The 2024 presidential election and broader political climate are playing a notable role in prompting students to apply to law school in record numbers this year, according to a recent survey conducted by Kaplan. Among the pre-law students surveyed, 53% said the current domestic political climate impacted their decision to apply, and 42% said the results of the 2024 presidential election factored into their decision to pursue law school, Kaplan reported in the study, which was released Thursday. The survey, conducted in February, included responses from 306 Kaplan LSAT students and prospective students.
The Stars apparently saved their fight Thursday night for when play had stopped. Amid a listless 4-0 loss to the Jets in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series, Dallas captain Jamie Benn sucker punched Winnipeg center Mark Scheifele during the third period with his team trailing by three goals. Benn…
Salma Hayek is sharing an insight into her bond with the children of her longtime friends, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Speaking to E! News on Thursday, May 15, the Without Blood actress said: “I’m close to the kids.” After explaining she had been friends with Lively and Reynolds for…
Former FBI director James Comey is being accused of ‘threatening the life’ of Donald Trump after posting an Instagram picture of seashells on a beach.“Cool shell formation on my beach walk,” Comey captioned the post, which depicted seashells spelling out the numbers “8647.”But conservatives were quick to suggest that their…
Tyler Henry has shared a shocking health update.The 29-year-old celebrity medium took to Instagram on Wednesday, May 14, to reveal that he underwent surgery to remove part of a colloid tumor growing near the center of his brain.“Brain surgery was a success!” the “Hollywood Medium” star wrote alongside a picture…
Bucharest, Romania – Romania is heading towards its most polarised presidential election in the country’s democratic history, with voters braced for the battle between a right-wing populist and a centrist technocrat on Sunday. Recent polls show the race is close, with only a few percentage points separating the two candidates…
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She’s the best around. A Dartmouth-bound Long Island high schooler is kicking the competition by earning a coveted black belt at an accelerated pace — all while keeping a 4.0 GPA with tons of extracurriculars in the mix. “The black belt was at the top of my list and what…
Big Freedia has announced the death of her partner of 20 years, Devon Hurst, in a heartbreaking social media post. He was 38. The rapper (real name Freddie Ross Jr.) took to Instagram on Thursday, May 15 to share the news and grieve the loss of her longtime partner, who…
The producer told the actor that Fox News anchor Jesse Watters sent him to ask the question about the former president, to which Clooney sarcastically responded, “Say hi to Jesse for me. I’m a huge fan!”But the producer had one last question to ask the actor: “George, did [Barack] Obama…
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — President Trump groaned about returning from a lavish trip to the Middle East Friday aboard an aging Air Force One — before proclaiming “new ones are coming” amid bipartisan outcry over his plans to accept a gifted luxury jet from Qatar to use as…
Former FBI director James Comey testifies via videoconference during a 2020 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Credit – Stefani Reynolds—Pool/Getty ImagesA beach photo is a fairly harmless Instagram post in most circumstances. But that’s not how the Trump Administration is viewing a post by former FBI Director James Comey.The Obama appointee…
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Summer is just around the corner and this means one thing — the season for outdoor activities is about to start. Whether you are a professional triathlete, a budding marathon runner or a seasoned outdoor enthusiast, a good GPS watch can make a huge difference to your sun-soaked adventures. The…
Deep breath! Jaclyn Keely, 29, is preparing to run the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon hosted by the New York Road Runners on Saturday. Since completing the 13.1-mile race last year, Keely was diagnosed with Stage 1 mucinous adenocarcinoma, had the lower lobe of her left lung removed and endured an…
On the day of Juan Soto’s introductory press conference at Citi Field in December, I spoke with Brandon Nimmo, who was at home in Port St. Lucie, Fla., still excited about the $765 million bombshell from days earlier. As much as Nimmo was thrilled the Mets had signed a player…
CNN — Prominent Democrats – from congressional leaders to potential 2028 presidential contenders – are grappling with revived questions about former President Joe Biden and the party’s handling of the 2024 election. The reemergence of the 82-year-old Biden – fueled by the former president’s own appearances in addition to revelations…
Ninety feet below the East River, Amtrak’s 110 year-old train tunnels are slowly filling with salty water dripping on high-voltage cables as steel is nearly corroded to dust. Above ground, heads of Amtrak and the Metropolitan Transit Agency are publicly sparring about who should take the blame for the millions of…
The 2024 presidential election and broader political climate are playing a notable role in prompting students to apply to law school in record numbers this year, according to a recent survey conducted by Kaplan. Among the pre-law students surveyed, 53% said the current domestic political climate impacted their decision to…
Ahead of her new book, “Atmosphere,” Taylor Jenkins Reid is opening up about her sexuality, detailing how it impacts her writing process and being perceived a certain way by fans.In a May 15 interview with Time magazine, Reid revealed she is bisexual, despite many fans assuming she was straight as…
When a 23-year-old Mexican influencer was shot dead while live streaming on TikTok, rumours began to swirl. Was it a cartel hit? Or another tragic example of violence against women?On Tuesday, Valeria Marquez was shot dead at Blossom The Beauty Lounge, a beauty salon owned by the victim in Zapopan,…
Half a billion years ago, a feisty predator flapped around the primordial seas, hooking prey into its mouth while breathing through long gills on its butt.Researchers recently discovered this 506 million-year-old creature, called Mosura fentoni, in a cache of museum fossils in Canada. The fossils suggest that these early arthropods…
