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The Senate Prospects of Ashley Judd
Does Ashley Judd have the chops to defeat Mitch McConnell in next year’s U.S. Senate race in Kentucky? Already the possibility of a Judd-McConnell matchup has spawned a mini-tornado of media speculation, not to mention a Karl Rove-sponsored attack ad. If and when Judd actually tosses her hat into the ring, the race would automatically […]
Boston humming as appeal of life in city booms
Even though Boston added more units of housing in the last decade than in the three previous decades combined, the pace of new development is not keeping up with all the people who want to live here. The Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University predicts that unless annual housing production in […]
Climate Change Series: The Role Of Transportation
The transportation of people and goods from one place to another creates about one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions. Of that, 80 percent comes from cars and trucks. What are the prospects for reducing those emissions? How is global climate change already affecting existing transportation systems? And how will it affect the ways we build […]
The Return of the Sequester
Wary of the cuts on the horizon, agencies appear to already be slowing funding. On campus, researchers are seeing a slowdown in federal grant-making and disbursement, said Tim Leshan, vice president for government relations at Northeastern University and president of the Science Coalition, an association of research universities advocating for federal scientific research. The Institute […]
Free Food, Shuttle Services & On-Campus Parties: Boston’s Colleges Encourage Students To Vote
Greater Boston’s college students have made it clear they’re ready to vote in the 2012 presidential election and, lucky for them, their schools have jumped to supporting them. From shuttle services and speaker series to election viewing parties promising free food and heated debate, there’s plenty of presidential fun happening today at campuses across the […]
Was Obama too relentless with Romney?
The third and final Obama-Romney debate may not change many minds, but as a study in competing strategies, it is certain to ignite strong opinions all around. Although the two candidates sat side by side, like guests at a dinner party, each man was playing an entirely different game. Mitt Romney came ready to float […]
Aggressive Or Annoying? Some Find Debate Too Rude
This is presidential? They bicker, interrupt, talk over the moderator. To some, the Obama-Romney rematch was squirm-inducing. But shedding some dignity probably won’t cost the candidates much. Since both President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney came out swinging, neither was likely to claim a decisive advantage among viewers who thought the debate smacked of […]
Fox 11
Local athletes compete in London Paralympics
RIPON – The Summer Olympic Games may be fading into history, but another group of athletes is getting ready to take the international stage. Wednesday, the 2012 Summer Paralympics will start in London. Two athletes from Northeast Wisconsin will be there to compete. One in swimming, and the other in wheelchair basketball.
CBS News
Colorado theater shooting was “a well-planned execution,” criminal justice expert James Alan Fox says
So far, we know very little about James Holmes, the 24-year old former PhD student who is suspected of opening fire in a Colorado movie theater early Friday morning. But according to current criminal justice expert James Alan Fox, much of what has already come out about his alleged attack coincides with details about previous […]
The Christian Science Monitor
Amid unusually widespread drought, warnings on food prices
Americans are probably already seeing the drought’s impact, and it will get worse before it gets better, says Jeff Born, a finance professor and director of the executive MBA program at Northeastern University in Boston. He visited parts of the afflicted area a couple of weeks ago and says there has been no significant relief with rain. He points out […]
13 Student Entrepreneurs To Keep Your Eye On
Over the course of the year, Greater Boston’s students have stepped up their startup game. Between Summer@HIGHLAND, Startup Summer and the Boston Startup School, students have been itching to get involved, interning from coast to coast to make a name for themselves in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Although we’ve already given you a list of nine […]
CNN Money
6 things you’ll pay more for in 2012
Not only does it already cost more to fly than it did a year ago, but airfares are only going to continue to climb in 2012.