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George Mason board votes to end some DEI efforts, approve raise for president – The Washington Post

George Mason board votes to end some DEI efforts, approve raise for president  The Washington Post George Mason U. president gets raise from the board as the university is investigated by Trump administration  WTOP Despite federal investigations, GMU president will remain in role, receive pay boost  Virginia Mercury George Mason President Holds Job After Attacks on His Diversity Views  The New York Times Opinion …

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George Mason U. president gets raise from the board as the university is investigated by Trump administration

George Mason U. president gets raise from the board as the university is investigated by Trump administration

There were fears from supporters of George Mason University’s president Gregory Washington that he was going to be fired Friday amid a series of investigations from the Trump administration into hiring practices at the university. Instead, the Board of Visitors voted to give him a raise. There were fears from supporters of George Mason University President Gregory Washington that he …

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GOG Launches NSFW Game Giveaway “To Raise Awareness On Censorship In Gaming”

GOG Launches NSFW Game Giveaway “To Raise Awareness On Censorship In Gaming”

GOG launched a new website Friday where users can claim 13 games that have been delisted from other online sales portals for free. In a press release, GOG wrote that with the giveaway, it and the game publishers taking part are “taking a stand against the quiet erasure of creative works from digital shelves.” GOG’s giveaway–found at the URL FreedomToBuy.games, …

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In a Plot Twist, George Mason’s Politically Embattled President Gets a Raise – The Chronicle of Higher Education

In a Plot Twist, George Mason’s Politically Embattled President Gets a Raise  The Chronicle of Higher Education George Mason President Holds Job After Attacks on His Diversity Views  The New York Times George Mason board votes to end some DEI efforts, approve raise for president  The Washington Post GMU president keeps job, gets pay raise amid concerns of political pressure  WUSA9 Trump DOJ’s attack …

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Amazon stock slides 8% after AWS results raise questions about company’s AI plans

Amazon stock slides 8% after AWS results raise questions about company’s AI plans

Amazon’s (AMZN) stock sank on Friday after the performance of its AWS unit failed to live up to the hype built up by rivals Google (GOOG, GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT). The tech giant announced its second quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday, beating on the top and bottom lines and offering better-than-anticipated Q3 revenue guidance of between $174 billion …

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Just One Diet Soda a Day May Raise Your Type 2 Diabetes Risk by 38% : ScienceAlert

Just One Diet Soda a Day May Raise Your Type 2 Diabetes Risk by 38% : ScienceAlert

Artificial sweeteners were introduced to offer a healthier alternative to sugar – but as a new study highlights, these substitutes bring their own health risks with them. And it doesn’t take much of the stuff to make a difference: the researchers behind the study, from several institutions in Australia and the Netherlands, found that drinking just a single can of …

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Covid-19 vaccine policy changes raise questions and concerns for US adults as summer wave ramps up

Covid-19 vaccine policy changes raise questions and concerns for US adults as summer wave ramps up

Facebook Tweet Email Link As Covid-19 transmission ramps up in the United States, recent changes to federal vaccine guidance have left many Americans confused about the latest policies and concerned about access to shots this fall. The US has had a summer surge in Covid-19 cases each year since the pandemic began. This year, however, experts say that the seasonal …

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Gaming Store Sells Swords To Kids, Says It’s Not A Big Deal, And The Parents Should “Raise Their Children Better”

Gaming Store Sells Swords To Kids, Says It’s Not A Big Deal, And The Parents Should “Raise Their Children Better”

Moms might not wear capes, but this Redditor’s mother definitely earned one. Back in the 90s, she stumbled upon something alarming—her 11-year-old son had a stash of knives and a dagger hidden in his room. After some digging, she discovered that a local shop had been selling these weapons to him. Furious, she marched over to confront the store owner. …

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Design Software Maker Figma, Backers Raise $1.2 Billion in IPO – Bloomberg.com

Design Software Maker Figma, Backers Raise $1.2 Billion in IPO  Bloomberg.com Figma raises $1.2 billion in US IPO after pricing above range  Yahoo Finance CoreWeave Stock and 3 More IPOs to Consider as Figma Prepares to Go Public  Barron’s Figma hits $20bn valuation in oversubscribed IPO  Financial Times Figma’s $1.2 Billion IPO Approaching 40 Times Oversubscribed (FIG)  Bloomberg.com Source link

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Science Confirms Eggs Don’t Raise Cholesterol—Saturated Fat Does

Science Confirms Eggs Don’t Raise Cholesterol—Saturated Fat Does

We’ve known for a while that the idea that eggs are full of “bad” cholesterol isn’t exactly accurate. A new study confirms these findings, showing that you should really focus on how much saturated fat you’re consuming alongside your morning eggs. And as it turns out, it’s often the foods you eat with eggs that are high in saturated fats, …

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