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Start-Up Founder Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Fraud
Manish Lachwani, who founded the software start-up HeadSpin, is the latest tech entrepreneur to face time in prison in recent…
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Like Moths to a Flame? We May Need a New Phrase.
Over time researchers have found fewer of the insects turning up in light traps, suggesting they may be less attracted…
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Scotland Made Big Climate Pledges. Now They’re ‘Out of Reach.’
Despite significant progress, Scotland was falling short on cutting vehicle emissions, switching to heat pumps and even restoring peatland, the…
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Columbia, Free Speech and the Coddling of the American Right
As a journalist, you usually go to the front line to find the news. But sometimes the front line finds…
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Is the Internet the Enemy of Progress?
It’s unusual when you find a strong dose of pessimism about the future of technological progress highlighted by one of…
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What We Know About Columbia University’s President, Nemat Shafik
Dr. Shafik, who also goes by Minouche, is facing criticism from multiple sides over how she is handling protests over…
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Student Protesters at Columbia Remain Defiant
The encampment is gone, but some activists spent the night on the university lawn, with what seemed like light enforcement,…
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Campus Turmoil: The Gaza Protests at Columbia
More from our inbox: The Airstrikes Between Israel and IranThe ‘Ludicrous’ Impeachment of MayorkasStudent protesters at Columbia University, before the…
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Menendez Corruption Trial Delayed for One Week
The senator’s trial will start May 13, a week later than planned, to give defense lawyers more time to prepare.
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Voice of America Will Get a New Director
Michael Abramowitz, a former Washington Post journalist who is currently the president of the nonprofit Freedom House, is expected to…
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