The Trump administration on Tuesday will propose a rule to tighten food stamp restrictions that would cut about 3.1 million people from the program, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials said. Currently, 43 U.S. states allow residents to automatically become eligible for food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, if they receive benefits from another federal program known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, according to the USDA.

Authorities on Monday said they have identified the man as Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada who was reported missing in November of 2009.

A French submarine that went missing in the western Mediterranean in 1968 has been found, officials said Monday, ending a 51-year wait for families of the crew who continue to seek answers to the naval disaster. The diesel-electric Minerve submarine was lost off France's southern coast with 52 sailors on board on January 27, 1968. "We found the submarine Minerve last night located 45 kilometres (30 miles) south of Toulon, about 20 kilometres further south than where it was searched for in 1968," the French maritime prefect of the Mediterranean, Vice Admiral Charles Henri du Che, told reporters in Toulon.

Sanders is seen as a possible 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial candidate.

Scott Kowalchyk/CBSOn Monday night, comedian Stephen Colbert welcomed Marianne Williamson, the ?spiritual guru? turned 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, to his late-night program. After reading off her list of accomplishments, which includes activism work and a series of bestselling self-help books, Colbert asked Williamson what sets her apart from the rest of the packed Dem field. ?I want to be an agent of change,? offered Williamson, who was there to promote her new book, A Politics of Love. ?Now, love is not always associated with the presidency? would you be able to order other people to go kill our enemies?? asked Colbert?a question that seemed mildly sexist when posed to a woman candidate. ?Absolutely,? Williamson replied. ?I think that when you take an oath of office of the president of the United States, part of that oath means that you are commander-in-chief, absolutely. But if you?re going to talk about peace, you can?t just back up into peace.? Then, well, Colbert served up a few softball questions, asking her ?what it?s like to be up on the stage with those nine other people? and whether she feels ?marginalized? (Williamson blamed the ?political media-industrial complex? for why she?s considered a left-field candidate).  The host then compared her to President Trump, saying, ?We have someone who is a businessman with no political experience in office now. That makes someone who is from what we would think of as kind of the normative political track that we?ve seen in American history very appealing. That might be one of the reasons why Joe Biden is so appealing.? ?This might be the case where what you would consider the ?safe? choice is the most dangerous thing we could possibly do,? said Williamson. ?The president?s problem is not that he lacked political experience, it?s that he lacked ethics?and he seems to lack a visceral taste for democracy. I don?t like this idea, you said I lack political experience?Hollywood?s Embarrassing Embrace of Marianne Williamson for President?There?s this almost Wizard of Oz idea that?this idea of this political class and something?s going on behind the curtain and they know what to do in the ways that the rest of us don?t. I think when we think of political qualifications today, we should expand our sense of what those qualifications are,? she continued. ?A political qualification today should include political vision; it should include moral certitude; it should include the capacity to move groups of people?large groups of people?toward a common goal, a common vision, a common democracy, a love for our world and a love for our planet.? (It?s rather unclear what Williamson?s ?political vision? is.) She added, ?A lot of experienced politicians led us into Iraq. And anybody who says that I?m an amateur at what they do? I?m sorry, Stephen, they?re an amateur at what I can do.? ?Nicely said,? Colbert responded. All in all, it was a disappointing performance from Colbert, who failed to challenge Williamson on any of her controversial anti-science views?from her anti-vaxx stance (she?s referred to vaccine mandates as ?Orwellian? and ?draconian? and compared vaccines to ?the abortion debate?), to how she?s questioned the validity of depression, to how she believes obesity can apparently be triumphed over by ?surrendering your weight to God.? Or, you know, this gem:  And of course, Hollywood is on board. Colbert, on the other hand, should know better. SNL?s Kate McKinnon Debuts Spot-On Marianne Williamson ImpressionRead more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.

Regime and Russian air strikes killed 50 people in northwest Syria on Monday, most of them in a crowded market, a war monitor said, in the latest violence to plague the opposition bastion. In the town of Maaret al-Numan in Idlib province, men covered in blood were carried away from the market by residents and rescue workers, who used mattresses as makeshift stretchers, an AFP photographer said. He saw the corpse of one man sprawled on the ground near a motorcycle, rubble surrounding his lifeless body. With his eyes closed and his face covered in dust, another man clutched the arms of two people helping him out of the bombed area, the photographer added. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said air strikes on the vegetable market and surrounding areas in Maaret al-Numan killed 36 civilians and two unidentified persons. A member of the Syrian civil defence, known as the White Helmets, rests atop an excavator after participating in a search for victims under the rubble of buildings Credit: ABDULAZIZ KETAZ/AFP/Getty Images The Britain-based monitor said Russian aircraft carried out the air raids, but Moscow denied it was responsible. "The Russian air force was not carrying out any missions in this part of Syria," said a defence ministry statement. More than 100 other people were wounded, according to the monitor, which said many of those injured were in a critical condition and people remained trapped under the rubble. The head of the local hospital, Radwan Shardub, described his horror at seeing "burnt and carbonised bodies, and body parts". "It's boundless criminality to shameful international silence," he said. The White Helmets rescue group said one of its volunteers was killed during the raids, raising the number of rescue workers killed since April to at least 6. A member of the Syrian civil defence, known as the White Helmets, helps an injured Syrian child after pulling him out from under the rubble  Credit: OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP/Getty Images The jihadist-run Idlib region, home to some three million people, is supposed to be protected by a months-old international truce deal, but it has come under increased bombardment by the Syrian regime and its ally Russia since late April. The spike in violence has killed more than 690 civilians, and damaged or knocked out of service two dozen health facilities in jihadist-held territory. More than 330,000 people have fled violence in the area over the past three months, according to the United Nations.

