To steer more students into high-paying fields, Florida is considering freezing tuition rates for certain majors. Would it work?
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Former U.S. Rep. Giffords Visits Newtown, Conn.
(NEWTOWN, Conn.) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona on Friday visited the Connecticut town where a gunman killed 26 people last month inside an elementary school.
House Approves $9.7 Billion in Sandy Flood Aid
(WASHINGTON) — The House has overwhelmingly approved $9.7 billion to pay flood insurance claims for the many home and business owners flooded out by Superstorm Sandy. The vote came more than two months after the storm hit and days after Northeast Republicans erupted over House Speaker John Boehner’s decision to delay an earlier vote.
Massachusetts Town Bans Plastic Water Bottles
For many people, a new year means resolutions. For one Massachusetts town, that means no more disposable plastic water bottles.
“The one thing I make pretty good is gnocchi. People have commented on it. I do it for the holidays. So if I were inviting Kim Jong Un over for dinner, I'd make him a plate of gnocchi. We'd have a glass of wine. And basically I'd try to understand: What's his thinking?”
— Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, in a recent interview with Esquire magazine.
BattlelandMilitary History
West Point, Yesterday
The adjacent post deals with the West Point of tomorrow. But our comrades at LIFE have posted a wonderful photo essay on what being a cadet there was like in 1936.
It was the second cover story in the magazine’s history, …
Author Offers Spot in Book for Finding Lost Dog
There’s a new mystery on Dennis Lehane’s mind, and the best-selling author is offering a special reward: Find his lost dog and get a spot in his next book
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Have Gun, Will Hover
A U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallion lifts a four-ton, M777 155mm howitzer over Helmand province on Dec. 29.
NYPD Officers Shot in Separate Incidents
Three New York City police officers were recovering Friday, hours after being shot in separate incidents that left one suspect dead and four under arrest
BattlelandVeterans
Doctors’ Disorders
The Department of Veterans Affairs can’t decide on the right yardstick to ensure its 7,000 doctors are pulling their weight. The agency has been squabbling about it for more than 30 years. Thursday, the VA inspector general …
Congress Members Seek Investigation of Shell Barge
Members of Congress are calling for an investigation of Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s Arctic offshore drilling operations as salvagers develop plans to move a company drill ship off rocks near an Alaska island, where it ran aground in …
The War on Tater Tots: Enlisting Daycare Centers in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity
Mississippi, the state with the highest rate of both childhood obesity and childhood poverty, is trying to improve the diets of its youngest inhabitants
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Contract Announcement of the Year (So Far)
Thursday’s roster of Pentagon contract announcements contains this gem:
MIT, Cambridge, Mass., was awarded a $32,000,000 cost-sharing contract. The award will provide for the study, development and creation of equipment and material. Work will be performed in Cambridge, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2017. One bid was …
