The broken narrative of higher education bears little resemblance to students’ real lives — FORTUNE November 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT Don't believe everything you read. Public confidence in higher education is showing signs of recovery. According to a recent Gallup–Lumina survey, 42% of Americans now ...

National news remains fixated on controversies at elite campuses, skewing the public’s perception of the institutions that serve the majority of students.
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How one photo and a handful of right-wing activists turned a high school upside down — NBC News A group of math teachers — some of whom were fans of Charlie Kirk — had their lives turned upside down this week over false accusations about a Halloween photo.

More conservative lies! Maybe they should obey the Eighth Commandment before saying it should be posted in schools.
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Annoyed? Tired? Sighing is actually good for your health — New York Post Let it out — your exasperation could have an upside.

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This could also explain why Trumpers respond as they do: low emotional intelligence = higher fear and predilection to violence.

Emotional Intelligence, Stress, and Brain Chemistry in Students — SCIENMAG In a groundbreaking study published in BMC Psychology, researchers Bayraktar and Battal delve into the intricate relationships between emotional intelligence, stress management capabilities, and the a...

The biological evidence linking emotional intelligence to stress regulation offers compelling rationale for early emotional training that could mitigate risks for anxiety, depression, and burnout.
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Trump protecting his core constituency!

In L.A., federal prosecutors are charging more protesters — with notably limited success — NBC News Some former federal prosecutors say the discrepancies in how the Trump administration is describing protest behavior may create a credibility problem for current prosecutors.

NBC News spoke with four former federal prosecutors who all said protest cases on the federal level were not common before this year. Instead, prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office typically focus on high-level crimes such as human and drug trafficking, corruption and white-collar offenses.

Here are 6 ‘Beautiful Bill’ tax changes that will benefit wealthy Americans — NPR Tax season is approaching. Tax breaks that were extended as part of President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” will mainly benefit high-net-worth and high-income people.

Tax breaks that were extended as part of President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” will mainly benefit high-net-worth and high-income people.
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Judge says Education Dept. partisan out-of-office emails violated First Amendment — NPR A federal judge says the Trump administration

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Immigration agents have new technology to identify and track people — NPR The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for all Americans.

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Three Astronauts Stuck In Space After Orbiting Trash Hits Their Capsule — VICE Three Chinese astronauts are stuck 250 miles above Earth after a piece of orbiting junk smacked into their return capsule. It’s yet another sign that we’re turning space into a dangerous landfill.

We've fucked up the earth, moving on to space.
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ICE facing fierce backlash after video apparently shows unconscious man clutching child during arrest — Guardian US Footage shows commotion inside vehicle in Massachusetts as desperate woman in passenger seat tries to awaken man

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“Amazon prices have risen 12.8% this year on average as of the end of September, according to an analysis of online pricing data from third-party research firm DataWeave. Prices at Target were up 5.5% since the start of the year, and prices at Walmart were 5.3% higher, according to the analysis,”

Amazon beats Target and Walmart for title no retailer wants — TheStreet All three retailers have raised prices, and new data shows consumers exactly how much.

“Retailers, already operating on thin margins, say they have no choice but to raise prices to offset higher costs from tariffs. And they are also bracing for higher shipping costs fueled by a surge of companies scrambling to get their goods on ships to the U.S.,” The Associated Press reported.

I Found A $13 Hack That Stops Nausea Fast And It’s Shockingly Simple — HuffPost

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Why doesn’t trickle-down economics work in practice? — Marketplace The very rich have 1,000 times more wealth than the poorest households, according to a new report. That wealth is not improving the livelihoods of other people in the economy.

Between 1989 and 2022, the top 1% of households gained at least 101 times more wealth than the median household and at least 987 times more wealth than the poorest 20%, according to a new report out from Oxfam America, an organization geared toward combatting poverty. 
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Trump Media Lost $54.8 Million Last Quarter—And Is On Track To Lose Far More — Forbes The parent company of Truth Social reported $973,000 in revenue over three months, about what Taylor Swift took in 15 minutes during an Eras Tour concert.

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Traveling Abroad? Here's How to Secure Your Phone Against Border Checks — PCMag Getting ready for the holiday travel season? Phone searches are at an all-time high, and airport capacity is at an all-time low. Here's how to secure your device so you can get through security smooth...

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US says Trump's hush money conviction should be thrown out — Reuters The U.S. government said President Donald Trump's hush money criminal conviction in New York should be thrown out, because it was based on improper evidence and a legal theory preempted by federal law...

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Dr. Oz Just Said Something About ‘Babies’ And It’s As Weird As Expected — HuffPost Critics dry-heaved at the comment.

The bizarro world of Donald Trump.
“We’ve dropped [the price of] infertility drugs to make lots of Trump babies, I’m hoping by the midterms.”
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Conservatives Are Screaming, Crying, And Throwing Up After The Pope Said This About ICE — BuzzFeed Woke is back in Vatican City.

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Trump's Latest Comment About JD Vance Has People Absolutely Losing Their Minds Over How Much He Clearly Despises Him — BuzzFeed

"He demands his cabinet and VP be terrified into silence, you know, like a dictator's staff. But don't call them Nazis. That would be uncouth."
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Just in! Trump reacts as man in Oval Office has medical emergency and collapses.

“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”

@reuters.com #Chicago
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RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible

How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), owned by major U.S. airlines, collects billions of ticketing records and sells them to the government to be searched without a warrant. I managed to opt-out o...

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I Saw A Cop Looking At My ‘Veterans Against Trump’ T-Shirt. Then He Started Walking My Way. — HuffPost

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