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NEW YORK (AP) — New York education officials won’t rescind the state’s ban on Native American mascots and team names, despite threats from the Trump administration that it risks losing federal funding. Instead, New York officials suggested in a letter to the U.S. Department of Education on Thursday that they could broaden the state ban to include names and mascots derived from other racial or ethnic groups that the department deems offensive. The federal agency last week determined New York violated Title VI of the federal civil rights law by issuing a statewide ban on the use of Native American…

June 4, 2025In a new amicus curiae brief, 14 women’s rights groups, including the National Organization for Women and its New York City chapter, the National Network to End Domestic Violence and the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, supported Lively’s claims of sexual harassment against Baldoni while accusing him of using the “DARVO” tactic—deny, attack, reverse victim and offender—to smear and silence Lively. Lively’s legal team has portrayed Baldoni—who has advocated for women throughout has career, including in a viral Ted Talk in 2017—as turning his back on his feminist beliefs: “Baldoni is now contradicting years of his own public…

Topline The custody battle between singer and actress Halle Bailey and her ex-boyfriend, the rapper DDG, has heated up as DDG asked a judge to block Bailey from taking their infant son with her to Italy, alleging she poses a risk to their son’s safety because she has previously threatened self-harm. Halle Bailey and ex-boyfriend, rapper DDG, are in a custody battle over their infant son. (Photo by … More Leon Bennett/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)Getty Images for The Recording Academy Key Facts DDG requested a restraining order against Bailey in Los Angeles court on Wednesday and asked a…

How to grow your LinkedIn in less than 30 minutes a day getty In his 1975 book “The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)”, Andy Warhol, said if he could hire anyone on retainer, he’d hire a boss. “I think a boss would be a good person to have around,” he said. I can relate. When you’re the business owner, you’re in charge of how you spend your time. But sometimes, you just want someone to tell you what to do. LinkedIn is no different. You could spend hours on the platform. You could ignore…

Winning admission to Harvard University fulfilled a longtime goal for Yonas Nuguse, a student in Ethiopia who endured the Tigray conflict, internet and phone shutdowns, and the COVID-19 pandemic — all of which made it impossible to finish high school on time.Now, it’s unclear if he will make it this fall to the Ivy League campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He and other admitted students around the world are anxiously tracking the school’s feud with the Trump administration, which is seeking to keep it from enrolling international students. The war in the country’s Tigray region forced schools to close in many…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three decades ago, foreign students at Harvard University accounted for just 11% of the total student body. Today, they account for 26%.Like other prestigious U.S. universities, Harvard for years has been cashing in on its global cache to recruit the world’s best students. Now, the booming international enrollment has left colleges vulnerable to a new line of attack from President Donald Trump. The president has begun to use his control over the nation’s borders as leverage in his fight to reshape American higher education.Trump’s latest salvo against Harvard uses a broad federal law to bar foreign students…

10 no-fluff rules to build your personal brand in 2025 The Futur The most boring person you know is building their personal brand right now. They’re posting daily LinkedIn updates about their morning routine. They’re sharing motivational quotes on Instagram. They’re trying every strategy they see online, and it’s not working. Because they’re listening to conflicting advice from seventeen different gurus, changing their approach every week, and confusing everyone who tries to follow them. Here’s what no one tells you: it doesn’t matter whose advice you take. What matters is that you choose a method and stick to it. Consistency…

NEW YORK (AP) — Strawberry, Blueberry, JoJo and Mazzy were about 6 weeks old when animal rescuers coaxed them out of long metal pipes in the parking lot of a storage unit company. Meatball was a single kitten living in a cold garage with a group of semi-feral adult cats. Spaghetti, Macaroni and Rigatoni, meanwhile, were just 2 weeks old when the good folks of LIC Feral Feeders, a cat rescue in Queens, took them in and bottle-fed them until they were strong enough to survive. Consider these cuties the face of kitten season 2025. Meatball the kitten plays on…

5 ChatGPT prompts to be generally happier more often getty Most people spend hours chasing empty dopamine hits from social media, streaming, and shallow conversations. Anxiety ensues, and they wonder why they aren’t happy. Days slip away on distractions instead of building the life that brings actual joy. Sound like you? What if a few simple prompts could completely transform your daily experience? Happiness requires intention. It’s a simple choice. Stop reacting and start choosing happy. Copy, paste and edit the square brackets in ChatGPT, and keep the same chat window open so the context carries through. ChatGPT prompts to…

NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama has a new book out this fall that offers a fresh take on her public life, a story not of politics but of fashion. Obama announced on social media Thursday that “The Look” will be released Nov. 4 by the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House. With commentators ranging from Obama to stylist Meredith Koop to makeup artist Carl Ray, “The Look” traces Obama’s style choices throughout the rise of her husband, Barack Obama, to the presidency, and into their post-White House years. During her eight years as first lady, fashionistas…