Nov 17 Watch News Wrap: U.S. not intimidated by Islamic State beheading, says Kerry By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 17 Number of international students on U.S. campuses at an all-time high By Kyla Calvert Mason While the number of internationals students coming to the U.S. has increased in most of the last dozen years, that growth picked up during the recession. Schools like the University of California’s campuses looked to other countries for students who… Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch Shields and Brooks on the China carbon deal, Obama’s immigration action By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s news, including the carbon deal between the United States and China, legislative action on the Keystone XL pipeline and how Republicans may… Continue watching
Nov 14 U.S. plans to build world’s fastest supercomputers with $425 million By Justin Scuiletti The Department of Energy announced a $425 million budget Friday that will be allocated towards research and construction of supercomputers. A $325 million deal with IBM and Nvidia will see the creation of two new supercomputers that would… Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch Could the climate deal be a turning point for improved U.S.-China relations? – Part 3 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Why U.S. and China agreed on climate change action – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch News Wrap: U.S. nurses rally for improved Ebola protections By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, American nurses staged rallies and strikes in parts of the U.S. to call for better protection for medical workers who may treat Ebola patients. Also, NOAA, the federal agency that oversees the National Weather Service,… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch U.S.-China pledge on carbon emissions draws cheers, jeers and skepticism – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 12 Chinese hackers breach U.S. weather system By Justin Scuiletti A recent breach by Chinese hackers gave the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a reason to feel under the weather. The Washington Post reported Wednesday that hackers in China breached the United States’ weather network in late September through… Continue reading
Nov 12 U.S.-China deal on climate aims to cut emissions by 2025 By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday the two nations had come to an agreement on cutting carbon emissions. Continue reading