Harvard University has released a detailed account of its investigation into plagiarism allegations against former president Claudine Gay, who resigned this month over those concerns and her antisemitism testimony at a congressional hearing. In the letter sent to Congress Friday, Harvard said an independent panel focused mostly on two papers by Gay. It concluded the articles “are both sophisticated and original,” and found “virtually no evidence of intentional claiming of findings" that were not her own. Читать дальше...
The King Center in Atlanta says the 62-year-old son of the civil rights leader died Monday at his California home after battling prostate cancer.
The New Hampshire attorney general’s office says it is investigating reports of an apparent robocall that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice and discourage voters in the state from participating in Tuesday’s primary election. Attorney General John Formella said Monday that the recorded message that was sent Sunday appears to be an illegal attempt to disrupt and suppress voting. He says voters should disregard its contents. The apparent attempt at voter suppression using... Читать дальше...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the city intends to wipe out more than $2 billion in medical debt for up to 500,000 residents. The city is working with RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit that buys medical debt in bulk from hospitals and debt collectors for pennies on the dollar. Under the program, the city will spend $18 million over three years. The mayor said medical debt is the No. 1 cause of bankruptcy in the United States. He called the debt relief program the largest municipal initiative of its kind in the country... Читать дальше...
Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad is denying U.S. allegations that have resulted in it being hit with sanctions from the Treasury Department. The U.S. on Monday said it was sanctioning Fly Baghdad and its CEO for allegedly providing assistance to Iran’s military wing and was imposing a fifth round of sanctions on the militant group Hamas for its abuse of cryptocurrency since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. The sanctions come as Israel’s bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip continues and Iranian-backed... Читать дальше...
The visit came before a scheduled appearance Monday at a conference on antisemitism organized by the European Jewish Association in the nearby Polish city of Krakow.
Shares are mixed in Asian markets Monday after Wall Street returned to record heights Friday, with Hong Kong’s benchmark dropped nearly 3%, hovering near a 15-month low. China’s commercial banks kept their loan prime rate unchanged Monday amid downward pressure on the yuan, disappointing investors who anticipated measures to stimulate the economy. The S&P 500 rallied 1.2% Friday to surpass its prior all-time high set at the start of 2022. It had dropped as much as 25% from that record on worries about much higher interest rates. Читать дальше...
Some Georgia lawmakers are looking for ways to provide relief from property taxes. The proposals are coming as increases in home values have caused taxes to rise. Georgia’s Senate Finance Committee will consider a bill Monday to limit increases in a home’s assessed value to 3% per year. Meanwhile, Republican House Speaker Jon Burns proposes doubling the state’s homestead tax exemption. That likely would cut tax bills by nearly $100 million statewide. Georgia is far from the only state where lawmakers... Читать дальше...
Washington state lawmakers are set to consider a proposal to prohibit police from hog-tying suspects. A measure banning the restraint technique is set to go before a Senate committee Monday. It's been nearly four years since Manuel Ellis died facedown with his hands and feet cuffed together behind him. The 33-year-old Black man's death has become a touchstone for racial justice demonstrators in the Pacific Northwest. Hog-tying has long drawn concern due to the risk of suffocation. Many cities and counties have banned the restraint technique. Читать дальше...
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Julia Louis-Dreyfus starring as a neurotic writer in the movie “You Hurt My Feelings,” Nicole Kidman in the new limited series “Expats” and Sofia Vergara playing a drug lord in the new series for Netflix called “Griselda.” Snoop Dogg stars as a washed-up professional football player ordered to perform community service after crashing his car in “The Underdoggs,” and The Smile — a Radiohead side project comprised of Thom Yorke, Johnny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner ... Читать дальше...
Subfreezing conditions and treacherous roadways have contributed to dozens of deaths this month across the U.S., where states as far south as Texas and Florida remain gripped by deadly arctic weather Sunday. But the numbing cold is expected to ease up in the coming days. Memphis' major utility provider says crews are making progress toward restoring water service over the next 24 hours to most of the 700,000 people the utility services. The utility says it has repaired 41 broken water mains and located... Читать дальше...
The first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary will test former President Donald Trump’s Republican front-runner status in a state he carried by a comfortable margin in the 2016 primary. But New Hampshire has a considerably more moderate electorate than the one that delivered Trump a big win in this week's Iowa caucuses. Tuesday's New Hampshire primary also will test former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s ability to establish herself as the main alternative to Trump, as she’s claimed on the campaign trail. Читать дальше...
The military says a 10-day search to rescue two Navy SEALs lost in the Arabian Sea during a mission to board a ship and confiscate Iranian-made weapons has ended and the sailors are considered deceased. U.S. Central Command says the search is now a recovery effort. The names of the SEALs haven't been released, as family notifications continue. Ships and aircraft from the U.S., Japan, and Spain continuously searched more than 21,000 square miles. The SEAL raid targeted a ship carrying weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen. Читать дальше...
