US told to invest in particle physics

PhysicsWeb.org

National Academy of Sciences has also recommended the U.S. to invest into neutrino experiments and high-precision tests of the Standard Model to stop the motion of the center of mass of particle physics away from the U.S.

New York Times

Dennis Overbye from the New York Times describes the same story: the ILC must be on American soil. See also Physorg.com and Nature.

CERN new tax

Meanwhile, CERN has adopted the digital solidarity principle: 1% of ITC-related transactions must be paid to CERN.