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International students urged to return to US campuses before Trump inauguration

CONCORD, N.H. — A growing number of U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated, over concerns that he might impose travel bans like he did during his first administration. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print What did Trump do in the past? …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

Nita Ambani to headline India Conference at Harvard

India Today

The India Conference at Harvard has announced that Nita Ambani will be a keynote speaker at its 2025 edition, scheduled for February 15-16 in Boston. The India Conference at Harvard, one of the largest student-led India-focused events in the US, is hosted by students across Harvard’s graduate and undergraduate schools. Nita Ambani’s recent achievements, including hosting the International Olympic Committee …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Conan O’Brien’s parents die three days apart after 66 years of marriage

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. His death, according to the Boston Globe, came after his “health had been failing.” Thomas’s …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Work: It was my first job. The government says it was a “criminal organization.” Why didn’t I know?

Slate

One sunny Tuesday in May, I squeezed into the back of Courtroom 8D at the Brooklyn federal courthouse, taking one of the few seats left unfilled. “We’d be dumb not to,” I was told when I was texting questionable businesses in the Philippines at midnight to buy Instagram followers for Watson and Ozy. Watson’s face was plastered on billboards across …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Harvard Is Releasing a Massive Free AI Training Dataset Funded by OpenAI and Microsoft

Wired

Harvard University announced Thursday it’s releasing a high-quality dataset of nearly 1 million public-domain books that could be used by anyone to train large language models and other AI tools. Around five times the size of the notorious Books3 dataset that was used to train AI models like Meta’s Llama, the Institutional Data Initiative's database spans genres, decades, and languages, …

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Trump says 'can't guarantee' tariffs won't raise prices

China Daily

By HENG WEILI in New York | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-10 10:18 US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC on Nov 13, 2024. US President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday that he could not "guarantee" consumer prices would not rise under his proposed …

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Trump says 'can't guarantee' tariffs won't raise prices

China Daily

US President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday that he could not "guarantee" consumer prices would not rise under his proposed tariffs, while US economists and companies have called for no more increased tariffs. Although he said he disagrees with economists' contention that consumer prices would rise with increased tariffs, he said in an interview on NBC's …

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Trump says 'can't guarantee' tariffs won't raise prices

China Daily

US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC on Nov 13, 2024. US President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday that he could not "guarantee" consumer prices would not rise under his proposed tariffs, while US economists and companies have called for no more increased tariffs. …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Prep basketball roundup: Future Harvard teammates put on a show

LA Times

Elzie Harrington of St. John Bosco came through with a top offensive perfomance against St. Pius X-St. Matthias Saturday night. It happened on Saturday night in Bellflower, where Elzie Harrington of St. John Bosco and Douglas Langford Jr. of St. Pius X-St. Matthias put on quite a show, which should make their future coach at Harvard, Tommy Amaker, quite pleased. …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

A ‘reverse aging’ guru’s trail of failed businesses

Live Mint

Harvard geneticist David Sinclair’s seductive notion that aging is a treatable disease has helped companies he founded to raise more than $1 billion. Sinclair also has co-founded companies that sell directly to consumers products such as antiaging dog chews, supplements and tests that purport to show one’s “biological age." Sinclair, who is 55 years old, said in an email that …

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3 weeks ago

Enrol Today! LiveLaw Academy's Judicial Service Examinations Preparation Course

Live Law

ABOUT LIVELAW ACADEMYWith a vision to empower people by creating avenues for expanding their legal knowledge, the founders of LiveLaw, India's leading Legal News Portal, started LiveLaw Academy in 2021. To make legal education accessible, we design specialised courses suitable for law students, lawyers and non-lawyers, which are taught by former Judges, Senior Advocates, subject experts and academicians. Avani Bansal …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

What is DEI, why many US corporate giants dropped it and what it means in India

India Today

The debate around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has intensified in the US - especially after Donald Trump’s re-election - with several multinational companies including Walmart, Ford and Toyota scaling back or scrapped DEI programs, citing changing market dynamics or scepticism about their effectiveness. DEI initiatives include policies to make hiring fairer, training sessions to help people understand and tackle unconscious …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

CNN's Abby Phillip Spots 1 'Real Problem' For Democrats In Blunt Postelection Take

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING CNN anchor Abby Phillip on Monday declared that Democrats need to “break out” of echo chambers and embrace different points of view following Donald Trump’s election win over Kamala Harris. Phillip, in remarks at Harvard University spotted by Mediaite, said she’s found that “elites” have increasingly talked exclusively to each other, which has led them to believe …

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1 month ago

NYPD gets a new top cop after months of turmoil. Jessica Tisch is the 2nd woman to lead the force

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Moving to stabilize an administration roiled by investigations, resignations and his own indictment, New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday appointed sanitation chief Jessica Tisch as police commissioner. As sanitation commissioner, she became TikTok famous when she declared in 2022, “The rats don’t run the city, we do.” “I need someone that’s going to take the …

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1 month ago

From Harvard to high-scorer: Kings’ Alex Laferriere acing his start to season

LA Times

Kings forward Alex Laferriere, left, celebrates after scoring a goal against the Chicago Blackhawks on Nov. 2. “If you get hurt and you can never play hockey again, being able to have a Harvard degree is something that I think is pretty attractive.” Laferriere isn’t there yet. “There’s a lot of great students that are also great athletes,” said Ted …

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1 month ago

Column: Harvard-Westlake goalkeeper Jackson Friedman is a standout for more reasons than his jersey

