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Sofia Ferreira SantosBBC NewsBettmann via Getty ImagesForeman exchanging punches with Muhammad Ali in their famous Rumble in the Jungle fightGeorge Foreman, the boxing heavyweight legend, has died aged 76, his family said.Known as Big George in the ring, the American competed for decades starting in the 1960s, winning gold at the Olympics and numerous title belts, including the world heavyweight title twice.Bettmann via Getty ImagesBorn George Edward Foreman on 10 January 1949 in Marshall, Texas, his amateur boxing career peaked at the 1968 Olympic games in Mexico City, where he won a gold medal and famously waved a small US…
Columbia University agreed Friday to put its Middle East studies department under new supervision and overhaul its rules for protests and student discipline, acquiescing to an extraordinary ultimatum by the Trump administration to implement those and other changes or risk losing billions of dollars in federal funding.As part of the sweeping reforms, the university will also adopt a new definition of antisemitism and expand “intellectual diversity” by staffing up its Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies, according to a letter published Friday by the interim president, Katrina Armstrong.The announcement drew immediate condemnation from some faculty and free speech groups, who…
SCOTUS FOCUS By Ed Bershitskiy on Mar 21, 2025 at 3:15 pm In 2023, ChatGPT mistakenly claimed that Ginsburg dissented in Obergefell — now it’s corrected that mistake. Just over two years ago, following the launch of ChatGPT, SCOTUSblog decided to test how accurate the much-hyped AI really was — at least when it came to Supreme Court-related questions. The conclusion? Its performance was “uninspiring”: precise, accurate, and at times surprisingly human-like text appeared alongside errors and outright fabricated facts. Of the 50 questions posed, the AI answered only 21 correctly. Now, more than two years later, as ever more…
Home Daily News Trump order blocks public service loan forgiveness… Education Law Trump order blocks public service loan forgiveness for employees of ‘activist organizations’ By Debra Cassens Weiss March 10, 2025, 11:18 am CDT According to a March 7 executive order, employees of “activist organizations” that support activities with a “substantial illegal purpose” should no longer be eligible for a student loan forgiveness program for borrowers in public service jobs. (Image from Shutterstock) Employees of “activist organizations” that support activities with a “substantial illegal purpose” should no longer be eligible for a student loan forgiveness program for borrowers in public…
Struggling to keep the little ones entertained indoors? Dubai is not short of fun and adventurous indoor activities for babies, toddlers, and children to blow off some steam, get creative, stay active, and have fun. From trampoline parks to interactive museums, here are 17 of the best soft play areas in Dubai:Air ManiaxAir Maniax is one huge indoor inflatable park and warrior course fun for children (and parents) of all ages. With a 15,000-square-foot area, this insane play area features an assault course, toddler area, zipline, slides, foam pit, and laser frenzy. Do check the website F&Qs here to get all…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Since at least April 2021, the Montana medical licensing board has had evidence, including thousands of pages of patient files and medical reviews, that Dr. Thomas C. Weiner, a popular Helena oncologist, had hurt and potentially killed patients, ProPublica and Montana Free Press have learned. Yet in that time, the board renewed his medical license — twice. Weiner directed the cancer center at St. Peter’s Health for 24 years before he was fired in 2020 and accused of…
Getty ImagesDemonstrators are defying a ban on protests and heavy police presence on the streets of TurkeyPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned growing protests in Turkey days after the arrest of a key opposition figure.In a speech on Friday, Erdogan said his government would not “surrender” to “vandalism” or “street terror” ahead of more planned protests. “We will not accept the disruption of public order.”On Wednesday, police detained Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, one of more than 100 people held on charges of corruption and aiding terrorist groups.Government critics have gathered in cities across Turkey in protest, with crowds amassing again…
Israel’s Supreme Court issued an injunction on Friday temporarily freezing the dismissal of the head of the domestic intelligence service, according to a ruling published on the court’s website.The ruling will allow the court to consider petitions launched against the dismissal, which was unanimously approved by cabinet late on Thursday, with a decision no later than April 8, the statement said.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamim Netanyahu announced last week that he had lost confidence in Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and intended to dismiss him, prompting tens of thousands to join demonstrations in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv this week protesting the sacking, which…
SCOTUS NEWS By Amy Howe on Mar 20, 2025 at 11:43 am The justices will likely hear Barrett v. United States in the fall. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court has tapped a former clerk to Justice Sonia Sotomayor to defend a lower court ruling in next term’s Barrett v. United States, a New York man’s challenge to his robbery convictions and sentences under two federal laws. The federal government, which prevailed in the lower court last May, has declined to defend that ruling at the Supreme Court. The justices appointed Charles L. McCloud to brief and argue the case. Dwayne…
Home Daily News Supreme Court will review Colorado ban on… U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court will review Colorado ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors By Debra Cassens Weiss March 10, 2025, 1:38 pm CDT The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether a Colorado ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors violates the First Amendment. (Image from Shutterstock) The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether a Colorado ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors—which aims to change sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling—violates the First Amendment. The high court agreed to hear a…