When bar fights get mean, bystanders intervene
People are more likely to try to break up a bar fight when they believe the conflict is too violent ...
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Insight: ‘Crude for blood’ – return of sectarian war hits Iraq’s oil exports
Iraq's Sunni insurgents are targeting its main northern oil pipeline, undoing plans for a massive increase in exports as violence reaches levels unseen since the darkest days of civil war.
How the G4 guidelines shape sustainability reporting
At its May conference in Amsterdam, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) released the fourth generation of its sustainability reporting guidelines ...
Avoiding Common Core’s Biggest Legal Liabilities
Like it or not, massive online examinations are coming to your district. And when they do, it will be for keeps.
Shake Up’ for Higher Ed
President Obama vowed Wednesday that he would soon unveil a plan to promote significant reform in higher education -- with an emphasis on controlling what colleges charge students and families.
Who pays for college education? Not mom and dad
A new study finds parents are footing a smaller portion of the college tuition bill as families become more cost-conscious.
Astronaut Suni Williams: You need to make peace before leaving Earth
US astronaut Sunita Williams spent a total of 322 days in space on two missions to the International Space Station.
Obama enters impact investing arena with new program
At the G8 Social Impact Investing Forum last month, the Obama Administration announced an initiative to spur economic growth and job creation ...
Jeans and shoes show criminal underbelly of China-EU trade
The importer, a front man for the Calabrian mafia, tells the Chinese seller, who speaks fluent Italian and lives in Rome, that he wants to fix a lower price on the next shipment.
China bans government building projects to curb Versailles-esque excesses
Some state-run enterprises in China have opulent headquarters more suited to the court of Louis XIV of France, while other local government-owned buildings even replicate the home of the President of the United States.
