| Trump's budget cuts dampen 50th anniversary of public broadcasting Posted: 18 Mar 2017 02:44 PM PDT ![Trump's budget cuts dampen 50th anniversary of public broadcasting]( "Trump's budget cuts dampen 50th anniversary of public broadcasting") Nearly 50 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson signed the "Public Broadcasting Act of 1967" into law, hoping it could encourage more diverse programming and non-commercial broadcasting.
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| Meals on Wheels donations spike: Is Trump making America care again? Posted: 18 Mar 2017 12:58 PM PDT ![Meals on Wheels donations spike: Is Trump making America care again?]( "Meals on Wheels donations spike: Is Trump making America care again?") President Trump is changing America in at least one easily measurable way, and it has nothing to do with any of his campaign promises. When the administration's so-called "skinny budget" blueprint came out on Thursday, cuts threatening the Meals on Wheels program in particular caught the country's attention. The proposal is already facing bipartisan opposition, but that isn't stopping people from supporting Meals on Wheels themselves, resulting in a donation spike.
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| Secret Service laptop stolen: Can the agency shake its scandals? Posted: 18 Mar 2017 10:23 AM PDT ![Secret Service laptop stolen: Can the agency shake its scandals?]( "Secret Service laptop stolen: Can the agency shake its scandals?") A Secret Service laptop with details about floor plans and evacuation protocol for Trump Tower was stolen from a car parked in the driveway of an agent's Brooklyn home on Thursday. A Secret Service press release said that agency laptops have "multiple layers of security including full disk encryption" and were not permitted to contain classified information – though it could be used to access a server which does, according to the New York Daily News. A backpack and other goods were also stolen from the car, including an access keycard, an agency radio, and lapel pins with Secret Service insignia that gave the agent, Marie Argentieri, access to security details that protected President Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Pope Francis, according to CNN.
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| Two pharaohs, one statue: A tale of mistaken identity? Posted: 18 Mar 2017 10:02 AM PDT ![Two pharaohs, one statue: A tale of mistaken identity?]( "Two pharaohs, one statue: A tale of mistaken identity?") A colossus recently found in Matariya, a working-class neighborhood in Cairo, has proven tricky to identify. Shortly after the 26-foot tall statue was unearthed on March 7, it was identified as Pharaoh Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt's best-known rulers, but now Cairo officials say it likely portrays Psamtik I, a lesser-known pharaoh of the 26th Dynasty. Recommended: How much do you know about Egypt?
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| Why Trump wants power to remove director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Posted: 18 Mar 2017 07:52 AM PDT ![Why Trump wants power to remove director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau]( "Why Trump wants power to remove director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau") On Friday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an amicus brief in an appeal of a case involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a consumer watchdog, and the PHH Corp. mortgage company. In its brief, the DOJ sided with a three-judge panel that had originally described the CFPB's structure unconstitutional, saying it gave the bureau's director too much power. "There is a greater risk that an independent agency headed by a single person will engage in extreme departures from the president's executive policy," the DOJ wrote in the brief, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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| Letter from Antarctica Posted: 18 Mar 2017 07:35 AM PDT ![Letter from Antarctica]( "Letter from Antarctica") Indeed, most dispatches from the "end of the world" paint a romantic image of scientists working in the field, buffeted by the elements, an apotheosis of man versus nature. While Antarctica has indeed been a showcase for international collaboration and peace since then, there's still a geopolitical and strategic undertone to the presence of the United States here.
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| Why Antarctica is Earth's petri dish Posted: 18 Mar 2017 07:32 AM PDT ![Why Antarctica is Earth's petri dish]( "Why Antarctica is Earth's petri dish") Some studies have revealed critical insights, such as the infamous hole in the ozone layer that appears over Antarctica during the region's spring. In 1985, British Antarctic Survey scientists discovered that there was about half as much ozone over their research station as there had been just 30 years earlier. Recommended: Are you scientifically literate?
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| 20,000 leagues beneath the ice Posted: 18 Mar 2017 07:30 AM PDT ![20,000 leagues beneath the ice]( "20,000 leagues beneath the ice") The harmonic sounds of Weddell seals penetrate the thick ice. In fact, a significant part of what we know about underwater life in Antarctica comes from within a two-hour driving radius of the McMurdo Station research base.
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| Climate change presents us with a choice, Seeking an end to the Ukrainian conflict, Balancing Beijing’s displeasure and missile defense, The people should be consulted on ‘Brexit’, The importance of girls’ education Posted: 18 Mar 2017 03:00 AM PDT ![Climate change presents us with a choice, Seeking an end to the Ukrainian conflict, Balancing Beijing's displeasure and missile defense, The people should be consulted on 'Brexit', The importance of girls' education]( "Climate change presents us with a choice, Seeking an end to the Ukrainian conflict, Balancing Beijing's displeasure and missile defense, The people should be consulted on 'Brexit', The importance of girls' education") "Climate change today constitutes a threat to the well-being of our country, and not to confront it would be to put at risk the future of our children...," writes Marcelo Mena, Chile's vice minister of the environment. "The challenge that remains for us [in Chile] is in transportation, which accounts for 28.9 percent of our emissions.... The green tax means that vehicles will become more efficient, but it's clear that public transport is the way forward.... We have two choices.
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| Readers write: Examining populism, family entertainment, lack of trust Posted: 18 Mar 2017 03:00 AM PDT ![Readers write: Examining populism, family entertainment, lack of trust]( "Readers write: Examining populism, family entertainment, lack of trust") Recommended: Could you pass a US citizenship test? Regarding the Jan. 26 article "Mary Tyler Moore expanded America's view of what a woman can be" (CSMonitor.com): Mary Tyler Moore was not only a TV trailblazer who embodied the modern woman, but her show's genre provided entertainment well suited for family viewing.
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| With 'Battles Won,' Marines hope to attract more recruits Posted: 17 Mar 2017 02:41 PM PDT ![With 'Battles Won,' Marines hope to attract more recruits]( "With 'Battles Won,' Marines hope to attract more recruits") By the time the trailer wraps up, you're probably expecting to see "The Few, The Proud, The Marines" flash across the screen. Recommended: Are you smarter than a US Marine? This slogan, and the decision to highlight community service alongside battlefield victories, marks the latest fine-tuning of the military's recruitment machine.
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| Why Trump's budget may be 'devastating' to his supporters Posted: 17 Mar 2017 02:16 PM PDT ![Why Trump's budget may be 'devastating' to his supporters]( "Why Trump's budget may be 'devastating' to his supporters") President Trump's "skinny" budget proposal would make deep cuts in many government programs in the name of pruning the federal bureaucracy. "It's unacceptable," says Rep. Hal Rogers (R) of Kentucky, whose district voted about 80 percent in favor of Trump. It includes many programs that are important to rural, lower-income areas that went big for Trump last November, such as subsidies for regional airports, funds to clean up the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay, and support for regional economic development.
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