Global December 2017

Scam Spoofs Higher Education Institution’s Phone Number to Target Students

Campus police at a North Carolina university say a phone scam is spoofing the university's number to obtain money from students. The News & Observer reports that North Carolina State University police said on social media accounts Tuesday that individuals have spoofed the main university phone number to show up as the caller's number. Maj. Ian Kendrick says the callers have told students there's a problem with their status at the university and a fee is required to fix the problem.

Global December 2017

Senate Moves Tax Cut Legislation to Brink of Final Passage -- Beyond Education

Jubilant Republicans pushed on early Wednesday to the verge of the most sweeping rewrite of the nation's tax laws in more than three decades, a deeply unpopular bill they insist Americans will learn to love when they see their paychecks in the new year. President Donald Trump cheered the lawmakers on, eager to claim his first major legislative victory. After midnight, the Senate narrowly passed the legislation on a party-line 51-48 vote. Protesters interrupted with chants of "kill the bill, don't kill us" and Vice President Mike Pence repeatedly called for order. Upon passage, Republicans cheered, with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin among them.

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2011 – A Look Forward by <b> Adalyn Hixson </b>

Latino students today are facing a K-12 education system that serves many of them poorly and often isn’t doing that well for anybody else, by the sound of things. And when K-12 doesn’t do its job, students often don’t make it to college – or are ill-prepared if they do get there.

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Adalyn Hixson

Global December 2017

Airlines Inch Back to Normal Flow after Atlanta Airport Fire--Beyond Education

Delta Air Lines and other carriers that operate out of Atlanta's busy airport said they expected to be running normally Tuesday after a fire and blackout there forced the cancellation of over 1,500 flights days before the start of the Christmas rush.

Global December 2017

Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to Give Commencement Speech at University of Baltimore

Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is scheduled to stop in Baltimore to deliver a commencement address at a public university.

Global December 2017

Holiday Travel Chaos Looms

Thousands of people remain stranded in Atlanta even after power is restored at the world's busiest airport. For the time being, President Donald Trump is not considering firing Robert Mueller. Trump is set to reveal his "America First" security plan. Olympic athletes are facing challenges related to climate change.

Global December 2017

Holiday Travel Chaos Ahead after Atlanta Airport Outage--Beyond Education

Ticketing and baggage areas were a bit backed up, but security lines were moving quickly in Atlanta on Monday morning as the world's busiest airport recovered from a crippling power outage. Thousands of people remained stranded a day after the outage at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where more than 1,000 flights were grounded just days before the start of the Christmas travel rush. A sudden power outage that Georgia Power said was caused by a fire in an underground electrical facility brought the airport to a standstill Sunday around 1 p.m.

Global December 2017

Disney Buying Large Part of 21st Century Fox in $52.4B Deal --Beyond Education

Disney is buying a large part of the Murdoch family's 21st Century Fox for about $52.4 billion in stock, including film and television studios and cable and international TV businesses. The deal gives Disney film businesses including Twentieth Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox 2000, which together are the homes of Avatar, X-Men, Fantastic Four and Deadpool. On the television side, Disney will get Twentieth Century Fox Television, FX Productions and Fox21, with shows including "The Simpsons" and "Modern Family."

Global December 2017

Democrat Jones Wins Stunning Red-state Alabama Senate Upset--Beyond Education

Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama's special Senate election against the GOP's candidate Roy Moore. It was the first Democratic Senate victory in a quarter-century in Alabama.

Global December 2017

The Latest: Subway Bomb Suspect Charged--Beyond Education

The latest information on the blast in the New York City subway system. The New York Police Department says the man accused of the subway bombing has been charged with supporting an act of terrorism.

Global December 2017

Update: 3 Hurt When Bomb Strapped to Man Explodes in NY Subway--Beyond Education

A man inspired by the Islamic State group set off a crude pipe bomb strapped to his body Monday in a crowded subway corridor near Times Square, injuring the man, slightly wounding three others and sending New York commuters fleeing in terror through the smoky passageway.

Global December 2017

Putin Makes Surprise Stop in Syria en Route to Cairo

Russian president Vladimir Putin made a surprise stop in Syria while en route to Cairo. Political opponents Doug Jones and Roy Moore show divergent views on what the Alabama Senate vote means. Interviews with more than two dozen women and girls bolster contention by the U.N. that Myanmar's military is using rape as a "calculated tool of terror."