Harvard University President Alan M. Garber told school needs to rethink messaging after Donald Trump, GOP election wins

Harvard University president Alan M. Garber reportedly told faculty that they need to rethink their messaging following the Republican Party’s election sweep.  Garber reportedly described the sour mood in Washington, DC regarding higher education as the single greatest threat to the university in recent memory, the Harvard Crimson reported. During a closed-door session of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on …

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OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji found dead by suicide in San Francisco apartment

A former OpenAI researcher-turned-whistleblower was found dead last month in his San Francisco apartment by way of suicide, according to authorities. Suchir Balaji, 26, was found dead on Nov. 26 by San Francisco police officers who went to the apartment after being called to conduct a wellness check, The Mercury News reports. The medical examiner’s office has ruled that there …

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UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect Luigi Mangione fled New York via train, not by bus as originally thought: reports

The suspect accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month in New York City fled Manhattan via train and not by bus as originally thought, according to reports. Luigi Mangione was charged with murder after he allegedly shot Thompson the morning of Dec. 4 as Thompson was walking into the Hilton in Midtown Manhattan.  After the shooting, Mangione, 26, was on …

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Luigi Mangione retains former Manhattan prosecutor to defend him in deadly slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has secured a former veteran Manhattan prosecutor to defend him as he faces murder charges in the Big Apple for the cold-blooded slaying. Karen Friedman-Agnifilo, a long-time prosecutor who used to lead the sex-crimes unit in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office before turning to the private sector, will …

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Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas downplays drone sightings, says the feds ‘can’t shoot’ them down

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas downplayed the wave of drone sightings in the tri-state area and emphatically argued the feds can’t just “shoot” them down amid calls by some lawmakers to do just that. Mayorkas, appearing on CNN Friday night, insisted many people are simply seeing drones that can be purchased at “convenience stores” and most instances are “cases of …

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Luigi Mangione’s mother spoke with the FBI the night before accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer was arrested: sources

The FBI spoke to Luigi Mangione’s mother the night before her son’s high-profile arrest and told the feds he bore a resemblance to the suspect wanted for killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to law enforcement sources. Members of the Joint Violent Crimes Task Force questioned Kathleen Mangione late Sunday night after receiving a tip from San Francisco police – …

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Biden commutes sentence of official who stole $53M from Illinois town

President Biden made history on Thursday when he commuted the jail sentences of nearly 1,500 people and granted 49 pardons, marking the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. In the sweeping move, Biden shaved years off the sentence of the person convicted in the largest municipal embezzlement in U.S. history, angering the current leaders of the small town …

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