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Which Australian Universities delivered the lowest revenue return relative to marketing spend (ROMER) in 2023? UTAS coming in at #4 open.substack.com/pub/educator...
Which Australian Universities delivered the lowest revenue return relative to marketing spend (ROMER) in 2023?
Analysis
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August 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Which Australian Universities delivered the lowest revenue return relative to marketing spend (ROMER) in 2023? UTAS coming in at #4 open.substack.com/pub/educator...
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Seth Rogen said President Trump had “single-handedly destroyed all of American science” while presenting an award at the Breakthrough Prize ceremony — sometimes called the “Oscars of Science” — where Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg were in attendance. Rogen's comments were cut from the broadcast.
Seth Rogen’s Trump Jokes Are Edited Out of Awards Broadcast
While presenting an award at the Breakthrough Prize ceremony this month, Mr. Rogen said President Trump had “single-handedly destroyed all of American science.”
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Seth Rogen said President Trump had “single-handedly destroyed all of American science” while presenting an award at the Breakthrough Prize ceremony — sometimes called the “Oscars of Science” — where Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg were in attendance. Rogen's comments were cut from the broadcast.
When companies invest in DEI, they invest in people. Now's the time for Target to stand firm in its values, not retreat. Will you add your name to call on Target's leadership to reinstate its DEI programs? sign.moveon.org/petitions/ta...
Reinstate Target's DEI Programs NOW!
When companies invest in DEI, they invest in people. Now's the time for Target to stand firm in its values, not retreat. Will you add your name to call on Target's leadership to reinstate its DEI prog...
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February 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
When companies invest in DEI, they invest in people. Now's the time for Target to stand firm in its values, not retreat. Will you add your name to call on Target's leadership to reinstate its DEI programs? sign.moveon.org/petitions/ta...
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President Trump's inaugural address was a misleading assessment of the U.S. It has a growing economy, falling inflation, slowing illegal immigration, a record-breaking stock market, the lowest levels of violent crime in years and a military that has limited engagement in conflicts around the world.
Trump’s inaugural address centers on pledge to lift a country in ‘decline’
In his second Inaugural Address, the president reprised dark themes from his first and laid out an expansive policy agenda.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
President Trump's inaugural address was a misleading assessment of the U.S. It has a growing economy, falling inflation, slowing illegal immigration, a record-breaking stock market, the lowest levels of violent crime in years and a military that has limited engagement in conflicts around the world.
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President Trump's move to pardon nearly all of the 1,600 rioters charged with storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 would effectively undo years of efforts by federal investigators to seek accountability for the mob assault on the peaceful transfer of power after Trump's loss in the 2020 election.
Trump Grants Broad Clemency to Jan. 6 Rioters
The extraordinary pardons and commutations extended to those who committed both violent and nonviolent crimes on Jan. 6, including assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy.
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January 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
President Trump's move to pardon nearly all of the 1,600 rioters charged with storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 would effectively undo years of efforts by federal investigators to seek accountability for the mob assault on the peaceful transfer of power after Trump's loss in the 2020 election.
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He is literally shilling for modern day Nazis with the AfD in Germany. Y'all still pretending to be surprised???
January 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
He is literally shilling for modern day Nazis with the AfD in Germany. Y'all still pretending to be surprised???
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Um. What did I just watch?
January 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Um. What did I just watch?
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A mother orca, known as Tahlequah or J35, has been seen carrying the carcass of her calf, just as she did in 2018 — when she spent 17 days carrying another dead calf. “It’s so much harder to see now that she has lost another one,” one scientist said.
Orca That Carried Dead Calf for Weeks Is Mourning Again
Researchers say that the killer whale’s newborn calf in Puget Sound has also died and she’s unable to let go.
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
A mother orca, known as Tahlequah or J35, has been seen carrying the carcass of her calf, just as she did in 2018 — when she spent 17 days carrying another dead calf. “It’s so much harder to see now that she has lost another one,” one scientist said.
