#3 university presidents to face grilling on campus antisemitism at House hearing

#3 university presidents to face grilling on campus antisemitism at House hearing

The presidents of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Pennsylvania will be called to the mat Tuesday after weeks of backlash over their schools’ responses to surging antisemitism.   “Over the past several weeks, we’ve seen countless examples of antisemitic demonstrators on college campuses,” House Education Committee Chair Virginia…

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#Long-shot candidates blast Florida Democrats for absence on primary ballot

#Long-shot candidates blast Florida Democrats for absence on primary ballot

Democratic presidential candidates Marianne Williamson and Cenk Uygur blasted the Florida Democratic Party after they were left off the primary presidential ballot.  The candidates held a joint press conference on Zoom Friday where they addressed their displeasure with the Florida Democratic Party, which has effectively canceled the primary and awarded all delegates to President Joe…

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#Federal judge blocks Montana TikTok ban

#Federal judge blocks Montana TikTok ban

U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy has granted TikTok’s request for a preliminary injunction against the state’s ban of the app, writing that the bill “likely violates the First Amendment.” Protestors gather on Capitol Hill to speak out against a proposed national TikTok ban. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images.   TikTok has won…

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#‘A thousand points of light’ strategy is needed for climate-change medicine

#‘A thousand points of light’ strategy is needed for climate-change medicine

The World Health Organization now characterizes climate change as the single biggest health threat facing humanity. So just how worried should we be? Climate effects on health are already apparent. They are varied, potentially severe and incompletely understood. On a global scale, about 30 percent of the human population already lives in areas where temperatures and humidity lead…

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#Pentagon says Osprey crew still missing after Japan crash

#Pentagon says Osprey crew still missing after Japan crash

The eight men aboard an Air Force CV-22B Osprey that crashed off the shore of Yakushima, Japan, are still missing, the Pentagon said Thursday. According to Japanese coast guard officials, a U.S. Osprey military aircraft crashed near the island of Yakushima on Wednesday afternoon, killing at least one crew member and prompting a large rescue…

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