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A months-long investigation by The Stanford Review — based on interviews with faculty, students, and China experts between July 2024 and April 2025 — has allegedly uncovered evidence of systematic intelligence-gathering efforts by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agents at Stanford University.

Report: Stanford Uncovers Chinese Espionage on Campus

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US Unveils Air Traffic Control Overhaul Amid Safety Concerns

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Dozens of Pro-Palestine Protesters Arrested at Columbia University

X Blocks 8,000 Accounts in India After Government Order

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Columbia Cuts 180 Staff After Trump Pulls $400M in Funding

Education

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday that his administration intends to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status. "We are going to be taking away Harvard's Tax Exempt Status. It's what they deserve!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Trump Vows to Strip Harvard of Tax-Exempt Status

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Supreme Court Hears Oklahoma Catholic Charter School Case

Trump Administration Targets UC Berkeley in Foreign Funding Probe

Harvard Finds Proof of Antisemitism, Islamophobia on Campus

Federal Judges Block Trump's Anti-DEI School Funding Cuts

Research

Researchers have successfully identified the title and author of a charred scroll buried during Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 AD, revealing it as "On Vices" by the Greek philosopher Philodemus. This is the first time such details have been gleaned from a sealed Herculaneum scroll.

AI Decodes 2,000-Year-Old Scroll Burned by Mount Vesuvius

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OpenAI Abandons Plan to Become For-Profit Company

3 days ago3 days

UK: NHS Rolls Out 5-Minute 'Super-Jab' for 15 Cancer Types

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Study Revises Ancient Scottish Meteorite Strike Timeline

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Reddit Threatens Legal Action Over Secret AI Bot Experiment

Transportation

On Tuesday, 33 flights leaving Newark Liberty International Airport were canceled, 11 were delayed, and 36 scheduled to land at the New Jersey airport were called off amid equipment failures and staff shortages.

Tech Failures, Staff Shortages Impact Newark Airport

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Deadly Storm Batters Delhi: 4 Dead, Flights Diverted

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Australian Shipbuilder Launches World's Largest Electric Ship

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U.S. House Votes to Block California's 2035 Gas Car Ban

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Trump Scales Back Tariffs on Auto Industry

Computers & internet

New Zealand's governing National Party on Tuesday proposed legislation that would ban children under 16 from accessing social media platforms, requiring companies to verify users' ages or face fines up to NZ$2 million ($1.2 million USD).

New Zealand Proposes Australia-Style Social Media Ban for Teens

3 days ago3 days ago

Judge Holds Apple in Contempt for App Store Violations

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Amazon Makes Surprise Last-Minute Bid to Buy TikTok

Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Pre-Orders in US Over Tariffs

Papua New Guinea 'Test' Blocks Facebook

Communication

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly shared sensitive military information about March 15 strikes on Yemen's Houthi targets in a second private Signal chat group that included his wife, brother, and personal lawyer, according to multiple media reports.

Report: Hegseth Shared Yemen Strike Plans in Second Private Signal Chat

Microsoft to Shut Down Skype

Japan Launches World's First Wooden Satellite into Space

NOV 9 2024NOV 2024

Swedish Probe Clears Bulgarian Ship in Baltic Cable Damage

Disintegrating Russian Satellite Forces ISS Astronauts to Take Shelter

JUL 9 2024JUL 2024