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Columbia tries to avoid Harvard’s trap in the antitrust court

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[ad_1] Columbia University is in the hot seat as House Republicans prepare to question four of its top officials on Wednesday for a statement about protests on campus. Columbia President Nemat Shafik, along with two members of the Board of Trustees and a professor, will be questioned by the Academic and Staff Committee after missing … Read more

Funeral Home Owners Accused of Spending 900K in COVID Fraud Scheme: Management.

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[ad_1] The couple at a Colorado funeral home accused of failing to store 190 bodies are facing new charges over allegations they spent nearly $900,000 in COVID-19 aid money on personal expenses. Well, said the administration. Jon Hallford, 44, and Carrie Hallford, 47, each face 13 counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy … Read more

Lawyers in Trump trial dispute jury selection as judge warns Trump about comments

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[ad_1] The jury’s choice of former President Donald Trump famous criminal trial in New York continues for a second day on Tuesday with prosecutors and defense attorneys arguing over where the jury should sit. A controversy over one juror’s Facebook post showing memorabilia after Trump’s 2020 election prompted some emotional comments from the former president. … Read more

The House has submitted to the Senate Mayorkas articles of impeachment

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[ad_1] CNN — House Republicans have sent two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate, a step toward starting a Senate trial as GOP lawmakers try to emphasized President Joe Biden’s handling of policy. However, the Democratic-controlled Senate must quickly dismiss the charges without a trial or conduct a quick … Read more

Coal miners find new protection against silica dust linked to lung cancer

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[ad_1] Washington – Coal miners will be better protected from the toxic dust that has caused the early death of thousands of mine workers from a respiratory disease commonly known as “black lung”, the said the Ministry of Labor on Tuesday as he issued a new federal law. to the safety of miners. The final … Read more

Citing security, USC cancels speech by valedictorian who publicly supported Palestine

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[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (AP) – The University of Southern California has canceled a commencement speech by its 2024 valedictorian, a Muslim student who expressed support for Palestine, citing “extreme” risks for the event to drag on. 65,000 people on campus. Andrew T. GuzmanThe vice president and senior vice president for academic affairs for the private … Read more

Trump’s New York hush money trial continues as sleep begins in jury selection: What needs to be known

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[ad_1] The jury continued its deliberations Tuesday morning in the case of People of the State of New York vs. Donald Trump – the first criminal trial of a former president. The quest to find a jury of 12 people and six deputies rose on Tuesday as attorneys from the office of Manhattan District Attorney … Read more

‘My Own University… Abandoned Me’: USC Cancels Muslim Speaker’s Speech

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[ad_1] In a decision that America’s largest Muslim rights group called “cowardly,” the University of Southern California hearing Monday a Muslim lawmaker was not allowed to speak at his inauguration, citing security concerns. USC’s 2024 valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, is a first-generation South Asian Muslim majoring in biomedical engineering and an anti-genocide student. His selection as … Read more

Uber Driver Says He Was Shot To Death By Someone Who Believed He Was Cheating

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[ad_1] A 61-year-old Uber driver in Ohio was shot and killed by an 81-year-old man who was under the false belief that he was involved in an attempt to defraud him. On March 25, William Brock called the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and reported that he had shot a woman, according to an affidavit obtained … Read more