News and Announcements
- Infertility Places Pressures on Women in Ghana (voanews.com)
- Ex-President Taylor Requests Government Pension (voanews.com)
- Botswana expects food shortage this year (Botswana Gazette)
- Liberia looks to save rainforests by barcoding trees
- Agribusiness threatens African wildlife migration
- Batswana fear food shortage (Africa News)
- Chinese Cyber Hackers a Growing Threat(voanews.com)
- Baby boomers worry about finances, health costs
- Irvin D. Reid talks about Detroit's "New Normal"
- Should people be off on Fridays? (bbc.com)
- Study: 60 percent of Detroit kids live in poverty (The Detroit News)
- Kozol: ‘I’m sick of begging’ Congress to do the right thing
- Practicing Democracy: The CitizenDetroit Project
- Detroit Housing's for Sale, and Global Investors Want In (The Huffington Post)
- Detroit Biotech Companies, Startups Play Vital Role In City's Economy (The Huffington Post)
- Detroit Police pass up tech upgrade (Detroit News)
- Detroit Public Schools to close more buildings, but is closer to fixing deficit, emergency financial manager says (Detroit Free Press)
- Former top cop in NYC & LA says Detroit's crime problem can be fixed, offers encouragement
- Super cops says Detroit's crime problem can be fixed
- Law enforcement leaders gather in Detroit for forum at Wayne State University
- "City Under Siege" ends with focus on solutions
- Detroit Police must stay focused in battle against crime, violence.
- Detroit’s Core Thrives As Criminals Prey On Neighborhoods
- Initiative puts Detroit's citizens in charge of budget (Detroit News)
- Done Deal: City, state approve consent agreement
- Irvin D. Reid: Detroit needs and emergency manager (Detroit Free Press)
- Irvin D. Reid speaks on Detroit's revival (VIDEO from Nightly Business Report)
- Financial review team to examine "Probable Financial Stress" in Detroit (Michigan Department of Treasury)
- More details on Detroit financial review board (Huffington Post)
- Governor Snyder appoints Detroit financial review team (WXYZ - with video)
- Law Schools’ Applications Fall as Costs Rise and Jobs Are Cut (The New York Times)
- Credit for Internships: Is It Due? (The New York Times)
- Education Dept. Orders Sports Access for Disabled (The New York Times)
- Does Michigan need charter schools or just more parental involvement? (myfoxdetroit.com)
- To Raise Graduation Rate, Colleges Are Urged to Help a Changing Student Body (The New York Times)
- Chinese Graduates Say No Thanks to Factory Jobs (The New York Times)
- Record year for immigration-related legislation
- Obama administration sues to block Alabama immigration law
- Vicente Fox on thinking about the future (CNN video)
- Report Faults High Fees for Out-of-Network Care (The New York Times)
- To Open Eyes, W-2s List Cost of Providing a Health Plan (The New York Times)
- The Drug-Dose Gender Gap (The New York Times)
- Keeping Blood Pressure in Check (The New York Times)
- Under healthcare overhaul, will small businesses benefit? (The LA Times)
- Churches pair faith with fat-fighting to curb obesity
- Unequal and unhealthy
- Finding Advice for More Modest Retirement Investments (The New York Times)
- Report: Up to Half of World Food Production is Wasted (Voanews.com)
- Liberia looks to save rainforests by barcoding trees
- Agribusiness threatens African wildlife migration