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Obama seeks to decrease sexual assault at universities

Brenden Moore February 17, 2014

Last month, President Barack Obama created a task force assigned to find ways to reduce sexual assault and violence on college campuses. The effort renews an issue that the administration has dealt with...

Comcast buys Time Warner Cable in $45.2 billion merger

Comcast buys Time Warner Cable in $45.2 billion merger

Haley BeMiller February 16, 2014

Comcast agreed last week to purchase Time Warner Cable for $45.2 billion in a deal that would join the two biggest cable companies in the United States. According to a news release, Comcast purchased...

Sochi 2014:The road so far

Haley BeMiller February 9, 2014

Opening CeremonyAfter much anticipation, the Winter Olympics kicked off in Sochi last week with a large production of Russian pride. The Opening Ceremony took place Friday evening, beginning with floating...

FCC to put high-speed Internet in more schools

Eric Domingo February 9, 2014

Internet access has become such a luxury to most that we often don't think about the individuals who can't go online. However, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to help some of these individuals...

Storify: President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union address

Haley BeMiller January 29, 2014

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Officials wary of security threats, economic instability surrounding Sochi games

AJ Karolczak January 26, 2014

In only a few short weeks, the world's top winter athletes will put on a major show in the Russian resort city of Sochi. But despite enthusiasm in some circles, concerns ranging from terrorism to economics...

Syrian government, rebels begin second round of peace talks

Haley BeMiller January 26, 2014

Syria joined the international community last week to begin a second round of peace talks aiming to put an end to the nation's bloody civil war.The Geneva II talks began over the weekend after two days...

Colorado begins selling recreational pot

Haley BeMiller January 19, 2014

In an unprecedented wave of progress for marijuana advocates, Colorado is now the first state to permit the sale and use of recreational pot.According to the Denver Post, Colorado legalized recreational...

Egyptians approve new constitution

Nathan Weisman January 19, 2014

Egyptians voted to ratify a new constitution last week for the second time since 2011 when a wave of protests that gained military support forced Hosni Mubarak from power.The new constitution remains similar...

CYMI: What’s happening in world news

The Associated Press January 19, 2014

Report: Systemic failures led to Benghazi attacks A bipartisan Senate report on the attacks on the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, paints a picture of systemic failure of security for U.S. diplomats...

Survey shows increase in independent voters

Brenden Moore January 19, 2014

A record high number of Americans now identify themselves as political independents, according to a recent Gallup poll.The report shows that 41 percent of those sampled were politically independent, while...

Obama announces NSA reforms, defends surveillance

Haley BeMiller January 17, 2014

President Barack Obama announced Friday a slew of reforms to the National Security Agency while still maintaining the need for surveillance programs in the United States.Most notably, Obama promised that...

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