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Gov. Whitmer criticizes MSU for ‘scandal after scandal,’ leadership woes
1 year, 5 months ago

Gov. Whitmer criticizes MSU for ‘scandal after scandal,’ leadership woes

Associated Press  

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ripped into Michigan State University on Monday, accusing the school of “no clear unified leadership” amid rancor on the governing board and other unflattering incidents. Whitmer’s statement came after two trustees over the weekend said they would support the ouster of board chair Rema Vassar. “This university has been rocked by scandal after …

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Ophelia Lovibond on ‘Minx’ Season 2, pussy-bow blouses and Gucci skirts
1 year, 5 months ago

Ophelia Lovibond on ‘Minx’ Season 2, pussy-bow blouses and Gucci skirts

The Hindu  

Ellen Rapoport’s Minx is set in Los Angeles in 1970 and pits earnest feminist Joyce, against Jake Johnson, a publisher of adult magazines. She’s thoughtful and wants to improve things for other people, but again, she can often get tunnel vision.” In season two, Ophelia says, Joyce becomes quite selfish. “She is just so seduced by the attention, money, and …

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Four ways with chocolate fudge
1 year, 7 months ago

Four ways with chocolate fudge

Live Mint  

Chocolate fudge is perhaps one of the easiest and most indulgent homemade sweet treats. The story says, “Vassar's recipe called for white sugar, cream, unsweetened chocolate, and butter. The Wellesley College creation altered the original recipe only slightly by adding marshmallows, which keeps the fudge from collapsing during cooling. The Smith College recipe was the first to deviate from the …

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2021 statements about role of outside lawyer could play a part in Ken Paxton impeachment trial
1 year, 8 months ago

2021 statements about role of outside lawyer could play a part in Ken Paxton impeachment trial

Raw Story  

More than a year before Ken Paxton would be impeached by the Texas House, a state Senate committee began poking around an issue that could help determine whether the Republican attorney general remains in office or not. Standing next to Paxton, Webster replied that the Travis County district attorney’s office had asked for help investigating Paul’s claim that search warrants …

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Meet the 4 whistleblowers behind most of the impeachment allegations against Ken Paxton
1 year, 9 months ago

Meet the 4 whistleblowers behind most of the impeachment allegations against Ken Paxton

Raw Story  

When the Texas House impeached now-suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton last month, lawmakers relied heavily on allegations made by four men who were fired from top jobs at Paxton’s agency. “Blake is a fearless defender of the rule of law and conservative values.” A note from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to Blake Brickman, former deputy attorney general for policy …

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Here are the top allegations that led to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment
1 year, 9 months ago

Here are the top allegations that led to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment

Raw Story  

On a late-September Wednesday in 2020, several of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s highest-ranking deputies walked into the FBI’s Austin office to make an explosive accusation: Their boss, one of the state’s most influential Republicans, appeared to be dirty. According to Donnelly, when Penley declined to supervise Cammack, Paxton responded: “Don’t worry, I will.” On Sept. 28, 2020, two days before …

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‘Forever a Spartan': Funeral held for Michigan State victim
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Forever a Spartan': Funeral held for Michigan State victim

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Hundreds of people filled a church Tuesday for the funeral of a 19-year-old Detroit-area woman, an aspiring doctor who was one of three students fatally shot last week at Michigan State University. Whitmer promised Anderson’s family that her death “will not have been in vain.” “Actions that we take in response to this will honor your daughter,” the …

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Texas AG Ken Paxton agrees to apologize and pay $3.3 million to whistleblowers in settlement
2 years, 1 month ago

Texas AG Ken Paxton agrees to apologize and pay $3.3 million to whistleblowers in settlement

Salon  

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune's daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Attorney General Ken Paxton and four of his former top deputies who said he improperly fired them after they accused him of crimes have reached a tentative agreement to end a whistleblower lawsuit that would pay those employees …

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Grace Hopper: Computer scientist and luminary in US Navy
4 years, 3 months ago

Grace Hopper: Computer scientist and luminary in US Navy

Hindustan Times  

Born to Walter Fletcher Murray and Mary Campbell Van Horne in New York in the year 1906, Grace Brewster Murray was a curious child who once dismantled seven alarm clocks to understand how it functioned. Multifaceted career While Hopper taught Mathematics at Vassar during World War II, she joined WAVES - the US Navy’s division for women. Achievements and recognition …

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California Legislature suspends until April 13 amid outbreak
5 years ago

California Legislature suspends until April 13 amid outbreak

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Legislature approved up to $1 billion in new spending on Monday to combat the coronavirus outbreak, then suspended their work for the next month to try and contain the illness. Leaders discussed whether lawmakers should stop meeting, but eventually decided to “disinfect the Capitol daily and to keep meeting,” Vassar said. “We will be prepared …

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Four years ago, an art historian used lasers to digitally map Notre Dame Cathedral. His work could help save it
5 years, 11 months ago