LA Times

As part of soccer rules, goalkeepers are required to have a different jersey than their teammates. “They’re interesting people, so they deserve brightness,” Harvard-Westlake High coach Mike Erush said. Erush, who also coaches Cal State Los Angeles, is like many coaches in Southern California having to engage in a balancing act as parents weigh playing high school soccer vs. promises …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Remembering former former Solicitor-General Ted Olson

NPR

Remembering former former Solicitor-General Ted Olson NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Harvard professor Cass Sunstein about Ted Olson. He's the Robert Walmsley University professor at Harvard and lauded Ted Olson on X this week as the model of integrity and kindness and decency. SIMON: Cass Sunstein, what might people on all sides of a question learn from Ted Olson's life …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Elise Stefanik's audience of one: How anti-woke showboating got her the UN job

Salon

Successful diplomats are duplicitous by craft, and, often by nature: They move, stealthily, beneath statesmen’s public phrases and grand pretensions, to negotiate with foreign powers in an endless “swirl of lusting, murderous, satanic desire,” as the late Charles Hill, a former diplomat and speechwriter for Henry Kissinger, put it in his book "Grand Strategies." She demanded that university presidents at …

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1 month, 1 week ago

More than 1 in 3 surgical patients has complications, study finds, and many are the result of medical errors

CNN

CNN — Despite decades of calls for more attention to patient safety in hospitals, people undergoing surgery still have high rates of complications and medical errors, a new study finds. But the latest study, which was published Thursday in the BMJ, fits into a pattern of evidence going back decades, suggesting that hospitals haven’t made much progress on patient safety. …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Mark Zuckerberg, 40, 'gets low' with 'cringe' rap remix in latest shmaltzy tribute to wife Priscilla Chan

Daily Mail

Rap fans have excoriated Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, after he released a cringe-inducing cover of a beloved hip-hip melody. The 40-year old tech leader shared an acoustic version of Lil Jon's Get Low, in collaboration with legendary rapper T-Pain, to Instagram to celebrate his and his wife Priscilla Chan's 'dating anniversary.' Mark Zuckerberg, 40, released a cover the classic hip …

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Vivek Ramaswamy: The Indian-American who dropped presidential bid to back Trump

India Today

Vivek Ramaswamy, an Indian-American multi-millionaire former biotech executive, launched his bid for the White House in February 2023. Known for his anti-woke and anti-establishment views, he entered the crowded field of Republican hopefuls, which included Donald Trump and fellow Indian-American Nikki Haley, after making hundreds of millions of dollars at the intersection of hedge funds and pharmaceutical research, a career …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Yale is mocked for unveiling new Beyoncé 'cultural impact' course: 'How will this help me in life?'

Daily Mail

Yale University, long-hailed as one of the most prestigious educational institutions, is facing ridicule online for its latest attempt at 'cutting-edge' academia. The Ivy League university has recently announced a new course, Beyoncé Makes History: Black Radical Tradition History, Culture, Theory & Politics through Music, Beyoncé, with the aim to use her work as a lens to examine Black intellectual …

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1 month, 1 week ago

A Running List Of Trump’s Picks For His New Administration

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING President-elect Donald Trump has moved quickly to name loyal aides and allies to key posts in his new administration, as the transition to a second Trump term begins. Here’s a running list of who he’s inviting to join him in the White House: President-elect Donald Trump calls Susie Wiles, the manager of his 2024 presidential campaign, the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Harvard doctor reveals the scary truth about drinking too much water and why it is not always safe

Daily Mail

A Harvard doctor has claimed that drinking a lot of water is not always safe and can lead to a possibly deadly condition. Dr Saurabh Sethi, a gastroenterologist, has gone viral online multiple times after he revealed his insight and knowledge surrounding the digestive system In a clip which has racked up over 319,000 views he's revealed the dangers of …

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International students urged to return to US campuses before Trump inauguration

Nita Ambani to headline India Conference at Harvard

Conan O’Brien’s parents die three days apart after 66 years of marriage

Work: It was my first job. The government says it was a “criminal organization.” Why didn’t I know?

Harvard Is Releasing a Massive Free AI Training Dataset Funded by OpenAI and Microsoft

Trump says 'can't guarantee' tariffs won't raise prices

Trump says 'can't guarantee' tariffs won't raise prices

Trump says 'can't guarantee' tariffs won't raise prices

Prep basketball roundup: Future Harvard teammates put on a show

A ‘reverse aging’ guru’s trail of failed businesses

Enrol Today! LiveLaw Academy's Judicial Service Examinations Preparation Course

What is DEI, why many US corporate giants dropped it and what it means in India

CNN's Abby Phillip Spots 1 'Real Problem' For Democrats In Blunt Postelection Take

NYPD gets a new top cop after months of turmoil. Jessica Tisch is the 2nd woman to lead the force

From Harvard to high-scorer: Kings’ Alex Laferriere acing his start to season

Column: Harvard-Westlake goalkeeper Jackson Friedman is a standout for more reasons than his jersey

Remembering former former Solicitor-General Ted Olson

Elise Stefanik's audience of one: How anti-woke showboating got her the UN job

More than 1 in 3 surgical patients has complications, study finds, and many are the result of medical errors

Mark Zuckerberg, 40, 'gets low' with 'cringe' rap remix in latest shmaltzy tribute to wife Priscilla Chan

Vivek Ramaswamy: The Indian-American who dropped presidential bid to back Trump

Yale is mocked for unveiling new Beyoncé 'cultural impact' course: 'How will this help me in life?'

A Running List Of Trump’s Picks For His New Administration

Harvard doctor reveals the scary truth about drinking too much water and why it is not always safe