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More than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy’s Nomination
Elevating Mr. Kennedy to secretary of H.H.S. “would put the public’s health in jeopardy,” more than 75 laureates wrote.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:47 PM
More than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
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World’s richest man believes homelessness is a “propaganda”
December 10, 2024 at 3:14 PM
World’s richest man believes homelessness is a “propaganda”
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November 21, 2024 at 8:09 PM
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A 1941 short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges eerily foreshadowed today's internet challenges, imagining a vast library where truth is buried in an ocean of gibberish.
The parallels to our current online landscape are striking. https://buff.ly/3UZWKXA
(Roger J. Kreuz, U Memphis) #AI
The parallels to our current online landscape are striking. https://buff.ly/3UZWKXA
(Roger J. Kreuz, U Memphis) #AI
An 83-year-old short story by Borges portends a bleak future for the internet
Borges imagined an endless library that contained every possible permutation of letters. The truth is out there, but it’s embedded among hoards of lies and gibberish.
buff.ly
November 20, 2024 at 3:30 AM
A 1941 short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges eerily foreshadowed today's internet challenges, imagining a vast library where truth is buried in an ocean of gibberish.
The parallels to our current online landscape are striking. https://buff.ly/3UZWKXA
(Roger J. Kreuz, U Memphis) #AI
The parallels to our current online landscape are striking. https://buff.ly/3UZWKXA
(Roger J. Kreuz, U Memphis) #AI
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Politicians often lump nonparents together, but there are big differences between people who are childless because they currently don’t yet have them, and people who have decided they never want children.
https://buff.ly/3U2tBdS
#polisky
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#polisky
Voters without kids are in the political spotlight – but they’re not all the same
Compared with voters who are trying to have kids or haven’t decided yet, those who definitely don’t want to have kids – known as the ‘child-free’ – have a different set of political priorities.
buff.ly
October 14, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Politicians often lump nonparents together, but there are big differences between people who are childless because they currently don’t yet have them, and people who have decided they never want children.
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#polisky
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Patients send hundreds of thousands of messages to their doctor through MyChart. But they have no clue those physicians, overwhelmed by queries, are increasingly using AI to respond.
That Message From Your Doctor? It May Have Been Drafted by A.I.
Overwhelmed by queries, physicians are turning to artificial intelligence to correspond with patients. Many have no clue that the replies are software-generated.
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Patients send hundreds of thousands of messages to their doctor through MyChart. But they have no clue those physicians, overwhelmed by queries, are increasingly using AI to respond.
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A group of Mississippi sheriff’s deputies joked about raping women, shooting people and shocking suspects in the genitals, years of messages from an encrypted WhatsApp group chat obtained by The New York Times and Mississippi Today show.
‘Did You Tase Him in the Face!?’ Inside ‘Goon Squad’ Deputies’ Group Chat
Years of messages from an encrypted WhatsApp text thread show conversations of sheriff’s deputies, including those who terrorized Mississippi residents.
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2024 at 9:39 PM
A group of Mississippi sheriff’s deputies joked about raping women, shooting people and shocking suspects in the genitals, years of messages from an encrypted WhatsApp group chat obtained by The New York Times and Mississippi Today show.
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A Michigan man charged with driving with a suspended license appeared in a pre-trial court hearing this month via Zoom while driving. “I don’t know why he would do that,” the perplexed judge said.
His License Suspended, a Man Appears in Court From Behind the Wheel
A defendant charged with driving with a suspended license appeared via Zoom while driving. “I don’t know why he would do that,” a perplexed judge said.
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2024 at 1:45 AM
A Michigan man charged with driving with a suspended license appeared in a pre-trial court hearing this month via Zoom while driving. “I don’t know why he would do that,” the perplexed judge said.
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Maybe we should just leave the armadillos alone. Don’t domesticate them, and don’t try to eat them.
