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Aubrey Lay — a Fulbright scholar — was supposed to get paid for three months of work by the U.S. government through his teaching assistantship at a school for Ukrainian refugees in Estonia. Instead, he only got about one week’s pay, and no word on when he might see the rest of his grant.Lay is among scholars around the world who depend on State Department funding to participate in long-established programs like Fulbright and who say their payments have been abruptly cut off after getting a notice that officials were reviewing their activities. The move appears to be in line…

Cofounder Justin Mares is fired up about creating new nutrient-rich products for the Make America Healthy Again era. By Chloe Sorvino, Forbes Staff Before launching a new line of bone broth with Hawaii-based venison brand Maui Nui, Kettle & Fire cofounder Justin Mares put in some real sweat equity a few months ago. Ahead of the deal, he spent three nights in Hawaii with Maui Nui’s crew hunting invasive Axis deer in the dark with a night-vision scope and a long-range rifle. Each animal was killed in its natural surroundings, under the watch of a government inspector of the same…

NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s student encampment movement was arrested Saturday night by federal immigration authorities who claimed they were acting on a State Department order to revoke his green card, according to his attorney.Mahmoud Khalil was at his university-owned apartment blocks from Columbia’s Manhattan campus Saturday evening when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered the building and took him into custody, his attorney, Amy Greer, told The Associated Press.One of the agents told Greer by phone that they were executing a State Department order to revoke Khalil’s student visa. Informed…

Peter Mui, founder of Fixit Clinic, describes his repair work as a hobby that’s gotten out of control. What started as a tool share in Berkeley, California, has turned into a volunteer-run group that has organized more than 1,300 repair events around the country. At Fixit Clinics, people can bring any broken household item — from worn socks to broken toasters — and learn how to make them functional again.“During the last few years, interest in repair has exploded,” Mui said.He attributes this cultural shift to a growing awareness about the environmental impact of e-waste, as well as a raft…

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first as they face unbeaten India in the Champions Trophy final in Dubai today (Sunday). India, who refused to play in host nation Pakistan, have produced clinical performances to win all four of their matches in the United Arab Emirates, including a 44-run group-stage victory over the Black Caps last weekend — although both teams had already reached the semi-finals by then. India are heavy favourites to claim a record third Champions Trophy but Rohit Sharma’s men face a New Zealand side with plenty of firepower in the first major white-ball…

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first as they face unbeaten India in the Champions Trophy final in Dubai today (Sunday). We are providing updates every 10 overs. Refresh for the latest. Overs 41-50; 252 New Zealand kept the scoreboard ticking by rotating the strike, maintaining a run rate of around 4.6. Daryl Mitchell reached his half-century in 91 deliveries—the slowest fifty of his career—but struggled to accelerate before falling to Mohammad Shami, who claimed his first wicket of the innings. Michael Bracewell played an aggressive cameo, scoring a quickfire 53 off 40 balls, helping the Kiwis…

India are chasing in the final after restricting New Zealand for 251 in the ICC Champions Trophy final in Dubai today (Sunday). Axar Patel was the next to depart as Bracewell bagged another wicket in his final over of the innings. A good spell from the spinner ended with 28 runs and two wickets in his 10 overs. Pandya joined Rahil on the crease to stabilise the Indian innings as the batters tried to see through the Kiwi spinners. Ravindra replaced Bracewell and gave away six runs in his ninth over as the batters comfortably rotated strike. O’Rourke was then…

India mounted a successful chase of a doable 252-run target against New Zealand on Sunday to win the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai. Skipper Sharma was the top scorer with 76, while Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul helped take the Indian side over the finish line after losing five wickets. Michael Bracewell was the pick of the Kiwi bowlers, giving 28 runs in his 10 overs with 2 wickets. Overs 45-50 Pandya dispatched Ravindra for six over the bowler’s head as he came to bowl his last over. The Indian batters continued to rotate strike, bringing the required run-rate below…

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s interior minister on Sunday pledged to fully apply a law to remove millions of stray dogs from the streets in the wake of the death of a 2-year-old girl.The legislation — labeled the “massacre law” by animal welfare groups — was passed by parliament last summer but has been only partially implemented, if at all, by municipal authorities.“Either they will do this job or I will use whatever authority the law gives me to the fullest,” Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a video message posted on social media.Rana El Selci died after being attacked by…

LONDON: Premier League leaders Liverpool needed two Mohamed Salah penalties to beat bottom-of-the-table Southampton 3-1 on Saturday, while Nottingham Forest took a giant step towards the Champions League with a 1-0 win over Manchester City. Liverpool stretched their lead at the top to a massive 16 points, despite a sloppy first 45 minutes. Fresh from a smash-and-grab 1-0 Champions League victory over Paris St-Germain, Liverpool boss Arne Slot made just three changes. However, the Dutchman was forced into making three half-time alterations to kickstart the champions-elect. Southampton have taken just nine points from 28 games all season, but stunned Anfield…