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Opinion | Novak Djokovic, I Was Wrong About You We never really gave him his due. Maybe the problem was us.

We never gave Novak Djokovic his due, Kelly Corrigan writes after the tennis star’s Wimbledon loss on Friday. “Maybe now that he’s 38 and is fighting for every point against the next generation of talented players who will topple him soon and for good, he’s finally relatable.”

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Sen. Bernie Sanders held a "Fighting Oligarchy" rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he received news of President Donald Trump's strikes on Iran.

YouTube video by KCRW Spain performing "Spiritual" on KCRW

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Universities Under Siege: A Global Reckoning for Higher Education Governments worldwide are dramatically reshaping higher education, challenging long-held models and academic autonomy.

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‘A slap in the face’: Grenfell officials still working in housing eight years after fire Survivors say careers of many of those involved show there are ‘no consequences for decisions that cost lives’ The survivors of the Grenfell fire have condemned “a deep and bitter injustice” that many of the officials criticised in the public inquiry in connection to the tragedy have continued working in related fields. “We relive the pain every day. They are carrying on with life, careers intact, while we are still here – grieving, waiting and fighting for justice,” said a spokesperson for Grenfell United shortly before the eighth anniversary of the fire. Continue reading...

‘A slap in the face’: Grenfell officials still working in housing eight years after fire

Trump’s Attacks on Academia: Is the U.S. University System Itself to Blame? Amid Donald Trump's hostility towards universities the question remains: how did the US leading scholars lose trust?

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Spanish police’s plea for respect backfires over photo of old women alfresco Andalucían police used shot of women sitting on chairs on pavement in request to keep public right of way clear Somewhere towards the very top of the long list of unspoken Spanish rules – gin and tonic should not be drunk before a meal, chorizo has no place in the vicinity of a paella and children’s bedtimes cease to apply in the summer – is the silent injunction that forbids any attempts to alter the habits of the country’s cherished older people. It was unfortunate, then, that police in the small Andalucían town of Santa Fe chose the photo they did to accompany a request for people not to disturb their neighbours by sitting around the streets late at night. Continue reading...

Spanish police’s plea for respect backfires over photo of old women alfresco

Trump administration is set to cancel federal contracts with Harvard worth some $100 million | CNN The Trump administration is poised to direct federal agencies to cancel their contracts – totaling about $100 million – with Harvard University, two senior Trump administration officials told CNN, the...

The Trump administration is poised to direct federal agencies to cancel their contracts with Harvard University, two senior Trump administration officials said, the latest barb against the school as it refuses to bend to the White House’s barrage of policy demands rooted in political ideology.

Almost half of young people would prefer a world without internet, UK study finds Half of 16- to 21-year-olds support ‘digital curfew’ and nearly 70% feel worse after using social media Almost half of young people would rather live in a world where the internet does not exist, according to a new survey. The research reveals that nearly 70% of 16- to 21-year-olds feel worse about themselves after spending time on social media. Half (50%) would support a “digital curfew” that would restrict their access to certain apps and sites past 10pm, while 46% said they would rather be young in a world without the internet altogether. Continue reading...

Almost half of young people would prefer a world without internet, UK study finds

Bees face new threats from wars, street lights and microplastics, scientists warn University of Reading report says conflicts including war in Ukraine among 12 most pressing threats to pollinator War zones, microplastics and street lights are among the emerging threats to the bee population, according to scientists. Bee experts have drawn up a list of the 12 most pressing threats to the pollinator over the next decade, published in a report, Emerging Threats and Opportunities for Conservation of Global Pollinators, by the University of Reading. Continue reading...

Bees face new threats from wars, street lights and microplastics, scientists warn

Trump-Kushner Hotel Project in Serbia Hits a Snag: Alleged Forgery (Gift Article) Serbian authorities say an official admitted to forging a document allowing a protected site in Belgrade to be demolished and replaced with a Trump hotel.

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Trump-Kushner Hotel Project in Serbia Hits a Snag: Alleged Forgery

Serbian authorities say an official admitted to forging a document allowing a protected site in Belgrade to be demolished and replaced with a Trump hotel.

