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Cornell claims it somehow didn’t know about Jew-bashing Kehlani’s anti-Israel stance — and says it’s too late to cancel performance

22 avril 2025 à 01:21
Cornell University gets an F grade for inviting Jew-bashing entertainer Kehlani to perform on campus -- without doing even basic research that would have discovered her views on social media supporting violence against Israel, outraged students and faculty said Monday.

For a Times Reporter Who Covered Him, Francis Was Always a Surprise

22 avril 2025 à 01:18
An unlikely choice to be pope championed causes and challenged orthodoxy, keeping allies and critics alike on their toes.

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Pope Francis in 2017 in Bangladesh, meeting Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar. The New York Times reporter Jason Horowitz said the meeting was one of his most memorable moments covering Francis’ papacy.

NFL hall of famer Shannon Sharpe accused of rape in Nevada lawsuit

22 avril 2025 à 01:14
  • Woman files complaint against former player and analyst
  • Sharpe’s lawyer issued denial of allegations

NFL hall of famer Shannon Sharpe has been accused of sexual assault and battery by a former partner in a lawsuit filed on Sunday in Nevada.

The woman says she met the 56-year-old Sharpe, who is now an ESPN analyst, at a Los Angeles gym in 2023 when she was 22. A two-year consensual relationship ensued, during which she alleges he raped her.

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© Photograph: Paras Griffin/Getty Images

John Higgins fights through emotional turmoil to ignite Crucible challenge

22 avril 2025 à 01:10
  • Veteran breaks down after beating Joe O’Connor 10-7
  • Mark Allen looks to past after seeing off Fan Zhengyi

Tearful four-time world champion John Higgins overcame overwhelming emotions to beat Joe O’Connor 10-7 at the Crucible.

The 49-year-old was out of sorts in losing the morning session 5-4 but returned later in the day to turn things around and admitted afterwards he was battling strong feelings.

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© Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

An Easter Bunny, Colorful Eggs and a Second Signal Group Chat

22 avril 2025 à 01:04
At the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could not avoid the news about another chat that involved sensitive details about forthcoming military strikes.

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President Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, were joined by the Easter Bunny on Monday as they greeted visitors on the South Lawn of the White House.

Haiti nearing ‘point of no return’ amid gang violence, UN representative warns

María Isabel Salvador tells security council the country could face ‘total chaos’ without necessary international aid

Haiti, where rampant gang violence has surged in recent weeks, is approaching a “point of no return” leading to “total chaos”, the UN special representative to the troubled Caribbean nation has warned.

“As gang violence continues to spread to new areas of the country, Haitians experience growing levels of vulnerability and increasing skepticism about the ability of the state to respond to their needs,” María Isabel Salvador told the UN securitycouncil.

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© Photograph: Jean Feguens Regala/Reuters

Harvard sues Trump administration over efforts to ‘gain control of academic decision-making’

21 avril 2025 à 23:51

University fights back against threats to cut about $9bn in funding for school after it refused to comply with demands

In a new lawsuit, Harvard University alleged that the Donald Trump administration is trying to “gain control of academic decision-making at Harvard”, several news outlets are reporting.

The university is fighting back against the administration’s threat to review about $9bn in federal funding after Harvard officials refused to comply with a list of demands that included appointing an outside overseer to ensure that the viewpoints being taught at the university were “diverse”. Harvard is specifically looking to halt a freeze on $2.2bn in grants.

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© Photograph: Kenneth Martin/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

‘A total embarrassment’: Jamie Vardy apologises for Leicester’s awful season

21 avril 2025 à 23:42
  • Leicester striker furious with club’s relegation
  • ‘Collectively, as players and as a club, we failed’

Jamie Vardy has apologised to Leicester’s fans for the club’s relegation and labelled his own season as a “total embarrassment”.

Leicester were relegated on Sunday with five games of the Premier League campaign to play after defeat at home to Liverpool. That loss saw Leicester slump to a record ninth successive top-flight home defeat without scoring a goal.

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© Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images/Reuters

Wisden calls World Test Championship a ‘shambles’ and makes case for reform

21 avril 2025 à 23:30
  • WTC format ‘as if designed on the back of a fag packet’
  • New 2025 edition includes tributes to Graham Thorpe

Wisden hits the shelves this week and, as well as unveiling its latest batch of award winners, it has trained its sights on the International Cricket Council. The World Test Championship, the book argues, is a “shambles masquerading as a showpiece”.

The publication of the sport’s annual bible is timely, with the future of the WTC discussed recently at ICC meetings in ­Zimbabwe. In typically opaque fashion, the sport’s governing body is yet to announce the outcome of the debate.

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© Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters

Russian journalist on the run after escaping house arrest

21 avril 2025 à 23:13

Ekaterina Barabash, 63, facing up to 10 years in jail due to outspoken criticism of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine

A Russian journalist who faced up to 10 years in prison for criticising the army has escaped house arrest and is now wanted by police, Russian state media has reported.

Ekaterina Barabash, 63, had been arrested in February on suspicion of spreading false information about the Russian armed forces in several posts she made on social media.

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Wood caps Forest’s blistering start at Tottenham to refuel European dream

There is no need to attempt to rewrite history by arguing that Tottenham failed to see what they had in Nuno Espírito Santo. All that matters now is that this meticulous, softly ­spoken manager is the perfect fit for ­Nottingham Forest.

They have provided Nuno with the perfect platform for his counterpunching tactics and, in what would surely be the story of the ­Premier League season, are closing in on Champions League football after beating Ange Postecoglou’s half-hearted Spurs.

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© Photograph: David Klein/Reuters

‘Back where we belong’: Leeds and Burnley savour promotion heroics

21 avril 2025 à 22:44
  • Scott Parker says achievement ‘means everything’
  • Daniel Farke lauds his side for delivering ‘in great style’

The Burnley head coach, Scott Parker, described his third Premier League promotion as his best yet after taking Burnley up, while Daniel Farke said Leeds are “back where we belong” after securing a top-flight return.

Parker has taken Fulham and Bournemouth to the Premier League in previous jobs and will have a third chance to challenge the elite next season after two goals from Josh Brownhill edged Burnley past third-placed Sheffield United to ensure their opponents can no longer catch them or Leeds.

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© Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/Shutterstock

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