rips Neil Cavuto after Fox host said he ‘decisively lost’ debate;
Donald Trump said he wouldn’t debate Kamala Harris again;
Grieving Ohio father to Trump and Vance: Stop using my son ‘for political gain’;
Trump stokes suspicions about assassination attempt, raising fears of more violence;
Haitian Americans fear for their safety after Trump repeats false claims about immigrants and pets;
Mobile DNC billboard at Trump event to feature Harris crowd size jab;
Democrats fear Trump will out-perform polls again;
Why Donald Trump can say anything and still win the election; De Niro says Trump not running with ‘right intentions’: ‘It’s insanity’;
Trump’s time with Loomer, a far-right activist, upsets his GOP allies;
In Narrowly Divided North Carolina, a Light Blue County Is Key for Harris;
Trump's NY hush money case
New York’s top court throws out Trump gag order appeal;
Georgia and other election indictments
Georgia judge dismisses two more charges against Trump in election case;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
Girls may be starting puberty earlier due to chemical exposure;
More women had their tubes tied after Roe v. Wade was overturned;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
South Carolina Governor Calls For College Consolidation Study Due To Stagnant Enrollment;
Report: More than $150M intended for SC college scholarships unspent;
South Carolina Supreme Court ruling strikes down state-funded vouchers to private schools;
West Ashley Piggly Wiggly site plans approved weeks after being introduced, but not without hiccups;
Banking news
European Central Bank Cuts Rates for Second Time in Three Months;
US audit firms ordered to bring in outsiders to oversee quality;
Federal Reserve halves proposed capital requirement rise for largest US banks;
Atlanta Fed president violated trading rules, inspector general finds;
TD Bank Fined $28 Million for Sharing Inaccurate Information About Its Customers;
Business and Economics
Inflation eased further in August, cementing expectations that the Federal Reserve will make a long-awaited interest rate cut next week;
Household incomes rose last year for the first time since 2019; Inflation was higher in metro areas with greater 2020 Trump support;
Over 40% of US Gulf of Mexico oil output shut-in by Francine;
Administration To Approve Major Solar Project And Transmission Project In Nevada;
House Approves Bill To Restrict EV Tax Credits For Cars With Chinese Parts;
Boeing machinists go on strike after rejecting contract;
Chinese car sales fall for fifth straight month; China warns carmakers of risks in building plants overseas;
GM Holding Talks On Possible Deal To Use Technology From Chinese Firm CATL;
Big Lots bankruptcy: The roughly 300 stores already set to close in the US;
EU Court Rules Against Apple and Google; Apple Loses EU Tax Case, Has to Pay $14.4B;
Huawei unveils trifold phone one day after Apple event; Huawei seeks to steal spotlight from Apple with launch of $2,800 tri-fold smartphone;
Retail, consumer CEOs see shorter tenures as boards act more quickly;
Elon Musk Plans To Relocate X Headquarters To Texas;
How Haitian immigrants fueled Springfield's growth;
Trump Media’s Stock Plunges After Debate; Trump Media stock plunge has cost Trump $4 billion in potential wealth;
Trump planning Monday launch of crypto business;
Other news and history
Michael Lewis The Canary;
The Language That Doesn’t Use ‘No’;
Mary Trump returns with more stories of her family’s deep dysfunction;
Education:
AAUP Survey Reveals Faculty Morale Issues In Southern States;
Bipartisan House Bill Would Cap Federal Student Loan Interest At 3%; Millions Of Borrowers Not Paying Student Loans In Hopes Of Receiving Forgiveness;
Preliminary Observations on Borrower Repayment Practices after the Payment Pause;
Democratic Report Says Administration’s Student Debt Relief Plan Would Benefit African Americans, Low-Income Borrowers;
CFPB Announces $120 Million Settlement With Navient For Mishandling Federal Student Loans;
College Enrollment Rates Increase For Class of 2024; Common App Expands Direct Admissions Program;
