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Salon

When the 1 percent say no

Continuing the grand tradition of privileged communities opposing transit projects, the good people of 90210 are fighting a plan to run a subway below Beverly Hills High School.
ABC News

Best Commencement Speeches of 2012

Graduation speakers include President Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Jane Lynch.
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Tweets helped team predict ‘American Idol’ winner

When Phillip Phillips won “American Idol” last Wednesday night, a team of researchers from Northeastern University was not surprised. The scientists had risen early that morning to analyze about 100,000 messages posted overnight on the social network Twitter and made the prediction that despite his competitor’s greater worldwide support, the eligible population — residents of […]
Engadget

Northeastern University students develop eye controlled robotic arm that’s happy to feed you

As an alternative to receiving brain implants for robotic arm dominance assistance, check out this surprisingly cheap eye-tracking solution developed by six electrical engineering students at Northeastern University. Labeled iCRAFT, for eye Con­trolled Robotic Arm Feeding Tech­nology, the award-winning senior project drew its inspiration from one team member’s difficulty syncing spoonfuls with the eating pace of elderly and disabled patients.
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The Face That Changed The Search For Missing Kids

Etan Patz’s disappearance haunted his family for decades. The arrest Thursday of a man who reportedly confessed to killing the 6-year-old back in 1979 may finally end their uncertainty.
Mass Live

Mitt Romney: U.S. students getting ‘third-world education,’ proposes school choice program

Republican presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Wednesday laid out a plan to overhaul the country’s educational system, proposing a voucher-like system that would give parents of low-income students and students with disabilities more choice over where to send their children.
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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 […]
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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.
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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.