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Leprosy cases are rising in the US – what is the ancient disease and why is it spreading now?
People often think of leprosy as a bygone disease, relevant primarily in biblical times. But in fact, it is still present in more than 120 countries, and the US is seeing an uptick in cases.
theconversation.com
March 14, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Maybe we should just leave the armadillos alone. Don’t domesticate them, and don’t try to eat them.
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In the Trump era, a surprising number of evangelicals are rejecting modesty and turning toward the risqué.
Piety and Profanity: The Raunchy Christians Are Here
In the Trump era, a surprising number of evangelicals are rejecting modesty and turning toward the risqué.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2024 at 6:39 PM
In the Trump era, a surprising number of evangelicals are rejecting modesty and turning toward the risqué.
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A new bookstore co-founded by RuPaul will send a rainbow school bus across the U.S. to give away books targeted by bans. It follows a spike in efforts to restrict access to library books, particularly those by or about LGBTQ people or people of color. www.nytimes.com/2024/03/04/a...
March 4, 2024 at 7:03 PM
A new bookstore co-founded by RuPaul will send a rainbow school bus across the U.S. to give away books targeted by bans. It follows a spike in efforts to restrict access to library books, particularly those by or about LGBTQ people or people of color. www.nytimes.com/2024/03/04/a...
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Breaking News: A UN report says there are grounds to believe that Israeli women were sexually assaulted in several locations during the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7. It called for a full investigation.
Middle East Crisis: U.N. Says Inquiry Finds Evidence of Sexual Assault in Hamas-Led Attack on Israel
The investigators also reported evidence for claims of sexual violence against hostages held in Gaza, and said they are looking into allegations of sexual assault of Palestinian women in Israeli deten...
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Breaking News: A UN report says there are grounds to believe that Israeli women were sexually assaulted in several locations during the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7. It called for a full investigation.
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Who can be president? The Supreme Court ruled this morning that states don't get to decide – it needs to be Congress or we, the people.
A presidential historian points out all the provisions in the Constitution that limit the ability of voters to choose just anyone to be president:
#polisky
A presidential historian points out all the provisions in the Constitution that limit the ability of voters to choose just anyone to be president:
#polisky
The Constitution sets some limits on the people’s choices for president - but the Supreme Court rules it’s unconstitutional for state governments to decide on Trump’s qualifications
Right from the very beginning of the nation, there have been rules that limit the ability of the people to choose their leaders.
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March 4, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Who can be president? The Supreme Court ruled this morning that states don't get to decide – it needs to be Congress or we, the people.
A presidential historian points out all the provisions in the Constitution that limit the ability of voters to choose just anyone to be president:
#polisky
A presidential historian points out all the provisions in the Constitution that limit the ability of voters to choose just anyone to be president:
#polisky
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The first over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S. will be available in the coming weeks at a price of $19.99 a month. Research shows that the medication, called Opill, will be the most effective birth control method available without a prescription.
First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Will Be Available Soon
Opill will cost $19.99 per month or $49.99 for a three-month supply.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2024 at 10:01 PM
The first over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S. will be available in the coming weeks at a price of $19.99 a month. Research shows that the medication, called Opill, will be the most effective birth control method available without a prescription.
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The Worcester Public Library in Massachusetts announced that people who have lost or damaged a book can bring a picture of a cat this month to one of its branches and get their library cards reactivated. The program, which it calls March Meowness, has generated hundreds of returns.
Library Fees? No Problem. Just Show Us Your Cat Photos.
A program this month encourages library patrons in Worcester, Mass., who have lost or damaged books or other items to reactivate their accounts. All they need is a picture of a cat.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2024 at 10:43 PM
The Worcester Public Library in Massachusetts announced that people who have lost or damaged a book can bring a picture of a cat this month to one of its branches and get their library cards reactivated. The program, which it calls March Meowness, has generated hundreds of returns.