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Trump to Divert $200 from Health Programs to Detention

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notified Congress on Wednesday that it plans to transfer up to $186 million from its programs to help cover the costs of housing a growing number of immigrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border. Read More

September 26, 2018

Journal Compares Child Separation Policy to Tuskegee Case

Black slave women were habitually tortured for ‘research’ by star doctors who were commemorated in statues and plaques. Over 40 years, more than 400 black men with syphilis were given fake medicine so researchers could see how the disease developed. Thousands of women, mainly Latinas, were sterilized in the eugenics movement. These are just a […]

September 26, 2018

Lawmakers Reject Plan to Put Drug Prices in Ads

A federal appropriations bill will not include a bipartisan provision that would have required drug manufacturers to be more transparent with costs to consumers after it was blocked by House Republicans.1 Jointly sponsored by Senator Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, and Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the provision would have required list prices included in direct-to-consumer television advertising. […]

September 26, 2018

Democrats Plan to Turn Obamacare Issue Against G.O.P.

The voter anger over healthcare that once propelled Republicans to the majority in the House and Senate is now buoying Democrats’ hopes for the midterm elections. When Democrats passed and rolled out Obamacare, voters shouted down lawmakers at town halls and rallied in huge demonstrations to protest changes in coverage, rising premiums, and the loss […]

September 26, 2018

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Former U.N. Chief Calls U.S. Healthcare System ‘Morally Wrong’

The former United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon has denounced the United States’ healthcare system as politically and morally wrong, and urged American leaders to enact publicly financed healthcare as a “human right”. Ban made the comments in an exclusive interview with the Guardian in New York, as part of his work with The Elders, […]

September 26, 2018

Federal Judges Back Coverage for Transgender Care

Two different federal courts granted rulings last week in favor of allowing transgender people to access the medically necessary care prescribed to them by their doctors. The rulings confirm the Affordable Care Act’s protections on the basis of sex extend to transgender people. Read More

September 26, 2018

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As Trump’s Trade War Grows, China Hits Medical Device Makers

The medical technology industry is bracing for a big hit from Donald Trump’s trade war with China with nearly $5 billion in U.S. medical devices now impacted from retaliatory Chinese tariffs. Waves of the Trump administration’s tariffs now impact more than $250 billion in Chinese goods, which analysts say are about half of that country’s […]

September 26, 2018

Learning from ‘Absentee’ Mentors

Dr. Vanessa Siddle Walker began her trajectory into education believing she wanted to be a journalist. She enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a journalism major but discovered that the field was not her calling.

September 26, 2018

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Scholars React to Cosby Sentence

LAS VEGAS— By Tuesday afternoon, a group of tourists and convention-goers had lined a hotel bar on the famous Strip to learn of Bill Cosby’s fate.

September 25, 2018

Briefing Addresses Teacher Shortage and Diversity

WASHINGTON – While some changes have been proposed, more must be made to address a teacher shortage that is affecting K-12 education across the nation, particularly for low-income and Black students. Strategies to address pipeline problems and their impact were discussed Tuesday by panelists at a briefing organized by the Learning Policy Institute.

September 25, 2018

Report Examines Degree Completion for Parents with Young Children

After paid work, childcare and other responsibilities, a college student with preschool-aged children has, on average, about 10 hours left per day to sleep, eat, relax and complete schoolwork, leaving the student parent less likely to complete their degree, according to a study examining the impact of student parenting status on college degree completion.

September 25, 2018

American University Creates Sine Institute of Policy and Politics

American University President Sylvia M. Burwell has announced the launch of the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics. Capitalizing on AU’s location in the nation’s capital, the Institute will bring together experts and top scholars in the field with students in research and scholarship to work on the nation’s most pressing challenges in a way […]

September 25, 2018

SAT, ACT now Optional for Colby College Applicants

Colby College applicants are no longer required to submit SAT or ACT test scores as part of the application process, Colby College officials announced on Monday. The change will begin with the incoming Class of 2023. This change was made to create more availability for disadvantaged students, emphasize the applicants’ overall accomplishments and reduce college […]

September 25, 2018

The Louis Vuitton Dilemma

Louis Vuitton is a luxury brand. For six years in a row (through at least 2012), it was named the top fashion brand in the world. According to one study, as of 2010, the brand itself was worth more than $19 billion and there’s no reason to think it’s worth any less today. And Vuitton […]

September 25, 2018

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3 V.A. Employees Accused of Fraud

Three people have been arrested on charges of trying to steer U.S. government contracts toward particular companies in exchange for either bribes or fraudulent “training fees.” The Denver U.S. Attorney’s office said they face charges including paying and receiving bribes, as well as conspiracy. Prosecutors say that these three men tried to manipulate two VA […]

September 25, 2018

For-Profit University Details Challenges to Investors

An annual financial document filed last week with the federal government by National American University shows the Rapid City-based for-profit college is in a fiscal downward spiral, dwindling from over 8,000 to 5,600 students in two years. According to its Securities and Exchange Commission annual report filed Sept. 13, NAU posted an operating loss of $11.5 […]

September 25, 2018

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Army Misses Recruiting Goal First Time Since 2005

WASHINGTON – The Army fell short of its recruiting goal for 2018, missing its mark for the first time since 2005 as it looks to grow its force strength in the face of growing threats from competing world powers such as Russia and China. The Army has launched a large-scale review of its recruiting practices, […]

September 25, 2018

Change Could Make It Easier for Spouses to Get Civilian Jobs

Military spouses will find it easier to apply for Department of Defense civilian jobs using military spouse preference, under new procedures being finalized now, according to DoD officials. Under new procedures, spouses will no longer have to report to a DoD human resources office/civilian personnel office within the commuting area of their sponsor’s new duty […]

September 25, 2018

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