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10 must-shoot events for astrophotographers in 2026

From a ‘blood moon’ and a total solar eclipse to meteor showers and conjunctions, these are the 10 events astrophotographers should shoot this year

Digital Camera World

Why a $600,000 Salary Can Face 50% Tax Rates While Elon Musk’s $670 Billion Often Goes Untaxed

High salaries face 50% tax rates while billionaires like Elon Musk pay 23.8%. The tax code treats wage income and wealth growth completely differently.

GOBankingRates

Once a college dropout, this CEO went back to school at 52—but she still says the Gen Zers who will succeed are those who ‘forge their own path’

Life360’s Lauren Antonoff is a rare example of a recent college graduate going from the classroom to the C-suite at a billion-dollar company in just a matter of months.

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California colleges settle antisemitism complaints with Jewish groups and individuals

Two California colleges have settled complaints alleging antisemitism arising from pro-Palestinian campus protests

The Independent UK

UC Berkeley Ph.D. candidate busted repeatedly sabotaging rival student's computer, causing $46,000 in damages — hidden camera sting catches perp causing "sparks to fly out of the laptop," student arrested on three felony counts

PhD student rivalry extends to repeated physical laptop damage, hidden camera shows.

Tom’s Hardware

14 Colleges Fail in StopAntisemitism's 2025 Annual Report: Majority of Jewish Students Feel Unwelcome on Certain Campuses

Fourteen colleges failed StopAntisemitism's report card for institutional failures to protect Jewish students, forcing a majority to conceal their identities due to widespread campus hostility.

International Business Times UK

New data: ICE arrests surge as agency chases Trump quota

They're way short of the quota. But the numbers have skyrocketed in 2025.

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Progressive billionaire Tom Steyer enters crowded race for California governor - Roll Call

Democrat Tom Steyer, who ran for president in 2020, has entered the crowded race to be the next governor of California.

Roll Call

Next stop, not Mars: Why NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes are taking the long way to the Red Planet after Blue Origin launch

NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes are on their way to the Red Planet — but it's a circuitous route with a year-long layover.

Space

New Glenn Launch: How a £61M Mission Delivers Billion-Dollar Science

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launched NASA's ESCAPADE mission, a low-cost project using twin satellites to study Mars's atmosphere and advance planetary exploration.

International Business Times UK

Brawl breaks out as protesters demonstrate near Turning Point USA event at UC Berkeley

It has been exactly two months since Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated

The Independent UK

Katie Porter’s polling for California governor tanks after screaming fit at staffer and interview walkout

The former congresswoman has now been overtaken by a Republican sheriff, according to the poll

The Independent UK

Susan Griffin obituary

Author who devised the concept of ecofeminism and also wrote about war, memory and the private lives of public events

The Guardian - UK

Complaint ‘without consent’, cops on TISS campus ‘after tweet’: Inside the crackdown over Saibaba event

At least nine students at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai are facing criminal charges over a small event marking the death anniversary of former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba. But the FIR has raised serious questions about police procedure.

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The Independent UK

Nobel laureate George Smoot, who researched the universe's origins at UC Berkeley, dies at 80

Nobel laureate Dr. George Smoot, who conducted groundbreaking research into the origins of the universe, has died

The Independent UK

UC Berkeley names 160 staff and faculty to Trump administration as part of antisemitism investigation

Investigation comes as Trump administration has pursued over $1 billion in funding cuts and settlements from prominent University of California schools

The Guardian - US

UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move

Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’

PC Gamer

This humanoid robot is playing ping pong better than most amateur players I've seen

It's even balancing like a human. When do we move into uncanny valley?

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Fortune

From OpenAI to Nvidia, researchers agree: AI agents have a long way to go

The speakers at the Agentic AI Summit, which took place at UC Berkeley, had plenty of optimism to share, even if today's agents don't yet live up to the massive hype.

Capital & Main

How Robert Reich Teaches — and Why Inequality Is Still the Lesson

Director, producer of The Last Class discuss Reich’s skill in the classroom and his career-long focus on economic disparities.

Latin Times

Overseas Killing of UC Berkley Professor Sees Chilling Twist As Ex-Wife Now Faces Charges

Multiple arrests have been made in connection to the case of a UC Berkeley professor who was murdered in Greece, including the arrest of his ex-wife.

The Guardian - US

US university leaders challenge campus antisemitism claims in House hearing

Republican-led committee accused UC Berkeley, City University of New York and Georgetown University of bias

The Guardian - US

‘Political theatre’: key takeaways from US universities’ House antisemitism hearing

UC Berkeley, Georgetown and Cuny heads face GOP inquiry in last of House hearings that began after Israel-Gaza war

The Independent UK

UC Berkeley professor gunned down in Greece outside of his ex-wife’s home

Przemyslaw Jeziorski was in Greece for a child custody battle with his ex-wife, according to reports

International Business Times

Education at the Speed of Curiosity: The Founders Powering AnswersAi

AnswersAi shows what education technology (EdTech) can look like when AI moves beyond being just a tool on the sidelines and becomes an integral part of the learning process itself—accessible, personalized, and built around how students actually learn today.

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