For-Profit Colleges Pay Executives Based On Profit, Not Student Success, Report Finds
Top executives at major for-profit colleges take in millions of dollars in annual compensation — primarily from taxpayer subsidies -– yet most of their pay is unrelated to student achievement, according to preliminary findings from a congressional investigation.
The report from Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform committee, [...]
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Mountain Lion grabs 3% share of OS X in first 48 hours
Nor has Apple revealed any information about how many copies of Mountain Lion have been downloaded since the upgrade hit the Mac App Store early Wednesday. Mountain Lion has held the No. 1 spot on the e-market's bestselling paid app list since then,
Nor has Apple revealed any information about how many copies of Mountain Lion [...]
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NOAA scientists: Midwest drought brings fourth smallest Gulf of Mexico 'Dead …
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Mermaids — those half-human, half-fish sirens of the sea — are legendary sea creatures chronicled in maritime cultures since time immemorial. The ancient Greek [...]
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NOAA scientists: Midwest drought brings fourth smallest Gulf of Mexico 'Dead …
NOAA ship Oregon II will set sail from Pascagoula on Friday for its 300th research cruise. (The Mississippi Press/April Havens). PASCAGOULA, Mississippi — As research vessel Oregon II pulls out of its Pascagoula homeport Friday morning, it will
Natural gas prices would need to be relatively high and the cost of adding renewable energy relatively low. [...]
Los Angeles
London Olympics: 2012 Games begin with whimsical opening ceremony
After saying there would be no moment of silence to honor the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches who were killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics, the IOC permitted a video tribute to the 52 people who were killed in the suicide bombings in the London transit
Roger Bannister, the first man to break the four-minute barrier [...]
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Rawlings regrets his BBC comments on Mills death
Photo: YouTube Screenshot. Following the BBC's refusal to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the Israeli Olympic team prepared a video this week in which the athletes say they are proud to represent Israel “and its capital Jerusalem.” On its
The BBC's commercial wing is promising six months of office space and advice to new [...]
Los Angeles
Chad Everett, star of 1970s TV drama 'Medical Center,' dies at 75
Chad Everett, who starred in the 1970s TV drama "Medical Center," has died. He was 75. Everett's daughter told the Associated Press that he died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles after a year-and-a-half-long battle with lung cancer. Perhaps best known
LOS ANGELES — The star of the 1970s TV series "Medical Center" who went [...]
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Kristen Stewart cheating scandal: Director Rupert Sanders' father says it's …
As news of her fling with director Rupert Sanders breaks, look back at the Twilight lovers through the years.
The Snow White actress went on a series of romantic dates with her boyfriend after her makeout session with married director Rupert Sanders.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actress Kristen Stewart apologized to long-term boyfriend and "Twilight" co-star Robert [...]
Los Angeles
TCA 2012: New 'Dancing With the Stars' cast features Bristol Palin
In November 2007 Team Penske driver and three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves was the winner of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" – which has the mirror ball as its winner's trophy. Working with professional partner Julianne Hough he was
Dancing With The Stars has announced the line-up for this fall's all-star season, and they've got [...]
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With royalty and rock, London opens its Olympics
Lauren Jackson of the Australian Olympic basketball team carries her country's flag as she leads the Australian team into the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on July 27, 2012 in London,
As a lifelong Olympics junkie, I am proud to represent the National Football Post's Daily [...]