Education is ‘economic issue’, says Obama
Barack Obama said education was “the economic issue of our time”, linking America’s declining public schools with its struggles to remain competitive
2010 07 29
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Ellen DeGeneres quits "American Idol" as judge
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “American Idol” judge Ellen DeGeneres unexpectedly quit the top-rated television singing show on Thursday after just a year in the job, saying it was not the right fit for her.
2010 07 30
Dead whale found pinned to Alaska cruise liner
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – A dead whale has been discovered pinned to the bow of a Princess Cruises luxury liner near Juneau, the third such incident for the company’s Alaska fleet in a decade, officials said on Thursday.
Book says many U.S. universities are waste of money
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Spending as much as $250,000 on a bachelors degree from world-renowned U.S. universities such as Harvard University and Yale is a waste of money, a new book asserts.
Drooping pants "foolish" but not illegal: New York judge
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – A New York judge has thrown out a summons issued to a man for wearing saggy pants, saying the U.S. Constitution protected people’s right to dress as they please, even if they looked ridiculous doing so.
Ghost estates haunt Ireland after property boom and bust
STONEPARK, Ireland (Reuters) – The advertising catalog promised a new residential development, with a creche, tennis court and a mini golf course, minutes from the bustling center of the Irish town of Longford.
Man who published details of 100m Facebook users ‘learning how to break passwords’
The man who collected and published personal details from 100m Facebook users
says he did so to learn how to break passwords.
Vince Cable warns against ‘economic nationalism’
The Business Secretary warns India and other countries that ‘economic
nationalism’ could derail world economy.
River Thames hotels: Four of the best
Francesca Syz selects four of the best hotels in London on the banks of the
River Thames.
West Bank leader eyes ‘home stretch to freedom’
Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian prime minister, says the West Bank’s economic boom is not sustainable and lasting growth could happen only once Israel lifts its restrictions on the occupied territory for good
No McLaren team orders – Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton insists there are no team orders governing how he and McLaren team-mate Jenson Button race.
US consumers feel the economic strain
After speeding up from an annualised pace of 1.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2009 to 3 per cent in the first quarter of this year, consumer spending is expected to have risen by 2.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2010, validating concerns over…