Fate of project is now up in the air.

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Josep Borrell explains how the EU is a peace project, and how by Europe paying higher taxes, we have social cohesion and peace

President Macron, PM Starmer, PM Tusk, Chancellor Merz have arrived in Kyiv today.

Welcome! Thank you for your unwavering support for Ukraine!

New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says | CNN Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at an ICE Detention Center where he was protesting its opening, a federal prosecutor said.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested at an ICE Detention Center where he was protesting its opening, a federal prosecutor said.

[On the left] TV Imedi: "a protest of the radicals"

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Good report on one of the most pointless, destructive pursuits contemporary capitalism has devised—powered in this case by the Texas electrical grid (in a state not known for a plenitude of water).

Why is Trump so fixated on toys for little girls? | Moira Donegan Asked about his tariffs’ impact, the president has repeatedly pointed to dolls – because they’re seen as feminine, childlike and frivolous

Why is Trump so fixated on toys for little girls? | Moira Donegan

Slovakian and Serbian leaders defy EU to attend Russian military parade Robert Fico and Aleksandar Vučić accepted Vladimir Putin’s invitation to attend Victory Day celebrations * Europe live – latest updates Despite warnings from European Union officials, Slovakia’s Moscow-friendly prime minister, Robert Fico, shook hands with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin before becoming the only EU leader to attend Russia’s 9 May parade of military forces waging war on Ukraine. The Serbian president, Aleksandar Vučić, whose country aspires to join the 27-nation bloc, also accepted the Russian president’s invitation to attend the annual Victory Day celebrations marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in the second world war. Continue reading...

Slovakian and Serbian leaders defy EU to attend Russian military parade

Harvard sues Trump administration over efforts to ‘gain control of academic decision-making’ University fights back against threats to cut about $9bn in funding for school after it refused to comply with demands Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging it is trying to “gain control of academic decision-making at Harvard”. The university is fighting back against the administration’s threat to review about $9bn in federal funding after Harvard officials refused to comply with a list of demands that included appointing an outside overseer to ensure that the viewpoints being taught at the university were “diverse”. Harvard is specifically looking to halt a freeze on $2.2bn in grants. Continue reading...

Harvard sues Trump administration over efforts to ‘gain control of academic decision-making’

Will Harvard Bend or Break? Free-speech battles and pressure from Washington threaten America’s oldest university—and the soul of higher education.

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AOC: I saw on Fox, Jeanine Pirro says that they found so many babies and two year olds and four year olds receiving social security. I got a notice for you Jeanine Pirro: those babies receive social security because their parents died. That’s not a waste. That’s humanity. That’s America.

White House Ends a Regular Reporting Slot for Independent Newswires The move, which affects The Associated Press, Bloomberg News and Reuters, is another effort by the Trump administration to exert more control over the press corps that covers it.

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would no longer reserve a regular slot in the presidential press pool for three independent newswires that have participated for decades, including The Associated Press.

Top Pentagon Adviser Dan Caldwell Put on Leave in Leak Probe Dan Caldwell, who has accompanied Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to meetings with foreign officials, was escorted from the Pentagon.

A top adviser of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was escorted from the Pentagon on Tuesday as part of an investigation into an unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information, a U.S. defense official said.

UK supreme court to rule on legal definition of a woman Judges to decide if Equality Act protections include transgender women with gender recognition certificates * How UK court definition of ‘woman’ could affect sex-based rights Equalities campaigners in the UK are braced for a supreme court ruling that could have a significant impact on the rights of transgender people to use single-sex services. Five judges on the UK supreme court will rule on Wednesday morning whether or not the definition of woman in the Equality Act 2010 includes transgender women with gender recognition certificates (GRC). Continue reading...

UK supreme court to rule on legal definition of a woman

'Wait for results' of investigation into sonic weapon claims, Serbian ambassador says It's been claimed security forces used an illegal sonic weapon against peaceful protesters in Belgrade.

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