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December 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
After a Mysterious Death, a Family’s Quest for Answers Leads to a Tick www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/n...
After a Mysterious Death, a Family’s Quest for Answers Leads to a Tick
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December 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use a new congressional map that could help Republicans win five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterms. A lower court found the map is likely unconstitutional for discriminating based on race
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
25A608 Order
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December 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
She was a dancer who leapt to the top of her field — then the Trump administration fired her forward.com/culture/7857...
She was a dancer who leapt to the top of her field — then the Trump administration fired her
Ousted from her position as Kennedy Center dance director Jane Raleigh is still trying to choreograph her next steps.
forward.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/b...
New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Two of the men were known by ICE to have been in the country legally at the time the agency took them into custody.

We've made this article free for all to read because it is primarily based on reporting from Freedom of Information Act requests: www.wired.com/story/story/...
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Is Detaining People for ICE
Louisiana’s hunting and wildlife authority is one of more than 1,000 state and local agencies that have partnered with US immigration authorities this year alone.
www.wired.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Trump to Close Voice of America’s Overseas Offices and Radio Stations www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Trump to Close Voice of America’s Overseas Offices and Radio Stations
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Scholars transcribe hundreds of thousands of Cairo Geniza fragments, some never read before www.timesofisrael.com/scholars-tra...
Scholars transcribe hundreds of thousands of Cairo Geniza fragments, some never read before
The MiDRASH project received an $11.5 million grant to take research on medieval Jewish literature to the next level
www.timesofisrael.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Hamas Victims’ Families Sue Binance, Accusing It of Aiding Terrorism www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
Hamas Victims’ Families Sue Binance, Accusing It of Aiding Terrorism
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November 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Some blame Qatar and unions for K-12 antisemitism. Experts say that’s wrong
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Some blame Qatar and unions for K-12 antisemitism. Experts say that’s the wrong focus
A lack of knowledge and resources is the biggest problem, and the solution lies in building relationships based on trust, say those working on the issue.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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KYUK is the only public radio station in remote Alaska that regularly broadcasts in the Yugtun language, providing a crucial lifeline to Indigenous communities in the area.

After Congress slashed its budget, the station isn't sure how it'll survive.

The latest from our friends at @revealnews.org:
In rural America, public radio saves lives
In remote Alaska, public radio station KYUK is crucial during natural disasters. Without federal funding, how will it survive?
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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A pair of federal judges on Friday separately blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from unilaterally imposing new conditions on hundreds of millions in US Department of Homeland Security grants to cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York.
https://cnn.it/3JNoAnW
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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The US Coast Guard on Thursday issued a memo that reclassifies swastikas and nooses as “hate symbols,” in a rapid about-face after facing intense scrutiny for a previous policy change which downplayed their display as merely “potentially divisive.”
https://cnn.it/48syNPR
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This being Jewish Book Month, let me suggest "A Life of the Party," a work of historical fiction about a woman who devoted four-plus decades to the struggles of working men and women, through the Communist Party. A book about a Communist, available through capitalist booksellers.
November 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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The 2026 MLS regular season schedule has been announced!

- LAFC & Son vs. Inter Miami & Messi at the Coliseum on opening day
- World Cup break
- Playoffs start after November int'l break www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
MLS 2026 schedule: Key dates, Messi spectacles and World Cup-related tweaks
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
White House Scraps Cash Payments for Delayed or Canceled Flights www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/t...
White House Scraps Cash Payments for Delayed or Canceled Flights
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM