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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Fidel Castro's international allies and leftist leaders from around the world paid their respects to the deceased Cuban ruler

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Economy|Trump to Announce Carrier Plant Will Keep Jobs in US

New York Times - ‎8 hours ago‎
The Carrier plant in Indianapolis. The company had previously announced plans to move 2,000 factory jobs from Indiana to Mexico. Credit Joshua Lott for The New York Times.

From a parade of foreign leaders, a glowing farewell to Fidel Castro

Washington Post - ‎5 hours ago‎
HAVANA - Fidel Castro's international allies and leftist leaders from around the world paid their respects to the deceased Cuban ruler Tuesday night at a massive outdoor farewell ceremony, honoring him with effusive praise that cut a stark contrast ...

'People were basically running for their lives': At least 3 dead as fires engulf Tennessee towns

Washington Post - ‎11 hours ago‎
GATLINBURG, Tenn. - A calamitous and deadly wildfire engulfed two tourist towns near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, along with much of the surrounding timberlands, destroying more than 150 homes and businesses, displacing thousands of ...

Donald Trump Proposes Two Illegal Responses to Flag Burning

NBCNews.com - ‎7 hours ago‎
When a president-elect advocates two blatantly illegal punishments for Americans engaged in free speech, as Trump did Tuesday morning, it is significant.

Trump fills his cabinet one millionaire and frog leg at a time

New York Daily News - ‎33 minutes ago‎
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump sits at a table for dinner with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (r.) and his choice for White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus (l.

Colombia plane crash: Mourners and investigators search for answers

CNN - ‎3 hours ago‎
Near Medellin, Colombia (CNN) Kickoff was set for Wednesday night. Chapecoense, a Brazilian soccer team representing the city's 200,000 residents, would take the field in Medellin against Colombian club Atlético Nacional in the first leg of the Copa ...

UN Chief: Israeli-Palestinian Peace Prospects Under Threat

ABC News - ‎10 hours ago‎
Ban Ki-moon, whose 10-year tenure as U.N. secretary-general ends in a month, said Tuesday that the international community must make clear that it remains committed to peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians because the prospects of an ...

2 Miners Dead, 6 Missing After Copper Mine Tremor in Poland

New York Times - ‎49 minutes ago‎
WARSAW, Poland - A spokeswoman for a Polish mining company says rescuers have recovered a body after a massive cave-in at a copper mine following an earth tremor, bringing the confirmed death toll to two, with six people still missing.

Students lag peers in math, science

Tribune-Review - ‎4 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - American students have strides to make when it comes to math and science, where they lag behind a solid block of East Asian countries, according to results released Tuesday from an international exam.

Nepal proposes constitution amendment to meet ethnic demands

Washington Post - ‎4 hours ago‎
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Nepal's government proposed amending its new constitution to carve out a new state to meet the demands of an ethnic group whose protests for bigger federal state last year left more than 50 people dead.

Islamic extremist mole in German intel agency a recent hire

Fox News - ‎39 minutes ago‎
BERLIN - Germany's domestic intelligence service says an employee suspected of trying to pass along sensitive material to Islamic extremists had only been working for the agency for a short time.

China tells Taiwan to stay out of Hong Kong debate

Reuters - ‎3 hours ago‎
Pro-independence activists Yau Wai-ching (L) and Baggio Leung meets journalists outside the High Court after the court disqualified them from taking office as lawmakers in Hong Kong, China November 15, 2016.

San Jose: One of two inmates who escaped from jail captured

The Mercury News - ‎2 hours ago‎
Santa Clara County police officers look for jail escapees on Inman Way in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group).

After Democrats' Losses, Nancy Pelosi Becomes a Symbol of What Went Wrong

New York Times - ‎7 hours ago‎
Representative Nancy Pelosi of California is expected to be re-elected as the House minority leader, but she is caught in a debate about the party's identity.

Inside Trump and Romney's Jean Georges dinner

CNN - ‎6 hours ago‎
Washington (CNN) If it was New Year's Eve, they could have spent $888 per head on a tasting menu. But instead, President-elect Donald Trump met potential secretary of state nominee Mitt Romney Tuesday at Jean Georges, a three-Michelin star New York ...

Breaking Silence, Officer Testifies About Killing of Walter Scott

New York Times - ‎7 hours ago‎
Michael T. Slager, a former North Charleston police officer, testifies about the shooting death of Walter L. Scott during a traffic stop in April 2015.