Four years ago, an art historian used lasers to digitally map Notre Dame Cathedral. His work could help save it

CNN  

CNN — Although parts of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral now lie in ruins, people can still experience what most of its nooks and crannies looked like in remarkable detail – thanks to an American art historian. The scans are a “very accurate representation to the level that until a few years ago nobody could do.” The Notre Dame Cathedral has …

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Four years ago, an art historian used lasers to digitally map Notre Dame Cathedral. His work could help save it
5 years, 11 months ago

Four years ago, an art historian used lasers to digitally map Notre Dame Cathedral. His work could help save it

CNN  

CNN — Although parts of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral now lie in ruins, people can still experience what most of its nooks and crannies looked like in remarkable detail – thanks to an American art historian. The scans are a “very accurate representation to the level that until a few years ago nobody could do.” The Notre Dame Cathedral has …

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Nicolas DeMeyer: The murky story of a man who looted $1.2m of wine from a banker's cellar
6 years, 3 months ago

Nicolas DeMeyer: The murky story of a man who looted $1.2m of wine from a banker's cellar

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Things ended poorly for the three, Fitzpatrick says: “One …

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The Andhra Pradesh Varuna app by Isro and Vassar Labs is a simple way to get weather information
7 years, 11 months ago

The Andhra Pradesh Varuna app by Isro and Vassar Labs is a simple way to get weather information

Firstpost  

The Andhra Pradesh Varuna App was launched by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu in the presence of Isro chairman AS Kiran Kumar. Isro provides frequently updated, and at times real time inputs of meteorological information, including rainfall, wind speed velocity, temperature and humidity. Vassar labs, which is named after the street in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where …

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Barclaycard boss quits bank job to defend US civil liberties against Donald Trump
8 years ago

Barclaycard boss quits bank job to defend US civil liberties against Donald Trump

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We wish Amer and his family every happiness, and …

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Yale Renames Calhoun College Over Namesake's Ties To Slavery And White Supremacy
8 years, 1 month ago

Yale Renames Calhoun College Over Namesake's Ties To Slavery And White Supremacy

NPR  

Yale Renames Calhoun College Over Namesake's Ties To Slavery And White Supremacy Enlarge this image toggle caption Kathryn Donohew Photography/Moment Editorial/Getty Images Kathryn Donohew Photography/Moment Editorial/Getty Images Yale University announced Saturday that it will change the name of one of its esteemed residential colleges, Calhoun College, named after ardent supporter of slavery and prominent 19th century alumnus, John C. Calhoun. …

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Who’s governor of California? This week, it’s not Jerry Brown
8 years, 8 months ago

Who’s governor of California? This week, it’s not Jerry Brown

LA Times  

Tom Torlakson, the superintendent of public instruction, will be acting governor in California during the Democratic National Convention. There’s just one problem with that scenario: Brown, under the provisions of the California Constitution, won’t be the actual governor until he ventures back across state lines. of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, who on Monday night became California’s acting governor. “It’s very, …

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More college men are fighting back against sexual misconduct cases
10 years, 9 months ago

More college men are fighting back against sexual misconduct cases

LA Times  

UCLA joined Occidental College, pictured here, and 74 other higher education institutions in being investigated by the federal government for its handling of alleged sexual misconduct on campus. The three young men are suing Vassar College, the University of Michigan and Duke University, respectively; students who were suspended or expelled for sexual assault have also filed actions against Occidental College, …

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Oil boom brings scarcity of workers in small towns
12 years, 7 months ago

Oil boom brings scarcity of workers in small towns

Associated Press  

WOODWARD, Okla. — The local prison is so short on guards that inmates can sometimes just walk away. “I could hire 17 correctional officers today if I could get them to walk through the door,” said William Monday, the prison’s deputy warden. “Over the last three years, I’ve got more vacancies than I have people to interview.” A starting correctional …

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Gene Mutation Offers Clue For Drugs To Stave Off Alzheimer's
12 years, 8 months ago

Gene Mutation Offers Clue For Drugs To Stave Off Alzheimer's

NPR  

Gene Mutation Offers Clue For Drugs To Stave Off Alzheimer's Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. National Institute on Aging/via Wikimedia Commons U.S. National Institute on Aging/via Wikimedia Commons Finally, there's some good news about Alzheimer's disease. "This current mutation actually reduces amyloid beta production," Vassar says, "and it's protective for Alzheimer's disease." The finding suggests amyloid beta is involved …

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Vassar Clements, Bluegrass Virtuoso
19 years, 7 months ago

Vassar Clements, Bluegrass Virtuoso

NPR  

Vassar Clements, Bluegrass Virtuoso Mandolin player David Grisman pays tribute to fiddle great Vassar Clements, who died this week at 77. SCOTT SIMON, host: Vassar Clements died this week at the age of 77. SIMON: Mandolin player David Grisman performed with Vassar Clements in the all-star bluegrass group Old & In the Way. SIMON: David Grisman remembering his friend, Vassar …

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