Starbucks Offers Staff Bargain Online College Degree
Starbucks partners with Arizona State University to offer 135000 hourly workers a discounted online bachelor’s degree with 40 programs. Under the plan junior and senior years are reimbursed, freshman and sophomore years financed by scholarships and Pell grants. CEO Howard Schultz unveiled the program in New York with Arne Duncan present. cost to the company and final numbers not disclosed.
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Seattle
Lung-MAP trial aims to speed targeted cancer therapies
Cancer researchers outline the Lung-MAP study to screen patients for mutations across 200 genes and assign them to five biomarker groups testing different experimental medicines. Led by Yale's Roy Herbst, the trial seeks faster answers, fewer patients exposed to ineffective therapies, and enrollment of up to 1,000 annually at a cost near 150 million dollars with funding from NCI and private partners.
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Supreme Court backs federal straw purchaser law
The Supreme Court, in a 5 4 decision, upheld the federal ban on straw purchases, allowing enforcement when the ultimate buyer is legally eligible. Justice Kagan led the majority, saying background checks and record keeping aid law enforcement in tracing guns, even if bought for another. Justice Scalia dissented, arguing the law does not criminalize a lawful transfer between two eligible buyers.
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Supreme Court to hear Elonis free speech threat case
The Supreme Court will review whether a person must prove the speaker's subjective intent to threaten when prosecuting online posts. Anthony Elonis, sentenced to nearly four years for violent online rants against his estranged wife and others, argues a subjective standard is needed for internet context.
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Investors lose bid to thwart Sugar House casino license
Minority investors in Sugar House Casino failed to block the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board from issuing a second Philadelphia license. The Commonwealth Court dismissed the suit, siding with the board which had revoked the Foxwoods project in 2010. Five applicants compete for the new license, with a decision expected this year.
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Budget standoff tests Corbett pledge on timely budgets
Governor Corbett faces pressure as Republicans push pensions and alcohol bills while Democrats demand Medicaid expansion and tax hikes. With a volatile budget race and possible across the board cuts, Corbett risks breaking a pledge to sign on time, even if it means staying past June 30.
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