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University Awards Trans Student Murry Foust Posthumous Arts Degree at Memorial Service
The memorial service on June 9 did not just remember a student. It gave that student something the…
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University honors trans student Murry Foust with posthumous degree at memorial service
The memorial hall fell silent. Then the dean stepped forward, degree in hand. Murry Foust, a trans student,…
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Gwynne Shotwell’s Path From SpaceX’s Early Hire to Running the Company
HAWTHORNE, Calif., July 15 — Gwynne Shotwell, the president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, has built a…
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George Soros’ $30M Pledge to Fight Antisemitism Draws Skepticism from Critics
George Soros put up $30 million to fight antisemitism and other bigotry. The announcement came from New York…
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George Soros’ $30M antisemitism pledge draws criticism over his own role
The $30 million pledge landed like a rock in still water. The ripples are not what George Soros…
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Ajit Pawar Dies in Pune Learjet 45 Crash
A tragic incident occurred on January 28, 2026, at Baramati Airport in Pune district, Maharashtra, India, when a…
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Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Dies at 68
Scott Adams, the renowned American cartoonist, author, and conservative commentator, passed away on January 13, 2026. He was…
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Jonathan Lear, University of Chicago Philosopher and Psychoanalyst, Dies at 76
On September 22, 2025, the academic community mourned the loss of Jonathan David Lear, a renowned American philosopher…
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Officer Denied Video Showed Him at Rex Masai Shooting Scene, Kenya Court Heard in 2025
Giliam Munyao lost her firstborn son, Rex Masai, last June. He was the first casualty of the protests…
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Nation Mourns: Jimmy Carter’s Funeral Set for January 9, 2025
The federal government is preparing for the state funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, with January 9, 2025,…
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Jimmy Carter, 39th US President and Longest-Lived, Dies at 100
Plains, Georgia – a town of roughly 600 residents – is quiet once more after the death of…
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Jair Bolsonaro’s Path from Army Captain to Convicted Coup Plotter
A 1986 article in Veja magazine marked a turning point in the life of a 31-year-old army captain.…
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Mud and Insults Hurled at Spanish King and PM During Flood-Hit Paiporta Visit
The mud and shouts that forced Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez from Paiporta on November 3 did more than…
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Iranian President Raisi and Foreign Minister Killed in Helicopter Crash in Fog
On 19 May 2024 a Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the Iranian Air Force went down in the…
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Ebrahim Raisi’s Polarising Legacy: From the 1988 Death Commission to the Presidency
On 19 May 2024, Iran’s eighth president, Ebrahim Rais I, perished in a helicopter crash at the age…
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Dies in Helicopter Crash
Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s eighth president, died on May 19, 2024, following a helicopter crash. Born on December 14,…
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Alexei Navalny Dies in Russian Arctic Prison
On 16 February 2024, at 14:19 Moscow time, the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service announced the death of Russian…
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Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Dies in Prison Suddenly
Alexei Navalny, the most prominent opposition activist in Russia, died at age 47 while serving a 19-year prison…
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Alexei Navalny Dies in Russian Prison at Age 47
Alexei Navalny, a prominent Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist, passed away on February 16, 2024. As a…
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Country Star Toby Keith Dies at 62 After Stomach Cancer Fight
Country musician Toby Keith passed away on February 15, 2024, following a fight with stomach cancer. His death…
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Toby Keith Covel Dies at 62, Leaving Country Music Legacy
Toby Keith Covel, the country music star known for his unvarnished style and string of chart-topping hits, died…
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Taylor Swift Fan Ana Clara Benevides Died of Heat Exposure, Rio Forensic Report Finds
On December 27, 2023, Rio de Janeiro’s Forensic Medical Institute issued its official findings regarding the death of…
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Former Peruvian President Fujimori Leaves Lasting Political Legacy Behind
Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto, a Peruvian-Japanese agronomic engineer who served as Peru’s president from July 28, 1990, until…
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Eunice Brookman-Amissah Wins Right Livelihood Award
Eunice Brookman-Amissah stood in a Stockholm ceremony hall on November 29, 2023, accepting an award that carries the…
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