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Date: 29 August 2016
By KATIE ROGERS
Katie ROGERS
CBS Sunday Morning show anchor Charles Osgood announces he will leave program after 22 years; his final broadcast is slated for late September.
Date: 28 August 2016
By BRYCE COVERT
Bryce COVERT
Op-Ed article by Bryce Covert underscores degree to which picture painted of Fox News under Roger Ailes as place of rampant sexual harassment parallels unacceptable amount of sexual harassment in workplaces across country; compares suits filed against Ailes to Anita Hill coming forward with such allegations against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and notes little has been done since landmark case to purge sexual harassment from American workplaces; expresses hope Ailes suits will lead to significant improvements across country.
Date: 28 August 2016
By KATE MURPHY
Kate MURPHY
News Analysis; study published in Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences detailing flaws in software used to analyze functional magnetic resonance imaging data has prompted review of research practices that could serve as model for wider scientific community.
Date: 29 August 2016
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
Neil MacFARQUHAR
Intelligence analysts say Russian officials are using social media to disseminate false information in hopes of controlling policy and public opinion abroad; hold recent claims online about risks of proposed partnership between Sweden and NATO and continuing disinformation about Crimea are examples of this new social media twist on old tactic of weaking bonds between allies through false information.
Date: 28 August 2016
By JOHN HERRMAN
John HERRMAN
Date: 29 August 2016
By JIM RUTENBERG
Jim RUTENBERG
Jim Rutenberg Mediator column criticizes Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton for lack of transparency, noting her actions put her political imperatives ahead of public's right to know.
Date: 28 August 2016
By SEAN F. REARDON, JANE WALDFOGEL and DAPHNA BASSOK
Sean REARDON
Gray Matter column by Sean F Reardon, Jane Waldfogel and Daphna Bassok describes their research, published in journal AERA Open, into gap in academic performance between high- and low-income children; notes gap has begun to narrow, largely because school readiness of low-income children has improved; examines why academic gap is narrowing even as income inequality has grown.
Date: 29 August 2016
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS