CNN’s Nina dos Santos speaks with tech guru Shelly Palmer about Tesla’s warning it will deliver fewer cars this year and Facebook’s challenge to Periscope.… MORE
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Jon Stewart says goodbye
Jon Stewart says goodbye to “The Daily Show” after 16 years on air. From Elmo to Presidents, Jon has talked to them all. Here is a mash-up of his last episode on air.… MORE
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Iowa’s board of education has approved new science standards for schools. The Next Generation Science Standards have stirred up some controversy because they include evolution and climate change. Iowa’s two largest universities might be facing a squeeze this fall. The University of Iowa is expecting 500 more students in its freshman class, but ISU’s president…… MORE
Teens HIV remission a mystery!
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Presidents of Iowa’s three public universities are trying to keep their same budgets despite not receiving expected funding from the state legislature. The board was asked to consider raising spring 2016 tuition by 100 dollars for each undergrad to make up for lack of money from the state. They’ll vote on the proposal next month.…… MORE
Jury awards 12 million in sexual harassment suit
An Indianola woman has been awarded nearly 12 million dollars in a sexual harassment case against a toy company for which she used to work. Danielle Renneger says her coworkers at ToyQuest subjected her to graphic sexual comments and other harassment.… MORE
Paul’s PAC leader hit with federal charges
Federal charges are being filed against three people who had worked to Ron Paul’s presidential campaign in Iowa. Jesse Benton, John Tate and Dimitrios Kesari are accused of conspiring to buy support from a former Iowa state senator. Benton now heads up a super PAC supporting Paul’s son, Rand’s, candidacy.… MORE
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More than a quarter of a billion dollars in personal income taxes made it into state coffers last month. A record number of Iowans in the workforce paid 6-point-4 percent more than Iowans paid last July. Analysts say Iowa’s economy appears poised for a contraction. The Iowa Leading Indicators Index dipped 4-tenths of a percent…… MORE
