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Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
Jordana rekindles an old affair on 'Lively Premonition'
She grew up playing it all the time, but as she started getting into indie rock, the violin took a back seat. On her latest album, Lively Premonition, Jordana dusted off the case and put the ...
Fyre Festival's embattled founder is selling the brand: 'It's time to pass the torch'
Billy McFarland says he will sell the brand "to an operator that can fully realize its vision." The news comes days after the ...
House oversight Democrat demands answers on gutting of CDC public records office
House Rep. Gerry Connolly is pushing CDC leadership to explain why the personnel who handle FOIA requests lost their jobs, noting that that the public has a right to access federal records.
Mercury, Venus and Saturn to delight stargazers in a parade across the night sky
According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 minutes before sunrise, low in the eastern sky and appearing near the moon. Venus and Saturn will be the easiest to spot — but for ...
How to get older men to socialize is a puzzle. A group called ROMEO is one answer
ROMEO stands for "retired older men eating out," and it's helping guys in one Maine town get out of the house and into more friendships.
Oil companies expected a big business boom under Trump. Now they're worried
Many oil and gas company executives, particularly the larger ones, initially celebrated Trump's return to the White House. But lately, that optimism for higher oil company profits appears to have ...
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April 24, 2025 • Raised on EDM and SoundCloud rap, shaped by online gaming and Discord chats, a young generation is tearing the blown-out experimental pop of the 2010s into new shapes.
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April 24, 2025 • Raised on EDM and SoundCloud rap, shaped by online gaming and Discord chats, a young generation is tearing the blown-out experimental pop of the 2010s into new shapes.
Trump signs executive actions on education, including efforts to rein in DEI
The directives include new efforts to curtail DEI programs at colleges, and discipline guidance for public schools.
Why Fed independence matters, according to economist Jason Furman
Jason Furman, former top economic adviser to President Obama and now at Harvard University, says the Fed's independence is important. "No president is going to do a good job at setting interest rates, ...
The European Union hits Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines
European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Facebook's parent company hundreds of millions of euros as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc's digital competition rules.