The Tech - MIT's Student Newspaper http://tech.mit.edu/img/small-flag.gif The Tech http://tech.mit.edu/ http://tech.mit.edu Headlines from The Tech, MIT's Student Newspaper en-usCopyright The Tech 1881-2013 Shorts (left)http://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/shorts1.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/shorts1.htmlTue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Obama scoffs at Libya outcry but vows to act on IRS auditshttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/long1.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/long1.htmlBy Michael D. Shear
THE NEW YORK TIMES
WASHINGTON — An exasperated President Barack Obama on Monday called Republican criticism of his handling of the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, “a sideshow” and said that any accusation of a cover-up by his administration “defies logic.”]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Shorts (right)http://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/shorts2.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/shorts2.htmlTue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation European leaders grapple with youth unemploymenthttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/long2.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/long2.htmlBy Jack Ewing and Melissa Eddy
THE NEW YORK TIMES
FRANKFURT, Germany — Record youth unemployment is emerging as the most urgent problem in the eurozone, if the political rhetoric of recent days is any measure. But leaders are struggling to come up with effective ways to prevent jobless young people in countries like Spain and Greece from becoming a lost generation and source of social upheaval.]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Cyprus gets first tranche of bailout fundshttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/long3.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/long3.htmlBy Liz Alderman
THE NEW YORK TIMES
PARIS — After striking an unprecedented deal in March to make many bank depositors help pay for an international bailout, Cyprus on Monday received 2 billion euros, the first installment of that money, aimed at buttressing the economy after the near-collapse of its banking sector.]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation IRS focus on conservatives gives GOP issue to seize onhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/long4.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/long4.htmlBy Jonathan Weisman and Matthew L. Wald
THE NEW YORK TIMES
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service’s special scrutiny of small-government groups applying for tax-exempt status went beyond keyword hunts for organizations with “Tea Party” or “Patriot” in their names, to a more overtly ideological search for applicants seeking to “make America a better place to live” or “criticize how the country is being run,” according to part of a draft audit by the inspector general that has been given to Capitol Hill.]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Firms brace for new European data privacy law http://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/long5.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/long5.htmlBy Kevin J. O’brien
THE NEW YORK TIMES
BERLIN — The effort in Europe to adopt the world’s strongest data protection law has drawn the attention of dozens of lobbyists from U.S. technology and advertising companies.]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation After a cool start, week warms uphttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/weather.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/weather.htmlBy Allison A. Wing
STAFF METEOROLOGIST
It has been a cool start to the week, with high temperatures yesterday barely making it to 60°F, a trend that will continue today. It may get a few degrees warmer than yesterday, but we are still looking at the low 60°Fs, but that could be knocked down with the development of an afternoon seabreeze. Temperatures tonight will also be chilly, with lows in the low 40°Fs. Last night, in fact, the National Weather Service put out frost advisories because away from the coast, low temperature were expected to drop into the 30°Fs. Luckily for the warm weather lovers, milder air will work its way into the region for the end of the week, with highs Thursday and Friday expected to be in the mid to upper 70°Fs.]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Shorts (left)http://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/shorts1.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/shorts1.htmlFri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation $8 million bail for Cleveland kidnapping suspecthttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/long1.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/long1.htmlBy Trip Gabriel, Serge F. Kovaleski, and Emma G. Fitzsimmons
THE NEW YORK TIMES
CLEVELAND — A man accused of kidnapping and raping three women later found alive in his home after a decade of captivity was ordered held on $8 million bail Thursday.]]>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Shorts (right)http://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/shorts2.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/shorts2.htmlFri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Hezbollah threatens Israel over Syria strikes http://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/long2.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/long2.htmlBy Anne Barnard
THE NEW YORK TIMES
BEIRUT — The leader of Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese militant group, escalated tensions with Israel on Thursday over the recent Israeli airstrikes near Damascus, suggesting that the Syrian government would respond by providing Hezbollah fighters with the same weapons that Israel wants to keep out of their hands.]]>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Minnesota House approves same-sex marriagehttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/long3.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/long3.htmlBy Monica Davey
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The Minnesota House of Representatives on Thursday voted to permit same-sex marriage, clearing the way to add Minnesota to a string of states that have recently made it legal for gay and lesbian couples to wed.]]>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Republicans block vote on nominee to lead EPAhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/long4.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/long4.htmlBy John M. Broder
THE NEW YORK TIMES
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans continued a campaign to delay confirmation of President Barack Obama’s second-term Cabinet-level nominees on Thursday, blocking a committee vote on Gina McCarthy, the president’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.]]>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation Unsettled weather this weekendhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/weather.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/weather.htmlBy Shaena Berlin
STAFF METEOROLOGIST
Today should be mostly clear and warm, with a high temperature near 80°F — time to install air conditioning! After today, the air will remain humid as the weather takes a turn for the worse. Expect rain showers and thunderstorms on Saturday, ahead of a cold front that will move in Saturday night. Sunday will be cooler and cloudy, with some rain possible. Such weather is not confined to New England; forecasts predict precipitation in 47 of the continental U.S. states in the next 36 hours.]]>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400World and Nation