Equipment operator dies in accident at Cirque du Soleil in SF

SFGate - ‎1 hour ago‎
A Cirque du Soleil technician was killed Tuesday night when he was struck by a lift during a pre-set of the “LUZIA” show near San Francisco's AT&T Park, authorities said.

Trump's Election Calls Attention To Electoral College And Small Federal Agency

NPR - ‎4 hours ago‎
So here's a riddle: What college doesn't have a campus, or professors, or students or even a football team? Give up? The Electoral College!

Trump Victory Tour Set as Cabinet Comes Together

New York Times - ‎12 hours ago‎
President-elect Donald J. Trump named two new cabinet picks, Representative Tom Price of Georgia, for health and human services, and Elaine Chao, a former labor secretary and the wife of Senator Mitch McConnell, to head the Transportation Department.

OPEC Decision Day as Ministers Meet to Salvage Deal on Oil Cuts

Bloomberg - ‎55 minutes ago‎
After weeks of often tense negotiations, OPEC ministers meet in Vienna on Wednesday to try and salvage a deal to cut oil production and prop up global prices.

RBS fails Bank of England stress test, must bolster capital

Reuters - ‎2 hours ago‎
A branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland is seen in the City of London, Britain, December 16, 2014. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo.

Trump taps billionaire investor Ross for commerce secretary

Washington Post - ‎46 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - Wilbur Ross, the billionaire investor considered the “king of bankruptcy” for buying beaten-down companies with the potential to deliver profits, is expected to join President-elect Donald Trump's senior economic team as commerce ...

Day of protests targets McDonald's, O'Hare, others for higher wages: 'Bills don't wait'

Chicago Tribune - ‎13 hours ago‎
Airport workers went on strike Nov. 29, 2016, at O'Hare International Airport. The workers are demanding higher wages and benefits.

Global stocks gain ahead of OPEC meeting

U.S. News & World Report - ‎16 minutes ago‎
FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014, file photo, an American flag flies in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. U.S. stocks started slightly lower early Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, as the price of oil tumbled almost 4 percent.

Arrests mark downtown LA labor march, but LAX protest is peaceful

The Daily Breeze - ‎6 hours ago‎
At Los Angeles International Airport, a large gathering of workers protesting for a $15/hr minimum wage marched around the airport.

Amazon Employee Attempts Suicide After Sending Email to Colleagues

Fortune - ‎13 hours ago‎
Including CEO Jeff Bezos. An Amazon employee jumped from a building at the company's Seattle headquarters after reportedly sending a disgruntled email to CEO Jeff Bezos and hundreds of his co-workers.

Facebook Messenger launches Instant Games

TechCrunch - ‎15 hours ago‎
Bored while you wait for someone to text back? Now you can challenge friends for high scores on Facebook Messenger's new Instant Games, like Pac-Man, Space Invaders, and Words With Friends Frenzy.

Internet Archive putting database in Canada to keep it from Trump

The Hill - ‎12 hours ago‎
“On November 9th in America, we woke up to a new administration promising radical change,” the organization wrote in a blogpost explaining the move.

2017 Honda CR-V first drive

Digital Trends - ‎4 hours ago‎
Honda's brawny people-mover gets beefier but it also gets a smoother ride for its latest iteration. Honda is in the midst of a product renaissance.

Samsung Could Be About to Release the Results From Its Galaxy Note 7 Probe

Fortune - ‎31 minutes ago‎
“We are considering all possibilities to find out the exact cause of the accidents.” Korean electronics giant Samsung SSNLF -12.28% will reportedly announce the final results of an internal investigation into what went wrong with the Galaxy Note 7 by ...

AMD will sneak-peek its high-end Zen CPU in December, starting a new CPU war

PCWorld - ‎11 hours ago‎
If the performance and prices fit the rumors, Intel's pricey chips will finally have some competition. Gordon Mah Ung By Gordon Mah Ung.

10 quick 'Final Fantasy XV' tips that make the game easier

Mashable - ‎10 hours ago‎
You just have to get the hang of it. Just like every other Final Fantasy released since the days of NES, XV is an unapproachable game that doesn't always explain itself very well.

