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Texas A&M Wrong to Fire Professor Melissa McCoul Over Gender Lesson, Panel Rules

The firing put the school at the center of national debates over gender identity and academic freedom. A faculty panel ruled unanimously against the termination.

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The professor taught a lesson that recognized two genders. After a student questioned her and notified officials, the professor was fired.
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Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi

The magazine, which recently hired the journalist, said it had been “taken by surprise” by new claims in an essay by her former fiancé, Ryan Lizza.

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Olivia Nuzzi at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in 2023.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Will Resign in January, After Break From Trump

Ms. Greene, who was elected in 2020, had positioned herself as a die-hard Trump supporter until a series of recent ruptures with the president, who recently unendorsed her.

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“Loyalty should be a two-way street, and we should be able to vote our conscience and represent our district’s interest,” Ms. Greene wrote.
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The Trump-Mamdani Buddy Movie? It’s Getting Mixed Reviews.

Zohran Mamdani and President Trump seemed to cast aside their months of traded insults, a development that seemed good for New York City but odd to some followers.

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After a private meeting in the Oval Office, Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, and President Trump held a joint news conference that was strikingly friendly and warm.
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Tyson Foods to Shut Major Beef Facility in Nebraska

The processing plant, in Lexington, employs more than 3,000 workers. It is expected to close in January.

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Tyson said on its latest earnings call that it expected operating losses on beef to be between $400 million and $600 million over the coming fiscal year.
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Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi

The magazine, which recently hired the journalist, said it had been “taken by surprise” by new claims in an essay by her former fiancé, Ryan Lizza.

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Olivia Nuzzi at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in 2023.
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Comey Seeks to Dismiss Charges Based on Grand Jury Errors

The request to dismiss the case came after Lindsey Halligan acknowledged she had never shown a final version of the indictment to the entire grand jury for a vote.

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A procedural error could in theory imperil the case against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director.
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Supreme Court, For Now, Keeps in Place Texas Republican-Friendly Congressional Map

State officials have asked the justices to allow it to use a newly redrawn map for the 2026 midterms, part of a nationwide redistricting push by President Trump.

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Protesters in the rotunda of the Texas Capitol in August as lawmakers debated a redrawn congressional map. The map created five new Republican-favored seats.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Moves to Restrict Muslims, Leaving Some Concerned

Two decisions by the Texas governor this week, including directing authorities to investigate an Islamic organization, come as the state sees an increase in anti-Muslim rhetoric.

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Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas in September. This week, he declared that a Muslim advocacy and civil rights group was a terrorist organization. The group said the statement had “no basis in law or fact.”
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Just Two Guys From Queens

Also, Ukraine faces a “difficult choice” on the U.S. peace plan. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect of New York City, with President Trump in the Oval Office, today.
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Lawrence Krauss, Martin Nowak: The Professors Who Stayed Close With Epstein

Even as the disgraced financier’s crimes were revealed, newly released emails show how academics at top universities stuck by Jeffrey Epstein, often seeking his help and offering it in return.

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Lawrence Krauss asked Jeffrey Epstein for advice when he was facing sexual harassment allegations in late 2017. Mr. Krauss was a professor at Arizona State University at the time.
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Saturn’s Rings Seem as if They’re About to Disappear: Here’s Why

During the weekend, the orbits of Earth and Saturn will combine to create an interplanetary optical illusion for anyone with a good telescope and clear skies.

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Saturn’s rings, observed by the Cassini spacecraft. They will be all but invisible when viewed from Earth on Sunday.
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The Moon Was an Inside Job

New research suggests that Theia, the object whose collision with Earth is theorized to have caused the formation of the moon, came from closer to the sun.

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Artist’s impression of the collision between the early Earth and Theia, with the sun in the far distance, roughly 100 million years after the formation of the solar system.
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The Fate of Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly Is Now in a Judge’s Hands

A judge queried lawyers about whether a breakup made sense during closing arguments on how to fix the tech giant’s dominance in online advertising.

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Judge Brinkema’s decision could restructure Google’s business as the company races to develop better artificial intelligence than its rivals and successfully weave the technology into its suite of products.
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To Many Ukrainians, U.S. Peace Plan Looks Like ‘Capitulation’

While the White House has cautioned that the proposal is still in “flux,” its contours reflect maximalist demands made by Russia throughout the war that Ukraine has consistently rejected.

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A Ukrainian artillery unit firing at Russian targets in the Zaporizhzhia region, last month.
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