By Patrick Neer | Echo As humanitarian aid pours into Nepal in the wake of Saturday's earthquake, Google and Facebook are working to provide a less tangible but still important resource: peace of mind. Both tech companies have tools to help reconnect survivors to their loved ones, relay information ...
By Patrick Neer | Echo The road to a nuclear deal with Iran is blocked by one more barrier-Congress. According to Reuters, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously passed a bill requiring the White House to consult with Congress before finalizing a deal with Iran. If passed, The Iran Nuclear ...
By Patrick Neer | Echo The results are in: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nationalist Likud party won an overwhelming victory in Israel's parliamentary election Wednesday, guaranteeing a continuation of Netanyahu's hard-line stances on Palestine, Iran and the West, according to Al-Jazeera. ...
By Patrick Neer | Echo Feb. 26 marks the date when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) controversially reclassified broadband Internet service as a public utility. Many smaller websites warmly welcomed the arrival of "net neutrality." But what does a neutral net mean? What impact will it have ...
By Patrick Neer | Echo Students overburdened by loans, worry no longer. Or at least, worry less. President Barack Obama signed an executive order on Tuesday designed to help students manage their student loans, according to a White House fact sheet. In an appearance at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga., ...
By Patrick Neer | Echo Space tourism is coming-but not yet. The lethal crash in the Mojave Desert of the Virgin Galactic's flagship, SpaceShipTwo last October forced the company to delay its plans for privatized space flight, according to a report from NBC. The test flight crash killed one pilot and ...
By Patrick Neer | Echo Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is calling for United Nations intervention in Libya against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) after the public execution of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya by the militant Islamist group on Sunday. Sisi's call for international ...
By Patrick Neer | Echo President Obama expressed reservations about supplying Ukraine with armaments and other military support on Monday, citing fears that such action may only serve to escalate the conflict which has ravaged the country for nearly a year, Reuters reported. According to another Reuters ...
By E. Patrick Neer | Echo While they may not wear peg legs or roam the Caribbean in search of Spanish gold, a new breed of pirates are sweeping the globe. According to a study by NetNames, a British brand protection firm, the number of these pirates continues to grow, to 436 million unique pirates in ...
By E. Patrick Neer | Echo Ukraine's President Yanukovich has fled the capital of Kiev. This marks not the end, but only the beginning of the nation's struggle towards an economically stable and democratic society. "It is like you severely cut your leg. If you just rely on a rag to stop the blood, then ...
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