Report: Intel plans to make the Core i7 the brains behind self-driving cars

PCWorld - ‎11 hours ago‎
So far, BMW's like this M2 have shied away from purely autonomous driving. But that might change with a partnership from MobileEye, Delphi, BMW -- and maybe Intel.

'Manchester by the Sea' Named Best Film of the Year by National Board of Review

Variety - ‎14 hours ago‎
“Manchester by the Sea,” a critically adored drama about a grieving janitor, was named best film of the year by the National Board of Review on Tuesday.

A&E's “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath”: Your antidote to seasonal belief disorder

Salon - ‎2 hours ago‎
Barely 40 seconds into opening episode of A&E's “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath,” premiering Tuesday at 10 p.m.

Is There a Future for Ben and Lauren? Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell Weigh In on Season 2

E! Online - ‎7 hours ago‎
The first season finale of Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell's Freeform series just aired, which means we're now wondering if there's a season two in store for the couple, who recently halted the plans for their wedding.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Henry Simmons Breaks Down That Major Mack Twist

E! Online - ‎2 hours ago‎
While the big challenge at hand during tonight's episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. may have been the desperate attempt to rescue Coulson (Clark Gregg), Fitz (Iain de Caestecker) and Robbie (Gabriel Luna) from whatever dimension the blast in Eli's lab ...

Beyond 'Hamilton,' for Better and for Worse

New York Times - ‎9 hours ago‎
From left, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson at the world premiere of the movie “Moana.” Mr. Miranda was one of the Disney film's songwriters, and Ms. Cravalho and Mr. Johnson voiced the main characters.

Hillary Clinton Makes Surprise Appearance at UNICEF Gala to Honor Katy Perry

Billboard - ‎4 hours ago‎
Hillary Clinton made rare post-election appearance at UNICEF's annual Snowflake Ball to surprise honoree Katy Perry, an outspoken supporter throughout her presidential campaign.

'The Voice': Top 10 Vie For 8 Semifinal Spots With Killer Performances — Recap

Hollywood Life - ‎Nov 28, 2016‎
Ten are left, and with the semifinals just one week away, the remaining contestants have a LOT at stake with their performances in the Nov. 28 episode.

Five potential Oregon coaching candidates after Mark Helfrich's firing

Sports Illustrated - ‎5 hours ago‎
Chip Kelly? P.J Fleck? A look at who the Ducks might turn to after Mark Helfrich's firing. Share. Pete Thamel. Tuesday November 29th, 2016.

College Football Playoff rankings: Washington joins Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson

USA TODAY - ‎8 hours ago‎
The outcome of the Ohio State-Michigan showdown had a significant impact on the College Football Playoff picture. The overtime loss by the Wolverines became Washington's gain as the Huskies moved into the No.

Mets finally realize Cespedes is 'worth the aggravation'

New York Daily News - ‎4 hours ago‎
SO HOW did the Mets go from wanting no part of Yoenis Cespedes on a long-term deal a year ago to pushing aggressively to lock him up through 2020?

Allen leads No. 5 Duke past Michigan State 78-69 (Nov 30, 2016)

FOXSports.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
Duke's Grayson Allen (3) collides with Matt Jones as Michigan State's Joshua Langford (1) defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C.

Thousands mourn Chapecoense after crash

ESPN FC - ‎1 hour ago‎
Fans gather outside the Chapecoense stadium to pray for all those affected by the tragedy. CHAPECO, Brazil -- Thousands squeezed into Chapeco's cathedral and even more packed a stadium to mourn the death of 71 people in a plane crash, 19 of them ...

'Happily retired' Floyd Mayweather flashes $100 million check on Instagram

Yahoo Sports - ‎9 hours ago‎
If there's one thing that Floyd Mayweather wants you to understand more than anything else, it's that he doesn't have to fight for money ever again.

Vandy upset helps I-Bowl eye SEC team

Shreveport Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
Just when it looked like Shreveport's Camping World Independence Bowl would be forced to enlist a free agent, Vanderbilt came to the rescue.

VIDEO: New Cassini Image Shows Tiny Mimas, Huge Saturn Rings

SpaceCoastDaily.com - ‎4 hours ago‎
ABOVE VIDEO: Fascinating video about one of the most unique planets in our solar system. One of the three major gas giants, Saturn is massive, over 9 times larger than the Earth, meaning that our planet could fit inside Saturn well over 800 times.

