The Hill

Trump administration moves to deny green cards for those who use safety net programs

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) moved late Monday to make it easier for immigration officers to deny green cards to those who use public benefits like Medicaid or food stamps. The latest ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using Excel’s TEXTBEFORE AND TEXTAFTER functions to easily tame messy data

Q. How do the TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions in Excel work? A. Excel’s TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER functions allow users to quickly split up text in ways that used to require combinations of ...
Inside Climate News

Trump Administration Moves to Dismantle Conservation as an Official Use of Public Lands

Conservation would no longer count as an official use of federal public lands under a plan announced by the U.S. Department of the Interior. On Wednesday, the agency declared its intent to rescind the ...
PC World

I use public Wi-Fi despite the risks. Here’s how I keep safe

We’ve all heard about the risks of public Wi-Fi networks, which might make anyone want to avoid it altogether. In theory, that’s what I should do, but in practice, I still end up logging in ...
NPR

When the words reporters use are junk, their stories are junk, too

Words are to journalists what calories are to athletes: Language is the primary fuel that powers storytelling. When professional athletes eat junk, their performance suffers and their fans are ...
The New York Times

Public Schools Try to Sell Themselves as More Students Use Vouchers

A decline in the number of children and rise in the number of choices has created a crisis for public schools. Some are trying new strategies to recruit students. By Dana Goldstein Dana Goldstein ...
NPR

An engineer restores pay phones for free public use

Patrick Schlott often finds himself in a cellular dead zone during his drive to work. "You go down the road, you turn the corner and you're behind a mountain and you'll lose cell coverage pretty fast, ...
Lifehacker

How to Use the Charcoal Grill in Your Public Park This Summer

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Head out early. In Brooklyn, I’ll go running around 8am on the weekends and see entire tents and chairs already staking claim to a grill space. Folks ...
ConsumerAffairs

Here’s why you shouldn’t use public phone chargers

TSA and FCC issue new alerts about "juice jacking" risks at public charging stations Cybercriminals are using public USB ports to install malware or steal personal data Experts urge consumers to use ...
Princeton University

State AI leaders gather at Princeton to consider how the technology can improve public services

Much of the news about artificial intelligence has focused on how it will change the private sector. But all around the country, public officials are experimenting with how AI can also transform the ...
Travel + Leisure

This Is One of the Biggest Cybersecurity Mistakes You Can Make at an Airport, Experts Warn

Cybersecurity experts are aligned that travelers should avoid public Wi-Fi at airports. Keep reading to learn why it's such a big risk and how to safely access the Internet while traveling. While ...