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The University of California said on Wednesday that it would stop requiring the use of diversity statements in hiring, a practice praised by some who said it made campuses more inclusive but criticized by others who said it did the opposite.Diversity statements typically ask job applicants to describe in a page or so how they would contribute to campus diversity. The move away from them, by one of the biggest higher education systems in the United States, comes as the Trump administration escalates an attack on higher education over diversity programming.For a decade, the 10-campus system was a national leader…

“DO THE RIGHT THING” Trump late Wednesday called on decision-makers to cut rates now, urging on his Truth Social platform to “do the right thing”. Kerry Craig, global market strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management, said: “The Fed doesn’t have all the answers but faces plenty of questions about how it is interpreting the shift in the US economy and policy impacts. “For now, the market seems reassured that the Fed is ready to act if needed.” He added: “Overall, the outlook remains uncertain.” All three main indexes on Wall Street rallied. Most of Asia followed suit, with Sydney, Seoul,…

Summary In Nigeria alone, unstable power costs the economy nearly N5.5 trillion annually—more than some countries’ entire budgets.Burundi and the DRC plastic waste clogging hydroelectric dams has caused severe power shortages.South Africa has spent over 15 years under rolling blackouts, with a total economic loss exceeding R3 trillion since 2009.Deep Dive!!!Electricity fuels economies, powers businesses, and changes lives. But in parts of Africa, keeping the lights on is still a daily struggle. Businesses shut down, hospitals rely on generators, and economic growth is stifled by power instability. While some African nations have built resilient power grids, others remain trapped in a…

These are the key developments on day 1,120 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is the roundup of key events as of Thursday, March 20. Fighting Regional authorities in northeast Ukraine’s Sumy region said Russian drone attacks damaged two hospitals there, while a 29-year-old man was killed and three others were injured in a separate attack on a residential building. Kyiv region’s Governor Mykola Kalashnyk said Kremlin drones damaged several houses near the Ukrainian capital, resulting in a 60-year-old man being injured. Ukraine’s state railway network Ukrzaliznytsia said Moscow’s forces attacked its power system twice in the city of Dnipro, with…

The U.S. government detained an Indian citizen who was studying and teaching at Georgetown University, and said he had been deemed “deportable” for violating the terms of his student visa.The academic, Badar Khan Suri, was detained at his home in Rosslyn, Va., on Monday night, according to his lawyer, Hassan Ahmad. Mr. Suri was “awaiting his court date in immigration court” in Alexandria, La., Mr. Ahmad said. Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, said Mr. Suri was “spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism on social media.” Ms. McLaughlin didn’t provide any evidence to support the claim.Mr.…

In the opening scene of the detective show “Ludwig,” the camera pans up and down the floors of a glass office building while jaunty music plays on the soundtrack. Employees chat as they pack up and leave for the day, and then we reach an upper level, where a man in a button-down shirt and slacks is sprawled on the floor, an ornate knife sticking out of his chest.When the comedian David Mitchell read this first page of the show’s script last year, he immediately thought, “This aesthetic is exactly what I want,” he said in a recent interview. “It…

Senator Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.), at the National Press Club in Washington, March 8, 1996. | DENNIS COOK/AP Photo A look back at the esteemed personalities who left us this year, who’d touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.By CBSNews.com senior producer David Morgan. The Associated Press contributed to this gallery.A political moderate, Republican Senator Alan Simpson (Sept. 2, 1931-March 14, 2025) served three terms representing Wyoming, from 1979 to 1997, and played a key role in rallying GOP support around the party’s legislative agenda.At 6-foot-7 (he was the tallest Senator up to that time) with a quick wit, Simpson…

Former Fremantle spearhead Matt Taberner has locked in his latest football role following his AFL retirement. See what it is here!

The logo of Japanese company SoftBank Group is seen outside the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on January 22, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty ImagesSoftBank Group said Wednesday that it will acquire Ampere Computing, a startup that designed an Arm-based server chip, for $6.5 billion.The Japanese giant expects the deal to close in the second half of 2025, according to a statement.Carlyle Group and Oracle both have committed to selling their respective stakes in Ampere, which will operate as an independent subsidiary and will keep its headquarters in Santa Clara, California, according to SoftBank.”Ampere’s expertise in semiconductors and high-performance computing…

In Germany, a country with one of the world’s most extensive public transportation systems, traveling has gotten a whole lot simpler.That’s thanks to the Deutschland-Ticket, or Germany-Ticket, a new type of (almost) all-inclusive travel pass. Priced at just 58 euros, or about $63, for a month of travel, it lets you crisscross the country using Germany’s vast network of regional trains. You don’t even need to organize tickets for your journeys; you can just show up at the train station and board. (The faster, longer-distance trains, like the Intercity or InterCity Express, are not included in the pass).Once you’ve arrived…