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White House stonewalls when pressed to explain Trump’s implausible Unabomber story

Press Secretary offers non-answer when asked about Trump’s impossible claim that his MIT professor uncle once taught future killer Ted Kaczynski — who never attended MIT

The Independent UK

Debunking the 100,000 Medicaid Deaths Myth

Partisan pundits are misreading statistical estimates and misrepresenting the science to suggest that Trump's Medicaid cuts will kill 100,000 people. That claim doesn’t survive scrutiny.

Reason

What is the 3.5% protest rule and what does it mean for the US?

As the anti-Trump resistance has grown, so has talk of 3.5%, a figure which stems from research on previous movements

The Guardian - US

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Columbia adopts controversial definition of antisemitism amid federal grants freeze

University announces move as it tries to restore $400m in funds frozen over alleged failure to protect Jewish students

The Guardian - US

Who Is Oliver Haarmann? Reese Witherspoon's Boyfriend And $440m German Tycoon

Reese Witherspoon's romance with German financier Oliver Haarmann is progressing. Their relationship became public last July, a year after her divorce from Jim Toth.

International Business Times UK

How universities can keep protests from turning violent: 3 lessons from the 2024 pro-Palestinian encampments

In spring 2024, pro-Palestinian student encampments that began at Columbia and Harvard spread to university campuses throughout the U.S. as Israel invaded Gaza in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, surprise attack. At least 100 campuses had encampments for at least a few days during this period.

The Conversation

A law from the era of Red Scares is supercharging Trump administration’s power over immigrants and noncitizens

Nativism, the idea that government must guard native-born Americans from various threats posed by immigrants, has a long history in the United States.

The Conversation

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A runner’s guide to visiting Boston for the Marathon: Where to stay, what to do and tips to conquer 26.2 miles

The iconic race sees thousands of runners travel from around the world for one of the most unique tests in the sport – having run himself Jack Rathborn reveals how to make the most of your time in the city if you’re taking part

The Independent UK

Donald Trump tastes defeat again as his gazillionth attempt to break the law is thwarted

A president who has nothing better to do than insult the Constitution.

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Sam Altman's OpenAI Accuses Nonprofit With Possible Elon Musk Ties Of Misleading Public, Breaking Lobbying Laws

Sam Altman‘s OpenAI has reportedly lodged a complaint against a nonprofit organization, accusing it of violating state lobbying laws and possibly having connections to Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk.What Happened: OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company, has accused the Coalition for AI Nonprofit Integrity (CANI) of violating California’s lobbying laws, reported Politico on Thursday.…

Benzinga

No Sanctions Against Prof. Francesca Gino Over Libel Claim Against Data Colada

From today's order by Judge Myong J. Joun (D. Mass.) in Gino v. President & Fellows of Harvard College: The… The post No Sanctions Against Prof. Francesca Gino Over Libel Claim Against Data Colada appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Trump Wants Harvard To Hand Over Info on Over 10,000 International Students

The university says it will continue to defend itself against government overreach.

Reason

Trump administration says Harvard may lose accreditation, threatens to subpoena international student records

Harvard is safe, at least until 2027.

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Mark Zuckerberg Once Revealed That Getting Into Harvard Made His Mom And Dad Prouder Than Building Facebook —Spills The Beans On Why No One Talked To Him At His First Class

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg once joked that his parents were more proud of his Harvard University acceptance than anything he's done since, despite founding one of the world's most influential tech companies.

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“She Got In”: 24 Of The Worst College Admission Essays Shared In This Thread

You need good grades, clear aspirations, and the ability to pen a quality admissions essay. What you write can have a massive impact on your future.

The Guardian - US

The Trump administration pushed out a university president – its latest bid to close the American mind

Demanding that the University of Virginia’s president resign is taken from the Viktor Orbán playbook of authoritarianism

Benzinga

Scott Bessent Slams Larry Summers' '2,000 Days Of Death' Remark On Trump Tax Plan: Demands Apology Over 'Callous' TV Comment

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on Monday, calling his recent television comments about Trump’s tax legislation “shockingly callous” and demanding a public apology.

The Independent UK

Colleges will soon have to fork over millions of dollars as Trump’s bill extends a tax on their endowments

Universities use their endowments to fund critical operations and to provide services, such as tuition assistance to low-income students

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Bill Gates Says This 'Very Bad Habit' Nearly Derailed His Career

Billionaire Bill Gates is worth $175 billion today and helped transform the tech industry by co-founding Microsoft. Things could have looked a lot different if Gates didn't fix a bad habit along the way.While an undergraduate student at Harvard University, Gates has a bad habit of procrastinating. “I liked to…

The Independent UK

University of Virginia president resigned after ‘pressure campaign’ from Trump admin to remove him from post

James Ryan submitted his resignation last week ‘with a very heavy heart’ rather than risk the institution having its federal funding cut

Benzinga

This Obama Economist Just Called Out a Math Problem That Could Derail Trump's Debt Promise—And the Clock Is Ticking

Former Obama economic advisor Jason Furman just dropped a reality check that should have every investor paying attention to Washington’s fiscal math. In a pointed social media post, the Harvard economist highlighted a glaring problem with the Trump administration’s promise to lower the debt-to-GDP ratio by at least 3 percentage…

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Which Us President Had The Highest IQ? Here Are The Top 12, Ranked

Discover which US president had the highest IQ! See the top 12 presidents ranked by their estimated IQ scores.

Reason

I'm No Fan of UVA's President. That Doesn't Mean the Government Should Force Him Out.

Jim Ryan is the latest casualty in Trump's unconstitutional war against elite universities.

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Republicans scramble to pass ‘one big, beautiful bill’ as deadline looms

Voting continued as lawmakers proposed amendments that could prove tricky for Republicans. Key US politics stories from Monday 30 June

The Guardian - US

Trump administration reportedly decides Harvard violated civil rights

Letter reportedly threatens ‘loss of all federal financial resources’ over treatment of Jewish and Israeli students

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