The Boston Herald Experts: Challenges to controversial law will likely continue Despite the Obama administration’s big win before the Supreme Court yesterday, the legal challenges to Obamacare are far from over, lawyers and health policy experts say.
The Boston Herald Global slowdown hitting U.S., Mass. growth The U.S. gross domestic product rose at a slower annualized rate of 1.9 percent in the first three months of 2012, as local economists placed the blame on looming federal budget cuts, the European debt crisis and economic slowdown in China.
Supreme Court ruling on juveniles is a partial victory Monday’s 5-4 Supreme Court decision disallowing mandatory life sentences without parole for defendants convicted of murder perpetrated before their 18th birthday moves us significantly closer to a rational system for punishing young offenders. It provides hope for hundreds of prisoners around the country, including more than 60 in Massachusetts, who until now saw no chance […]
The supreme court healthcare reform ruling: panel verdict Our roster of legal experts gives their assessment of the supreme court’s historic decision on Obama’s healthcare law. Martha Davis: ‘If states opt out of Medicaid expansion, it will be the uninsured working poor who suffer’ The complete meaning of Thursday’s supreme court opinion will only become clear as future cases construe it. But as […]
Northeastern’s Student-Run Venture Accelerator: Where IDEAs are Fostered & Turned Into Companies When six Northeastern seniors found themselves stalling at actually starting their startups, they knew they needed to take action — an action that would not only help them, but help fellow students at Northeastern. So, they approached the then dean of Northeastern’s College of Business Administration Thomas Moore with one big idea: IDEA, Northeastern’s student-run venture […]
Invasive seaweed leaves Massachusetts towns, tourism industry helpless An aggressive red seaweed that hails from Japan has invaded the Massachusetts shoreline, threatening native wildlife, jeopardizing tourism, and causing a stink for beachfront residents.
Cargo, the Terrorists’ Trojan Horse Millions of cargo containers are unloaded from ships each year at American seaports, providing countless opportunities for terrorists to smuggle and unleash a nuclear bomb or weapon of mass destruction on our shores.
Which way will the US supreme court rule on Obamacare: panel predictions With the supreme court ruling Thursday on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, our experts call the outcome, 4-1.
Supreme Court Decision Calls Into Question Scores Of Juvenile Cases in Mass. Lawmakers and law enforcement officials continue to grapple with the impact of yesterday’s major Supreme Court ruling regarding juveniles and the criminal justice system. The court ruled 5-4 that juveniles convicted of murder cannot be sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Pittsburgh Business Journal CMU’s Nadine Aubry named engineering dean at Northeastern Carnegie Mellon University has another high profile job opening. This time, it’s the head of the department of mechanical engineering.
How 9 of Greater Boston’s Colleges Have Excelled at Social Media In a recent survey, 100 percent of the colleges and universities polled claimed to be using some form of social media. There’s a difference between using it and actually using it right, however, and although several schools in Boston have proved they’re social media savvy, there’s still plenty they can learn, and from each other.
Engadget The Engadget Show 34: LeVar Burton, weather balloons over Alaska, Northeastern University and ITP This month’s show is all about learning — but don’t worry, it’s a lot more fun than it sounds. We’ll be putting the “tainment” back in edutainment. But first, we’re kicking things off with a quick detour to Los Angeles to check out all of the explosive sights and sounds at E3 and heading over to the […]