By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
For years he walked alongside Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, a quiet confidant as she campaigned for democracy in Myanmar. On Tuesday, with her blessing, Htin Kyaw will become the country’s president.
Published: March 14, 2016 at 03:19AM
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Significant problems remain at a formerly for-profit college that the Obama administration rescued from near collapse, an Associated Press review has found, despite new federal oversight and pledges of a turnaround by the schools’ current nonprofit…
Published: March 14, 2016 at 12:55AM
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When one of the country’s largest for-profit college companies failed in 2014, the Education Department faced a choice. It could shut down Corinthian Colleges Inc., incurring a $1 billion loss to taxpayers and sending students scrambling, or it could…
Published: March 14, 2016 at 12:30AM
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By MICHAEL D. SHEAR, DAVID E. SANGER and KATIE BENNER
The debate that began three years ago after revelations about government surveillance has become more personal, now that smartphones are involved.
Published: March 13, 2016 at 08:00PM
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When one of the country’s largest for-profit college companies failed in 2014, the Education Department faced a choice. It could shut down Corinthian Colleges Inc., incurring a $1 billion loss to taxpayers and sending students scrambling, or it could…
Published: March 13, 2016 at 08:01AM
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By CHRIS HORTON
Digital technology is changing how Chinese art is made, marketed and sold, and marks one of the biggest shifts in the industry.
Published: March 12, 2016 at 03:40PM
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A longtime confidante of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was confirmed Friday in a parliamentary vote as one of the three final candidates to be Myanmar’s next president.
Published: March 10, 2016 at 07:21PM
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