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Trump administration is battling coronavirus without a war room

Coronavirus continues to spread, but the Trump administration disbanded the team that could have helped.




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SAT wars: Report bolsters idea of dropping SAT, ACT tests for UC admission

As the University of California considers the role of the SAT and ACT in admissions, dueling reports offer opposite conclusions.




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Is SAT test going down at UC? Several regents express deep skepticism over use in admissions

Several University of California regents expressed deep skepticism about the use of SAT and ACT tests in admissions decisions, signaling the standardized tests may be headed for elimination as an application requirement.




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UC to ease admission requirements: No SAT, no letter grades due to coronavirus

The coronavirus crisis prompts the University of California and California State University to temporarily suspend some admission requirements.




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Ex-USC admissions official to plead guilty to running scam to admit unqualified Chinese students

A former admissions official at USC will plead guilty to helping graduate students from China gain acceptance to the school by submitting doctored transcripts and fraudulent recommendation letters.




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UC and Cal State relax admissions criteria due to coronavirus: What you need to know

Acknowledging disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the UC and Cal State systems will ease admissions requirements for applicants.




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Banks: L.A. schools chief Austin Beutner is performing admirably. But what comes after coronavirus?

Austin Beutner has moved quickly to confront the coronavirus crisis in L.A. schools. But the emergency will continue even after the virus fades away.




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UC experts offer new ammunition against the SAT and ACT as an admissions requirement

Three University of California admissions experts slammed a faculty recommendation to keep the SAT and ACT for at least five years, giving ammunition to critics of the controversial exams who want to drop their requirement for admissions.




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Editorial: A battle over birth control the Trump administration should lose

Congress decided that all new health insurance policies should cover preventive care. The ability to deny one type -- birth control for women -- on religious grounds should be a rare exception.




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The Supreme Court needs to rescue birth-control access from the Trump administration

If employers aren't providing contraceptive coverage, there is no burden on their religious beliefs.




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At the Massachusetts home that inspired 'Little Women,' admission is up threefold

The success of Greta Gerwig's "Little Women" has been a boon for Orchard House, where Louisa May Alcott lived.




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Virgin Australia 'in administration'

The airline had applied for £715m government bail-out but was refused




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Richard Branson says 'this is not the end for Virgin Australia' as airline enters administration

The airline is continuing to fly as it seeks fresh investment




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Steven Gerrard makes honest Rangers admission after Gers hand Celtic major title boost



Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has admitted he is at an all-time low after seeing his side lose to Hamilton.




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Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa makes Patrick Bamford admission amid Championship promotion push



Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa has admitted that he faces a selection headache for the Whites' Championship game against Huddersfield on Saturday, and he could drop striker Patrick Bamford in favour of youngster Tyler Roberts, with the 21-year-old scoring twice against Hull last weekend.




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Partick 1 Celtic 2: Brendan Rodgers admits he'll buy a striker if Moussa Dembele leaves



CELTIC manager Brendan Rodgers admits he will need to delve back into the transfer market for another striker if Moussa Dembele leaves.




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Police force admits taking ‘no further action’ on some road offences as crime soars



POLICE in Essex have admitted the decision was made to "take no further action" on many low level traffic offences last month as road crimes hit record levels.




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Andrew Neil mocks Nicola Sturgeon as she admits NHS England did not take PPE from Scotland



ANDREW NEIL mocked Nicola Sturgeon after she admitted NHS England did not take PPE from Scotland.




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Take your Buick Roadmaster station wagon or Honda Civic on a drag race. Here's how.

For 15 years, Lucas Oil Raceway's Wild Wednesday has offered residents around Indianapolis the opportunity to drive fast, drag race — legally.

      




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Indiana coal company with ties to Trump administration gets $10 million in coronavirus aid

The parent company of Indiana's second largest coal company, with ties to the Trump administration, landed $10 million in coronavirus relief aid.

       




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Admissions scandal: Charges against Lori Loughlin won't be dismissed, judge rules

A federal judge overseeing the college admissions case on Friday declined to dismiss charges against Lori Loughlin and her co-defendants.




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Is Disney's theme park reopening a roadmap for businesses?

New measures being introduced at Shanghai Disneyland could be a blueprint for firms restarting operations.




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Coronavirus: Chinese official admits health system weaknesses

China says it will improve public health systems after criticism of its early response to the virus.




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Ivanka Trump claims her father’s administration is ‘pro-family.’ That’s rich.

Maybe it’s irony. Or maybe it’s her latest attempt to pinkwash her father’s anti-family agenda.




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Trump’s Treasury secretary just admitted the tariff rationale is hogwash

Maybe it was the altitude at Davos.




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This latest trick from the Trump administration is one of the most despicable yet

A new policy is keeping hundreds of families from obtaining visas




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The Trump administration’s green card Catch-22

Now immigrants can be denied green cards partly because they’re applying for green cards.




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It appears the Trump administration is doing all it can to drive away health professionals

The administration’s crackdown on immigration makes it harder to staff a health-care system facing chronic worker shortages.





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Sport24.co.za | Jordaan admits PSL decision is complicated

Danny Jordaan says it would be massively complicated to ensure the safety of supporters should the PSL return while Covid-19 is still prevalent in South Africa.




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Year Two of the Abe Administration: Prospects for the Future of Japanese Foreign Policy and UK-Japan Relations

Research Event

11 February 2014 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Chatham House, London

Event participants

Kiichi Fujiwara, Professor of International Politics, Graduate School for Law and Politics, Tokyo University
Yuichi Hosoya, Professor of International Politics, Faculty of Law, Keio University
Akiko Yamanaka, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Churchill College, University of Cambridge; Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (2005-2006)
Chair: John Swenson-Wright, Senior Consulting Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham House 

As Prime Minster Abe enters his second year in office, the speakers will consider future prospects for Japanese foreign policy and UK-Japan relations. 

This event is funded by the Nippon Foundation. It is held in partnership with the Nippon Foundation and the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL AND REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED.

Department/project




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Biosafety Protocol News Issue 9 - National Administrative Systems for Biosafety /Feedback Questionnaire




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55th edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (October-December 2011)




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56th edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (January to March 2012)




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57th, 58th and 59th edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (April to June 2012) (July to December 2012) is now available.




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The Biannual Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity for January to June 2013 is now available (page 27).




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The Biannual Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity for July to December 2013 is now available (page 36).




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CBD News: Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (July-September 2009)




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CBD News: The 47th Edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (October-December 2009).




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CBD News: The 48th edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (January-March 2010).




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CBD News: Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (April-June 2010).




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CBD News: 50th-51st edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (July-December 2010)




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CBD News: 52nd edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (January-March 2011).




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CBD News: 53rd edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (April-June 2011)




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CBD News: 54th edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (July-September 2011)




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CBD News: This year, International Women's Day highlights the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action that twenty years' after its adoption remains an essential roadmap for the achievement of gender equality and women's rights.




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A linearly convergent majorized ADMM with indefinite proximal terms for convex composite programming and its applications

Ning Zhang, Jia Wu and Liwei Zhang
Math. Comp. 89 (2020), 1867-1894.
Abstract, references and article information




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122 Mainland higher education institutions to admit Hong Kong students




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Application arrangements for Scheme for Admission of Hong Kong Students to Mainland Higher Education Institutions for 2020




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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Meteorological Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (2020-2035), Meteorological Plan, China Meteorological Administration

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government welcomes the promulgation of the Meteorological Development Plan ...