Dec 20 Photo: Syrian refugees wait for food in northern Iraq A boy waits in a queue to receive aid food at the Quru Gusik (Kawergosk) refugee camp by SAFIN HAMED #AFP #Syria pic.twitter.com/9kGiULwi1w— Stephanie Beauge (@sbeaugeAFP) December 20, 2013 Tens of thousands of… Continue reading
Dec 20 The Fed's 'Great Unwind': It had to start somewhere By Jon Shayne Merle Hazard performs "The Great Unwind." This is not our typical post; it's an economics music video. If you saw what the Fed did this week -- or even if you didn't and want to know what the big… Continue reading
Dec 20 Canadian Supreme Court strikes down anti-prostitution laws Photo by D. Gordon E. Robertson/Wikimedia Commons On Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously voted to do away with the country's anti-prostitution laws. In the 9-0 ruling, the court found that the laws were too far-reaching… Continue reading
Dec 20 Gaza comedians remake viral Jean-Claude Van Damme video to highlight fuel shortages .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } A group of young Palestinian… Continue reading
Dec 20 NJ allows undocumented students to pay in-state tuition .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } The NewsHour Weekend reported on… Continue reading
Dec 20 WSJ parent company buys social news agency Storyful Social news agency Storyful was acquired Friday by News Corp - the organization that owns The Wall Street Journal - for $25 million. Continue reading
Dec 20 Report shows no widespread misconduct at Secret Service There is no evidence of widespread misconduct within the Secret Service, according to a Homeland Security Department inspector general's report. The 145-page report was issued Friday, more than 18 months after the agency in charge of protecting the president was… Continue reading
Dec 20 After being put on hold, China to issue press credentials to foreign journalists Photo by Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images With the threat of foreign journalists in China losing their visas -- and thus possibly their jobs -- at the end of 2013, China has decided it will renew foreign journalists' press cards. The… Continue reading
Dec 20 What we're watching Friday Good morning. Here are some of the stories we're keeping an eye on today while not finishing holiday shopping online: In a move on the ACA front that the insurance industry warns will lead to further confusion and disruption,… Continue reading
Dec 19 'Flipped' classroom story sparks debate on teaching style By Elizabeth Jones Watch NewsHour's feature on "flipped" classroom instruction. The segment will also air on the show Wednesday. PBS NewsHour's American Graduate team recently visited Clintondale High School in suburban Detroit for a story on the concept of "flipped"… Continue reading