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Exam scheduled for Hillsdale man charged with CSC, sexting minor

HILLSDALE — Preliminary proceedings in the case of a Hillsdale man charged with numerous counts of criminal sexual conduct, distributing sexually explicit material to a minor and using a computer to commit a crime have been delayed again. Chad Alan Porter, 37, was scheduled for an examination hearing May 29 in the 2B District Court […]

Jerome man set for exam in meth, stolen firearms case

HILLSDALE — A Jerome man arrested May 14 by the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office on a felony warrant charging him with selling methamphetamine and possessing stolen firearms is tentatively scheduled for a preliminary examination hearing at 2 p.m. June 5. William Keith Joslin, 54, stands accused of delivery/manufacture methamphetamine, two counts of receiving and concealing […]

Japan teen faces criminal charge for alleged high-tech cheating on exam

[Source] A teenager in Japan is facing prosecution for allegedly using high-tech glasses to cheat on a university’s entrance exams. Key points: The 18-year-old university applicant took exams for Tokyo’s Waseda University in February. He allegedly used camera-equipped smart glasses to photograph questions. Ahead of the exams, he allegedly paid people online to act as […]

Texas psychologists’ board pushes back on costly new national licensing exam, considers crafting a cheaper state test

A costly new national certification exam for psychologists has convinced the profession’s licensing authority in Texas to consider crafting a cheaper alternative to help alleviate a persistent mental health provider shortage here. On Thursday, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists moved to begin researching the cost of a cheaper state exam instead of […]

KPMG, Deloitte affiliates hit with US penalties for exam cheating

By Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. accounting watchdog on Wednesday hit affiliates of KPMG and Deloitte, two of the Big Four auditors, with civil penalties and barred senior leaders at the firms over exam cheating, a problem that has dogged the audit industry for years. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), which […]