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WorkWorkCambridge University set to scrap its state school targets
  The university is consulting on a five-year Access and Participation Plan (APP) that would begin in 2025, which would move away from a numerical target to draw on a wide range of data including whether applicants received free school meals.
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WorkHow a Series of Scandals Are Unraveling Japan's Ruling Party
 Japan’s ruling party has stood the test of time, surviving even when expected to fade. But a fresh wave of scandals, heralding record-low public approval ratings, has prompted the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to try to shape up. Work
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WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkMeghan Markle Wins Defamation Lawsuit Brought By Half-Sister
 Markle was sued for defamation by her half-sister following a 2021 CBS interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which she said she was an only child and did not have a close relationship with Samantha, her half-sister from her father Thomas Markle’s first marriage. Samantha also alleged in the lawsuit that the couple’s 2022 Netflix documentary series Harry & Meghan contained 14 defamatory statements against her. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkNo parent who has seen the children I've treated for measles would refuse a vaccine
 Where I live, in one of the poorest places on earth, measles kills thousands of children a year. It’s a grim lesson about a disease that should have been eradicated years ago. And it’s a grave warning against assuming “it can’t happen here” in more fortunate countries like the U.S., where the disease is making a comeback as parents fail to take the disease seriously. For years, U.S. pediatricians have gone their entire careers without seeing a case of measles, much less a death. Now, I fear, that may change. WorkBiden Clinches Democratic Nomination as Trump Awaits
 On the Republican side, Mr. Trump was expected to secure the Republican nomination later on Tuesday. The early conclusion to the nominating contests means Americans will face a lengthy general-election campaign. Mr. Trump, who faces 91 criminal charges in four cases, is leading Mr. Biden in many polls. WorkBiden Budget Lays Out Economic Battle Lines Against Trump
 In his budget proposal on Monday, Mr. Biden reiterated his commitment to preserving the nation’s entitlement system. He called for new efforts to improve the solvency of Social Security and Medicare, including making wealthy Americans pay more into the health program. However, his plans were light on details regarding how to ensure both programs’ long-term sustainability. WorkWorkFour things we learned when US spy chiefs testified to Congress | TechCrunch
 Cyberattacks, regional conflict, weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, commercial spyware, AI, misinformation, disinformation, deepfakes and TikTok. These are just some of the top perceived threats that the United States faces, according to the U.S. government’s intelligence agency’s latest global risk assessment. WorkHe's Not Just Looking to Make a Quick Billion
 When Marc Lore, the e-commerce billionaire, left his position as the chief executive of Walmart.com in 2021, he began to dabble in a variety of long-odds attempts to change the world. He backed a nuclear fusion start-up, and another designing flying taxis. Frustrated with the current state of capitalism, he embarked on plans to build, from scratch, a Bjarke Ingels-designed city of five million in the American West. WorkWorkStarlink's rapid growth and influence has made it an indispensable part of Elon Musk's SpaceX
 Elon Musk's SpaceX is known for its frequent launches, which now dominate the space industry. But the satellites that the rockets send to space are just as important for the company as the launches. Starlink is SpaceX's answer to providing global, high-speed internet coverage using a network of thousands of satellites buzzing around the planet in a region known as low Earth orbit (LEO), about 342 miles above the Earth's surface. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkFalcons give Cousins new target in WR Mooney
 Mooney struggled to fill the Bears\' No. 2 receiver role behind DJ Moore. The 5-foot-11 receiver had a career-low 31 catches for 414 yards and a touchdown in 2023, one season after his 2022 campaign was cut short by an ankle injury. WorkSaquon Barkley wanted to be a Giant 'for life,' but the odds were stacked against him
 More fiscally responsible was signing a midlevel running back and supplementing that position in the draft. New York is signing former Houston Texans running back Devin Singletary for three years and $16.5 million, according to ESPN\'s Jeremy Fowler and Adam Schefter. The money saved on Barkley and the running back position can now help general manager Joe Schoen fill out the roster. WorkWorkWorkWorkWhere Will Kyrsten Sinema’s Centrist Voters Go?
 In more than a dozen interviews, voters who stuck with Ms. Sinema and recently donated to her campaign fund said they had hoped she would defy the political gravity of her declining poll numbers and run for re-election this year in a three-way race — if only to give independents another option. WorkUvalde Police Chief Announces Resignation
 “Nothing is more important than the safety of our community, and we look forward to working together to identify the best candidate to serve the people of Uvalde,” Mr. Smith said in a statement. WorkWorkNebraska Lawmakers Sustain Veto of Needle Exchange Bill
 “For people who are still using, who are still facing addiction, whatever reason, this is a door,” said the bill’s sponsor, State Senator Megan Hunt, a political independent who used to be a Democrat. “This is an opportunity for them to get treatment for the first time.” WorkKen Buck Cuts Short House Term, Leaving Republicans Down Yet Another Member
 But Mr. Buck’s decision to leave months before the end of his term on March 22, the same day as the deadline for Congress to pass a package of spending bills to avoid a partial government shutdown, creates yet another headache for House Republicans who have lurched from chaos to crisis for more than a year, leaving them with even less of a cushion to wield their small majority. WorkPoised and Precise, Hur Enters Fray Over Special Counsel’s Report on Biden
 Before his work as special counsel, Mr. Hur, a graduate of Stanford Law School who clerked for Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, was best known for his 11-month stint as the top aide to the deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, in 2017 and 2018. It was a time of extraordinary upheaval, when Mr. Rosenstein oversaw the installment of a special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, to investigate President Donald J. Trump’s dealings with Russia. Both men lived under the constant threat of being fired by Mr. Trump, who saw the appointment as a personal betrayal. WorkWorkWorkWorkAaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura Top R.F.K. Jr.’s List for Running Mate
 Polls show Mr. Kennedy pulling roughly equal numbers of votes away from both President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump — but Democrats are far more worried than Republicans that he could tilt a close election to Mr. Trump. Mr. Biden’s allies have been working to block Mr. Kennedy from the ballot across the country. WorkWarden Ousted From Federal Women’s Prison Plagued by Sex Abuse
 The reasons for the raid have not been specified. Attorneys representing inmates at the facility claimed in a court filing last month that Mr. Dulgov and his staff retaliated against an inmate who had testified against prison officials by arranging for her transfer to another institution, a move that violated a court order. WorkTrump Courts Black Voters Even as He Traffics in Stereotypes
 “The polling is coming out and they say ‘Wait a minute, there must be a mistake here. Black people really like Trump. There must be a mistake,’” Mr. Trump said at a Black Conservative Federation event last month, a preview of his message that the country — and Black voters’ pocketbooks — had been better off when he was president. WorkWorkAvalanche Expert’s Death Shows Dangers of Backcountry Skiing
 The accident highlighted the dangers of backcountry skiing, which is a far cry from a trip down the bunny trail at your local slope. “Resort skiing and backcountry skiing are night and day,” said Craig Gordon, an avalanche forecaster for the Utah Avalanche Center. On resort slopes, “the ski patrol have knocked down avalanches long before we arrive,” he said. “If we head into the back country, avalanches are not being knocked down for us.” |
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