Rare ferrets settling in, making babies at new Colorado home

U.S. News & World Report - ‎1 hour ago‎
File - In this Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, file photo, a black-footed ferret looks out of a crate used to take it to a site to be let loose during a release of 30 of the animals by the U.S.

Expert: Mysterious Small Creatures Washed Ashore In Huntington Beach Most Likely Species of Sea Cucumbers

CBS Local - ‎4 hours ago‎
HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA.com) - Thousands of mysterious jelly-like creatures that washed up in Huntington Beach on Monday were likely a species of sea cucumbers, an expert said Tuesday.

The US could be gearing up for potential space wars

New York Post - ‎13 hours ago‎
The US military is reportedly readying for the next generation of warfare in space, where science fiction-like weapons such as kamikaze satellites and destructive lasers await - a prospect that many experts see as merely a matter of time.

Keeping Mars (and Earth) Clean: NASA Notes Planetary Protection 'Gaps'

Space.com - ‎20 hours ago‎
A new NASA report aims to help reduce the threat of contamination of Mars and other worlds during crewed space missions. Credit: NASA.

Lookin' Good, Mars! ExoMars' First High-Res Photos Are Incredible

Space.com - ‎14 hours ago‎
Behold! The European Space Agency's new Mars orbiter just sent back its first high-resolution images of the Red Planet, and the view is amazing.

Initial Report About SpaceX September Rocket Explosion Imminent

Wall Street Journal - ‎Nov 28, 2016‎
Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is expected to give federal authorities by early next month a preliminary investigative report pinpointing fueling procedures as the most likely cause of a September unmanned rocket explosion.

CMS nominee set up Indiana's unusual Medicaid expansion

Washington Post - ‎9 hours ago‎
A decade ago, when Indiana had one of the lowest rates of health insurance coverage in the nation, then-Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) turned to a health policy consultant named Seema Verma to help insure more of the state's poor and working poor.

NYC health department reports no babies born with HIV in 2015

New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV - ‎3 hours ago‎
GREENWICH VILLAGE, Manhattan - We found the 18-foot high white, steel structure sitting in the shadow of the old St. Vincent's Hospital near 7th Avenue and 12th Street.

Drug-Resistant Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Livestock Used In 4-H Projects

Huffington Post - ‎13 hours ago‎
While most Salmonella outbreaks in the U.S. are foodborne, this one is linked to contact with cattle. 11/29/2016 02:12 pm ET. 170.

What you need to know about Alzheimer's

Reno Gazette Journal - ‎11 hours ago‎
Who among us hasn't forgotten a name, a date or a detail surrounding a story we've retold numerous times? We all forget things occasionally.

Man with terminal lung disease finishes Seattle Marathon

KING5.com - ‎8 hours ago‎
Evans Wilson, who has terminal lung disease, finished the Seattle Marathon in 11 hours. Photo: Seattle Marathon. (Photo: Custom). CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST.

Needle Exchange Programs Help HIV But Move Too Slowly, CDC Says

NBCNews.com - ‎4 hours ago‎
Most people who inject illegal drugs don't always use clean needles, and risk catching HIV and hepatitis as a result, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.

Craigslist sperm donor off the hook for child support, judge rules

Fox News - ‎2 hours ago‎
TOPEKA, Kan. - A Topeka man who answered a Craigslist ad to donate sperm so two women could have a baby together is not legally the child's father and isn't required to provide financial support, a Kansas judge has ruled.

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University Friends

Butler's 'Trumpism' course description draws backlash

Indianapolis Star - ‎9 hours ago‎
Butler University said it is reviewing its course description practices after it received backlash for a fall 2017 course offering that focused on the election of President Donald Trump.

Guidelines and Policy - Social Media at Your University

Inside Higher Ed (blog) - ‎9 hours ago‎
When you do an advanced Google search for social media policy and/or social media guidelines on either .edu or .ac.uk domains, a lot of results* appear.

Ex-UM health CEO named Oakland University president

The Detroit News - ‎15 hours ago‎
Rochester Hills - Oakland University has named Dr. Ora Hirsch Pescovitz as its seventh president, choosing a pharmaceutical company executive and former University of Michigan hospital leader who is a physician, researcher, administrator and fundraiser.

