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‘Ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom’: Barack Obama reacts to Donald Trump admin’s move to freeze $2.3bn funding for Harvard University

Former US President Barack Obama praised Harvard University for defying what he described as a “ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom,” after the Trump administration froze $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts over the university’s refusal to comply with new federal directives.“Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions – rejecting […]

Weezer bassist’s wife shot and booked for attempt to murder in wild hit-and-run chase in LA

Weezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife was shot and arrested by LAPD in a dramatic video. Weezer bassist Scott Shriner‘s wife Jillian Lauren Shriner was shot in the shoulder by LAPD on Tuesday and was booked for attempt to murder in a series of wild events that took place as the cops were chasing suspects in […]

Inter-American Foundation: Federal judge blocks Donald Trump’s attempt to dismantle Inter-American Foundation

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: PTI) A US federal judge on Friday blocked US President Donald Trump’s move to dismantle the Latin America development agency, Inter-American Foundation (IAF), ruling that the administration likely overstepped its authority when it removed the agency’s leadership and froze its grants.US district judge Loren AliKhan, an appointee […]

Watch: Car erupts in flames at Amsterdam’s Dam Square, suicide attempt suspected

A man set himself and his car on fire at Amsterdam’s Dam Square on Thursday in what police believe was a potential suicide attempt. Local media footage shows a red car approaching the National Monument near the square’s southeastern section.The incident began with a small explosion, followed by flames emerging from the car. Amsterdam police […]

US judge blocks Trump administration’s attempt to deport Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk accused of supporting Hamas

The Trump administration’s attempt to deport a Tufts University PhD student accused of supporting Hamas has been blocked by a federal judge.Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national pursuing her doctorate at Tufts, was arrested by ICE officers in Boston on Tuesday. The viral incident showed her visibly shocked as agents confiscated her phone dressed in plainclothes. […]