Oklahoma State Regents For Higher Ed Propose Rule On Diversity Training; University Of North Texas Eliminates Employee Groups Due To Anti-DEI Law;
Harvard’s Black Student Enrollment Dips After Affirmative Action Ends; University Of Virginia Publishes Demographic Data Post-Affirmative Action Decision;
Brown University Trustee Resigns In Protest Over Upcoming Divestment Vote;
Penn Ends Institutional Statements On World Events;
Virginia Colleges Struggle To Implement Reparations Law;
College Student Activism Continues Amid Increased Campus Security;
Georgia Tech Ends Partnership With Blacklisted Chinese University;
Notre Dame Appoints TikTok Professor To New Science Outreach Role; Schools Face Challenges Recruiting STEM Teachers;
Internet Archive Court Ruling Challenges Digital Library Programs In Higher Ed;
Fourteen States Commit To Reducing Chronic Absenteeism;
Report Highlights Internship Supply-Demand Gap;
States Develop AI Guidance For K-12 Education;
Sasse’s University Of Florida Presidency Faces Continuing Scrutiny;
9/6/2024
TechNews for the week: September 6; September 4;
Ukraine/Russia war
Ukraine launches massive drone attack on Russian energy infrastructure; Ukraine carries out one of its biggest-ever drone attacks on Russia;
Russia says it will change nuclear doctrine because of Western role in Ukraine;
Russian missile attack rocks Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine; Russian strike on Ukrainian city kills at least 41;
Zelensky says Ukraine will hold seized Russia land indefinitely; Ukraine’s foreign minister resigns in largest shake-up since war began;
Russian air attack kills four members of same family in Ukraine's Lviv;
Zelenskyy pushes US to allow long-range weapons use in Russia;
US,Israel/Hamas Conflict
As Israel Keeps Fighting in West Bank, Residents in One Battle Zone Reel From the Damage;
Protesters flood the streets of Israel, labor union announces general strike after recovery of six dead hostages in Gaza;
U.S., with Qatar and Egypt, preparing final ‘take it or leave it’ cease-fire deal;
Strike over Netanyahu hostage policy brings parts of Israel to a halt; Netanyahu pushes back on pressure: ‘No one will preach to me’;
Netanyahu defended his contentious plans for a continued Israeli occupation of a land strip in Gaza and ignored calls for a cease-fire;
Hamas Documents Show Tunnel Battle Strategy; Justice Dept. charges Hamas leaders with terrorism, citing Oct. 7 attack;
UK to halt exports of some arms to Israel citing possible law breaches;
Gazans Grapple With Prospect of Israeli Presence Postwar;
War within a war: Israel takes aim at Hamas militants in Lebanon;
Israel, with the help of the US, Has Built an Economy Fueled by Genocide at Home and Abroad;
U.S. woman fatally shot at West Bank protest; witnesses say Israeli forces shot her;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Putin travels to Mongolia, defying international court arrest order;
US accuses Russia of using state media to spread disinformation before the November election; Russia says it will take action against US media in response to media charges;
Justice Dept. charges 2 Russians in alleged scheme to fund propaganda videos; Activists Charged With Pushing Russian Propaganda Go on Trial in Florida;
China warns Japan of retaliation over potential new chip curbs; Malaysia says it won't bow to China's demands to halt oil exploration in the South China Sea ;
Azerbaijan's ruling party retains parliamentary majority after snap vote;
Tunisian presidential candidate arrested ahead of October election;
Racing the Clock to Document ISIS Genocide of Iraq’s Yazidis;
As Germany’s far right reaches milestone moment, extremists grow bolder; East Germans Lean Toward Extremes in State Elections;
5 Takeaways From Germany’s Regional Elections After Far-Right Makes Historic Gains;
Turkey seeks to join the BRICS bloc of emerging economies, a Kremlin official says;
Venezuela orders arrest of opposition candidate who claimed victory;
Honduran president faces call to resign as video scandal intensifies;