Congresswomen in Black Sorority Decry Racist Acts at American University

NBC4 Washington - ‎9 hours ago‎
The international president of the historically black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha spoke with News4 about the recent racist displays at American University. Jackie Bensen reports the unversity's security has been called into question due to poor ...

University Presses

New York Times - ‎11 hours ago‎
One of the lessons of NUMBERS AND THE MAKING OF US: Counting and the Course of Human Cultures (Harvard University, $27.95), a fascinating book by the anthropologist Caleb Everett, is that to exoticize the Pirahã (say, by likening them to Borges ...

Florida university to award degree to Trayvon Martin

CNN - ‎16 hours ago‎
The slain Florida teenager -- killed by George Zimmerman five years ago -- will be awarded a posthumous bachelor's degree in aeronautical science from Florida Memorial University. Martin's parents, Sabrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, will accept the ...

University of Akron bans all smoking including e-cigarettes

fox8.com - ‎10 hours ago‎
AKRON, Ohio-- Students at the University of Akron are being reminded that as of July 1, smoking of any kind will not be permitted on campus or at any off-campus university activity. The school will begin enforcing a ban that not only includes ...

Tuition hike proposed for some University of Montana students

The Missoulian - ‎7 hours ago‎
Tuition and fees for students at the University of Montana would jump 13 percent for resident freshmen and sophomores, but those costs at UM also would be equal to Montana State University, unlike the current setup. And, the total annual cost of ...

Baylor University Frat Suspended For “Mexican-Themed” Party

PEOPLE.com - ‎10 hours ago‎
The members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at Baylor University faced repercussions for throwing a “Mexican-themed” party for Cinco de Mayo.

University of Iowa must pay $1.4 million to Jane Meyer

The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines - ‎11 hours ago‎
Finding the University of Iowa discriminated against a former athletics administrator based on her gender and sexual orientation, a Polk County jury Thursday awarded Jane Meyer $1.43 million, according to her legal team.

University of Texas stabbing victim asked student to call his mom

New York Daily News - ‎13 hours ago‎
The victim of a stabbing spree at the University of Texas asked a student he didn't know to call his mom before he died Monday.

University of Arizona seniors behind viral red swimsuit giveaway

AZCentral.com - ‎7 hours ago‎
The company's founders, University of Arizona seniors Alan Alchalel and Brady Silverwood, now seem to be scrambling to figure out how to make the deal happen.

A Public University Acquires A Big For-Profit, And Raises Big Questions

NPR - ‎22 hours ago‎
In a move that's being called "bold" and "out of the blue," Indiana's Purdue University is acquiring the for-profit Kaplan University. In announcing the deal last week, Purdue President Mitch Daniels said it was designed to open the university up to a ...

Carlow University students mourn freshman who died in fall from balcony

Tribune-Review - ‎8 hours ago‎
A somber mood permeated Carlow University's Oakland campus Thursday, a day after the death of freshman Dalton Bacco. On the sidewalk outside the student center, bouquets of yellow, pink and blue flowers propped up alongside a few candles served as ...

Noose Found Inside University of Maryland Fraternity House

U.S. News & World Report - ‎18 hours ago‎
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Authorities at the University of Maryland are investigating a noose discovered in a fraternity house.

Potemkin Universities

National Review - ‎May 3, 2017‎
The university faces crises almost everywhere of student debt, university finances, free expression, and the very quality and value of a university education. Take free speech. Without freedom of expression, there can be no university. But if the ...

Student comes up with 'ingenious' way to cheat in university exams

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎12 hours ago‎
It may sound like something used by one of Harry Potter's wayward classmates at Hogwarts, but “invisible ink” has now been revealed by the university ombudsman as the latest university exam scam. According to the latest annual report by the Office of ...

Student Arrested After Crawling Into a Duct to Steal an Exam

New York Times - ‎12 hours ago‎
The Multidisciplinary Science Building at the University of Kentucky, where officials said two students tried to steal an exam from an instructor's office.

Salaries of 245 senior university staff are leaked

Devon Live - ‎1 hour ago‎
"The Information Commissioner was satisfied with the steps taken by the university to address the unauthorised disclosure and took no further action.

Arizona House OKs university bonding, Senate up next

ABC15 Arizona - ‎4 hours ago‎
The focus immediately returned to the Senate, where deal-cutting to gain support from conservative Republicans for the $1 billion university bonding program is yet to be tested with a vote. But it was clear the Legislature was moving closer to passing