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University of Oklahoma Instructor on Leave After Failing Student’s Gender Essay

2 décembre 2025 à 21:44
The essay, written for a psychology class by a University of Oklahoma student, called the idea of multiple genders “demonic.” The instructor said it did not answer the assignment.

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Responding to a scholarly article that discussed teasing as a way to enforce gender norms, the University of Oklahoma student wrote, “I do not necessarily see this as a problem.”

Like Fancy Japanese Toilets? You’ll Love the Sound of This.

2 décembre 2025 à 17:06
Devices that conceal unwanted noises are the next frontier in advanced toilet technology. Would you like some peaceful birdsong, or perhaps a burst of artillery fire?

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Donna Burke, who moved to Japan from Australia in 1996, has been such a fan of bathroom noise-concealing technology that she developed her own device, the Royal Flushh.

Eugene Hasenfus, Gunrunner Who Exposed Iran-Contra Plot, Dies at 84

2 décembre 2025 à 21:04
He emerged out of obscurity when his cargo plane was shot down while illegally ferrying arms to Nicaraguan rebels, setting off a scandal that tarnished the Reagan and Bush White Houses.

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Eugene Hasenfus after he was captured by Sandinista soldiers in October 1986. His plane ferrying supplies to right-wing rebels in Nicaragua had been shot down. Parachuting to safety, he was the only crewman to survive.

Ayanna Pressley Won’t Challenge Markey for Senate in Massachusetts

2 décembre 2025 à 20:59
Ms. Pressley, a prominent progressive, will instead run for re-election to the House. Her move is expected to help Senator Ed Markey, though he still faces one well-known Democratic primary challenger.

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Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts has attracted a national following among progressives.

Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders

2 décembre 2025 à 19:57
The philanthropy has become one of America’s biggest, but most of its giving went to charities closely tied to the world’s richest man.

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Elon Musk’s foundation gave $370 million last year to a nonprofit in Texas led by his top aide that operates an elementary school in a rural area where many of Mr. Musk’s employees live.

Prosecutors Drop Murder Case Against Man Who Served More Than 25 Years

2 décembre 2025 à 21:39
James Pugh, one of two men originally convicted in the savage killing of Deborah Meindl near Buffalo in 1993, said all along that he was innocent.

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“Her opinion is all I really care about,” James Pugh said of Lisa Payne, the victim’s daughter. “I could care less about anyone else’s. I just want her to be at peace.”

Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Is Freed From Prison After Trump Pardon

Juan Orlando Hernández was accused of flooding the United States with cocaine and had been sentenced to 45 years in prison.

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Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, at the U.N. General Assembly in 2018.

How a Verdict by a Jury of 11 People in Queens Made Legal History

2 décembre 2025 à 18:59
New York’s highest court let a verdict by 11 jurors stand in a criminal case that involved an escort, machetes and a mysterious visitor. The ruling broke 342 years of precedent.

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New York criminal juries have had 12 members since before New York was a state. In 1913, the requisite dozen heard testimony in a murder trial.

San Francisco Sues Ultraprocessed Food Companies

2 décembre 2025 à 21:40
The city attorney accuses large manufacturers of causing diseases that have burdened governments with public health costs.

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David Chiu, the city attorney of San Francisco, will file a lawsuit against a host of companies that make ultraprocessed foods.
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