Chinese migrants flock to Mexico in search of jobs, a future and, for some, a taste of freedom;
Biden Administration May Cement Asylum Restrictions at the Border;
Supreme Court allows HHS to divert funds over abortion referrals;
Former top US bankruptcy judge in the hot seat over relationship scandal;
During the Trump administration, the Justice Department subpoenaed congressional aides’ communications without their knowledge;
Speaker Johnson’s opening salvo on spending draws GOP doubts; Four things that could complicate Congress’s efforts to avert shutdown;
Nevada’s Horsford likely to rejoin Ways and Means panel;
House Democrats ask Trump if he illegally accepted $10 million from Egypt;
US Officials Push For Legislation To Rein In AI-Generated Disinformation;
Bipartisan reps ask for enhanced classified information training;
Republicans Seize on False Theories About Immigrant Voting;
How Republicans learned to stop worrying and love early voting;
Former aide to NY governor Kathy Hochul charged with acting as an agent of China;
Steve Bannon asks federal judge to release him from prison early;
Hunter Biden offers plea in tax case, in effort to avoid second criminal trial;
How Trump helped spark a culture war with his 1776 Commission on patriotism;
Boebert defends vote against veterans’ health benefits, saying she didn’t want to spend ‘$600 billion forever’;
Campaign politics
Trump contradicts himself on abortion, searching for a winning message; Trump speaks at Heritage-sponsored event after disavowing Project 2025;
More Voters, Especially Women, Now Say Abortion Is Their Top Issue; Former Miss Teen USA Contestant Rebukes Vance for Using Her Flub to Attack Harris;
Trump Abruptly Walks Out Of A Press Conference After Being Asked One Question; Trump backs plan that would give Musk broad role in U.S. policymaking;
Trump says he had ‘every right’ to interfere in election; Trump’s Foreign-Policy Influencers;
Harris makes pitch to union voters in ‘blue wall’ states; In Labor Day union rally, Harris slams Trump for overtime benefits, tax cuts;
Harris to transfer nearly $25 million to help down-ballot Democratic candidates;
Trump appears to have misled Gold Star families on troop deaths in Afghanistan;
Anti-Trump GOP group launches $11.5 million ad buy in swing states;
Trump knows abortion could decide this election. Democrats need to act like it; Democrats target Trump’s muddled abortion message;
5 takeaways from Trump’s town hall with Hannity; Trump Questions Fairness of Next Week’s Debate at a Town Hall;
Trump Tax Cuts Would Cost More Than Almost All Federal Agencies; Trump Says He Would Ban Mortgages for Undocumented Immigrants;
Harris raised $361 million in August, nearly three times Trump’s haul;
Despite Trump’s claims, killings are down. Feds credit real-time intelligence;
Trump campaign pulls away from Minnesota, Virginia and New Hampshire after Harris surge;
Kamala Harris ran her office like a prosecutor. Not everyone liked that;
Gaza conflict roils presidential race;
Haley’s Voters Size Up a Scrambled Presidential Race;
GOP sees worrying signs in North Carolina governor’s race;
RFK Jr. fought to get on N.C. ballots. Now he’s suing to get off them;
Florida Senate race is dead heat;
Trump news and classified doc case
Watchdog seeks Cannon removal from Trump documents case;
Trump's NY hush money case
Judge denies Trump bid to move hush money case to federal court; Appeals court weighs Trump’s bid to toss E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse verdict;
New York judge delays Trump sentencing in hush money case until after presidential election;
Jan 6th indictment and fallout
Trump to plead not guilty in Jan. 6 superseding indictment; Trump election case shifts usual US Justice Dept stance on presidential power;
Trump’s Federal Election Case to Go Back Before a No-Nonsense Judge; Trump lawyers spar with judge over pace of D.C. election interference case;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
Alaska governor vetoes expanded birth control access as a judge strikes down abortion limits ;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
