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DEI Goes Incognito in Academia
Liberty Nation News
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July 20, 2025
The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has launched an investigation into George Mason University (GMU) for allegedly using diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies to give preferential treatment to faculty and prospective...
From Hollywood hunks to chart-topping music stars - can you guess the celebrities from their high school yearbook photos?
Daily Mail
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July 20, 2025
They might be rich, famous and some of the biggest names in Hollywood, but celebrities were also once just high school students with a dream to conquer the entertainment world. As Gwyneth Paltrow's yearbook snap recently hit the headlines amid...
Senate votes to send 2 million US jobs to China, increase deficit, energy costs
Electrek
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July 1, 2025
Senate republicans passed their version of the republican tax bill previously passed by the House. The bill retains most of the bad parts of the House bill, and still kills a slew of tax credits to help working families become more energy...
More Americans Are Taking A Road Trip This Summer. But Can They Afford It?
Forbes
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Americans are taking more road trips than ever. Here's what it means for you. getty The Great American road trip is back. But it's not the free-spending adventure it used to be. Americans are hitting the highway like never before – Enterprise...
Should food stamps pay for soda?
Hawaii Tribune Herald
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July 20, 2025
Should Americans on food assistance be able to use that money on soda? Starting in 2026, the answer in six states will be no. At least six others have proposed similar restrictions, and some states are also disallowing candy purchases. Each month,...
Writing About the Oil Business and Ignoring the Fate of the Earth
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR)
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July 18, 2025
In Texas, at least 134 people are dead, including 36 children, and a hundred are missing after a devastating flash flood swept through the central part of the state on July 4. A late June/early July heatwave in Europe claimed 2,300 lives across...
New tax law increases big beyond-the-grave tax break for the wealthy
WRAL 5 - North Carolina
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July 20, 2025
(CNN) — The US federal estate tax has come a long way since 2000, when the exemption level was set at $675,000. The amount has increased greatly over the past quarter century. Americans who die in 2025 may leave behind tax free to their heirs up...
Schuylkill County grads earn Deans List honors
Republican Herald - Pennsylvania
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July 20, 2025
Local graduates have earned academic honors at the following institutions. Susquehanna University SELINSGROVE, Pa. — Susquehanna University congratulates its students named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2025 semester: Alyssa Maurer (Ashland);...
On the Record: Belfast entrepreneur cooks up growth plans for recipe-sharing app
Mainebiz - Oregon
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Kachina Miller is the Belfast-based founder and CEO of Watermelon Pie, a recipe-sharing platform that started as a class project in graduate school. She founded the business in November 2023 and leads a team of five people, with big plans for...
The 5 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2026
KTAL News - Texas, Louisiana
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July 19, 2025
An already active start to the 2026 cycle has kicked into overdrive in recent weeks with a major retirement announcement, the passage of a key GOP priority and moves by candidates that could further scramble the chess board. Sen. Thom Tillis...
Congress must protect the lifeblood of medical progress
Times Leader - Pennsylvania
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July 12, 2025
A few weeks ago, I joined other leaders from academic medical centers and research institutions in Washington, D.C., to talk with policymakers about the urgent need for continued federal investments in health care and biomedical research. Despite...
New Owner Voids U.S. Warranties of Lion Electric School Buses
School Transportation News
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July 19, 2025
As school transportation departments gear up for the new school year, those with Lion Electric buses have additional challenges: How to address warranties, maintenance and repair concerns in the wake of the company’s financial struggles and recent...
Map Shows 25 Fastest-Growing US Cities for Jobs, New Talent
Newsweek
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July 19, 2025
A new LinkedIn report highlights 25 metro areas in the United States where job growth, economic momentum, and quality of life are drawing waves of new talent—from tech hubs and manufacturing strongholds to coastal communities reimagining their...
Buying an EV? You might want to do it soon.
The Maine Monitor
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July 12, 2025
Editor’s Note: The following first appeared in The Maine Monitor’s free environmental newsletter, Climate Monitor, that is delivered to inboxes every Friday morning. Sign up for the free newsletter to stay informed of Maine environmental news....
These are the 10 sexiest accents in America — and two are from Noo Yawk!
New York Post
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July 19, 2025
They’re smooth talkers. These accents are the most attractive in America — and shockingly, Long Island and Staten Island made the Top 10. The Cajun accent was crowned the most attractive in the nation, according to a recent study by...
Many red flags ignored before Neo Victoria building collapse
George Herald
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July 19, 2025
The health and safety agent appointed to monitor site compliance resigned midway through the project stating clearly that they could no longer ensure safe working conditions. Minister Dean Macpherson (second from right) addressing the media. From...
The Myth of the New England Serial Killer
The Connecticut Examiner
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July 12, 2025
Over the past several months, the quiet towns and wooded backroads of New England have been shadowed by something darker than fog: growing unease. A series of body recoveries—stretching from the rocky coast of Maine to the tidal inlets of Rhode...
Gull Island Institute Aims To 'Reinvent Liberal Arts Education For An Age Of Climate Change'
The Falmouth Enterprise - Massachusetts
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Penikese Island, a sliver of land 13 miles off the coast of Falmouth, has long been a place where people come to reimagine what it means to live in community. The island, part of the Elizabeth chain of islands, was once home to a leprosy colony,...
‘Egregious.’ ‘Brazen.’ ‘Lawless.’ How 48 Judges Describe Trump’s Actions, in Their Own Words
The New York Times
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July 12, 2025
Opinion The Editorial Board By The Editorial Board The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. July 11, 2025 Many...
Breathtaking list reveals America's most beautiful small towns, including historic 'Little Switzerland' in Pacific Northwest
Daily Mail
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July 19, 2025
From a glacier-fringed village in Alaska to a postcard-perfect mountain town in the Pacific Northwest, a new ranking has revealed the 20 most beautiful small towns in America. The rankings, released by Travel + Leisure, spotlight small towns...