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Bill Ackman demands Harvard’s board resign in 4,000-word screed blasting university for ‘racist’ DEI policiesBillionaire Bill Ackman posted a 4,000-word essay in the middle of the night about how his alma mater's diversity, equity and inclusion policies...
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National debt hits record $34 trillion as Congress gears up for funding fightThe federal government's gross national debt has surpassed $34 trillion, a record high that foreshadows the coming political and economic...
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Now in public domain, early Mickey Mouse version will star in horror moviesThe earliest iteration of Mickey Mouse is on a rampage, barely two days in the public domain.
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Nebraska state workers get reprieve from governor's return-to-office orderState government workers are getting a reprieve from Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen's order to end remote work and return to their offices after a state...
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China ramping up nuclear energy as U.S. turns to wind and solarThe United States is closing older nuclear power plants and only taking baby steps toward building new ones while China, the world's No. 2 economy,...
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Warren Buffett, James Simons and Phil Knight are among the top charity donors of 2023The Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual list of the biggest charitable donations from individuals or their foundations totaled more than $3.5...
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Wall Street slips to start 2024 and gives back some of last year's big gainsWall Street is starting 2024 weakly on Tuesday and giving back some of its powerful gains from the year before.
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Thai prime minister says visa-free policy for Chinese visitors to be made permanent in MarchThailand and China will soon implement visa-free entry for each other's citizens, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said Tuesday.
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A boozy banana drink in Uganda is under threat as authorities move to restrict home brewersAt least once a week, Girino Ndyanabo's family converges around a pit in which bananas have been left to ripen. The bananas are peeled and thrown...
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A boozy banana drink in Uganda is under threat as authorities move to restrict home brewersAt least once a week, Girino Ndyanabo's family converges around a pit in which bananas have been left to ripen. The bananas are peeled and thrown...
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Brazil's economy improves during President Lula's first year back, but a political divide remainsBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva likes to boast he had a good first year after returning to the job. The economy is improving,...
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States and Congress wrestle with cybersecurity at water utilities amid renewed federal warningsThe tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international cyberattack.
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Texas mom allegedly bought weapons, gear for young son to shoot up middle school — in exchange for babysitting siblingsThe youngster previously told investigators he had a "fascination with past mass shooters," the document stated.
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Madrid's Asencio may be charged for explicit videoReal Madrid defender Raúl Asencio and three former teammates from the club's youth teams could face criminal charges for allegedly recording sexual...
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Former Long Island school custodian, 40, indicted on 113 charges for filming child sex abuse, sharing footage online“Beyond the horrific trauma of the sexual abuse itself, this defendant allegedly recorded these despicable acts and distributed that material to...
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Here’s how a bio implant stopped Long Island woman’s ‘horrific’ arthritis in its tracks: ‘This is the future’She received a state-of-the-art bio-implant that has miraculously regulated the condition with minimal invasiveness -- and just a minute of daily...
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Gen Z co-opted the smiley face emoji, but beware — it means something totally different to themSmiling emoji got you in hot water? Gen Z says it’s not so sweet.
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Long Island schools under ‘lockout’ after apparent AR-15 threat from bullied teen: sourcesThe threat was reported to 911 by a parent.
