96 m. ago Harrison Ruffin Tyler, Grandson of the 10th President, Is Dead at 96

He was the last of three generations spanning nearly the entire history of the United States: When his grandfather was born, George Washington had just become president.

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97 m. ago Local charges dropped as feds target Venezuelan accused of posing as teen at Ohio high school

Federal authorities have taken over the case of a Venezuelan man accused of using false documents to enroll in an Ohio high school as a student.

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2 h. ago I'm on the Seattle School Board. Here's what we need to do to improve | Op

I'm on the Seattle School Board. Here's what we need to do to improve | Op-Ed  The Seattle Times

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2 h. ago Harvard graduate criticizes university for fighting Trump more than antisemitism

Harvard University alumnus Jonathan Harounoff criticizes the Ivy League school for focusing on opposing President Donald Trump rather than tackling antisemitism on campus.

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2 h. ago US dollar drops as investors prepare for court battle on tariffs

US dollar drops as investors prepare for court battle on tariffs  Reuters

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3 h. ago Harvard Wins Initial Court Fight With Trump Administration Over International Students

A federal judge said she would issue a temporary order that would prevent the Trump administration from blocking the school’s ability to enroll international students.

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3 h. ago Harvard Wins Initial Court Fight With Trump Over International Students

A federal judge said she would issue a temporary order that would prevent the Trump administration from blocking the school’s ability to enroll international students.

Politics

4 h. ago Black Forest Labs’ Kontext AI models can edit pics as well as generate them

Black Forest Labs, the AI startup whose models once powered the image generation features of X’s Grok chatbot, on Thursday released a new suite of image-generating models — some of which can both create and edit pics. The most capable of the models in the new family, called Flux.1 Kontext, can be prompted with text […]

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4 h. ago Harvard grads cheer commencement speakers who urge the school to stand strong

"We leave a campus much different than the one we entered, with Harvard at the center of a national battle of higher education in America,” Thor Reimann told his fellow graduates. The post Harvard grads cheer commencement speakers who urge the school to stand strong appeared first on Boston.com.

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5 h. ago Perplexity’s new tool can generate spreadsheets, dashboards, and more

Perplexity, the AI-powered search engine gunning for Google, on Thursday released Perplexity Labs, a tool for subscribers to Perplexity’s $20-per-month Pro plan that can craft reports, spreadsheets, dashboards, and more. Perplexity Labs is available on the web, iOS, and Android, and coming soon to Perplexity’s apps for Mac and Windows. “Perplexity Labs can help you […]

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6 h. ago New Jersey Catholic High School Teacher Arrested for Filming Sexual Abuse of Students

A New Jersey high school teacher was arrested for filming sexual abuse of students at his school and also children in restrooms at local malls. The post New Jersey Catholic High School Teacher Arrested for Filming Sexual Abuse of Students appeared first on Breitbart.

Society

6 h. ago Harrison Ruffin Tyler, grandson of the 10th U.S. president, dies at 96

Harrison Ruffin Tyler was just three generations from the White House, since his father and grandfather both fathered children in their 70s. The chemical engineer helped preserve his family's legacy.

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6 h. ago San Francisco Public Schools Reverse on Grading Equity Plan After Backlash

San Francisco Public Schools Reverse on Grading Equity Plan After Backlash  Newsweek

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7 h. ago Putin masses 50,000 troops on Ukraine's north front as Trump again agrees to meet Russian, Ukrainian leaders

Russia's troop buildup on Ukraine's border raises tensions. Zelenskyy and Trump push for peace talks, but Moscow's refusal to hand over memorandum stalls negotiations.

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7 h. ago Apple’s US App Store topped $400B in developer billings and sales in 2024

Just ahead of its Worldwide Developers Conference next month, Apple on Thursday announced new figures related to the U.S. App Store’s financial success. The company says its U.S. App Store ecosystem has generated $406 billion in developer billings and sales in 2024 — a figure that’s nearly tripled in size since 2019, when it then […]

Economics

8 h. ago Trump administration backtracks on Harvard foreign student policy

The Trump administration has backtracked on Harvard, giving the school 30 days to challenge the administration's revocation of its ability to host international students.

Politics

8 h. ago Moscow Says Istanbul to be Venue for Next Week's Proposed Russia

Ukraine says it has handed Russia a "memorandum" on a proposed ceasefire, urging Moscow to do the same in return. The post Moscow Says Istanbul to be Venue for Next Week’s Proposed Russia-Ukraine Talks appeared first on Breitbart.

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8 h. ago San Francisco schools postpone plans for easier grades after backlash

San Francisco schools postpone plans for easier grades after backlash  Baltimore Sun

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9 h. ago Harvard heads to court to defend foreign students from Trump administration policy

As Harvard students gather for commencement, a legal battle that could affect the school's future is playing out a few miles away in a federal courthouse.

Events

9 h. ago Dollar turns lower as investors prepare for court battle on tariffs

Dollar turns lower as investors prepare for court battle on tariffs  Reuters

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