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AP Mobile App CTA Get the AP News App WASHINGTON (AP) — Harvard University failed to protect Jewish students from harassment, the Trump administration concluded after an investigation, threatening to cut all federal funding from the Ivy League school if it fails to take action.A federal task force sent a letter to Harvard on Monday finding the university violated civil rights laws requiring colleges to protect students from discrimination based on race or national origin. It says investigators found Harvard was at times a “willful participant in anti-Semitic harassment of Jewish students, faculty, and staff” and that campus leaders allowed…
Fusion power got another boost on Monday as Google announced it will buy half the output of Commonwealth Fusion System’s first commercial power plant. Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) will send Google 200 megawatts of electricity from its Arc power plant, which is expected to come online in the early 2030s. Meanwhile, Google is sending CFS a check as part of a new, unannounced funding round. The new round will be “comparable” to the previous one, CFS co-founder and CEO Bob Mumgaard said. CFS’s most recent funding round, a Series B that Google participated in and that brought in $1.8 billion,…
The two slain firefighters, who have not been identified, died on the way to the Kootenai Health campus in Coeur d’Alene, a hospital spokesperson said. One of the firefighters was from the Coeur D’Alene Fire Department, and one was from Kootenai County Fire and Rescue, authorities said. At 1:21 p.m. local time Sunday, firefighters were called to reports of a brush fire on Canfield Mountain, near Coeur D’Alene in northwest Idaho. At 2 p.m., firefighters reported that they were under fire. The fire reportedly grew to about 20 acres overnight. “June 29, 2025, is a day that we will not…
CNN — For nearly four decades, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has navigated internal dissent, economic crises and war, but the unprecedented strikes by Israel and the United States on Iran mark his greatest challenge yet. What he decides next will have huge significance for Iran and the rest of the Middle East. But such is the cost of the assault his options are few. It’s a huge test for an 86-year-old in declining health with no designated successor. The extent of the damage inflicted on Khamenei’s regime remains uncertain, but it struck at the heart of its power.…
CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — As Apple Music turns 10 this year, the popular streaming service is celebrating a major power move: Apple Music Studios. The new studio, set to open in mid August, is a three-story, 15,000-square-foot creative playground in the Los Angeles area to help artists dream big and connect deeper with fans. There are two cutting-edge radio studios inside primed for spatial audio, live interviews, off-the-cuff convos and surprise performances. Just steps away sits a massive 4,000-square-foot soundstage that’s ready to host everything from live sets, fan events and film-style shoots. The new studio is located in…
The busy summer travel period is off to a rocky start, with conflict in the Middle East prompting a worldwide caution for American travelers abroad.The U.S. State Department has been hard at work assessing the various threats to travelers venturing overseas, issuing nearly a dozen updated travel advisories in June. Here are the key travel advisories from the past month.Qatar – Level 1The U.S. State Department reissued its Level 1 travel advisory for Qatar on June 3, reminding travelers to exercise normal precautions in the Middle Eastern country. Bin Zaid, Doha, Qatar (Photo by Scott Laird)”The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has…
CNN — From the endless beaches of Rimini to the culinary corridor of Bologna, Modena and Parma, visitors to northeastern Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region have plenty to explore. They might also accidentally stumble into another country entirely. Tucked away in the hilly countryside just a few kilometers from the Adriatic coast is one of the world’s smallest nations — the centuries-old republic of San Marino. There are no frontiers or checkpoints marking the border of this tiny state, just a sign along the highway welcoming arrivals to the “Ancient Land of Freedom.” Those who make the journey may think themselves in…
On the Portuguese island of Madeira, espetadas are made by threading chunks of beef onto fresh-cut branches of bay and cooking the skewers over the embers of a fire. The bay infuses the meat with its unique menthol notes while also releasing a heady aroma.In this streamlined take on espatadas from our cookbook “ Milk Street 365: The All-Purpose Cookbook for Every Day of the Year,” we pulverize dried bay leaves in a spice grinder to make a seasoned salt, mix in garlic and olive oil, then use the mixture to season the meat before threading it onto metal skewers…
Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlist, which shares new listening recommendations every Monday, is getting an update. Ten years after the debut of Discover Weekly (yes, we feel old, too), Spotify Premium users will see new controls at the top of the playlist, which allow them to push their recommendations toward certain genres. So, if you mostly listen to 80s rock, but you’re starting to develop a soft spot for K-pop, you can select different genre filters to push the algorithmic curation in the right direction. Image Credits:Spotify This feature is intended to give users a bit more control over what kinds…
LONDON (AP) — The BBC said Monday it should have pulled a livestream of rap group Bob Vylan’s performance at Glastonbury Festival over “antisemitic” chants against Israeli troops.The British broadcaster has come under heavy criticism for broadcasting the rap punk duo’s performance Saturday, when rapper Bobby Vylan led crowds attending the U.K.’s largest summer music festival in chants of “free, free Palestine” and “death, death to the IDF,” the Israel Defense Forces.The BBC said Monday that it “respects freedom of expression but stands firmly against incitement to violence.”“The antisemitic sentiments expressed by Bob Vylan were utterly unacceptable and have no…