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Harvard student speaker denounces university over Gaza protest response

Shruthi Kumar gives unscripted condemnation of university after 13 students barred from graduation over involvement in protests

The Guardian - US · May 24, 2024

11 things you didn’t know about Kristen Faulkner, USA's first Olympic road race medalist in 40 years

EF Education-Cannondale's Kristen Faulkner is firing on all cylinders this season, with a stage win at La Vuelta España Femenina and capturing the U.S. Road National Title just a couple weeks later. Faulkner hasn't had a typical route to where she is today in professional cycling - here are eight…

Cycling Weekly · May 24, 2024

Hundreds of Harvard students walk out of graduation ceremony in Gaza protest

Students walked out of Harvard yard chanting ‘Free, free Palestine’

The Independent UK · May 24, 2024

The only 4 steps you need to take to learn web development

Whether full-stack, back-end, or front-end, the only way to becoming a successful web developer is by learning to code and problem solve.

Fortune · May 22, 2024

SMU Law Review Symposium on Students for Fair Admissions

I was pleased to participate in an excellent symposium at the SMU Law Review on Students for Fair Admissions v. UNC. This journal made a strong effort to seek out diverse viewpoints. This is one of the more balanced symposium issues I've seen in years. Well done. Here is the…

Reason · May 22, 2024

‘My songs spread like herpes’: why did satirical genius Tom Lehrer swap worldwide fame for obscurity?

In the 1950s and 60s, his songs stunned and delighted listeners with their irreverence, wit and nihilism. Then he gave it all up to teach mathematics. Lehrer is still alive at 96 – so I went in search of answers

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024

TOI Health News Morning Briefing | FLiRT variants identified in Kolkata, Harvard study finds when to take aspirin during heart attack, simple tests to check purity of milk, FAQs on heat stroke answered, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to undergo wrist surgery, and more

After Maharashtra, FLiRT variants identified in Kolkata: COVID symptoms to pay attention to

The Times of India · May 21, 2024

OPINION - The Standard View: Justice for infected blood victims is long overdue

After years of neglect, countless missed opportunities and a tireless campaign for justice, the infected blood inquiry has published its report. It is excoriating, with inquiry chairman Sir Brian Langstaff stating that the disaster “was not an accident,” instead saying it happened “because those in authority, doctors, the blood services…

Evening Standard · May 20, 2024

An Interview with Judge Matthew Solomson About the Columbia Boycott

In the wake of the announced boycott against Columbia University, I posed several questions to Judge Matthew Solomson of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. I provide his answers, with light editing, below: Q: Shortly after October 7, you announced that you would not hire clerks who signed a letter…

Reason · May 20, 2024

Ultra-processed US foods are ultra-bad for you. Here’s what to know

A growing number of grocery-store foods, from fruit-flavored yogurts to packaged bread, are being tied to health concerns

The Guardian - US · May 20, 2024