3 h. ago ‘Canary in the coalmine of totalitarianism’: how Columbia went from a home for Edward Said to a punching bag for Trump

The university had a history of being a home for cutting-edge discourse on Palestine – until it capitulated to the administration’s demands Last week, Columbia University announced that it would cave to demands by the Trump administration and adopt sweeping measures against pro-Palestinian activity on campus, including new restrictions on protest and the takeover of an academic department from faculty control.The news sent shock waves across higher education institutions nationwide for what appeared a stunning capitulation to attacks on academic freedom and the independence of the department of Middle Eastern, south Asian and African studies, or Mesaas, which became a scapegoat for what the administration viewed as a pro-Palestinian climate on campus. It was also a remarkable turn of events for a university that had for years been a home for cutting-edge academic discourse on Palestine, beginning with the scholarship of Edward Said, a leading Palestinian intellectual. Continue readi...

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20 h. ago Patsy Palmer 'signs up to Celebrity Big Brother' after quitting EastEnders a fourth time

EastEnders icon Patsy Palmer is the latest star tipped to take part in ITV's Celebrity Big Brother after recently wrapping her scenes on the BBC soap - leaving her clear to join the reality show next month

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39 h. ago Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for ‘improper ideology’

JD Vance to lead plan as Trump says there’s been ‘concerted’ effort to rewrite US history with ‘distorted narrative’Donald Trump revealed his intentions to reshape the Smithsonian Institution with an executive order on Thursday that targets funding to programs with “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology”.The president said there has been a “concerted and widespread” effort over the past decade to rewrite US history by replacing “objective facts” with a “distorted narrative driven by ideology rather than truth”. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright are seen for the first time since welcoming their baby daughter Palma as they step out for family walk in London

The proud parents are making the most of the good weather and have taken the tot out in her pram for a stroll with Palma's grandma, Michelle's mum Jacqueline.

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3 d. ago Cheapest UK city for a family day trip perfect for Easter holidays

The UK's most affordable city for families to visit has been revealed and it is home to a wealth of history, including England's oldest inn, an historical lace market and the Galleries of Justice Museum

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3 d. ago Palworld developers think a Switch 2 port is 'worth considering' despite Pokemon legal spat

Pokemon's legal feud with Pocketpair has been no secret, but that doesn't mean that the development team isn't willing to consider an appearance on Nintendo's next home console.

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4 d. ago Does Columbia still merit the name of a university? | Rashid Khalidi

Columbia’s long been run more like the vast business empire, than as an educational institution. Now it’s acting like Vichy on the HudsonIt was never about eliminating antisemitism. It was always about silencing Palestine. That is what the gagging of protesting students, and now the gagging of faculty, was always meant to lead to. While partisans of the Israeli-American mass slaughter in Gaza may have been offended by their protests, large numbers of the students whose rights of free speech have been infringed upon via draconian punishments were themselves Jewish.Many of those faculty members who are about to be deprived of academic freedom and faculty governance, and perhaps fired, are themselves Jewish, indeed some are Israelis. If it were ever really about discrimination, the university would have taken action against the ceaseless harassment of Palestinian, Arab and Muslim students and faculty, and their allies and supporters, instead of endorsing and enabling it.Rashid Khalidi ...

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4 d. ago Clues everyone's missed in Gwyneth Paltrow juicy 'take down' of Meghan

Future students of social media will surely be writing dissertations on the extraordinary 31-second video of Gwyneth Paltrow making breakfast.

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4 d. ago Graeme Souness destroys Man Utd over 'atrocious' transfer decision

Manchester United have been criticised once again over the decision to sell Scott McTominay to Napoli and Graeme Souness cannot understand the decision-making process that led to that point

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5 d. ago ON THE ROAD travels to Cumbernauld... and finds the graduate pathway is looking brighter for Scotland's next generation

HUGH MACDONALD: Max Johnston is a graduate of the SFA Performance School programme - as is Billy Gilmour, the 23-year-old Napoli midfielder, formerly of Chelsea.

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6 d. ago Scotland 0 Greece 3 LIVE as Billy Gilmour sub sparks Scotland fury and Tartan Army fume at Steve Clarke

Scotland's Nations League fate will be decided tonight at Hampden as Greece look to overturn a 1-0 deficit

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6 d. ago 'I went to a winter sun resort as good as the Canaries with a Caribbean

Palm d'Or - Dubai offers a luxury take on winter sun for Tom Hutchison, who thinks that the Middle Eastern spot is up there with Canaries, Madeira, Cyprus or Egypt when it comes to winter sun

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8 d. ago UEFA told to take immediate action after 'disgraceful' Scott McTominay incident

Scott McTominay, who left Manchester United for Napoli last year, was involved in a controversial incident during Scotland's 1-0 away win against Greece in the UEFA Nations League.

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8 d. ago Bryan Kohberger's damning Amazon history revealed ahead of Idaho trial

The 30-year-old criminology PhD student bought a Ka-Bar knife, sheath and sharpener from Amazon back in March 2022, according to new court documents.

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9 d. ago Gwyneth Paltrow said 'step back' to intimacy coaches on set as she had 'lots of sex'

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has taken on the main role in a movie for the first time in 10 years – and was shocked to find so-called intimacy coaches on set with her and leading man Timothee Chalamet

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9 d. ago Scott McTominay 'targeted' by Inter Milan as Napoli title rivals willing to test the waters for Scotland star

The Scotland star has lit up Serie A this season following his big money move from Manchester United last summer

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1 week ago Adolescence star Owen Cooper, 15, reveals which iconic role he wants to play next and admits fearing pals would 'take the mick' after hit Netflix series made him famous overnight

The drama centres on schoolboy Jamie Miller (played by Owen), who is accused of murdering a girl, and is the brainchild of actor Stephen Graham, who also plays the boy's father.

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1 week ago Olly Murs reveals ‘tears’ after leaving newborn baby to tour with Take That

He also spoke to reality TV star Mark Wright about Wright’s daughter Palma, who was born earlier this month.

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1 week ago Lewis Ferguson stars in huge Bologna victory but Scott McTominay's Napoli suffer Serie A title setback

Mixed fortunes for Scots in Italy

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1 week ago Cole Palmer OUT of Arsenal vs Chelsea as Enzo Maresca refuses to take risk

Chelsea face Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday but the Blues will be without star man Cole Palmer, as they search for a win to boost their Champions League hopes

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