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The recent news is that Facebook’s parent, Meta, had record earnings that have driven the stock up over 20% in trading. In the world of social media, Facebook is ubiquitous. Coming from humble beginnings as a Harvard student’s pet project, it’s now expanded to 2.89 billion users worldwide, making it…

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Modi skips the A-word, leaves Rahul Gandhi’s 5 questions unanswered

Facing a volley of allegations linked to the Adani Group controversy during the stormy budget session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hit back at the opposition’s charges. But did he?

Newslaundry

Forget regret! How to have a happy life – according to the world’s leading expert

For 84 years, the Harvard Study of Adult Development has tracked the lives of hundreds of Americans. Now its director, Robert Waldinger, is explaining what it has taught him about health and fulfilment

The Guardian - UK

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Editorial: A welcome revolt against the flawed college ranking system

A handful of top medical schools, including Stanford and Columbia, pulled out of U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings in January, following a similar exodus of more than a dozen law schools, including UC Berkeley, Yale and Harvard, late last year. It’s a welcome development that is overdue. Undergraduate…

Los Angeles Times

Want to be culturally sensitive? Start by saying my name right

In a country where many were either born overseas or have at least one parent born elsewhere, there should be no place for intellectual laziness and complacency

The Guardian - AU

Chanting Harvard students walk out of lecture by professor accused of groping and harassment

More than 100 Harvard students chanted ‘justice for survivors’ as embattled professor John Comaroff began his first lecture of the semester on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Robin Abcarian: Two universities that tried to squelch academic freedom have backtracked. Here's hoping that's a trend

I thought my mind was playing tricks on me when I first read that Kenneth Roth, who led Human Rights Watch for three decades, had been disinvited to a fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School's Carr Center for Human Rights.

Los Angeles Times

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The female Scottish astronomer who discovered the famous Horsehead Nebula

TODAY, I am writing about one of the most remarkable Scottish women scientists that ever lived, Williamina Fleming ...

The National (Scotland)

Kim Kardashian's Harvard Business School lecture made the internet lose its mind

The reality TV star received backlash even though her SKIMS shapewear brand has a multi-billion dollar valuation.

Fortune

Don't trust Big Pharma's ads, study says

Yale and Harvard researchers found the drugs with big ad spends aren't generally the best drugs. Here's why

Salon

Scientists make mice grow old and young again. Are people next?

An Australian scientists has cracked the code for ageing. He made lab mice grow old and then young again. Are people next?

The New Daily

What the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action would mean for Corporate America

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on affirmative action this June. Companies must prepare for the impact on diversity efforts now, experts say.

Fortune

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Scourge at home, 'superstar' in international markets

Jacinda Ardern may have been increasingly unpopular with businesses in New Zealand, but international trade relations experts say we've benefitted from her status abroad.

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‘You People’ weighs down powerhouse cast with maddeningly obvious racial humor

Heavy-handed Netflix comedy puts Eddie Murphy, Jonah Hill and other greats into conversations that lack any nuance.

Reason

"Harvard Reverses Course on Human Rights Advocate Who Criticized Israel"

From the New York Times (Jennifer Schuessler & Marc Tracy): The Harvard Kennedy School reversed course on Thursday and said it would offer a fellowship to a leading human rights advocate it had previously rejected, after news of the decision touched off a public outcry over academic freedom, donor influence…

The Guardian - US

Harvard reverses decision on role for Israel critic after outcry

Kennedy School dean initially refused ex-Human Rights Watch head Kenneth Roth a fellowship over criticisms of Israel

Caixin Global

Harvard-Trained Former PBOC Deputy Governor Appointed Beijing Mayor

Yin Yong replaces Chen Jining, who was named Shanghai’s Communist Party secretary

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What connects apocalyptic drama The Last of Us to Ted Cruz and Gores Al and Vidal?

Connections are everything, as we trace the links between scriptwriter Craig Mazin and his college roommate Cruz, via Harvard chums Al Gore and Tommy Lee Jones, to Richard Harris’s son Jared

The Independent UK

Study: Exxon Mobil accurately predicted warming since 1970s

A new study says Exxon Mobil’s scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about global warming

USA Today Sports Media Group

College Football 150 National Championship All-Time Season Rankings. Where Does 2022 Georgia Rank?

150 Best College Football National Championship Season Rankings. The best national title runs in the history of college football

Reason

Harvard Kennedy School Dean Rejects Proposed Fellowship, Allegedly Based on the Person's "Anti-Israel Bias"

The proposed fellow would have been Kenneth Roth, former head of Human Rights Watch, and apparently a highly prominent expert on the subject.

The Independent UK

Harvard rescinds fellowship offer to leading rights activist

Harvard University has rescinded a fellowship it had offered to a leading human rights activist over what he says was his group's criticism of Israel

Tribune News Service

Economists fret over perils ahead for global growth

The world economy looks to be transitioning to a more difficult era in which interest rates will be higher, geopolitical tensions greater and uncertainties more pronounced.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Is there something about Americans that makes us football addicts?

I teach a course on the intersection of sports and religion in North America, and I ask students whether there is something about American society that draws us to the violence of football. Why, for instance, despite the NFL’s best efforts, has American football not caught on elsewhere in the…

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