The team are back for the 34th episode of tech chat goodness as host ‘Mysterious’ David Price, acting Editor of Macworld UK invites Henry Burrell, Staff Writer at PC Advisor to talk about FIFA 17 and yearly game cycles. Next into the ring is Tamlin Magee (14 mins), Online Editor at ComputerWorld UK to discuss Oculus Rift’s Palmer Luckey and his odd meme-based support of Trump and the wider net of good-natured tech billionaires. Finally, Charlotte Jee (29 mins) Online Editor at Techworld lets us know why Elon Musk wants to sell you a ticket to space, and why it might actually be possible quite soon. Fill yer boots.  

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Matt Egan hosts as we delve into the tech headlines of the week. Senior Staff Writer at PC Advisor Henry Burrell talks the gang through the latest on Samsung's upcoming smartphone and why it's been delayed, plus another brand comes back from the brink. Online Editor at Techworld Tamlin Magee then explores the strange but true story of Silicon Valley billionaires buying private islands with underground bunkers in case everything really does go Pete Tong. Finally Staff Writer at Macworld UK and PC Advisor Dominic Preston talks us through the frights of the latest Resident Evil game while everyone agrees they can be more terrifying than most horror films.  

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nation’s leader said Wednesday the world’s one billion people living with disabilities are among the hardest hit by the coronavirus and called for them to have equal access to prevention and...

THE SWITCH towards liquefied natural gas, LNG, as fuel to produce power supplies for Jamaica has a downside for electricity customers, who are largely missing out on the big oil savings. The near two-thirds plunge in oil prices will have limited...

The House is set to vote on two bills that would largely dismantle the U.S. asylum system at the southern border by significantly narrowing grounds to apply for asylum, eliminating protections for the vast majority of unaccompanied minors, and unilaterally declaring Mexico a safe third country. The result would be a sharp reduction in the number of people permitted to seek humanitarian protection, as this commentary explains.

The American Dental Association is weighing in on two pieces of legislation aimed at streamlining billing procedures for patients.

The U.S. House of Representatives Feb. 28 passed a comprehensive bill designed to address the youth tobacco epidemic.

The ADA is releasing a guide intended to help dental offices navigate issues related to coding and billing for virtual check-ins in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak.

The American Dental Association sent a letter to third-party payers urging that administrators of dental benefit plans adjust and adapt reimbursement procedures important to dentists and patients — including coverage for temporary procedures and adjusting fee schedules to account for cost of increasing infection control procedures ¬— in the midst of the “unprecedented and extraordinary circumstances dentists and their patients face” during the pandemic.

2017 saw the introduction of several bills—two of them by Senate Republicans in the weeks following the Trump administration’s announcement that it would terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program—that would provide a pathway to conditional and then legal permanent residence to unauthorized immigrants brought to the United States as children, if they meet a range of educational, professional, and other criteria.

This fact sheet compares key components of immigration reform outlined in the 2013 Senate immigration bill against provisions included in bills considered by the Senate in 2006 and 2007: border security, detention, and enforcement; worksite enforcement; visa reforms; earned legalization of unauthorized immigrants; strengthening the U.S. economy and workforce; and integration of new Americans.

This fact sheet offers a detailed review of the comprehensive immigration reform legislation approved by the U.S. Senate in June 2013 and compares its major provisions with those of the five targeted immigration bills approved by the House Judiciary Committee and the House Homeland Security Committee.

Pete Davidson discussed on "The Tonight Show" how Bill Hader helped him land a spot on "Saturday Night Live."

Philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates offers insights into the COVID-19 pandemic, discussing why testing and self-isolation are essential, which medical advancements show promise and what it will take for the world to endure this crisis. (This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson and current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers. Recorded March 24, 2020)

A bill shielding what is now Ohio's largest online school and its sponsor from the negative consequences of accepting thousands of former Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow students is headed to Gov. John Kasich for his signature.

North Dakota lawmakers fended off an effort to ensure that the state's new standards, and any tests that might be used with them, won't mirror the common core.

A bill in Nebraska would require high school students to take a civics examination before graduating.

A Nebraska senator introduced a bill that would give teachers legal cover to physically restraint disruptive students, prompting a strong positive response from members of the state teachers' union.

The proposed legislation would require the 1.1-million student district to publish the source code behind algorithms used to assign students to high schools, evaluate teachers, and more.

The final version of the bill reduces the cost-of-living raises and increases employee contributions to their retirement, among other changes.

Democrat Gavin Newsom, who takes office Jan. 7, plans to expand full-day kindergarten and child-care offerings in the state, according to media reports.

An activist's lawsuit is an example of how many states, because of outdated software, have trouble answering the public's demand to detail how billions of K-12 dollars are spent.

A new study says that problems surrounding child-care hurt Georgia parents economically in many ways including in turned down promotions and having to cut back on work and school hours.

Originally published as "Her Secret Island of Sex and Torment" in 2014. Rereleased as "Her Secret Island" in 2016.

Aboriginal Australians -- Names.

Meat industry and trade -- Environmental aspects.

Critics said the bill would have allowed teachers to bring in alternative theories about climate change and evolution.