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Higher ed war heats up as Trump threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status
NewsThe president's comments came after the administration froze $2 billion in federal grants for Harvard after the university rejected what it saw as illegal government demands.
When an earthquake struck San Diego, these elephants formed an 'alert circle'
NewsWhen a 5.2 earthquake hit near San Diego yesterday, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park caught its elephants on video taking action to protect their young, forming what experts call an "alert circle."
Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta in court against monopoly claims
NewsIn Zuckerberg's second day of testifying in the federal antitrust trial, he defended Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The U.S. government wants Meta to bust up the two companies.
A stranger helps a grieving daughter clean her mother's grass-covered gravestone
NewsAshley Blas visited her mother's grave for the first time since the funeral. The driver who took her noticed grass covering part of the stone. In a full suit, he knelt down and cleaned the gravestone.
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
NewsA whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
Trump administration freezes more than $2.2 billion after Harvard rejects its demands
NewsThe government announced it is freezing more than $2.2 billion, hours after the university refused to make changes it said would "dictate what private universities can teach." <br>
Millions watch as underwater camera documents daily life on a Miami coral reef
NewsFor five years, the Coral City Camera has given viewers a live look at aquatic reef life near Miami. It's documented the declining conditions and shown a surprising vitality among some coral species.
Meta and the FTC face off in court over monopoly claims
NewsDozens of witnesses are set to take the stand in the trial, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is scheduled to testify for seven hours. The outcome could reshape the future of Meta.
El Salvador's Bukele says 'preposterous' to suggest he return Abrego Garcia to U.S.
NewsEl Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and several top Trump administration officials dismissed questions about the fate of a Maryland man wrongfully deported to El Salvador.
Critics say GOP Medicaid cuts could slash fentanyl addiction treatment
NewsRepublicans hope to save a lot of tax dollars by cutting Medicaid. Drug policy experts say as many as a million Americans in treatment for addiction could lose coverage.
Should I stay or go? Immigrants across U.S. consider self-deportation
NewsIn the face of raids and threats to previously safe spaces, some immigrants in the U.S. without legal status are weighing whether to heed Trump's call to voluntarily leave the U.S.
An American composer's biological matter creates new music from beyond the grave
NewsAn art installation in Perth, Australia, seeks to extend the musical output of the late experimental composer Alvin Lucier, and asks interesting questions about the nature of creativity.
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How will tariffs affect your trips to the multiplex… and beyond?
EntertainmentFluctuating American tariff policy is keeping industries on their heels — Hollywood very much included. Plus, the president enters mediation with Paramount.
Another Palestinian Columbia student is arrested for activism
PoliticsMohsen Mahdawi’s detention exposes the rising risks faced by pro-Palestinian students during the Trump administration’s crackdown on campuses.
Harvard v. Trump, Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’
NewsHarvard will not comply with sweeping demands from the Trump administration targeting pro-Palestinian organizing. Can other universities afford to join them?
