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Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of €1.9 billion in grants

The White House has argued that universities allowed antisemitism to go unchecked at campus protests last year against Israel’s war in Gaza.
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Cardinals meet Tuesday at Vatican to choose date for Pope Francis’ funeral

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Tylor Megill’s ‘attacking’ mentality fuels stellar start against Phillies

The Mets are seeing a different Tylor Megill this season, one who has more confidence on the mound and trusts in his pitching arsenal.
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Karl-Anthony Towns invisible in fourth quarter of Knicks’ Game 2 loss

Karl-Anthony Towns pulled a Houdini when the Knicks needed him the most. Towns, after a strong Game 1, disappeared late in the Knicks’ 100-94 Game 2 loss Monday night at Madison Square Garden, which evened the series at one apiece heading back to Detroit. He finished with just 10 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the…
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More students expected to get higher grades as Junior Cert bands changed

Education Minister Helen McEntee said the changes would be “more reflective” of students’ and teachers’ work.
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Young boy dies after being struck by car in Co Westmeath estate

The incident took place in an estate in Mullingar on Monday evening.
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70% of Jewish Holocaust survivors will be gone in the next 10 years, a report shows

70% of Jewish Holocaust survivors will be gone in the next 10 years, a report shows
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Berlin’s ancient ‘Dicke Marie’ oak feels effects of prolonged dry spell

The tree, believed to be city’s oldest, had already been damaged by the region’s increasingly arid climate

An ancient English oak believed to be Berlin’s oldest tree is suffering the effects of a prolonged dry spell in the German capital, local authorities have said, compounding already significant damage to its once lush canopy and branches.

“Dicke Marie” (Fat Marie), as Berliners affectionately call the tree located in the northern Tegel Forest, has been deprived of essential moisture in recent years as a result of extended periods of sparse rainfall blamed on the climate crisis, according to natural resource officials.

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Clive Palmer claims how-to-vote cards ‘interfered with’ after backlash over teal preferences

Billionaire says it wasn’t the first time Trumpet of Patriots operations have been ‘hacked’ – without providing evidence to support claims

Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots party is investigating the alleged “tampering” of its how-to-vote cards after supporters of the rightwing outfit were encouraged to preference Climate 200-backed independents in several seats.

Palmer said it wasn’t the first time Trumpet of Patriots operations have been “hacked” – without providing evidence to support claims of interference.

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Palestinian activist Khalil denied release for son’s birth, wife says

Mahmoud Khalil’s wife Noor Abdalla accuses US government of trying to silence pro-Palestinian activism.