华尔街日报：苹果、迪斯尼、沃尔玛等公司呼吁白宫不要针对”微信“
Companies including Apple, Disney and Walmart participate in call with White House over action against China’s most important app
Microsoft Is in Talks to Acquire TikTok, as U.S. Considers Banning the App
Microsoft Is in Talks to Acquire TikTok, as U.S. Considers Banning the AppDeal would address American officials’ data-gathering concerns by removing video-sharing app from control of Chinese company Microsoft Corp. is in advanced talks to acquire the U.S. operations of the Chinese-owned video app TikTok, according to people with knowledge of the discussions, in a …
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“排摊” 的英文叫Street Stalls
原标题：China Tries an Old Remedy to Revive Its Economy: Street Stalls 原作者：Jonathan Cheng 原刊于：Wall Street Journal, June 10, 2020 5:30 am ET 转载未获授权，如有授权请联系删除。 China spent much of the past two decades clamping down on street vendors in its biggest cities, part of an effort to clean up the country’s image, improve food safety and hygiene …
优秀的你，可以了解，但别太在乎加州系统的决定
从几个层面来说。 1. UC 系统的角度： 1）确实觉得SAT/ACT 设计的逻辑背离了自己的办学理念，要放弃了 2）会用四年时间去设计一个自己的考试，想看看是College Board 不行，还是考试这件事情不行 3）如果UC 系统自己也研发不出来合适的考试，那么就可能彻底不要考试了。 2. CB 角度 1） 很遗憾 2）我们还是致力于给弱势群体最好的教育机会的 3) 加州系统的不公平不能全赖我们头上，你们的学校教育才是不公平的源头 3. 未来学生的角度 1） UC 会有新的第三个标化考试吗？那是不是意味着申请美国要考的更多了 2）UC 如果没有出来自己的考试，同时不再参考SAT/ACT, 申请的时候会侧重看什么呢？ 3）UC 和 CB 有可能和好吗？ 以上的很多问题，当然目前都很难有答案。 但可以来看几个目前的事实，有可能可以作为参考。 第一， 关于不看SAT/ACT 考试这件事情，其实UC 不是第一家，哥大、康奈尔、哈佛 一个个都宣布自己不看SAT 成绩。 但我们来看下官方公布的2019秋季入学学生的SAT 情况 ERW = Evidence based Reading and Writing middle 50% = 录取的里面按分数从低到高排列后，中间50% 的人群 75th percentile = 录取分数排名在前25% 的人群。 哈佛 …
Carlos Ghosn Sneaked Out of Japan in Box Used for Audio Gear
Former auto executive was accompanied by private security contractors on flight to Turkey
为什么疫情期间房价涨了
原标题：Why Home Prices Are Rising During the Pandemic 原作者：Nicole Friedman 原刊于：Wall Street Journal, May 5, 2020 8:10 am ET 转载未获授权，如有授权请联系删除。 The economy is shrinking, businesses are closing and jobs are disappearing due to the coronavirus pandemic. But in the housing market, prices keep chugging higher. Home prices plunged during the last recession after a housing …
What to Know Before Resolving to Eat Less Meat
As popular campaigns like ‘Veganuary’ fuel New Year’s pledges to cut back on meat, nutrition studies show conflicting findings about the health benefits
Will Recession Strike in 2020?
Even the best indicators of downturns are unreliable, but investors can take steps to prepare either way.
大学经费缩水，或影响招生和奖学金
有几个点值得注意 转为线上, 对于学校来说增加了很多新的经费投入，而已有的支出，并没有减少。 大家的收入都在减少，所以大学的捐款也会减少 以学费为重要收入的学校，会发出更多的录取信 但是大班课不能开，受限于配套，这个角度想，招收可能会减少 原标题：Coronavirus Pushes Colleges to the Breaking Point, Forcing ‘Hard Choices’ About Education 原作者：Melissa Korn, Douglas Belkin and Juliet Chung 原刊于：Wall Street Journal, April 30, 2020 10:15 am ET 转载未获授权，如有授权请联系删除。 MacMurray College survived the Civil War, the Great Depression and two world wars, but not the coronavirus pandemic. The private liberal-arts …