Hospitals may be struggling to overcome immigration laws to recruit new nurses, but for the university sector it is a different story.

A leading university is to offer all its students the chance to study new US-style flexi-degree courses from next September.

Every university in Britain is being urged to play its part in tackling the migrant crisis by helping make it easier for refugees and asylum-seekers to access higher education.

Cambridge University is considering reintroducing an entrance exam because too many applicants get top marks in their A-levels, in a move that has raised concerns that state school pupils would be put at a disadvantage.

Free meals for infant school pupils are likely to be scrapped in George Osborne?s November spending review, it has been reported.

Half of parents from across the UK are prepared to face fines over the next year after admitting they will be taking their children out of school to go on holiday, according to an online travel agency?s research.

“Everyone should have an opportunity to participate in higher education.”

With those words, Michael K. Young, President of the University of Washington, opens a new video from his institution’s AccessComputing Project, IT Accessibility: What Campus Leaders Have to Say. Developed with support from the National Science Foundation, this video presents university presidents, chief information officers, and other higher education leaders who stress the importance to higher education of accessibility for persons with disabilities, and of having campus technology environments that support it.

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“When we were doing our studies for the National Academies, the typical first response of university presidents or CFOs or provosts was to say: ‘I understand things are changing very rapidly, but I'll ask my CIO to take care of it. The CIO usually can.’ We would then ask: ‘Suppose you wake up in the morning and come in to your office and nothing works anymore. You can't access e-mail. All of your course systems have collapsed. Who fixes the problem?’ They begin to scratch their heads, and pretty soon it's like the five phases of grief. They start off with denial and anger, move through bargaining and depression, and finally reach acceptance.” — James J. Duderstadt, Change and the Research University

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The EDUCAUSE annual publication of top IT issues has long resonated as a yearly snapshot of the most pressing issues for IT leaders in higher education. At the top of list for 2012:

Below are the EDUCAUSE Review article summarizing the IT Issues Panel's findings for 2012 and accompanying resources.

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This free hour-long session, “Rolling Out a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Program,” will offer ideas, sample policy statements and guidelines, and lessons learned for campuses interested in implementing a BYOD strategy for mobile devices on campus.

Those unable to attend may wish to visit the archives after the event or browse related resources.

Interact on Twitter at #EDULive.

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As someone who has a vested interest in higher education IT, you are part of a dynamic and close-knit community where we share new ideas, network with peers, and work toward the common good of the profession.

EDUCAUSE provides opportunities to be an active member by volunteering in a variety of roles, either short- or long-term, throughout the year. These opportunities include:

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Gartner predicts that by the end of 2012, agile development methods will be used on 80 percent of all software development projects. Project Management Institute’s research shows that agile project management tripled from December 2008 to May 2011, and can help decrease product defects, improve team productivity, and increase business value.

Read the latest article release on agile project management from the Project Management Institute.

To help you apply project management processes at your organization, EDUCAUSE members have access to a selection of professional development resources:

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Every year we get requests to post the BS/MD and BS/DO programs where our students have been accepted. These results are not complete because some students prefer not to have their admissions listed but it should give a representative sample of how our students did in the admissions process this year. These are the BS/MD...Continue Reading >

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By now we assume you?ve heard the news about perhaps one of the biggest college admissions scandals in recent memory. Trust us when we say that we are shocked and upset at this news. We like to think that we are working within a system where everyone plays fair but it is clear that simply...Continue Reading >

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The latest edition of our book, BS/MD Programs, The Complete Guide, with updated programs, is now available. The link is to Barnes and Noble since Amazon is still showing it as not available. If you are interested in admissions to a BS/MD or BS/DO program, this book will help you understand what you need to...Continue Reading >

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Undergrad is a great time to try out new activities and discover what our passions are. During my time, I was involved in many activities. The most meaningful to me was my position as the President of the Young People?s Project. The Young People?s Project was a program where volunteers created a curriculum and games...Continue Reading >

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Every year we get requests to post the BS/MD and BS/DO programs where our students have been accepted. These results are not complete because some students prefer not to have their admissions listed but it should give a representative sample of how our students did in the admissions process this year. These are the BS/MD...Continue Reading >

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The 2018 edition of our book, BS/MD Programs-The Complete Guide is now listed on Amazon.  It shows Temporarily Out of Stock but that is because Amazon hasn’t caught up with the publisher yet. If you order it you should be able to receive it fairly quickly. As we have done every year, the new book...Continue Reading >

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