The Dallas Morning News Rick Perry dings rivals, but latest Republican debate largely passes him by Gov. Rick Perry, fighting for revival Tuesday night, scolded rivals over their economic plans in a debate that showed how far he has slipped since his first three turns on the presidential stage.
South Coast Today Your View: The time for intramurals is over: a case for action on jobs President Obama advanced a proposal last month to help stimulate the U.S. economy and put more Americans back to work. The bill, known as the American Jobs Act, would provide approximately $450 billion in tax cuts to workers and local businesses, grants to expand employment for teens and young adults, and tax credits to employers […]
CBS Money Watch Occupy Wall St: Shrinking Incomes Fuel Protestor Anger Itâs been almost four weeks since the first Occupy Wall Street march started in lower Manhattan. Since then, the movement has spread to 25 cities across the US and is going international. I ran into a few protesters last week on a subway and was able to chat with them about what brought them out […]
Think You Know The Real Christopher Columbus? Columbus Day is a national holiday, celebrated with parades and songs. While most Americans know that Columbus sailed the ocean blue, many of the facts surrounding the voyage remain misunderstood. Guest host Tony Cox speaks with historian William Fowler to set the record straight on some of the popular myths surrounding Christopher Columbus and his […]
Northeastern develops high-tech homeland security devices This is the place where computer software will turn faces into remote controls used to fly helicopters.
How to claim unclaimed money without getting scammed Nearly $33 billion in 117 million accounts. That is how much money is currently held by state treasurers and other agencies and awaiting someone to claim it, according to the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA).
Times Union Perry sags from his slips A month ago, Texas Gov. Rick Perry led Mitt Romney, 29 percent to 18 percent, in the RealClearPolitics.com average of five recent presidential polls.
Northeastern students unveil Fenway garden for those with special needs A few weeks into fall, flowers are still abloom in several plots at the Fenway Victory Gardens. At the Special Needs garden between rows G and H, tomatoes and peppers hang from vines that are flourishing in newly-constructed, raised flower beds, thanks to the work of a group of Northeastern University engineering students.
Report says hate nurtured on Web A recent rise in reports of anti-Semitism in Massachusetts suggests the Internet may be fueling a new and growing breed of hate crime, the Anti-Defamation League says.
Commercial Carrier Journal LOGISTICS FIRMS DID BETTER IN 2010, SURVEY SHOWS Logistics companies experienced improved economic conditions in 2010, with 88 percent of companies surveyed in North America meeting or exceeding their revenue projections, as compared with only 50 percent in 2009, according to the 18th Annual Survey of Third-Party Logistics Providers sponsored by Penske Logistics.
Center for American Progress Young People Have a Stake in the Future of the Economy The reality of the 2010 poverty data shows that Millennials are among the most highly affectedâin the short term and long termâby public policyâs failure to protect Americaâs future generations. Data shows that the unemployment rate for people between the ages of 16 and 24 was an astonishing 18.4 percent in 2010. The number of […]
The Vancouver Sun Reading faces an imperfect science Millions of dollars may be being misspent on threat-detection methods that rely on facial expression recognition, according to a report this month by a noted Canadian researcher.