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White House Reportedly Believes Anger From MAGA Base Over Jeffrey Epstein Is Calming Down

The White House is looking for ways to take control of the Epstein case narrative as MAGA anger seemingly calms down, WaPo reports.

Latin Times

Tom Lehrer Dies at 97: Celebrating the Sharp-Witted Satirist Who Redefined Musical Comedy

Tom Lehrer, the Harvard mathematician and satirical songwriter, has died aged 97. Known for sharp wit and classic tracks like Poisoning Pigeons in the Park.

International Business Times UK

Tom Lehrer obituary

Singer, songwriter and satirist who eschewed the limelight to return to teaching mathematics

The Guardian - UK

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‘I’m hoping to be the world’s youngest dirty old man’: the wit of Tom Lehrer, by those who knew him

The musical satirist, who has died aged 97, was famously sharp and funny – but his contemporaries also remember his generosity and humility

The Guardian - US

Tom Lehrer Satirized the National Security State From the Inside

The Cold War comedian and rumored Jell-O shot inventor had a lesser known side as an NSA operative.

Reason

Celebrated musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies aged 97

The mathematician and satirical songwriter was best known for his songs 'The Elements', 'The Masochism Tango' and the Cold War track 'We Will All Go Together When We Go'.

Euronews

Tom Lehrer Songs Experience Streaming Spike After Death: Why Vatican Rag, The Masochism Tango Still Hit in 2025

Tom Lehrer dies at 97; songs such as 'Vatican Rag' and 'The Masochism Tango' gain renewed attention through streaming and social media activity.

International Business Times UK

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'Hostile' Alien Object Hurtling Towards Earth – 12-Mile Entity 'Deliberately' Hiding from Detection, Claims Harvard Scientist

Harvard scientist claims object 3I/ATLAS may be alien tech. The 12-mile body is travelling toward Earth at 135,000 mph, raising scientific questions.

International Business Times UK

Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies aged 97

Tom Lehrer, a popular song satirist in the Fifties and Sixities, lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching maths at Harvard

The Independent UK

Scientists detect gargantuan 'pimple' that has plagued a star for at least 7 years

A transiting exoplanet has revealed a huge "spot" near the pole of its tiny M-dwarf parent star. The spot has been around at least 7 years and occupies 7% of the sun's surface.

LiveScience

With Columbia as a model, White House seeks fines in potential deals with Harvard and others

The White House is pursuing heavy fines from Harvard and other universities as part of potential settlements to end investigations into campus antisemitism, according to an administration official familiar with the matter

The Independent UK

‘I never went to that island,’ Trump says of Epstein’s underage getaway as he tells reporters to talk about Bill Clinton

Trump is visiting his golf courses in Scotland as questions continue to swirl around his former ties to dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein

The Independent UK

$200M Columbia payout a ‘blueprint’ for Trump to squeeze Harvard and other Gaza protest schools: report

Columbia win has paved the way for Trump team to elecit hundreds of millions from other top schools, including Cornell, Brown, Duke and Northwestern

The Independent UK

Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer suggests possibility of presidential pardon as Trump says it’s ‘not the time’ – as it happened

US president says ‘I don’t know anything’ about justice department questioning Maxwell as he lands in Scotland ahead of UK and EU talks

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Columbia’s $200M deal with Trump administration sets a precedent for other universities to bend to the government’s will

Columbia University agreed on July 23, 2025, to pay a US$200 million fine to the federal government and to settle allegations that it did not create a safe environment for Jewish students during Palestinian rights protests in 2024.

Reason

Columbia's $200 Million Deal Will Placate Trump—for Now

To reinstitute $400 million in federal funding, the university agreed to implement plans to combat antisemitism and to appoint an independent monitor to oversee changes.

Al Jazeera

What’s in the $200m deal Trump has struck with Columbia University?

Unprecedented agreement marks victory for US president in his efforts to exert more control over academic institutions.

International Business Times UK

Why Is Columbia University Paying A $200 Million Fine? Here's What They Did Wrong According To Trump

Columbia University will pay $221 million and adopt major reforms after a federal probe found civil rights violations and failure to address antisemitism.

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Trump Administration Opens New Investigation Into Harvard, Escalating Pressure

The investigation comes only two days after a federal judge cast doubt on the Trump administration’s argument in Harvard’s lawsuit over federal funding.

The Guardian - US

Trump administration investigating Harvard’s visa program eligibility

Move is latest in pressure campaign on university over alleged failures to combat campus antisemitism

The Guardian - US

Trump administration opens inquiry into universities over Daca scholarships

Education department to look into scholarships for students from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program

Al Jazeera

Trump White House probes Harvard University’s scholar exchange programme

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a probe will ensure the programme does ‘not run contrary to our nation’s interests’.

The Independent UK

Harvard under investigation over participation in visa program for foreign students and researchers

The State Department says it's investigating whether Harvard University will remain part of a government program that allows foreign nationals to take part in cultural and education exchange programs

The Independent UK

8 children taken to hospitals after seizure-like symptoms at Harvard Square church concert

Officials say eight children at a church near Harvard University where a French youth choir was holding a concert suffered seizure-like symptoms and were taken to hospitals

Al Jazeera

Why is Columbia University expelling pro-Palestine students?

Nearly 80 students have been disciplined, with some being fully expelled, over pro-Palestine protests on campus.

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