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New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern tests positive for COVID

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has tested positive for COVID-19 but said she still plans to travel to the U.S. later this month for a trade trip and to give the commencement speech at Harvard University

The Independent UK

Judge throws out Florida Gov. DeSantis' congressional map, orders new map drawn by experts

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a swift reversal of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ bold political gambit, a Leon County Circuit Court judge on Wednesday threw out the congressional map drawn by the governor and approved by legislators, ruling that it violates the Florida Constitution and ordering a new map drawn by a…

Miami Herald

As Duke investigates possibly plagiarized grad speech, the speaker issues a statement

Duke University says it is “concerned” and will investigate a student’s graduation speech from Sunday, which closely mirrors a commencement address given at Harvard University in 2014.

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There Is a Reason Why Roe v. Wade's Defenders Focus on Its Results Rather Than Its Logic

The abortion precedent has faced withering criticism, including damning appraisals by pro-choice legal scholars, for half a century.

Reason

Gabby Thomas Is Conditioned for a Never-Ending Push to the Finish Line

The record-setting Olympic track star is on a speedy quest to break down barriers and make up for lost time.

Sports Illustrated

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Appoints Food Industry Veteran Robert Sarlls As CEO

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc (NASDAQ:RMCF) has appointed Robert J. Sarlls as its next Chief Executive Officer, effective May 9, 2022. Sarlls will also serve on the Board of Directors. Sarlls will succeed Bryan Merryman, who has served as interim President and CEO since November 2021. Sarlls previously served as the President and…

Benzinga

Harvard Students Slam Autism Awareness Panel as 'Violently Ableist'

The event was postponed in order to mollify students who said trying to treat autism was "hateful, eugenicist."

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Do the Ethnic Categories Used by Universities for "Diversity" Purposes Make Sense?

No, argues an amicus brief filed on my behalf in the pending Supreme Court affirmative action litigation.

Reason

Commentary: Are Biden and the Democrats in danger of losing young voters?

One of the most remarkable developments in the last two national elections was the surge in voting among young people, historically a low-turnout crowd who proved pivotal to Democrats winning a House majority in 2018 and Joe Biden winning the presidency.

Los Angeles Times

Warnings that illegal abortions will kill pregnant women if Supreme Court votes down Roe v Wade

The World Health Organization estimates that around the world, 23,000 women die each year from unsafe abortions

The Independent UK

"The Mudslinging Has Begun": Is It Defamatory to Falsely Accuse Someone of Being an Academic?

There's a pretty famous story about Daniel Patrick Moynihan, which George F. Will relates in some detail: [I]n 1976 was when Pat Moynihan, late of the Harvard faculty, won the Democratic nomination to run against the incumbent U.S. senator from New York, James Buckley. Over at Buckley headquarters Jim said…

Reason

High schoolers' extreme college anxiety

The PBS documentary "Try Harder!" chronicles the anxieties of today's high-achieving teens

Salon

Heritage is not soft power

Harvard University Professor Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power", or the ability to obtain preferred outcomes by attraction, rather than coercion or payment, in his book Bound To Lead in 1990. However, he has since seen his brainchild, scribbled out on his kitchen table, grow in scope of application…

Bangkok Post

Fauci said the pandemic was over in US, then backpedaled. What do experts say?

PHILADELPHIA — Anthony Fauci caused a stir this week when he said on national television that the United States was “out of the pandemic phase.”

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Pig Model Law

From Judge Wendy Beetlestone (E.D. Pa.)'s opinion in Houser v. Feldman & Temple Univ., decided Thursday, here are the plaintiff's allegations (note, as usual, that they are just the allegations, since this is an opinion on defendant's motion to dismiss): Houser and his laboratory staff ("lab") developed a pig model…

Tribune News Service

Biden’s $1.75 trillion student-debt problem by the numbers

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is considering forgiving at least $10,000 in student loans per borrower, a promise he made on the campaign trail, through executive action.

Tribune News Service

Paying for Harvard just got cheaper with decades-high inflation

Parents paying the full cost of Ivy League tuition bills are getting a little relief — and they can thank inflation.

The Independent UK

Harvard report brings joy, grief for descendants of enslaved

In Harvard’s pledge to atone for its ties to slavery, it identified dozens of people who were enslaved by the university’s first leaders and faculty members

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Prologue to the past

Following a massive five-year makeover, the modern red-ochre compound of Ban Kao National Museum rises in the middle of vast green landscapes and rice fields on the banks of the Khwae Noi River, serving as a prologue for a day trip to explore Prasat Muang Sing Historical Park, which is…

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: crisis talks in Europe as Russia cuts gas to Poland and Bulgaria

Kremlin accused of blackmail while Gazprom claims supply halted because of failure to pay in roubles. Plus, Santa takes on Sarah Palin

Tribune News Service

Harvard pledges $100 million to address its historical ties to slavery

Harvard University is earmarking $100 million to study and make amends for its history of and ties to slavery, as well as the perpetuation of racist eugenics by some of its past faculty. The school’s president, Lawrence S. Bacow, announced the fund in a letter on Tuesday.

ABC News

Prehistoric crocodile fossil, Kronosaurus queenslandicus, lingers far from home at Harvard

While the world's only mounted Kronosaurus queenslandicus fossil is at Harvard University, palaeontologists say there are better specimens still waiting to be found in outback Queensland.

Tribune News Service

Youth voters not pleased by either party, poll finds

BOSTON — A research poll out of Harvard held several stark warnings for politicians: The youngest voting bloc in the country isn’t the least bit impressed with either party’s messaging and they intend to vote about it.

Al Jazeera

Harvard University acknowledges slavery ties, sets up $100M reparations fund

Report by oldest US university lays out history of slavery on campus and its role in perpetuating racial oppression.

The Independent UK

Harvard pledges $100 million to atone for role in slavery

Harvard University is vowing to spend $100 million to research and atone for its ties with slavery

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