Without Jayson Tatum, the Celtics needed everyone else to step up. Derrick White and Jaylen Brown certainly did their part, but who could have seen Luke Kornet elevating so dramatically? This was not the Kornet the Knicks saw during his time with the team. Not the Kornet, now with the…
Kamala Harris might beat Donald Trump in the popular vote if the 2024 presidential election was held today, a new poll suggests.The Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll, conducted May 1 to 6, found 47 percent of respondents who would vote in a hypothetical do-over backed Democrat Harris, compared to 42 percent…
Hacks D’Christening Season 4 Episode 7 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** Photo: Jake Giles Netter/Max I was stoked for this episode based on the title alone: “D’Christening.” The return of Kaitlin Olson! And I felt doubly blessed when I saw the opening scene offered not only another one of my…
Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds spent how much on Wrexham AFC? The actors have been candid about putting up millions of dollars for the Welsh soccer club. The duo famously bought the then-failing soccer (football in Wales) club for $2.5 million in 2020, but have since turned it into a…
TALLAHASSEE, FL — A grand jury has indicted a Florida State University student on murder charges in the mass shooting on campus last month that left two people dead and six others injured.Phoenix Ikner, 20, was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder. The…
NEED TO KNOW Speculation has been growing recently about President Donald Trump possibly pardoning Derek Chauvin, who pleaded guilty to a federal charge of violating George Floyd’s civil rightsMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz told reporters this week that, while he does not believe a pardon is imminent, it is possible “with…
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — President Trump made clear Friday he’s itching to get home to meet his new grandchild. Tiffany Trump, 31, gave birth to Alexander Trump Boulos on Thursday, making the president a grandpa for the 11th time. “I should probably have left yesterday, but I didn’t…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There were a number of unlikely names at the top of the PGA Championship leaderboard in Thursday’s opening round at Quail Hollow, but none was more eye-opening than Luke Donald. Donald, the European Ryder Cup captain, is 47 years old, ranked 871st in the world and only…
Let’s get something out of the way: I am a ride-or-die Law & Order: SVU fan. I will stan Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Odafin Tutuola (Ice-T) for the rest of time. I will stick by them through every new, slightly different but very similar squad room, and I will…
In a statement to theGrio, the White House reacts to speculation about federal clemency after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says the city should be “prepared for it.”Despite previous dismissals from President Donald Trump and the White House of a federal pardon for Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer convicted in…
A crush of domestic and global confrontations initiated by Donald Trump could be decided by this question: How much power does the president really have?Imagery from Trump’s trip to the Persian Gulf this week built on three months of the White House’s aggressive flexing of often-questionable authority at home.Purple carpets,…
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday that he changed his wife’s flight reservation to avoid making her take off from Newark Liberty International Airport — just hours after claiming the troubled New Jersey hub was safe for the public. Duffy, 53, told conservative SiriusXM radio host David Webb on Monday…
NEED TO KNOW Ree Drummond’s daughter Paige is getting married on Saturday, May 17Paige and fiancé David Andersen will tie the knot on the family’s Pawhuska, Okla., ranchIn an Instagram Stories post, Ree wrote, “Our second baby is getting married here in 2 days” Ree Drummond and her husband Ladd…
Bucharest, Romania – Romania is heading towards its most polarised presidential election in the country’s democratic history, with voters braced for the battle between a right-wing populist and a centrist technocrat on Sunday. Recent polls show the race is close, with only a few percentage points separating the two candidates…
Manhasset tennis player Max Golubenko was down on the sport the summer after his sophomore year. “I played six or seven tournaments, and in all of them I won only like one or two rounds against, like, lower-rated opponents,” he told The Post. “I was playing almost every day of the…
A Legally Blonde prequel is in the works at Prime Video — but what is there to know about Elle so far? Based on Amanda Brown‘s novel, the 2001 movie Legally Blonde introduced Us to Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon), a sorority girl who attempted to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner…
The producer told the actor that Fox News anchor Jesse Watters sent him to ask the question about the former president, to which Clooney sarcastically responded, “Say hi to Jesse for me. I’m a huge fan!”But the producer had one last question to ask the actor: “George, did [Barack] Obama…
President Trump is Grandpa Trump once again. First daughter Tiffany Trump, 31, and her husband, Michael Boulos, welcomed a baby boy Thursday — Donald Trump’s 11th grandchild. “Welcome to the world our sweet baby boy, Alexander Trump Boulos. We love you beyond words! Thank you for coming into our lives!”…
Former FBI director James Comey testifies via videoconference during a 2020 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Credit – Stefani Reynolds—Pool/Getty ImagesA beach photo is a fairly harmless Instagram post in most circumstances. But that’s not how the Trump Administration is viewing a post by former FBI Director James Comey.The Obama appointee…
Don’t blink. In a hi-tech David versus Goliath story, a group of undergraduate students at Purdue University built a robot that crushed the world record for solving a Rubik’s cube once held by Mitsubishi, a mammoth Japanese corporation worth nearly $80 billion. The robot, nicknamed the Purdubik’s cube, solved the…
Never has the WNBA been more popular. But with that increased attention comes scrutiny, and as the WNBA opens its 29th season Friday, the league is nearing an exciting yet pivotal inflection point. A lot has changed since the Liberty were crowned champions last October. The league expanded to 13…
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WASHINGTON — Republicans are getting SALT-y on Capitol Hill. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said…