A school cop was accused of sexual misconduct with kids. He kept his job for years;
Nikki Haley joins PR firm Edelman;
Banking news
Russian court freezes Raiffeisen shares in local bank, blocking sale;
Business and Economics
US stocks turn in worst week in 18 months as slowdown fears mount ;
Leaked Reports and Political Heat Are Testing Trust in Economic Data;
Dow slides 600 points, Nasdaq sinks 3% as Nvidia leads chip sell-off; Crude oil's plunge wipes out YTD gains; gasoline sinks to near three-year low;
$1.3B in unpaid taxes recovered from high-income Americans;
US job growth misses expectations in August; unemployment rate slips to 4.2%; What Federal Reserve Officials Said After Friday's Jobs Report;
OPEC+ to delay October oil output increase for two months;
Investment banks cut China GDP forecasts as confidence wanes; China to pitch green tech exports to African leaders as Western curbs loom;
Global supply chains can’t skirt China rare earths crackdown; China warns Japan of retaliation over potential new chip curbs;
Biden is preparing to block Nippon Steel’s purchase of U.S. Steel in stunning move,;
Vladimir Putin’s flagship Arctic gas project struggles to lure customers;
Volkswagen considers historic German plant closures in cost drive;
Tesla Plans To Launch “Full Self Driving” In Europe And China in Early 2025;
Hotel workers across the U.S. go on strike; About 10,000 Hotel Workers Walk Off the Job on Labor Day Weekend;
Intel CEO to pitch board on plans to shed assets, cut costs; Intel's Dow status under threat as struggling chipmaker's shares plunge;
Nvidia's selloff, renewed growth concerns hammer stocks; Nvidia Denies Reports Of DOJ Subpoena;
Musk’s Twitter investors have lost billions in value; Marketers threaten to cut spending on Elon Musk’s X in record numbers;
Judge Rules Former Twitter Workers Can Sue X For Age Discrimination;
Verizon to buy Frontier in $20 bln deal to boost fiber network in U.S.;
Amazon Challenges NLRB Ruling In Support Of Staten Island Union;
Report Highlights Credential Shortages For Middle-Skills Jobs;
Finance
Allstate receives approval for 34% increase in homeowners insurance rates;
Other news and history
Melania Trump teases memoir: ‘I feel a responsibility to clarify the facts’;
Education:
Survey Reveals Declining Confidence In Higher Ed; Job Market Tightens For Recent Graduates; College Majors Impact Earnings Potential;
Princeton Tops WSJ’s US College Ranking; Harvard Ranks “Dead Last” In Free Speech Report;
Higher Learning Commission Introduces Guidelines For Reduced-Credit Bachelor’s Degrees;
Survey Of Professors At Southern Schools Reveals Concerns Over Political Interference; Universities Face Increasing Political, Social Pressures;
After SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling, MIT’s Newest Class Has Fewer Black, Hispanic Students, More Asian-Americans;
Amherst, Tufts Observe Drops In Black Enrollment After Affirmative Action Decision; Supreme Court Decision Affects Black Enrollment At Some Colleges;
Supreme Court Ruling Impacts Diversity At UNC, While Other Schools Vary; University Of Pennsylvania Announces New Office Of Religious And Ethnic Inclusion;
Arkansas Lawmaker Vows To Eliminate DEI Programs In Higher Ed;
The country’s largest publishers sue Florida over school book bans;
GOP State AGs Sue To Block New Administration Student Loan Relief Plan; Federal Judge Blocks Administration’s Latest Student Debt Forgiveness Plan;
Dorm room makeovers are becoming more popular — and can cost thousands; More Universities Struggle To Accommodate Students In Campus Housing;
California Bill Aims To Allow Undocumented Students Campus Jobs;
Employers Unconcerned About Campus Unrest Impact On Recruiting; Pro-Palestinian Activists Struggle To Revive Demonstrations At Columbia, Other Schools;
Louisiana Sees Success With Corequisite Math Courses; NCES Survey Reveals K-12 Student Performance Lag;
Education Sector Saw Record Number Of Ransomware Attacks In 2023; FCC Announces Program Aimed At Boosting Cybersecurity For Schools, Libraries;