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Michael Hiltzik: The FTC is pushing new rights for workers. Big business is pitching a fit, of course

Whenever a government agency proposes a regulation that might help workers by reining in an employer abuse, you can count on some heavy breathing from the big business lobby.

Los Angeles Times

Wealth looms big as ever in post-scandal college admissions

In the wake of the college admissions bribery scandal, experts say there’s little evidence that it stirred significant change in the world of college admissions

The Independent UK

This quick-absorbing, cheap “jello” material could replace paper towels

A new hydrogel sheet could work far more efficiently at absorbing kitchen messes and help cut down on paper waste.

Inverse

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3 ways cryptocurrency is changing the way colleges do business with students and donors

Until about 2020, universities used cryptocurrencies only to pay ransoms to criminals attacking their networks. A fast payment to criminals helped victim universities restore their networks quickly.

The Conversation

On this day: Len Bias, Garfield Smith, Sam Cassell born; Bob Cousy traded

On this day, Celtics Len Bias, Garfield Smith, and Sam Cassell -- while Boston icon Bob Cousy had his rights traded to the Cincinnati Royals.

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Herman Daly obituary

Pioneering ecological economist who foresaw the catastrophic effects of unlimited economic growth

The Guardian - UK

Climate Change: Global Warming May Exceed 1.5 Degrees, Opine Scientists

The existing climate pledges made by the world are insufficient to keep the 2015 Paris Agreement's aim within reach. It is anticipated that global warming will exceed the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Wes Moore looks to make history as Maryland's first Black governor

Along with an otherwise historic Democratic ticket, Wes Moore, a businessman, philanthropist and political newcomer, has a chance to be Maryland's first Black governor.

WEKU

Talk of 'Christian nationalism' is getting a lot louder – but what does the term really mean?

According to a May 2022 poll from the University of Maryland, 61% of Republicans favor declaring the United States a Christian nation – even though 57% recognized that it would be unconstitutional. Meanwhile, 31% of all Americans and 49% of Republicans believe “God intended America to be a new promised…

The Conversation

Report: Boston Celtics to cut veteran forward Jake Layman

Layman, a local player out of Norwood, Massachusetts who played his NCAA basketball with the University of Maryland, linked up with the team in the hopes of making Boston's regular season roster.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Relationship: Researchers find how infants learn their native language

Their research shows that an infant's ability to interpret acoustic differences as either contrastive or non-contrastive may come from the contexts that different sounds occur in. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Pseudonymity for Libel Defendants (Former Co-Presidents of Campus Activist Group) in #TheyLied Claim

The Complaint in Doe v. University of Maryland, College Park (D. Md.) alleges: After John Doe was fully exonerated of horrendous and malicious false allegations, the University of Maryland repeatedly refused to protect his rights as a student. The University allowed Doe to be publicly defamed as a rapist by…

Reason

University of Maryland, Baltimore will launch effort to address violence in city

BALTIMORE — Dr. Thomas M. Scalea has had spent much of his long career as a trauma doctor witnessing the emotional toll on families from the city’s unrelenting violence.

Tribune News Service

Electric Cars Could Soon Be Powered By A Sustainable Battery–Made From Shellfish

Electric cars could soon be powered by a sustainable battery–made from shellfish.

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Los Angeles Times

For many with student loans, the interest hurts the most. This congressman would know

Forty-three million Americans owe a collective $1.6 trillion in federal student loan debt. About $85,400 of that belongs to Eric Swalwell.

Tribune News Service

Maryland football player Marcus Fleming Jr. charged with misdemeanor second-degree assault

BALTIMORE — Marcus Fleming Jr., a redshirt sophomore wide receiver on the University of Maryland football team, was charged with misdemeanor second-degree assault after a felony first-degree assault charge was dropped in Prince George’s County Circuit Court on Thursday morning.

The Independent UK

Scientific Games’ lottery playbook succeeded, then spread

State lotteries now exist in 45 states and the District of Columbia

Tribune News Service

Doctors look to college athletes to understand COVID’s effects on the heart

BALTIMORE -- Doctors learned early in the pandemic that COVID-19 was more than a respiratory disease. It was attacking bodily organs, including the heart — even in healthy, young athletes.

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The Hindu

Should we have been surprised by the Agnipath protests?

A government job, with its benefits and safety net, is an aspiration for most Indians. Any perceived rollback in such employment opportunities is bound to fuel anxiety

Tribune News Service

College graduate overcomes battle with cancer, now hopes to guide other through rigors of college life

BALTIMORE -- While this will be University of Maryland, Baltimore County President Freeman A. Hrabowski III’s last graduation — he announced his retirement last August — he will leave the school with a number of leaders who will help the next generation of graduates to push past challenges and earn…

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Commentary: University of Maryland’s Collins Plaza a reminder that tolerance is not enough; we must embrace one another

Five years ago on Friday, Lt. Richard Collins III, a young Black man, was killed at a bus stop on the College Park campus of the University of Maryland. His murderer was a man with white supremacist ties, who demanded Richard step aside and then stabbed him to death when…

Tribune News Service

Some cities, states say Big Oil should pay for climate damage

In the waning days of 2021, a grass fire broke out in Boulder County, Colorado. Fueled by extreme drought and high winds, the fire swept through the communities of Superior and Louisville. Within hours, it had destroyed more than a thousand structures — making the Marshall fire the most destructive…

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To Boldly Grow: NASA Tracks Earths Forest Canopy From Space

The International Space Station recently changed its orbit height from 262 miles above Earth to about 258 miles.

Benzinga

Maryland Bill Would Give Veterans Access To Psychedelics As A Form Of PTSD Treatment

This week, a Senate-passed bill to create a state fund to provide psychedelics to military veterans was taken up by a Maryland House of Delegates. The goal of the fund is to provide “cost-free” access to substances such as psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic…

Tribune News Service

Maryland prepares for new era under Kevin Willard, greeted by pressure to live up to past triumphs

BALTIMORE — For one afternoon at the end of February, past met present, and all felt well in the realm of University of Maryland men’s basketball.

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