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Aug 09 2019
News
The countries most at risk of a water crisis
Zoom in, and more pockets of concern emerge. States like New Mexico in the U.S. and cities such as Cape Town, South Africa — which nearly ran out of drinking water last year — have "extremely high" stress levels.
Where things stand: A dangerous combination of hot and dry weather, poor water management and rising demand is leaving cities including Chennai, India, and Harare, Zimbabwe,
AxiosJun 17 2012
News
Foreign-Policy Challenges Greet President at Summit
President Barack Obama, already tested by a sluggish domestic economy in an election year, this week confronts two foreign-policy challenges for which he has few options: the European economic crisis and the violence in Syria.
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 27 2014
News
In Malaysia, Obama gets personal
Human rights. Trade talks. Religious freedom. Asian economics. China. President Barack Obama was prepped and ready to be quizzed the thorniest of topics in U.S.-Asian policy as he took the mic Sunday in front of hundreds of young Asians at a town hall-style forum at the University of Malaya. CBS News (Online)Aug 08 2019
News
The trade war escalates, and the fog of war descends
Carl von clausewitz, the Prussian military theorist, never wrote about currency wars. But some policymakers see them in his terms: as the continuation of trade politics by other means. That, at least, is how the Trump administration views China’s decision on August 5th to let its currency weaken past seven yuan to the dollar for the first time since 2008. Though arbitrary, that threshold has
The EconomistDec 07 2020
News
Biden to Nominate Xavier Becerra as Health and Human Services Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, according to people familiar with the decision, selecting a legal advocate who has waged battles to preserve the Affordable Care Act.
Mr. Becerra led a coalition of 20 states and Washington, D.C., in a legal defense of the ACA after Republican-led
Wall Street Journal (News)Oct 05 2012
News
Jobs numbers: Unemployment dips below 8 percent
Unemployment fell to 7.8 percent in September as the economy added 114,000 jobs, handing President Barack Obama some positive economic news as he looks to regain momentum following a lackluster debate performance this week.
PoliticoOct 05 2012
News
Jobless rate falls to 7.8 percent in September, as Obama looks for boost
The monthly jobless rate dipped below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years, according to new economic data that could give President Obama a campaign-trail lifeline after a disappointing debate performance.
Fox News (Online News)May 16 2019
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College Board Introduces ‘Adversity Score’ to Control for Privilege in Admissions
The College Board plans to introduce an “adversity score” that will accompany an applicant’s SAT score in order to give college-admissions officers greater insight into how the applicant’s social and economic privilege may have contributed to their academic performance.
The adversity score, which will be made available to colleges but not the students themselves, will reflect 15
National Review (News)May 10 2021
Analysis
Why Gas Prices Could Spike Soon...And Will Biden's Crew Address It Today?
We all know Democratic economic policies kill us. They torch our wallets. Our grocery bills. We feel the pain at the pump. Right now, that pain is about to be amplified, though it’s not necessarily Biden’s fault this time. If you haven’t filled your gas tank and you live in the eastern part of the United States, do it now. Gas prices could spike astronomically after a cyberattack shut down a
TownhallMay 03 2013
News
Jobs report tempers 'spring swoon' worries
A better than expected jobs report released Friday will most likely soothe worries that the economy has entered a "spring swoon," but it continued to show that the pace of economic growth remains too slow to put a big dent in the unemployment number.
Politico