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Why Did Ben Sasse Resign as President of the University of Florida?
Florida’s star president, Ben Sasse, was among the best paid university presidents ever. He promised a conservative overhaul, but then he resigned, leaving controversy and an embarrassing drop in ...Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
'Dreams quashed': Foreign students and universities fear Australia's visa cap
A bill limiting the number of foreign students Australia accepts has caused anxiety at home and abroad.Top stories - BBC News - November 16 -
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Miss Nigeria's pride after defying trolls to challenge for Miss Universe
Chidimma Adetshina faced xenophobic abuse and trolling when she competed for Miss South Africa, where she was born.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Physicist Who Made Superconductor Claims Exits University of Rochester
Journals had retracted papers on superconductors that worked at room temperature and materials science that involved Ranga Dias.Tech - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Ubitium tackles edge AI and more with new universal processor
With this chip, Ubitium hopes it will be able to replace dedicated processors for specialized computing tasks at the edge, like NPUs for AI.Tech - VentureBeat - 2 days ago -
Mandelson email to voters in Oxford chancellor contest draws criticism
Candidates say lack of ‘hard and fast’ rules has led to confusion and poor turnoutBusiness - Financial Times - 22 hours ago -
Pam Bondi, a $25,000 Donation and Trump University: Questions Remain
While Ms. Bondi, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for attorney general, served as attorney general of Florida, her office declined to investigate allegations of fraud against his for-profit ...Business - The New York Times - 16 hours ago -
Dodgers die-hard Ice Cube and Fat Joe, lifelong Yankees fan, will perform at World Series
Rappers Ice Cube and Fat Joe will take the stage in front of their hometown crowds — in L.A. and New York, respectively — at Games 2 and 3 of the World Series.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 25 -
‘I thought I’d die at Armageddon’: Hollywood action hero Luke Evans on growing up gay as a Jehovah’s Witness
The Welsh actor talks religion, rebelling and why he had to come out twice. • ‘I was bullied for being gay’: read an extract from Luke Evans’ memoir. At the age of 13, Luke Evans faced an ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
'I thought I was going to die': Former police officer testifies at murder trial
In court on Monday, former police officer Adam Coy described the shooting, and killing, of Andre Hill in 2020.Top stories - ABC News - October 28 -
White ex-officer testifies in fatal shooting of Black man: 'I thought I was going to die'
The white police officer who shot and killed a Black man four years ago in Columbus, Ohio, testified that he believed a home was being burglarized and feared for his life.Top stories - NBC News - October 29 -
Old habits die hard in Turkish football despite wonderkids thriving abroad | Michael Butler
Turkey’s golden generation owes little to domestic academies but Galatasaray, who face Spurs next week, are at least starting to move away from high-earning veterans. Turkish football is having a ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Hundreds hold vigil for victims of roof collapse in northern Serbian city
Hundreds of people lit candles and left flowers on Saturday to commemorate 14 people who were killed when a concrete canopy crashed at the entrance of a railway station in the northern Serbian city ...World - ABC News - November 2 -
Why did so many die in Spain? Because Europe still hasn't accepted the realities of extreme weather | Friederike Otto
Severe flooding is, unfortunately, inevitable. What isn’t inevitable is how ready we are, from early warning systems to emergency services. Friederike Otto is a climatologist and co-founder of ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
Are famous people more likely to die at 27, or does dying at 27 make them more famous?
The deaths of people such as Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse and Jim Morrison fuel the myth that musicians face an increased risk of death at age 27.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 5 -
2 poll workers die after vehicle swept off highway in floodwaters: Officials
A man and woman drowned after their vehicle was swept off a highway in Wright County in floodwaters, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.Top stories - ABC News - November 5 -
‘They will just die uselessly’: Ukrainians ready for North Korean troops joining Russia’s war
Soldiers holding chunk of enemy territory in Kursk have been learning Korean phrases and are unconcerned by threat from reinforcements. Vitalii Ovcharenko, a Ukrainian soldier, has been learning a ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
What should my wife do with my Roth IRA when I die?
Beneficiary designations are not the answer in every situationBusiness - MarketWatch - November 13 -
In a gun-slinging, dick-swinging Trump vibe, it’s small wonder Die Hard appeals | Alison Phillips
With the left desperately in need of a hero, perhaps it’s time to reclaim John McClane’s character battling global greed. Donald Trump’s appointments to his top team continue, as Rishi Sunak would ...World - The Guardian - November 16 -
Bee Gees drummers Dennis Bryon and Colin Petersen die within days of each other
The deaths of the Bee Gees' original drummer Colin 'Smiley' Petersen and disco-era drummer Dennis Bryon are announced within a few days of each other.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 3 days ago -
Country star Sundance Head recalls accidentally shooting himself, being sure he was 'going to die'
Sundance Head, the country musician who won Season 11 of “The Voice,” shed new light on last week's shooting accident in which he was hit by a bullet from his own gun — and how he was convinced he ...Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Man who drugged wife in French mass rape case told: You'll die alone
Tensions burst into the open in court when Dominique Pelicot is accused by his daughter of lying.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
American and Australian tourists die in Laos alcohol poisoning incident, raising death toll to 4
American and Australian tourists die in Laos alcohol poisoning incident, raising death toll to 4World - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Australian tourist dies after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos, raising toll to 4 including American
An Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos in what Australia’s prime minister on Thursday called every parent’s nightmareWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago