DOJ sues Harvard for discriminating against Jewish, Israeli students

The Department of Justice sued Harvard University Friday, accusing the Ivy League school of running afoul of federal civil rights law in having “turned a blind eye to antisemitism and discrimination against Jews and Israelis” on campus. In a complaint filed in Boston federal court, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon alleged that Harvard demonstrated “deliberate indifference” to the harassment and “refused to enforce” rules to protect students, faculty and staff. “This sent the clear message to Harvard’s Jewish and Israeli community that the indifference was not an accident; they were being intentionally excluded and effectively denied equal…

Is the coming HIV pandemic inevitable? | Charles LeBaron

In a single year, the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.), has done such comprehensive damage to the extraordinarily successful HIV prevention program as to leave the country almost defenseless against a brewing HIV pandemic, right when elimination seemed possible.These unprecedented actions have…

This is the latest sign of a quiet crypto revolution

We may be in the midst of a cryptocurrency winter, but BlackRock just quietly launched an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) for institutional clients that could make Ethereum look like a reliable investment rather than volatile speculation. The new ETF — iShares Staked Ethereum Trust — offers staking, which lets investors…

Live Science Today: Monte Verde controversy and heatwave lashes the West

Today’s top story A view of the Monte Verde archaeological site along the Chinchihuapi Creek in Chile, which was taken in 2012. (Image credit: Geología Valdivia (CC BY 2.0))A key archaeological site in Chile could be thousands of years younger than first thought, according to a controversial study that threatens…

6 everyday things that may be messing with your testosterone

In a T-rrible slump? As the primary male sex hormone, testosterone is essential for maintaining libido, erectile function, bone density and muscle mass. Men generally reach peak testosterone in their late teens to early 20s before levels slowly decline after age 30 or 40. Some 40% of men 45 and…

Restaurant jobs spike as Americans seek treats, cheap comfort food

NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) – On paper, American consumers spent last year tightening their belts, and even retail heavyweights stumbled. But sit-down restaurants and some drive-through chains buzzed with patrons seeking a special treat or cheap comfort food. Their upbeat sales made the US restaurant industry a rare bright…

Where ChatGPT Health fails — and how it could turn deadly

Don’t call it ChatEMT. OpenAI last month introduced ChatGPT Health, a dedicated space in ChatGPT that allows users to ask health questions, analyze their medical records and connect to wellness apps. Now, weeks after its launch, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are raising concerns that the…

Dow tumbles 500 points as growing AI anxiety, hot inflation rattle Wall Street

Wall Street’s main indexes tumbled on Friday as AI anxiety hammered technology stocks, with the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 on track for their steepest monthly drop since March 2025, while hotter-than-expected inflation data also hit sentiment. Technology shares faced selling pressure this month as concerns over high valuations and the uncertain payoff from Big…

Inherited diseases don’t work like we thought they did

For decades, scientists have delved into the genetic causes of disease by studying patients with those diseases and their families, picking through their genomes in search of genetic mutations that could be the cause.It’s a method that has turned up hundreds of mutations, many thought to be responsible for diseases…

How Diego Pavia dealt with maturity question at NFL Scouting Combine

Diego Pavia is counting on a growth spurt. OK, the 24-year-old, 5-foot-9 quarterback probably isn’t going to reach NFL height preferences at this point. But the Vanderbilt star can mature and get past things like writing, “F-ALL THE VOTERS,” after he finished second to Fernando Mendoza in a runway Heisman…

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