Archive du mois : janvier 2018

Conservative MPs have accused Theresa May of failing to act on the NHS and social care crisis, after she dismissed their concerns in a brief letter. A former minister and the health committee chairwoman were among Tories who made their criticisms public – branding the response a “disappointment” and lacking “ambition”. Another warned that the…

« Show him it’s a woman’s world. »

IMAGE: Dr. Anne Leonard interviews surfers on a beach in Cornwall, UK. view more  Credit: University of Exeter Regular surfers and bodyboarders are three times more likely to have antibiotic resistant E. coli in their guts than non-surfers, new research has revealed. Conducted by the University of Exeter, the Beach Bums study asked 300 people, half…

This is a guest post from Steve Bellovin, a professor in the Computer Science department and affiliate faculty at the law school at Columbia University. His research focuses on networks, security, and public policy. His opinions don’t necessarily reflect the views of Ars Technica. EUGENE TANNER/AFP/Getty ImagesBy now, most people have heard about the erroneous…

To get behind the bill, Democrats appear to want an assurance that McConnell will put a bipartisan immigration bill up for a vote, with or without Trump’s blessing. Schumer has repeatedly expressed frustration about nailing down Trump’s demands for an immigration deal that would protect hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation. « He…

Image copyright Getty Images Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be unable to report for work on Monday, as the US Senate struggles to end a government shutdown. Some will not be paid until the stalemate is resolved. A rare Sunday session of the Senate yielded no agreement between Democrats and Republicans, with immigration…