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Cyber Monday becomes next big target for shoppers

USA TODAY - ‎8 hours ago‎
After the Black Friday frenzy, consumers already have set their sights set on the next discount shopping target - Cyber Monday. The possibility that Cyber Monday, in which promotions move online, could garner Black Friday-like attention is driven by a ...

U.S. Thanksgiving, Black Friday store sales fall, online rises

Fox Business - ‎36 minutes ago‎
Sales and traffic at U.S. brick-and-mortar stores on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday declined from last year, as stores offered discounts well beyond the weekend and more customers shopped online.

Dakota Pipeline Protesters Vow to Stay Despite Army Corps' Order

NBCNews.com - ‎18 minutes ago‎
Dakota Access Pipeline protesters vowed Saturday to remain in their camp after the Army Corps of Engineers told them to leave the federal land they've occupied.

Flying to Cuba: What you need to know

KITV Honolulu - ‎3 hours ago‎
The death of Fidel Castro will likely spark more interest in American travel to the island nation, but the U.S. government has significantly cracked the door.

Cyber Monday's best deals you'd never find on your own

USA TODAY - ‎3 hours ago‎
Shoppers are expected to spend $3.36 billion on Cyber Monday, making it the biggest online shopping day in history, according to Adobe Digital Insights.

Payments provider Stripe has raised another $150M at a $9B valuation

TechCrunch - ‎Nov 25, 2016‎
Stripe - the company that lets websites and apps incorporate payments services by way of an API and a few lines of code - has raised another round of funding, a Series D of $150 million at a $9 billion valuation pre-money; $9.2 billion post-money.

A big show of support for local small businesses

The Boston Globe - ‎46 minutes ago‎
Inside the Birch Tree House and Garden Saturday in Roslindale, Susan Terrey said her family often visits the shop but they made sure to come in specifically that day to support small businesses.

Johnson & Johnson Approaches Actelion About Potential Deal

Wall Street Journal - ‎Nov 25, 2016‎
Johnson & Johnson said Friday it is in “preliminary discussions” with Swiss drug company Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., a deal that would help the health-products company overcome any lost momentum for its top-selling drug.

Lufthansa urges pilots union to return to pay talks

Reuters - ‎26 minutes ago‎
FRANKFURT Nov 27 German pilots union VC should resume talks with Lufthansa to find a compromise over a long-running pay dispute rather than repeatedly going on strike, a board member at the airline told a German weekly.

Court stops firecracker sales in New Delhi to curb pollution

Herald-Whig - ‎6 hours ago‎
FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2016 file photo, Indians walk to work as Delhi traffic police officers manage an intersection enveloped by smoke and smog, on the morning following Diwali festival in New Delhi, India.

Airbus' newest, biggest version of the A350 makes its first flight

USA TODAY - ‎Nov 24, 2016‎
TOULOUSE, France -- Airbus flew its new A350-1000 wide-body jet for the first time on Thursday, The jet, the largest twin-jet airplane the European aerospace company has ever made, took off from Airbus' headquarters near the French city of Toulouse.

Presidential profits? Secret Service could rent Trump Tower floors

Christian Science Monitor - ‎4 hours ago‎
The Secret Service is required to protect the First Family wherever they go. While they're at Trump Tower, that may mean renting office space there - and paying taxpayer dollars to Donald Trump himself.

Paul Ryan's Plan to Change Medicare Looks A Lot Like Obamacare

NPR - ‎6 hours ago‎
President-elect Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan agree that repealing the Affordable Care Act and replacing it with some other health insurance system is a top priority.

#OptOutside movement lures people away from shopping

BlueRidgeNow.com - ‎19 hours ago‎
The Friday after Thanksgiving is known for its once-a-year big-deal shopping opportunities, when stores pull out all the stops to lure customers.

Empty Stockings, Red Kettles, Angel Trees and more

The Northwest Florida Daily News - ‎1 hour ago‎
If you're like most people, the first thing you think of when you hear the words “Salvation Army” are the agency's iconic Red Kettles.

The best deals for Cyber Monday

Engadget - ‎7 hours ago‎
We've collected some of the best bargains you'll find now that Black Friday is over. Jon Fingas , @jonfingas. 7h ago. Comments.

Another failure in search for treatment to slow Alzheimer's

NH1 News - ‎47 minutes ago‎
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An experimental treatment for Alzheimer's failed again in a widely anticipated study, disappointing many who had hoped drugmaker Eli Lilly had finally found a way to slow the progression of the mind-robbing disease.

How Much Bank Stocks Can Gain From Higher Rates

Wall Street Journal - ‎12 hours ago‎
Why have bank stocks shot up so fast in the wake of Donald Trump's electoral victory? There are 250 billion reasons. Over the past six or so years, superlow interest rates, combined with far more stringent regulation, have taken a heavy toll on banks ...

Most Recent Insiders Trading Report: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

Street Updates - ‎Nov 25, 2016‎
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) ended trading session higher at $70.83 with +1.01%. The company traded a volume of 7.44 million shares as comparison to average volume of 8.96 million shares.

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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