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How the pandemic should make us rethink college financial aid
‘Why should we reward colleges with more funds for raising their rates?’ Applications for college financial aid are down dramatically this year. Yet given the economic crisis, it’s a safe bet that...
View ArticleLondon fashion week tests first-ever virtual event
The showcase, running through Sunday, features an apt hashtag: #LFWreset.
View ArticleNo, I don’t have to kneel to show I’m anti-racist
“Pick a knee,” says CNN’s S.E. Cupp, “The one that knelt on a neck or the one that knelt to try to prevent it.” This kind of ugly false choice — either you adopt my favored form of political protest or...
View ArticleTrump’s excess drama only helps hide his achievements
President Trump is in the midst of a polling swoon largely of his own making. It’s true that events have taken a hand — a pandemic with a death toll of more than 100,000, a sharp recession,...
View ArticleCanceling ‘Cops’ and Columbus is no sane response to George Floyd’s killing
Between indiscriminate protesters and eager-to-look-woke corporations, the country’s seeing a whole lot of foolishness in response to George Floyd’s death. Not-so-peaceful protesters are mauling...
View ArticlePlayer and MLB pitching coach tested positive for coronavirus
The finances are not the only problem in restarting a major league season. Two people involved in the game — one described as a major league pitching coach and one a 40-man roster player — have...
View ArticleWill New York lawmakers dare to face the state’s fiscal woes?
New York’s Legislature spent its first week back in a mad rush to push policing-reform bills. Now comes the hard part: deciding what (if anything) to do about the collapse in state revenues. Lawmakers...
View ArticleMark Richard Carranza ‘tardy’ on planning fall restart for NYC schools
Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza hinted Tuesday that he and his aides are hammering out a plan to restart schools in September. Better late than never, we guess, yet the tardiness is appalling. In a...
View ArticleSwiss researchers developing transparent face masks
A Swiss team has spent the past two years developing a transparent, breathable material that it hopes will replace traditional face masks. With the spread of the coronavirus, face masks have become a...
View ArticleTrump administration eliminates Obama-era transgender health care protections
The Trump administration on Friday announced it is reversing an Obama-era regulation that prohibited discrimination against transgender patients in health care. The announcement from the Department of...
View ArticleThree indicted for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails at NYPD vehicles,...
An upstate woman and two Brooklyn lawyers were indicted Friday on federal explosives and arson charges for allegedly tossing Molotov cocktails at NYPD vehicles during George Floyd protests in New York...
View ArticleBiting letter shows how ugly it’s getting between MLB, union
Major League Baseball’s powers have proven about as productive as New York City’s government during this shutdown. In their defense, however, at least there’s an explanation behind that: They hate each...
View ArticleCanada plans temperature checks for air travel
TORONTO — Air travelers in Canada will need to have their temperatures checked before they are allowed to board planes, although the country’s transport minister says the system will take months to get...
View ArticleBryson DeChambeau’s new physique paying off big at Charles Schwab
FORT WORTH, Texas — There’s a dominant force that looks poised to take over the PGA Tour and his name is Bryson DeChambeau. He’s gone from quirky golf nerd with progressive, if bizarre, ideas about the...
View ArticleThe wait for Tiger Woods’ PGA Tour return just got longer
FORT WORTH, Texas — As the Charles Schwab Challenge second round was being played at Colonial Country Club on Friday, rumors of whether Tiger Woods would play next week at the RBC Heritage were...
View ArticleSome states hit pause, others press on amid spike in coronavirus cases
AUSTIN, Texas — Utah and Oregon put any further reopening of their economies on hold amid a spike in coronavirus cases, but there was no turning back Friday in such states as Texas, Arkansas and...
View ArticleKentucky panel votes to remove Jefferson Davis statue from Capitol
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky commission voted Friday to take down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis from the state Capitol, adding its voice to a global push to remove symbols of racism...
View ArticleHundreds pack St. Marks Place to drink, party despite coronavirus
Hundreds of partiers converged on St. Marks Place in the East Village Friday night — coronavirus pandemic be damned. Crowds of at least 200 were seen drinking outside for hours, most without facemasks,...
View ArticleJudge temporarily blocks Seattle PD from using tear gas on protesters
A federal judge has temporarily barred Seattle police from using tear gas, pepper spray and flash-bang devices against peaceful protesters in the city. The ruling, from U.S. District Judge Richard...
View ArticlePompeo reportedly plans to meet with Chinese officials in Hawaii
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is planning to travel to Hawaii to meet with Chinese government officials, Politico reported on Friday, citing two unnamed sources. Pompeo, who has been vocal in...
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