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The famous disruptor says overpriced universities hold back innovation, and wants to rewire education to his liking.
The Race to Save Jewish Heritage in the Middle East
In the early 1900s, nearly 1 million of the world's estimated 15 million Jews were still living across the Middle East and North Africa. In some countries, only dozens remain.
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You, With the Yarmulke!
Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump calls on an Orthodox Jewish reporter during a turbulent 77-minute press conference in the White House’s East Room on February 16. The president seemed to see the conference as a chance to rise above the crises that have marked his first weeks in office, telling the gathered reporters, “This administration is running like a fine-tuned machine.” After mocking reporters from CNN and BBC and raising the idea he might shoot a Russian ship “out of the water,” Trump called on a reporter from Ami Magazine, an Orthodox Jewish weekly. When the reporter asked about an uptick in anti-Semitic acts, Trump said it wasn’t a fair question, told him to sit down and added, “So here's the story, folks. Number one, I'm the least anti-Semitic person you've seen in your entire life.”
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Periscope
New revelations on the Trump adviser's Russia dealings prompt Democratic demands for his removal.
How a U.S. Consultancy Helped Oust Gambia's Dictator
After 22 years, Gambia finally has a new leader. Why were so many voters thanking a couple of guys in D.C.?
Horizons
University of Rochester researchers find promise in live-attenuated flu vaccines for dogs.
Mumps Outbreaks Show No Sign of Slowing
Increasing outbreaks of mumps virus across the U.S. may be the result of the vaccine itself—and the lack thereof.
'POINTER' Tracks First Responders Where GPS Fails
It's goal is to is to save the lives of those whose job it is to save lives.
The Lies About 'Lye' and Other Toxic Cosmetics
A new report finds roughly three-quarters of products marketed specifically to black women contain high quantities of hazardous chemicals such as parabens and formaldehyde.
Downtime
Since 'Knight Rider' was cancelled, the original cars from the show were lost among thousands of replicas. Where did they end up?
Adoptly, an App for Child Adoption, Was Just a Hoax
"We wanted to take the piss out of our tech-obsessed world."
Nintendo Tries to Switch Fortunes With New Console
Nintendo has endured rough years since the success of the Wii and hopes to revolutionize gaming with the Switch console.
Newly Found Songs from the Holocaust Still Haunt
The singing of a Holocaust survivor recorded onto steel-wire spools in 1946 was missing for decades. Now it is moving us to tears.
Oscar Predictions: Expect 'La La Land' to Sweep
The squabble over the supposed fantasy of Damien Chazelle's film vs. the 'reality' of 'Moonlight' is unlikely to change the outcome on February 26.
'Viceroy's House' Director on Family Tragedy
Fifteen years after 'Bend It Like Beckham' launched her career internationally, Gurinder Chadha took a drastic leap with her new film about India's partition.
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These GOP senators voted against the bipartisan bill to keep the government open for 45 days while Congress negotiates a long-term spending bill.
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