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Scramble to help Indians hit by Saudi work policy
The Indian missions in Saudi Arabia are scrambling to help over 55,000 Indian workers leave the kingdom in adherence to its new stringent work policy.
india.com (37 minutes ago)
Report: No reactivation fees for used Xbox One games
Questions remain regarding Microsoft's official stance on used games for the Xbox One, although one report claims there'll be no fee to reactivate the titles on users' consoles. Earlier this week, it was hinted that anyone purchasing a second hand game would need to pay a re-authentication fee when installing the...
techradar.com (1 hour ago)
Beijing Plans to Reduce the State’s Role in Economy
The Chinese government is planning for private businesses and market forces to play a larger role in its economy, in a major policy shift. The NYT reports.
cnbc.com (1 hour ago)
Both left, right unhappy with Boy Scouts' policy on gays
The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts.
azstarnet.com (2 hours ago)
Safeway manager wins overtime pay suit
Safeway manager wins overtime pay suit Safeway must pay $26,000 in overtime to a former assistant store manager who, because of staff cuts and demanding standards, spent most of her time doing tasks like bagging groceries and stocking shelves while keeping an eye on her crew, a state appeals court has ruled. Heyen...
sfgate.com (2 hours ago)
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio to appeal ruling in racial profiling case
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will appeal a federal judge's ruling that his agency systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. Tim Casey, the lead attorney representing America's self-proclaimed toughest...
foxnews.com (2 hours ago)
Ohio district weighs creationism for classroom discussion
A proposal by an Ohio school district to add creationism to a list of controversial topics deemed appropriate for classroom discussion has ignited a debate over the separation of church and state among parents and a civil rights group. The Springboro Board of Education took comments on the proposal at a meeting...
foxnews.com (2 hours ago)
Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions
President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed.
statesmanjournal.com (3 hours ago)
Bond between Scouts, LDS Church intact after vote admitting gay youths
SALT LAKE CITY - When the Boy Scouts of America began a discussion earlier this year about lifting its ban on gays, some speculated it could lead to the severing of ties with the LDS Church that goes back 100 years. Those predictions ended up being off the mark. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints threw...
standard.net (3 hours ago)
Reforms on campus
Well, better late than never, UMass Dartmouth will undertake some long overdue soul searching. Chancellor Divina Grossman, whose college was home to one accused terrorist and three of his pals also facing federal charges for either lying or disposing of evidence after the fact, this week set up a task force to...
bostonherald.com (5 hours ago)
What's a drone? How is U.S. drone policy changing?
Q What are drones? The U.S. has an extensive fleet of remotely piloted vehicles, known as drones. They are controlled from as far away as the U.S., but also from bases closer to war zones, including Djibouti and Sicily.
goerie.com (5 hours ago)
Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed.
goerie.com (5 hours ago)
EDITORIAL: School's perfect for smartphones
May 25, 2013: The Westerly School Committee is moving to change its policy regarding cell phone use by students.
thewesterlysun.com (5 hours ago)
Drone Shift Alters Relations Overseas
The change in policy has important implications for the drone program in Pakistan, where future negotiations could center on whether Pakistan tries to gain joint control of the program or seeks to end it outright.
wsj.com (6 hours ago)
Obama’s drone rules leave unanswered questions
Washington - President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed. National security experts say it’s imperative to leave some room...
sltrib.com (7 hours ago)
Gwyn-Nor students escorted to school by Upper Gwynedd Police
UPPER GWYNEDD - Allison McNamara, a fifth-grader at Gwyn-Nor Elementary School, and three friends received a police escort to school Friday morning. Just before 9 a.m. with all of the school's fifth graders watching, McNamara - along with Julia Smetzer, Amanda Norwitz and Maddie Marsden - arrived at the school on...
thereporteronline.com (7 hours ago)
Ray Chambers: The Most Important Doctor in the World
In my UN Special Envoy positions I have had the honor to work with some of the best policy makers, researchers, and practitioners of global health. And I am always excited when my path crosses with Dr. Margaret Chan, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), and one of the brightest thinkers about...
huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)
Philip Seib: At the Doha Forum, Considering the Arab World's Long-Term Needs
DOHA, Qatar --- News from the Middle East is dominated by conflict, whether the stories come from Syria, Libya, Iraq, or other states in the region. Blood is plentiful; hope is scarce. But beyond the lurid viciousness that dominates daily journalism are long-term challenges to the region's future that are impervious...
huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)
Bill barring opposite-sex housing at UNC returns
RALEIGH - A bill blocking a UNC Chapel Hill policy allowing students to choose roommates of the opposite sex has found new life in the state Senate budget.
journalnow.com (7 hours ago)
Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D.: Charting a Better Path Forward for Indian Economic Growth
India has achieved remarkable economic success over the last 30 years. Once wed to closed-market, "small is beautiful" policies that severely curtailed growth, by the 1990s India had embraced the core tenets of economic liberalization and open trade. As a result, its once-meandering economy began to grow rapidly,...
huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)
Guest Post: Are Pipeline Spills A Foregone Conclusion?
Submitted by Daniel Graeber of OilPrice.com, Exxon Mobil hasn't asked federal regulatory authorities to restart the Pegasus oil pipeline, which burst open in a neighborhood in Mayflower, Ark. In March, a 22-foot rupture in the pipeline spilled about 5,000 barrels of diluted Canadian crude oil into an area of...
zerohedge.com (7 hours ago)
Some lawmakers waive pay as Kansas session goes into overtime
Some Kansas legislators are waiving their salaries or donating the money to charity as the legislative session heads into extra days to solve the state's tax policy.
kansascity.com (7 hours ago)
Ex-Marine Pens Impassioned Gay Marriage Plea
A Chicago-based Marine Corps. veteran discharged from the military under the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy wrote an impassioned letter urging black lawmakers in the Illinois House to vote "yes" on the state's marriage equality bill. In the letter, Marquell Smith writes that it "breaks my heart that any elected...
huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)
Happy Memorial Day! 1 In 4 U.S. Workers Get No Vacation, Report Finds
WASHINGTON -- As millions of Americans pack their cars ahead of Memorial Day weekend, the United States remains alone among the world's advanced economies in its lack of guaranteed paid vacation time for workers, according to a new report. In an update to an earlier analysis, the left-leaning Center for Economic and...
huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)
In Race to Fill John Kerry’s Seat, Little Talk on Policy
As Election Day nears in Massachusetts, the race between Gabriel Gomez and Representative Edward J. Mackey for the Senate seat vacated by John Kerry has focused on lesser issues.
nytimes.com (7 hours ago)
Dad Vows To Yank Sons Out Of Boy Scouts After Organization Drops Gay Ban
An outspoken supporter of the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) ban on gay participants has vowed to withdraw his own sons out of the scouting organization. In an editorial for CNN, John Stemberger called the BSA's May 23 announcement that sexual orientation would be eliminated as youth membership criterion would...
huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)
Lorri L. Jean: Boy Scouts Decision - This Isn't Victory
Was it a major victory that the Boy Scouts of America voted to set an age limit on its discrimination or was it an outrageously offensive compromise? If you learned about the vote by Facebook posts, tweets and statements from LGBT organizations, you were getting wildly mixed messages. While everyone acknowledges...
huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)
U.S. Drone Shift Alters Relations Overseas
The change in policy has important implications for the drone program in Pakistan, where future negotiations could center on whether Pakistan tries to gain joint control of the program or seeks to end it outright.
wsj.com (8 hours ago)
Abenomics 101 - The 15 Most Frequently Asked Questions
With the first arrow of Abenomics perhaps hitting its limit, it will be the second and third arrows that need to occur quickly and aggressively to carry this momentum forward (and for the economy to grow into stock valuations). Barclays lays out 15 of its most frequently asked questions below but concerns remain as...
zerohedge.com (8 hours ago)
Puma capture demonstrates success of non-lethal intervention
SANTA CRUZ -- The capture in Santa Cruz and resettlement of a male mountain lion is one of the first tests of a new state policy that calls for using non-lethal methods when mountain lions are discovered in populated areas.
santacruzsentinel.com (8 hours ago)
