Dr. Cornel West, the liberal activist and a prominent philosopher, shared his “candid” resignation letter to Harvard education in which he accused the Divinity School of being in “decline and decay.” The professor said he tried to “tell the unvarnished truth about the decadence in our market-driven universities” in the …
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Newt Gingrich: Democrats' big government power grab is the 'greatest threat to the survival of freedom'
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich described the Democrats’ power grab and the threat they pose to American democracy on “Hannity” Tuesday evening. GINGRICH: “This is the greatest threat to the survival of freedom since the Civil War. They are determined to use the power of the federal government. …
Read More »Olympic medalists respond to USOC flag proposal: 'Old Glory doesn't need rebranding'
American olympics” target=”_blank”>Olympic< Tuesday following report of a proposal to potentially redesign the U.S. Olympic Committee’s U.S. flag logo. Hall Sr. won Silver medals in the 1968 Mexico City, 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal Olympiads, while his son won Golds in the 1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens games. …
Read More »Death toll rises to 92 in blaze at coronavirus ward in Iraq
The death toll from a fire that swept through a hospital coronavirus ward climbed to 92 on Tuesday, world-regions, as anguished relatives buried their loved ones and lashed out at the government over the country’s second such disaster in less than three months. Health officials said scores of others were …
Read More »NYC journalist targeted by Iranian operatives in twisted kidnapping plot, feds say
Four conflictsintelligence operatives schemed to kidnap a us-regions-based journalist and smuggle her to Iran in a bid to silence her criticism of human-rights abuses in the Islamic republic, federal authorities said Tuesday. In a series of tweets, writer and activist Masih Alinejad acknowledged she was the target, and she did the …
Read More »Thousands of fish dropped from plane to restock high-elevation lakes in Utah
A video released by the us-regions Division of Wildlife Resources shows a plane dropping thousands of fish into aerial lakes high up in the mountains. In the video, a Cessna plane can be seen flying over a lake near the south-central Utah town of Bicknell. A compartment is released under …
Read More »NYC’s next mayor faces $5.4B budget deficit after de Blasio adds another $300M
Mayor bill-de-blasio”>Bill de <is leaving his successor a budget with a $5.4 billion deficit, as he and the City Council have added another $300 million in hiring to the Big Apple’s payroll, according to a new analysis Tuesday. The spending — which will be used to fund about 4,000 jobs …
Read More »Emmy-nominee Kaley Cuoco gets emotional over first-ever nod for 'The Flight Attendant': 'Surreal'
kaley-cuoco” target=”_blank”>Kaley Cuoco< is among those in Hollywood to have been honored with an Emmy nomination Tuesday morning. Cuoco was recognized for her work in HBO Max’s “The Flight Attendant,” The show sees her play a jet-setting partier who, after a night out on the town with one of her …
Read More »Some Notre Dame students and faculty outraged by proposed campus Chick-fil-A
A group of students and faculty at an elite Catholic education say they don’t want food to open a restaurant on their Indiana campus because of the restaurant chain’s frequent donations to religion groups. Roughly 180 University of Notre Dame students and faculty have signed an open letter calling on …
Read More »2021 Emmy nominations: The biggest snubs and surprises
With every year’s events announcement comes question marks and raised eyebrows as some nominations are deemed unexpected. Titles like “Ted Lasso,” “WandaVision” and “The Crown” dominated their respective categories this year, leaving little space for competition that many thought would surely squeak their way into this year’s honorees. On the …
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