Forbes The Future Of Greece And The Euro The Greek people have spoken—they can’t agree on who will lead them out of the economic crisis they now face. The two main parties (a center-right and a center-left party) lost votes and don’t have enough seats to form a coalition government. The variety of far left and far right parties that each got a small share […]
NSA Teams Up With Colleges to Train Students for Secret Cyber-Ops Jobs The National Security Agency is partnering with select universities to train students in cyber operations for intelligence, military and law enforcement jobs, work that will remain secret to all but a select group of students and faculty who pass clearance requirements, according to Reuters.
The Boston Herald Cops bust N.H. man for Chicago plot The shocked family of a New Hampshire man held yesterday in Chicago as a domestic terrorist said his life was upended by Occupy Boston, which inspired him to quit his job and leave everything behind to protest across the country before his arrest for a Windy City plot to hit landmarks with Molotov cocktails ahead […]
MarketWatch The world’s ‘New Tigers’ lie ready to pounce As the big headliners for economic growth lose their appeal, the search for new stars has begun.
Exclusive: Spy agency seeks cyber-ops curriculum The National Security Agency is trying to expand U.S. cyber expertise needed for secret intelligence operations against adversaries on computer networks through a new cyber-ops program at selected universities.
Education Next The Ballot Box: A Tool for Education Reform? Education reform is headed to the ballot box in Massachusetts. This November, voters will likely decide a ballot initiative that aims to make teacher effectiveness a key component of school-staffing decisions. But the proposal has drummed up opposition from local teachers’ unions, leaving the initiative’s prospects for success uncertain.
Fox News Secular or Islamist? Egypt chooses a president Sixty years after their country came under military dictatorship, Egyptians are for the first time freely electing their president.
Troves of Personal Data, Forbidden to Researchers When scientists publish their research, they also make the underlying data available so the results can be verified by other scientists.
Report: Law Schools Share Blame For Unemployment Among Recent Grads Recent law school graduates face one of the worst-ever job markets for entry-level lawyers — and it’s not just the economy that gets the blame. A new report by the Massachusetts Bar Association says law schools themselves are a big part of the problem.
CBS News The center of the home: The kitchen island Often thought of as the center of the home, the kitchen island is a recent invention that is now a feature in about 50 percent of new homes. Nancy Giles reports.
Books With 140 Characters I run a book club. It’s a highly democratic operation, and the members choose what books they want to read. What with varying tastes and all, building a consensus can prove challenging. That may be true of any reading group, but my predicament is unusual: this book club has, at last count, 64,483 members.
The Boston Herald Clean Harbors CEO’s $5M kickstarts Northeastern biz center Northeastern University is launching a new center focused on training students and alumni to become entrepreneurs, made possible by a $5 million investment by alumnus and Clean Harbors, Inc. founder Alan S. McKim.