2014年4月29日星期二

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Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 05:02 PM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 04:32 PM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Top Asian News at 11:00 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 04:02 PM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Top Asian News at 10:30 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 03:32 PM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Biden urges U.S. colleges do more to prevent sexual assaults

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 03:09 PM PDT

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a media briefing after a meeting with Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk in KievU.S. Vice President Joe Biden used some dramatic anecdotes on Tuesday to urge colleges and universities to do more to prevent rape and sexual assault on their campuses. Unveiling a White House report with recommendations on what campuses can do to address the issue, Biden said frequently the assailant is someone known to the victim.


Top Asian News at 10:00 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 03:02 PM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Top Asian News at 9:30 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 02:32 PM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

The Surprising Reasons America's High School Graduation Rates Have Skyrocketed

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 02:03 PM PDT

One of Barack Obama's goals when he ran for president in 2008 was for more American students to graduate from high school. New reports by the National Center for Education Statistics and America's Promise Alliance show that the high school graduation rate is rising. 81 percent of all high school students graduated in 2012, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. That is the highest graduation rate in history.

Top Asian News at 9:00 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 02:02 PM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Top Asian News at 8:30 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 01:32 PM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Top Asian News at 8:00 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 01:02 PM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Top Asian News at 7:30 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 12:32 PM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Top Asian News at 7:00 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 12:02 PM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Top Asian News at 6:30 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 11:32 AM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Teargas fired on protesting teachers, students in Nigeria

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 10:54 AM PDT

Police fire tear gas at polytechnic students protesting the closure of schools in Abuja on April 29, 2014Nigerian police fired teargas at teachers and students and shot live rounds into the air as they tried to disperse a rally over college closures on Tuesday, protesters said. The march, in the capital Abuja, was called by two academic unions who have been on strike for several months, but protesting teachers were also joined by a number of students. The organisers of the rally, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), have been demanding facility improvements at a range of technical colleges across the country. The march, which the unions said involved about 100 people, began at Abuja's Eagle Square -- which is often the site of political rallies -- before moving towards the parliament, where organisers had planned to formally present their grievances to lawmakers.


Top Asian News at 5:00 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 10:02 AM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Top Asian News at 4:30 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 09:32 AM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Top Asian News at 4:00 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 09:02 AM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Top Asian News at 3:30 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 08:32 AM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Top Asian News at 3:00 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 08:02 AM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Top Asian News at 2:30 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 07:32 AM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Vt. Senate gives first approval to $1.4B budget

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 07:20 AM PDT

The Vermont Senate on Monday gave initial approval to a $1.44 billion general fund budget that boosts payments for Medicaid providers and health care for retired teachers, but keeps higher education funding ...

Top Asian News at 2:00 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 07:02 AM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Jon Stewart Explains How Racism Is Alive and Well in America

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 06:57 AM PDT

Jon Stewart Explains How Racism Is Alive and Well in AmericaFirst, Jon Stewart declared: "Racism is over!" Well, at least according to the U.S. Supreme Court it is, which upheld a state ban on affirmative action in public schools last week. Which means it's a week-after-Easter miracle that Bundy and Sterling were so blatantly racist last week – "Racism has arisen," Stewart quipped.


Top Asian News at 1:30 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 06:32 AM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Top Asian News at 1:00 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 06:02 AM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Top Asian News at 12:30 p.m. GMT

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 05:32 AM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for nearly 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 204. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Top Asian News at 6:00 a.m. GMT

Posted: 28 Apr 2014 11:02 PM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for more than 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 193. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

Top Asian News at 5:30 a.m. GMT

Posted: 28 Apr 2014 10:32 PM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president apologized Tuesday for the government's inept initial response to a deadly ferry sinking as divers fought strong currents in their search for more than 100 passengers still missing nearly two weeks after the accident. The government also raised the death toll for what has become a point of national mourning and shame to 193. Most of the dead and missing are high school students.

White House Task Force on College Sexual Assault Releases First Report

Posted: 28 Apr 2014 08:28 PM PDT

White House Task Force on College Sexual Assault Releases First ReportThe White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault released its first report today, with initial recommendations for how college campuses can better handle sexual assaults. There has been a preponderance of sexual assault cases on college campuses across the country, and often schools' reactions to those cases has been woefully lacking. Just today, the Department of Education ruled that Tufts University violated Title IX in its handling of sexual assaults. President Obama created the task force in January to figure out how schools could better prevent sexual assaults from happening and better handle things when they do.


White House pushes colleges to crack down on sexual assaults

Posted: 28 Apr 2014 06:59 PM PDT

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden listens during a news conference in VilniusBy Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House will press U.S. colleges and universities on Tuesday to do more to curb sexual assaults on students while it launches a new website, NotAlone.gov, to help victims find resources and report crimes. The move comes after a three-month study by a task force established by President Barack Obama in January to help identify ways to protect students from sexual violence. "Colleges and universities need to face the facts about sexual assault. No more turning a blind eye or pretending it doesn't exist," Vice President Joe Biden said in a statement released on Monday evening.


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