Law school applications are headed for a 30-year low, reflecting increased concern over soaring tuition, crushing student debt and diminishing prospects of lucrative employment upon graduation. As of this month, there were 30,000 applicants to law schools for the fall, a 20 percent decrease from the same time last year and a 38 percent decline from 2010, according to the Law School Admission...
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Santa Ana man accused of stealing dead father's benefits
Label: World A Santa Ana man was charged with fraudulently collecting more than $100,000 of his deceased father's Social Security benefits...
<em>Apple v. Samsung</em>: Judge Rules Samsung Did Not Willfully Infringe
Label: Technology Judge Lucy Koh of the Northern District of California ruled late Tuesday that Samsung did not willfully infringe Apple’s design and utility patents in the Apple v. Samsung case. Koh reasserted that Samsung did in fact violate Apple’s intellectual property, though.This post-trial ruling partially counters August’s jury determination, which found Samsung willfully in violation of seven of Apple’s...
Muse to play anniversary gig for War Child charity
Label: LifestyleLONDON (Reuters) – British rock band Muse will headline a gig in London next month to mark the 20th anniversary of War Child, a charity that aims to protect young victims of conflicts around the world.The gig on February 18 at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire will be the fifth time War Child has staged a concert in association with the BRIT Awards, Britain’s top pop honors which take place this year at...
Super Bowl: At Media Day, Spotlight on Head Injuries Grows
Label: HealthChang W. Lee/The New York TimesCoach Jim Harbaugh arranged his 49ers for a Super Bowl photo at the Super Dome. NEW ORLEANS — It has become a staple of Super Bowl week, as much a part of the pregame to the N.F.L.’s biggest event as the annual media day: a discussion of how football is being affected by head injuries and the mounting evidence that long-term brain damage can be linked to injuries sustained...
DealBook: MF Global's Bankruptcy Closes In on Happy Conclusion
Label: BusinessWhen Mahesh Desai checked his MF Global account 15 months ago, his $580,000 nest egg was gone.Like thousands of investors and farmers who had their savings with MF Global, Mr. Desai lost his money in the brokerage firm’s chaotic final days. Regulators discovered that $1.6 billion was trapped in a web of improper wire transfers, a stunning breach that sent federal investigators scrambling to build...
Jan
28
Revved up about motorcycles zooming between cars
Label: World During his nearly 40 years as a columnist for this newspaper, my late father occasionally tweaked his readers — quite disingenuously...
Supernova Remnants: Dazzling Entrails of Violent Stellar Death
Label: TechnologyEven in death, there can be great beauty. Consider supernova remnants, the results of massive stars dying in great explosions, creating some of the most spectacular cosmic objects around.Every 50 years or so, a star in our galaxy with more than 10 times the mass of our sun will expire. When such stars die, they go supernova, one of the most violent events in our universe. These explosions shoot off...
Conference suggests ways Broadway can be better
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — A conference on how to make the Broadway experience better for theatergoers has come up with some prescriptions: Be brave in the stories that are told onstage and embrace youth and technology.“Broadway, I don’t think, has boldly gone where it needs to,” said “Star Trek” actor George Takei, riffing off his old show’s motto. “I have a sense that Broadway hasn’t entered into the 21st...
Rescuer Appears for New York Downtown Hospital
Label: HealthManhattan’s only remaining hospital south of 14th Street, New York Downtown, has found a white knight willing to take over its debt and return it to good health, hospital officials said Monday. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, one of New York City’s largest academic medical centers, has proposed to take over New York Downtown in a “certificate of need” filed with the State Health Department....
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