Trump administration sees US universities as “a hotbed of liberals”
The US administration views universities as breeding grounds for anti-MAGA views, says professor Charles Kuck.
Day: May 24, 2025
Judge denies stay request, lets ruling stand blocking DOGE efforts to shut down peace institute
A federal judge has denied the Trump administration’s request to stay her previous ruling, which restored control of the US Institute of Peace to its acting president and board. Judge Howell emphasized that the Institute is independent of the executive…
AP PHOTOS: Cyprus’ Maronites fight to stop their Cypriot Maronite Arabic from extinction
KORMAKITIS, Cyprus (AP) — Only about 900 people in the world speak Cypriot Maronite Arabic. The offshoot of Syrian Arabic has been passed on orally over the centuries. Now it is at risk of extinction. That’s according to the Council of Europe’s minorit…
“Pawns, Poker Chips”: Foreign Students At Harvard Panic Amid Trump Battle
The Trump administration has accused Harvard of maintaining an unsafe campus culture that gives unfair treatment to Jewish people.
Holidaymakers told to beware buying Avios points on Facebook after scams
Couple caught out after buying fraudulently obtained points from scammer on social mediaHolidaymakers hoping to use frequent flyer points to reduce the cost of their holiday have been warned to beware of fraudsters claiming to sell them on third-party …
Zoo welfare standards for Britain get first update since 2012
New rules for zoos and aquariums include guidance on elephant enclosures and ban on touching fishZoos will be obliged to boost conservation efforts and improve animal welfare under the first revision of mandatory standards for the sector in more than a…
‘Something has gone very wrong’: how the carers scandal was exposed
A Guardian investigation revealed how hundreds of thousands of people were plunged into debt – and some criminalised – for looking after their loved onesOne February afternoon in 2016, Sir Robert Devereux, at the time the most powerful official in the …
Labour MPs press for right to roam policy in England after supreme court ruling
Backbencher says ‘it’s time to resolve the issues of access to the English countryside once and for all’Labour backbenchers are pressing the government to revive a right to roam policy in England after a supreme court ruling enshrined the right to wild…
The incredible park where visitors are able to mine and take home real diamonds
Visitors can spend the day mining at this huge park, keeping whatever diamonds and precious minerals they find.
Trump may have skirted the law addressing his crypto investors using the presidential seal
It’s illegal to use the seal to convey a ‘false impression of sponsorship or approval’ by the government