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Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sent a scathing letter to Harvard University President Alan Garber on Monday, not only blasting the Massachusetts Ivy League school’s handling of antisemitism on campus but also advising school officials to refrain from applying for future federal grants because they will not “be provided.”In her no-holds-barred letter, McMahon told Garber that the federal government has a “sacred responsibility” to be an important steward of American taxpayer funds, adding that the school has amassed a largely tax-free $53.2 billion endowment and receives billions of dollars in taxpayer funds each year.”Receiving such taxpayer funds is a privilege,…

One of the largest websites dedicated to deepfake pornography announced that it has shut down after a critical service provider withdrew its support, effectively halting the site’s operations. Mr. Deepfakes, created in 2018, has been described by researchers as “the most prominent and mainstream marketplace” for deepfake porn of celebrities, as well as individuals with no public presence. On Sunday, the website’s landing page featured a “Shutdown Notice,” saying it would not be relaunching.The site allowed users to upload and view deepfake porn videos created using artificial intelligence. Forums on the site allowed users to buy and sell custom nonconsensual deepfake…

A federal grand jury has indicted an ex-California Highway Patrol captain after he allegedly downed an entire bottle of sparkling wine before displaying lewd behavior on a Los Angeles-bound flight from Florida in April.The Department of Justice (DOJ) said 49-year-old Dennis Wally Woodbury of Azusa, California, was charged with a single count of abusive sexual contact within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.Woodbury, according to a press release from the DOJ, is a former California Highway Patrol captain who was dismissed from state service, and on April 13, he was a passenger on a JetBlue Airways…

The family of a mentally ill man who died in a provincial jail is demanding to know if the Ontario government has implemented any recommendations that came out of a coroner’s inquest, saying they believe nothing has been done. Several dozen civil liberty and mental health organizations have also called for action in a letter to Premier Doug Ford and Solicitor General Michael Kerzner following the death of Soleiman Faqiri and the subsequent inquest.In December 2023, inquest jurors issued 57 recommendations meant to improve oversight of the correctional service and access to mental health care within it.They also ruled Faqiri’s…

A grandmother who remains in hospital under police guard is expected to be charged over the deaths of two young boys.

US President Donald Trump says he wants to work with his Turkish counterpart to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.United States President Donald Trump says he has had a “very good and productive” telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and they have discussed a wide range of topics, including how to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, Syria and Israel’s war on Gaza. During the call on Monday, Trump said Erdogan had invited him to visit Turkiye and he had extended an invitation for the Turkish leader to visit Washington, DC. No dates were announced. A readout of the…

A Columbia student activist and green card holder who was detained when he went for a citizenship interview last month said President Trump “will not silence me,” in an interview with CBS News from Vermont on Monday.Mohsen Mahdawi’s comments marked his first network interview since a judge ordered his release last week — a move Mahdawi called a “light of hope” to other student activists who have been detained, like Columbia’s Mahmoud Khalil and Tufts University’s Rumeysa OzturkShortly after Mahdawi’s release, he addressed a group of supporters, saying of Mr. Trump and his Cabinet, “I am not afraid of you.”…

So-called “Doomsday Mom” Lori Vallow Daybell is seeking a new trial less than two weeks after a jury found her guilty of conspiring to kill her fourth husband, Charles Vallow.In the newly released court documents, Vallow Daybell is claiming Juror 15 shared in a local television interview that they were aware of her prior murder convictions in Idaho despite them not being brought up at trial.During the juror interview after the trial, Vallow Daybell, who represented herself, said Juror 15 reacted to learning about her prior convictions with the response, “You know, I feel sorry for her. Driving home yesterday,…

A Kelowna, B.C., woman is helping spread awareness about a rare disease that has touched her family in a personal way. May marks Tuberous Sclerosis (TS) Awareness Month in Canada, with May 15th being Global Tuberous Sclerosis Day.“It affects one in 6,000 to one in 10,000,” Cindy Fairs said.TS is characterized by benign tunours in the brain and many other parts of the body.Fairs’ daughter Shayla was diagnosed with TS when she was only seven-and-a-half months old.“She had had a seizure and the doctor didn’t initially recognized it as a seizure. Two days later it was a status seizure and…

A Qantas flight from Perth to London has made an emergency landing in the Maldives after a medical emergency on board.