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New York University Betrays Teaching and Education

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It may call itself “a private university in the public service,” but NYU is a multi-national big business and New York City real estate mogul whose previous president earned $1.5 million a year. Its latest “offering” puts NYU on the list of bottom-feeders trying to make a fast-buck with online teacher education programs that supposedly […]

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Kenyan Journalists Covering Violence Lack PTSD Support

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Journalists who’ve covered extreme violence in Kenya years ago still may experience related depression and anxiety, and they have little formal support in coping with the trauma, a new study finds. Dr. Anthony Feinstein, a University of Toronto psychiatry professor, noted that traumatic events of almost a decade ago continue to affect journalists. “It’s the […]

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Awaiting US employment report

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January felt like a very long month for most involved with markets, given the continued worries regarding China and the volatility seen in many asset markets. Friday’s move by the Bank of Japan proved to be the icing on the cake, although its eventual impact on the economy is likely to be a lot more […]

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China Company Accused of Fleecing Investors of $7.6 Billion

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Chinese police arrested 21 employees at China’s largest online finance business on suspicion of fleecing 900,000 investors of $7.6 billion, in what could be the biggest financial fraud in Chinese history. State media outlets reported the arrests late Sunday. State broadcaster CCTV aired purported confessions from two former employees at Ezubao, an Anhui Province outfit […]

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European Shares Steady

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European stock markets were steady on Monday, as a rise in the shares of major banks such as Bankia offset a fall in the telecoms sector after Nokia settled a dispute with Samsung. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index, whose 6 percent fall in January was its worst monthly drop at the start of a year […]

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Theater: Almost "Paradise;" Awkward "Affair"

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(photo by Joshua Reaver) In ways large and small, The Grand Paradise explores sexual identity and the freedom of the 1970s without trying to be “naughty” or sexy-sexy. Voyeurism is not really the point, at least not in the sense of titillation. What the show is really going for is intimacy. To an unusual degree, […]

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Here comes European manufacturing…

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It’s PMI day in Europe, meaning that we get a good look at how the continent’s manufacturing sector performed in the first month of 2016. PMI readings give industry a score between 0-100, with anything above 50 signalling growth, and anything below showing a contraction. On Monday morning, we’re expecting data from Italy, France, Germany, […]