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New College of Florida: What Happened After the Takeover?
New College has lots of new professors and students, but campus life feels less like an ideological battlefield than, well, a normal college.
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Washington Examiner
Could academics actually make a comeback on college campuses?
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The Sunshine State is raining on the college sports parade. The legislature erased funding for “preeminent” universities in a special session, following an aggressive fiscal trend that reduced subsidies from $100 million two years ago to $40 million last year. Schools have ostensibly used preeminence dollars to hire faculty, expand student services, and boost campus […]
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Storms Could Disrupt U.F.C. Event at the White House on Sunday
Forecasters said the weather around Washington is likely to be hot and stormy.
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The Nutty Professor: Socialist in Close House Race Taught Ultra-Woke College Classes on 'Whiteness,' 'Prison Industrial Complex,' and 'Genocidal Practices of the Nationstate'
The socialist who has Zohran Mamdani's endorsement to oust Rep. Adriano Espaillat in a New York City Democratic congressional primary co-created a bizarre, DEI-crazed college course that advocated for abolishing schools, which it accused of fueling "genocide," "white supremacy," and "settler colonialism," among other ills. The post The Nutty Professor: Socialist in Close House Race Taught Ultra-Woke College Classes on 'Whiteness,' 'Prison Industrial Complex,' and 'Genocidal Practices of the Nationstate' appeared first on .
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Raw Story
Bewildered Republicans start revolt as Trump obsesses on Iran: 'Makes absolutely no sense'
A chorus of Senate and House Republicans broke sharply with President Donald Trump Thursday over his escalating threats to Iran, with one loyalist invoking the specter of Vietnam and others warning the conflict will cost them in the midterm elections.The complaints grew louder within hours after Trump threatened to seize Kharg Island, a critical Iranian oil hub, in the latest of a string of statements that have whipsawed allies and adversaries alike — and for many Republican lawmakers, it was a threat too far, reported CNN."I don't support boots on the ground. I don't think America has the stomach for that," said Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY), who declined to rule out backing a formal congressional vote to refuse to authorize the conflict — a move that would put him on a collision course with party leadership.The sharpest warning came from Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), one of Trump's most reliable allies on Capitol Hill, who said he was "worried" about the Kharg Island plan and offered a blunt historical parallel that few in his party have been willing to voice."This is how it started in Vietnam," Kennedy said, while also acknowledging the steep economic toll the conflict is already exacting on American households.That toll is rapidly becoming the central anxiety for Republicans facing voters in November. Gas prices and inflation are spiking again, and many lawmakers say the White House has badly mishandled its messaging — a frustration compounded by Trump's recent remark that he "loves" inflation, which drew open bewilderment from members of his own party."Makes absolutely no sense to me," said Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). “The fact that we’re not talking about or focused on the things that most people care about at election time, kitchen table issues, I think, is a problem.”Even Republicans who support the war agree the president and his administration have not done a great job explaining why it's necessary, and that could hurt GOP congressional candidates this fall."People often vote their pocketbook," said Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND). "If people don’t feel secure financially, they oftentimes obviously respond by choosing somebody else.”
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Axios
When oil prices could get even worse
Oil prices have defied predictions of even bigger increases than we've seen — but the markets' shock absorbers could easily wear out later this summer unless the Strait of Hormuz opens soon, analysts warn.Why it matters: If the stockpiles run too low and oil prices surge, prices at the pump — which have been falling lately — could spike again as the midterm elections approach.And buffers against economically devastating shortages in major importing countries are also at risk.The latest: President Trump said Thursday that a deal with Iran is imminent, but the outlook changed so many times in the course of one day that it could easily change again.The oil markets seem to think it might happen, though, as oil is trading around its lowest levels in three months.The global benchmark Brent crude is trading at $87.94 this morning.Threat level: At some point, stockpiles will fall too low to keep easing the market, and other measures won't be able to offset the loss of barrels flowing through the strait.That point could be coming soon. A recent note from investment firm Macquarie estimates that if the strait is still closed on Labor Day, Brent crude prices could be $130-$150."If the war continues into 2027, prices of ~$200 may be needed to balance supply and demand," it projects.Oil and gas executives told the Washington Post that some inventories could be depleted within weeks.How it works: Storage can't go to zero. Sludgy oil at tank bottoms is not usable, pipelines need certain amounts to maintain function, and refineries need minimum stocks.State of play: U.S. stockpiles, both private and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, are dwindling fast. They're falling in a number of other nations, too."The world has been relying on inventories to kind of manage the supply disruption, but ... that can't last forever," Aaron Brady, a top analyst with the research and consulting firm S&P Global Energy, said in an interview.What they're saying: "If the strait is not reopened in, call it the next month or so, those inventories are going to get, we think, towards those minimum operating levels in the U.S., perhaps other places as well," Brady said."When that happens, you don't have that supply buffer, and that's a recipe for upward pressure on oil prices, including gasoline prices," he said.Veteran analyst Daniel Pickering of the investment firm Pickering Energy Partners, in the firm's latest video explainer, said U.S. storage could start to scrape operational minimums "toward the end" of summer.The big picture: Before the war, global oil inventories were rising as production grew faster than demand.It's one of the biggest reasons that while oil prices have soared, they have stopped well short of dire predictions of $150 per barrel or even much higher.Other buffers include China's import decline, Saudi Arabia and some other producers moving more through pipelines, some tankers getting through, and governments' use of strategic reserves.Zoom in: U.S. commercial crude storage levels fell by over 7 million barrels to 426.5 million the week ending June 5, per federal data.These commercial supplies are draining fast even as the Trump administration has provided the market with oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.The intrigue: One reason for the U.S. inventory decline is rising U.S. oil exports.They're going into a global market that needs barrels to help offset the Strait of Hormuz bottleneck.But Trump administration officials have said they're not considering restrictions on U.S. shipments abroad.Reality check: The global oil system has proven surprisingly flexible in the face of an unprecedented disruption, so it's hard for experts to know what's next with any precision.The bottom line: S&P Global Energy points out that inventories in the critical Midwest and Gulf Coast refining markets are currently at 351 million barrels.A "danger zone" starts when they get down to around 325 million, the firm estimates."As inventories drop below this threshold, the market becomes increasingly vulnerable to logistical bottlenecks and price spikes," the firm said in a note Thursday.Sign up here for Axios' Future of Energy newsletter.
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She waited decades for Scotland to make the World Cup. At 93, she'll be cheering in person
Moira Brown, perhaps the oldest of Scotland's Tartan Army of soccer fans, will be in Boston when Scotland's team plays against Haiti on June 13. "I'm the luckiest person in this world," she says.
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New York Post
The moments you might’ve overlooked from Knicks’ historic Game 4 comeback
The Post takes a look back at how it all went down.
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New York Post
Mariska Hargitay says Knicks comeback win beats out wedding to Peter Hermann as ‘greatest night of my life’
The Knicks beat the Spurs in a stunning comeback during Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday.
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